UJehoramu uba yikosi
1UJehotjhafathi wahlongakala wabulungwa kiboyisemkhulu eMzini kaDavida. UJehoramu indodanakhe waba yikosi esikhundleni sakhe. 2Abafowabo kaJehoramu, okumadodana kaJehotjhafathi, gade kungu-Azariya, uJerhiyeli, uZakariya, u-Azariyahu, uMikayeli noTjhefathiya. Boke laba gade kumadodana kaJehotjhafathi ikosi yakwa-Israyeli. 3Uyise gade awanikele izipho ezinengi zesiliva negolide kanye namagugu namadorobho anemithangala kwaJuda. Kodwana umbuso wona wawunikela uJehoramu ngombana gade ayindodana elizibulo.
Izenzo ezimbi zakaJehoramu nemiphumelazo
4Kwathi lokha uJehoramu nazinzinzisa phezu kombuso kayise, wabulala boke abafowabo kanye namanye amakhosana wakwa-Israyeli.
5UJehoramu gade aneminyaka ematjhumi amathathu nambili lokha nathoma ukuba yikosi. Wabusa eJerusalema iminyaka ebunane. 6Wakhamba eendleleni zamakhosi wakwa-Israyeli njengombana kwenza indlu ka-Arhabi ngombana watjhada indodakazi ka-Arhabi. Wenza ubumbi phambi kwakaSomnini. 7Nokho ngebanga lesivumelwano uSomnini asenza noDavida, uSomnini azange athande bonyana abhubhise indlu kaDavida. Wamthembisa bonyana uzamphembela umlilo iinzukulwana ngeenzukulwana isiphelani.
8Ngesikhathi sakaJehoramu, u-Edomu wahlubuka uJuda ngokuzibekela ikosakhe. 9Yeke uJehoramu wanqomba khonapho aphekelelwa ziinkhulu kanye neenkarana zakhe zoke. Ama-Edomu amzombeleza neenduna zeenkarana zakhe, kodwana wavuka ebusuku wahlula ama-Edomu. 10U-Edomu soloko ahlubuka uJuda bekube namhlanjesi. Nje-ke noLibhina wahlubuka khona ngesikhatheso. Lokho kwenzeka ngombana uJehoramu wahlubuka uSomnini uZimu waboyise.
11UJehoramu nguye godu owakhe iindunduma emibundwini yakwaJuda bewabangela bonyana abantu beJerusalema bahlobonge godu wadurhisa noJuda.
Ukuhlunguphazwa nokuhlongakala kwakaJehoramu
12UJehoramu wamukela incwadi kumphorofidi u-Eliya ithi:
“Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uZimu kaDavida uyihlomkhulu: Azange ulandele iindlela zakayihlo uJehotjhafathi namkha u-Asa ikosi yakwaJuda, 13kodwana ukhambe eendleleni zamakhosi wakwa-Israyeli begodu ubangele bonyana abantu bakwaJuda nebakwa-Israyeli bahlobonge njengombana kwenza indlu ka-Arhabi. Ubulele nabafowenu, amalunga wendlu kayihlo, amadoda agade angcono kunani. 14Ngebangelo uSomnini uzokwehlisela ihlekelele ekulu phezu kwabantu bakho, amadodanakho, abafazi bakho nakikho koke okungekwakho. 15Wena uzakugula uphathwe bulwelwe bamathumbu. Ngokukhamba kwesikhathi isifesi sizakubhokela kufikela lapha amathumbakho aphumela khona ngaphandle.”
16USomnini wavusa ubutha phakathi kwakaJehoramu namaFilista kanye nama-Arabhu agade ahlala eduze namaKutjhe. 17Asahlela iJuda, afahla iinqabo zakhe abe athumba nayo yoke ipahla eyatholakala esigodlweni sekosi kanye namadodanayo nabafazi bayo. Akunandodana atjhiyelwa yona ngaphandle kwakaJehowarhazi ubuphetjhani.
18Ngemva kwakho koke lokhu, uSomnini warhadla uJehoramu ngobulwelwe bamathumbu obungalaphekiko. 19Ngokukhamba kwesikhathi, ekupheleni komnyaka wesibili, amathumbakhe aphumela ngaphandle ngebanga lobulwelwe. Ngebangelo wabhokelwa ziinhlabi bewahlongakala. Abantu azange bambasele umlilo ukumhlonipha njengombana benza kiboyise.
20UJehoramu gade aneminyaka ematjhumi amathathu nambili lokha naba yikosi. Wabusa eJerusalema iminyaka ebunane. Ekuhlongakaleni kwakhe azange bekube nomlilelako. Wabulungwa eMzini kaDavida kodwana ingasi emazindleni wamakhosi.
