UJehu uphehla inturhu
1Umphorofidi u-Elitjha wabiza omunye wabafundi bomphorofidi wathi kuye: “Yewubhincele ingubakho ebhandeni, uthathe ikwana yamafutha we-oliva le ukhambe nayo eRamothi eGiliyadi. 2Nawufika lapho, ufune uJehu umsa kaJehotjhafathi omsa kaNimtjhi. Ngena lapha akhona, umsikimise umkhuphe eentangeni zakhe bese umngenisa ngelawini elisemsamo. 3Nje-ke thatha ikwana yamafutha we-oliva umthele ehloko bese umemezela uthi, ‘Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini:
“ ‘Ngikuzesa bona ube yikosi phezu kwaka-Israyeli.’
“Yeke vula umnyango ubaleke, ungariyadi!”
4Isokana elalimphorofidelo, lakhamba laya eRamothi eGiliyadi. 5Lokha nalifikako, mbala nanzo iinduna zebutho zihlezi ebandla. Lathi kizo: “Mphathi, nginomlayezo wenduna.”
UJehu wabuza wathi: “Unqophe kubani umlayezo lowo kithapha?”
Laphendula lathi: “Ngewakho, nduna.”
6UJehu wasikima wangena ngendlini. Yeke isokana lathela amafutha we-oliva phezu kwehloko kaJehu belamemezela lathi: “Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uZimu wakwa-Israyeli, ‘Ngikuzesa bona ube yikosi phezu kwaka-Israyeli, isizwe sakaZimu. 7Ufanele ubhubhise indlu ka-Arhabi ikosakho begodu ngizozibuyiselela ngeengazi zeenceku zami abaphorofidi nezazo zoke iinceku zami ezathululwa ngu-Izebeli. 8Yoke indlu ka-Arhabi izakubhujiswa. Ngizakurhayila koke okuduna, okukhulu nokuncani kwaka-Arhabi kwa-Israyeli. 9Ngizokwenza indlu ka-Arhabi ibe njengeyakaJerobhowamu umsa kaNebathi neyakaBhatjha umsa ka-Arhiya. 10Nakungu-Izebeli yena, uzokudliwa zizinja esigodini seJizriyela, kungabikhona ongambulunga.’ ”
Isokanelo lavula umnyango labaleka.
11Kuthe lokha uJehu nabuyela eenkhulwini zekosakhe, zambuza zathi: “Kusakhamba kuhle koke na? Alo, ihlanyeli belizokwenzani kuwapha?”
UJehu waphendula wathi: “Indoda le nani niyayazi bonyana inemigilingwana.”
12Zona zathi: “Ungasirhwali ndoda! Khuluma into ezwakalako!”
UJehu wathi: “Ingitjele okunengi, yagcina ngokuthi, ‘Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini:
“ ‘Ngikuzese bona ube yikosi phezu kwaka-Israyeli.’ ”
13Masinyana zathatha izambatho zazindlala ngaphasi kweenyawo zakhe emqaqadweni womgangadelo. Nje-ke zabetha ipalapala zamemeza zathi: “UJehu yikosi!”
14-15Yeke uJehu wathi: “Nangabe lokhu kumbonwenu, khona-ke ningavumeli namunye ukuphuma ngedorobheni ukuyokubika iindabezi eJizriyela.”
Ngaleyondlela uJehu umsa kaJehotjhafathi omsa kaNimtjhi, wenzela uJoramu ubukhwebetjhana. Ngesikhatheso uJoramu gade aseJizriyela. Wafika avela eRamothi eGiliyadi lapha woke ama-Israyeli agade alinga khona ukuvikela umuzi ezandleni zakaRhazayeli ikosi yama-Aramu. UJoramu wakhubala epini lokha nalwa nama-Aramu, wabuyela eJizriyela kobana aphole.
16Yeke uJehu wakhwela ikaranakhe waya eJizriyela lapha uJoramu gade alele khona, agula. U-Arhaziya ikosi yakwaJuda naye wehlela eJizriyela ukuyokubona uJoramu. 17Umlindi ogade aqaphe esithaleni seJizriyela wabona isiqubuthu siza noJehu. Warhuwelela wathi: “Ngibona isiqubuthu!”
UJoramu wathi: “Funyana umkhweli wenjomani, umthume kibo abuze bonyana beze ngokuthula na?”
18Umkhweli wenjomani waphuma bona ahlangabeze uJehu wathi kuye: “Ingwenyama iyabuza ithi, ‘Nize ngokuthula na?’ ”
UJehu waphendula wathi: “Uzakwenzani wena ngokuthulokho? Bhoda ngemuva kwami ungilandele!”
Umlindi wabika wathi: “Isithunywa sifikile kibo kodwana asibuyi!”
