UJehu Uyinkosi Kwa-Israyeli
1U-Elisha, umphrofethi, wabiza enye yamadodana abaphrofethi, wathi kuyo: “Bhinca ingubo yakho okhalo, uthathe lo mfuma wamafutha ngesandla, uye eRamothi Gileyadi. 2Uyothi ungafika khona, ufune uJehu, indodana kaJehoshafathi kaNimishi. Uyongena, umsukumise phakathi kwabafowabo, umyise ekamelweni elingaphakathi. 3Uyothatha umfuma wamafutha, uwathele ekhanda lakhe, uthi kuye: ‘Usho kanje uSimakade, uthi: “Ngiyakugcoba ukuba ube yinkosi kwa-Israyeli.” ’
“Bese uvula umnyango, qede ubaleke, ungalibali.”
4Leyo nsizwa eyayingumphrofethi, yahamba yalibangisa eRamothi Gileyadi. 5Yafika khona yafica abakhuzi bempi behleli, yayisithi: “Ake silumane indlebe nawe, nduna.”
UJehu wathi: “Usho bani phakathi kwethu na?”
Yathi: “Ngisho kuwe, nduna.”
6Wasukuma, wangena endlini, yayisimthela ngamafutha ekhanda, yathi kuye: “Usho kanje uSimakade uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: ‘Ngiyakugcoba ukuba ube yinkosi yabantu bakaSimakade, u-Israyeli. 7Uyakuyibhubhisa indlu ka-Ahabi, inkosi yakho, ukuze ngiphindiselele igazi lezinceku zami, abaphrofethi, negazi lezinceku zonke zikaSimakade elachithwa yisandla sikaJezebheli. 8Yonke indlu ka-Ahabi iyakubhujiswa; ngiyoqothula wonke owesilisa ka-Ahabi kusukela komncane kuya komdala. 9Ngiyoyenza indlu ka-Ahabi ifane nendlu kaJerobhowamu, indodana kaNebhathi, nanjengendlu kaBhahasha, indodana ka-Ahiya. 10Izinja ziyakumudla uJezebheli esifundeni eJizreyeli. Akukho muntu oyakummbela.’ ”
Yayisivula umnyango, yabaleka.
11UJehu waphumela phandle ezincekwini zenkosi yakhe. Enye yazo, yathi kuye: “Ngabe konke kusalungile yini na? Beluzofunani lolu hlanya na?”
Wathi kuzo: “Niyamazi nina lowo muntu nakushilo.”
12Kepha, zathi: “Ngamanga lawo; ake usitshele.”
Wayesethi kuzo: “Usho lokhu nalokhu kimi, ethi: ‘Usho kanje uSimakade uthi: ngiyakugcoba ukuba ube yinkosi kwa-Israyeli.’ ”
13Ngokushesha, zathatha kwaba yileyo naleyo ingubo yayo, zazibeka phansi kwakhe esikhwelweni, zase zibetha icilongo, zathi: “UJehu uyinkosi.”
Ukubulawa KukaJoramu Inkosi Yakwa-Israyeli
14UJehu, indodana kaJehofathathi, wamakhela uzungu uJoramu. UJoramu wayesalokhu elinde eRamothi Gileyadi kanye nawo wonke u-Israyeli, ngenxa kaHazayeli, inkosi yase-Aramu. 15Inkosi uJoramu yayibuyile eJizreyeli ukuze yelashwe amanxeba ayo eyayiwalinyazwe ngama-Aramu ngesikhathi belwa noHazayeli inkosi yakhona. UJehu wathi: “Uma lokhu kuvela kini, makungabaleki muntu aphume emzini, ukuze ayobika eJizreyeli.”
16UJehu wagibela enqoleni, walibangisa eJizreyeli, ngoba uJoramu wayelele lapho. U-Ahaziya, inkosi yakwaJuda, wayehlele khona ukuyobona uJoramu.
17Umlindi owayemi embhoshongweni eJizreyeli wabona iviyo likaJehu liza, wayesethi: “Ngibona iviyo liza.”
UJoramu wathi: “Thumela ogibele ihhashi abahlangabeze, ababuze, athi: ‘Nize ngokuthula yini na?’ ”
18Owayegibele ihhashi wabahlangabeza, wathi kubo: “Isho kanje inkosi, ithi: ‘Nize ngokuthula yini na?’ ”
UJehu wathi: “Unandabani nokuthula wena na? Qhela phambi kwami, ubuyele emva kwami.”
