UAhabhi woyisa uBhen-hadade, ukumkani wama-Aram
1Ke kaloku uBhen-hadade, ukumkani wama-Aram,• wayibutha yonke impi yakhe; enokumkani abangamashumi amathathu anababini, namahashe, neenqwelo zokulwa; wenyuka, wawungqinga umzi wakwaSamari, walwa nawo. 2Wathumela abathunywa kuAhabhi, ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, kuloo mzi, wathi kuye, 3Utsho uBhenhadade ukuthi, Isilivere yakho negolide yakho yeyam, nabafazi bakho nabantwana bakho abo bahle ngabam. 4Waphendula ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, wathi, Ngokwelizwi lakho, nkosi yam, kumkani, ndingowakho, nako konke endinako.
5Baphinda abathunywa, bathi, Utsho uBhen-hadade ukuthi, Ndathumela kuwe, ndisithi, ndinike isilivere yakho, negolide yakho, nabafazi bakho, nabantwana bakho; 6ukuba ndithe, mayela neli xa ngomso, ndabathumela kuwe abakhonzi bam, bayigquthagqutha indlu yakho, nezindlu zabakhonzi bakho: bothi, konke okuthandekayo emehlweni akho bakuthabathe ngesandla sabo, bemke nako.
7Ukumkani wakwaSirayeli wabiza onke amadoda amakhulu elizwe, wathi, Qondani ke nibone, ukuba lo ungxamele ububi; ngokuba ubethumele kum, ebiza abafazi bam, nabantwana bam, nesilivere yam, negolide yam; andamangala. 8Athi kuye onke amadoda amakhulu nabantu bonke, Musa ukuphulaphula, uze ungavumi. 9Wathi ke kubathunywa bakaBhen-hadade, Nothi enkosini yam ukumkani, Yonke into obumthume yona umkhonzi wakho ngokokuqala, ndoyenza; le nto yona andinakuyenza. Bemka ke abathunywa, babuya nelo lizwi. 10Wathumela uBhen-hadade kuye, wathi, Mabenjenje oothixo kum, baqokele ukwenjenje, ukuba luthe uthuli lwakwaSamari lwalingana ukuzalisa izandla zabantu bonke abandilandelayo. 11Waphendula ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, wathi, Yithini, Makangaqhayisi osabhinqa ikrele, njengoselelikhulula. 12Kwathi, akuliva elo zwi uBhen-hadade, akubon' ukuba uyasela, yena nokumkani abo eminqubeni, wathi kubakhonzi bakhe, Yakhani uluhlu. Balwakha ke uluhlu kuloo mzi.
13Kwabonakala mprofeti uthile, wafika kuAhabhi ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, wathi, Utsho uYehova ukuthi, Ùyibonile na yonke le ngxokolo ingakanana? Yabona ndiyiníkele esandleni sakho namhla; wazi ukuba ndinguYehova. 14Wathi ke uAhabhi, Ngabani na? Wathi yena, Utsho uYehova ukuthi, Ngamadodana abathetheli bamazwe. Wathi, Ngubani na oya kuqala ukulwa? Wathi, Nguwe lo.
15Wawabala ke amadodana abathetheli bamazwe, aba ngamakhulu amabini anamanci mathathu anamabini; emva kwawo wababala bonke abantu; bonke oonyana bakaSirayeli baba ngamawaka asixhenxe. 16Baphuma emini enkulu. Ke kaloku uBhen-hadade ubesela, enxila eminqubeni, yena nookumkani abamashumi mathathu anababini, ookumkani abo bamncedisayo. 17Aphuma kuqala amadodana abathetheli bamazwe. Wathumela uBhen-hadade, bamxelela, besithi, Kuphume amadoda kwaSamari. 18Wathi, Nokuba aphumele uxolo, wabambeni ehleli; nokuba aphumele ukulwa, wabambeni ehleli.
19Aphuma ke la madodana abathetheli bamazwe kuwo umzi, nempi ebiwalandela. 20Yaba ngulowo wabulala umntu; asaba ke ama-Aram; amaSirayeli awasukela. Wasinda uBhen-hadade ukumkani wakwa-Aram ngehashe, enabamahashe. 21Waphuma ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, wawaxabela amahashe neenqwelo zokulwa; waxabela phakathi kwama-Aram ngoxabelo olukhulu. 22Wafika umprofeti lowa kukumkani wakwaSirayeli, wathi kuye, Hamba uye kuzomeleza, ukúqonde ukubone okwenzayo; ngokuba ukuvela komnyaka, ukumkani wakwa-Aram uya kunyuka alwe nawe.
23Ke kaloku abakhonzi bokumkani bakwa-Aram bathi kuye, Ngoothixo basezintabeni oothixo babo, kuko le nto bomeleleyo kunathi; masilwe nabo ke emathafeni, ukuba asisayi komelela na kunabo. 24Yènza le nto: bashenxise ookumkani aba, elowo endaweni yakhe, umise amabamba ezikhundleni zabo; 25uzibalele impi engangempi le iwileyo kuwe, amahashe abe ngangaloo mahashe, iinqwelo zokulwa zibe ngangezo nqwelo zokulwa, silwe nabo ke emathafeni, ukuba asisayi komelela na kunabo. Waliphulaphula izwi labo, wenjenjalo.