19Yeke ikosi yathuma omunye umkhweli wenjomani. Lokha nafika kibo wathi: “Ingwenyama iyabuza ithi, ‘Nize ngokuthula na?’ ”
UJehu waphendula wathi: “Uzakwenzani wena ngokuthulokho? Bhoda ngemuva kwami ungilandele!”
20Umlindi wabika wathi: “Yena ufikile kibo kodwana akabuyi! Umtjhayeli okhamba phambi kwesiqubuthu utjhayela njengoJehu umsa kaNimtjhi ngombana ugijimisa njengehlanya.”
21UJoramu wayala wathi: “Bophelani ikaranami!”
Bayibophela-ke ikaranakhe. Yeke uJoramu ikosi yakwa-Israyeli no-Arhaziya ikosi yakwaJuda baphuma, kwaba ngiloyo naloyo akhwele ikaranakhe. Baphuma ukuyokuhlangabeza uJehu, bamfumana esigodini sakaNabothi umJizriyela. 22Lokha uJehoramu nakabona uJehu wabuza wathi: “Uze ngokuthula na, Jehu?”
UJehu waphendula wathi: “Kungaba njani nokuthula nangabe ubungwadla nobuloyi bakanyoko u-Izebeli busarhagele kangaka?”
23UJehoramu waphekghuka wabaleka, warhuwelela u-Arhaziya asithi: “Arhaziya! Bukhwebetjhana lobu!”
24Nje-ke uJehu wadosa umsebakhe wadumuza uJoramu hlangana namahlombe. Umsubela waphundlusa ihliziywakhe bewagebela ekaranenakhe. 25UJehu wathi kuBidikhari indunakhe: “Mthathe umlahlele esimini esesigodini sakaNabothi umJizriyela. Angithi uzakukhumbula bona mina nawe sasikhwela silinganisane ngekarana ngemuva kwekarana kayise u-Arhabi, lokha nasizwa umlayezo kaSomnini ojamelene naye, usithi 26‘Ngibone iingazi zakaNabothi nezamadodanakhe izolo ntambama; yeke-ke ngiqinisile ngithi ngizakwenza uzihlawule ngeengazi zakho.’ Wawutjho njalo-ke umlayezo kaSomnini. Nje-ke mthatheni nimjikijele esiminapho njengombana ilizwi lakaSomnini likhulumile.”
27Kuthe lokha u-Arhaziya ikosi yakwaJuda nakubonako okwenzekileko, wabaleka wangena indlela enyukela eBhethe-Hagani. UJehu gade amgijimisa arhuwelela asithi: “Naye mbulaleni!” Bamdumuzela phezu kwekaranakhe asanyuka umbundu weGuri eseduze neJibiliyamu. Wabalekela ngeMegido wahlongakalela lapho.
28Iinkhulu zakhe zamthatha ngekarana zamusa eJerusalema lapha zambulunga khona ethuneni lakhe kiboyisemkhulu eMzini kaDavida.
29Ngomnyaka wetjhumi nanye wekosi uJoramu umsa ka-Arhabi, u-Arhaziya waba yikosi yakwaJuda.
U-Izebeli uyabulawa
30Yeke uJehu waya eJizriyela. Kuthe lokha u-Izebeli nakezwako ngalokho, wazikghabisa amehlo, wazilungisa iinhluthu wabese uhlola ngefesidere eliphezulu. 31Kwathi uJehu asangena ngesango njalo, u-Izebeli wathi: “Usavukile na wena Zimri ndina, mbulali womphathakho?”
32UJehu waqala phezulu efesidereni warhuwelela wathi: “Ngubani ongakimi? Ngubani?”
Abaphakulwa abambalwa bamlunguza ngefesidere. 33UJehu wathi kibo: “Mphoseni phasi umfazi loyo!”
Yeke bamphosa phasi, iingazi zakhe zathela iboda neenjomani. Wamtlhifizisa ngeenjomani.
34UJehu wangena wadla bewasela. Yeke wathi: “Tjhejani umfazi onikelelweko loyo nimbulunge ngombana gade ayindodakazi yekosi.”
35Kodwana kuthe lokha nabaphumako bona bayombulunga, akhange bafunyane ilitho ngaphandle kwekhakhayi, iinyawo nezandla zakhe kwaphela. 36Babuyela emuva babikela uJehu owafese wathi: “Leli lilizwi lakaSomnini alikhuluma ngencekwakhe u-Eliya umTitjhibe wathi, ‘Esigodini seJizriyela izinja zizakurhiribidela inyama ka-Izebeli. 37Njengamalongwe emmangweni uzakuba njalo nomzimba ka-Izebeli esigodini seJizriyela. Kungabi nongamkhomba athi, “Nangu u-Izebeli.” ’ ”