Umlindi wabuye wabika, wathi: “Isithunywa sesifikile kubo, kodwa asibuyile.”
19Wayesethumela owesibili egibele ihhashi, waya kubo, wathi: “Isho kanje inkosi, ithi: ‘Nize ngokuthula yini na?’ ”
UJehu wathi: “Unandabani nokuthula wena na? Qhela phambi kwami, ubuyele emva kwami.”
20Umlindi wabika, wathi: “Sesifikile naleso kubo, kepha naso asibuyile. Ukushayela kwaso kufana nokushayela kukaJehu oqhuba sengathi luhlanya.”
21UJehoramu wayesethi: “Bophelani.”
Base beyibophela-ke inqola yakhe. UJehoramu, inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, no-Ahaziya, inkosi yakwaJuda, baphuma bayomhlangabeza uJehu, kuyilowo nalowo egibele enqoleni yakhe. Bamfica esiqeshini sezwe likaNabothi waseJizreyeli. 22Kwathi ukuba uJoramu ambone uJehu, wayesethi: “Uze ngokuthula yini, Jehu na?”
Wathi: “Ukuthula kwani, kusekuningi kangaka ukufeba nokulumba kukanyoko uJezebheli?”
23UJehoramu waphenduka wacela empunzini, wamemeza u-Ahaziya, wathi: “Wugobe, Ahaziya!”
24UJehu wayesensala umnsalo, waciba uJehoramu, umcibisholo wangena phakathi kwamahlombe akhe, waze wayophumela enhliziyweni yakhe, wawela phansi enqoleni yakhe. 25UJehu wathi kuBhidikhari, induna yakhe: “Mthathe, umphonse esiqintini sezwe likaNabothi waseJizreyeli. Khumbula ukuthi ngesikhathi mina nawe sigibele silandela u-Ahabi, uyise, uSimakade walusho lolu daba ngaye, 26wathi: ‘Ngenxa yegazi likaNabothi, negazi lamadodana akhe engilibonile izolo,’ kusho uSimakade, ‘ngiyakuphindisela kuwe kulesi siqinti sezwe,’ kusho uSimakade. Ngalokho-ke, mthathe umdinsile kulesi siqinti sezwe njengokusho kwezwi likaSimakade.”
27U-Ahaziya, inkosi yakwaJuda, esekubonile lokho, wabaleka ngendlela eseBhethi Hagani, nokho uJehu wamhlala ezithendeni, wathi: “Mbulaleleni naye enqoleni yakhe.”
Bambulala enqoleni yakhe emmangweni eGuri ongaseJibhileyamu. Wabalekela eMegido, wafela lapho. 28Izinceku zakhe zamyisa ngenqola eJerusalema, zammbela ethuneni lakhe nokhokho bakhe, emzini kaDavide.
29Ngonyaka we-11 wokubusa kukaJoramu, indodana ka-Ahabi, u-Ahaziya waba yinkosi kwaJuda.
Ukubulawa KukaJezebheli
30UJehu waya eJizreyeli, uJezebheli wezwa ngalokho, wayesegqaba amehlo akhe, wazihlobisa ikhanda, walunguza ngefasitela. 31UJehu esengena esangweni wathi: “Kusahleziwe kahle yini, wena Zimri, mbulali wenkosi yakho na?”
32Waphakamisa ubuso bakhe, wabheka ngasefasiteleni, wathi: “Ngubani ongakimi? Ngubani na?”
Kwase kulunguza izinduna ezimbili noma ezintathu.
33Wayesethi kuzo: “Mphonseni phansi.”
Zamphonsa, igazi lakhe lasaphazekela odongeni nasemahhashini. Wamfihliza ngezinyawo zakhe.
34Wangena, wadla, waphuza, wayesethi: “Mbhekeni lo mqalekiswakazi, nimmbele, ngoba uyindodakazi yenkosi.”
35Bahamba bayombheka ukuze bammbele, nokho abatholanga lutho ngaphandle kwekhanda, izinyawo, nezintende zezandla. 36Babuyela kuye bambikela. Wathi: “Yizwi likaSimakade alikhuluma ngomlomo wenceku yakhe u-Eliya waseThishibhi, ethi: esiqeshini sezwe eJizreyeli izinja ziyokudla inyama kaJezebheli. 37Isidumbu sikaJezebheli siyokuba njengomquba phezu komhlabathi, esiqintini sezwe eJizreyeli, ukuze kungabi bikho muntu oyakuthi: ‘Nangu uJezebheli.’ ”