26Kwathi, ekuveleni komnyaka, wawabala uBhen-hadade ama-Aram, wenyuka waya kulwa namaSirayeli eAfeki. 27Babalwa oonyana bakaSirayeli, baxhotyiswa baya kubahlangabeza. Bamisa oonyana bakaSirayeli phambi kwabo, benjengemihlanjana emibini yeebhokhwe; ama-Aram alizalisa ilizwe.
28Wafika umfo wakwaThixo, wathi kukumkani wamaSirayeli, Utsho uYehova ukuthi, Ngenxa enokuba ethe ama-Aram, Nguthixo wasezintabeni uYehova, akanguthixo wasezintilini, ndiya kuyinikela esandleni sakho yonke le ngxokolo ingaka, nazi ukuba ndinguYehova. 29Yamisa ke, ikhangelene, imihla esixhenxe. Kwathi ngomhla wesixhenxe, yadibana. Oonyana bakaSirayeli babulala kuma-Aram ikhulu lamawaka kumqikela ngamini-nye. 30Aseleyo asabela eAfeki, ela phakathi komzi. Kwawa udonga phezu kwamawaka angamashumi amabini anamawaka asixhenxe amadoda aseleyo.
Wasaba uBhen-hadade, wangena kuloo mzi, wathungela amagumbi. 31Bathi kuye abakhonzi bakhe, Khawukhangele, sivile ukuba ookumkani bendlu yakwaSirayeli ngookumkani abanenceba. Makhe sibeke iingubo ezirhwexayo emanqeni, neentambo ezintlokweni zethu, siphume siye kukumkani wamaSirayeli; mhlawumbi wowusindisa umphefumlo wakho. 32Babhinqa ke iingubo ezirhwexayo emanqeni, babeka iintambo ezintlokweni zabo, baya kukumkani wakwaSirayeli, bathi, Umkhonzi wakho uBhen-hadade uthi, Khawusindise umphefumlo wam. Wathi yena, Usaphilile na? 33Ngumzalwana wam. Loo madoda ke athi lithamsanqa, angxamisa ukumrhwebesha, ukuba elo lelakhe na, athi, Ngumzalwana wakho uBhen-hadade. Wathi yena, Yiyani kumthabatha. Waphuma uBhen-hadade weza kuye; wamkhwelisa enqwelweni. 34Wathi uBhen-hadade, kuye, Imizi awayithabathayo ubawo kuyihlo ndiya kuyibuyisa; uzenzele izitrato eDamasko, njengoko wazenzayo ubawo kwaSamari. Wathi uAhabhi, Ndiya kukundulula nalo mnqophiso. Wamenzela ke umnqophiso, wamndulula.
UAhabhi uxelelwa indlela aza kufa ngayo
35Ke kaloku indoda ethile yakoonyana babaprofeti yathi kummelwane wayo ngelizwi likaYehova, Khawundibethe. 36Akavuma loo mntu ukuyibetha. Yathi kuye, Ngenxa yokuba ungaliphulaphulanga ilizwi likaYehova, uyabona, ekumkeni kwakho kum ùya kubulawa yingonyama. Wemka kuyo; yamfumana ingonyama, yambulala. 37Yafumana mntu wumbi, yathi, Khawundibethe. Wayibetha ke loo mntu, wayibetha wayilimaza.
38Wahamba umprofeti lowo, wamlinda ukumkani endleleni, wazenza mntu wumbi ngokubopha iqhiya emehlweni. 39Kwathi, akubona ukuba uyadlula ukumkani, wamemeza kukumkani, wathi, Umkhonzi wakho lo waphuma waya emfazweni phakathi; nanko kutyeka indoda, yeza nomntu kum, yathi, Gcina lo mntu; ukuba uthe akabakho, umphefumlo wakho woba sesikhundleni somphefumlo wakhe, okanye wohlawula ngetalente• yesilivere. 40Akuba esebenza umkhonzi wakho lo apha naphaya, wesuka wathi shwaka. Wathi ke ukumkani wakwaSirayeli kuye, Sinjalo isigwebo sakho; umise wagqiba.
41Wakhawuleza, wayisusa iqhiya emehlweni akhe. Wamazi ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, ukuba ungowasebaprofetini. 42Wathi kuye, Útsho uYehova ukuthi, Ngenxa yokundulula kwakho esandleni indoda endayisingela phantsi, umphefumlo wakho uya kuba sesikhundleni somphefumlo wayo, nabantu bakho babe sesikhundleni sabantu bayo. 43Waya ukumkani wakwaSirayeli endlwini yakhe, ubuso ebuthe nkwa, ejalile, wafika kwaSamari.
