UJehu Ubulala Amadodana Ka-Ahabi
1U-Ahabi wayenamadodana angama-70 eSamariya. UJehu wabhala izincwadi, wazithumela eSamariya ezikhulwini zaseJizreyeli, kumalunga, nakubaqaphi bakwa-Ahabi, wathi: 2“Manje njengoba le ncwadi ifika kini, amadodana enkosi yenu enani, izinqola zempi, amahhashi, umuzi obiyelweyo, nezikhali, 3niyozibonela ukuthi yiyiphi enhle nefaneleyo emadodaneni enkosi yenu, bese niyibeka esihlalweni sobukhosi sikayise, nilwele indlu yenkosi yenu.”
4Kepha besaba kakhulu, bathi: “Amakhosi amabili awakwazanga ukumelana naye, pho thina singobani ukuba singema endleleni yakhe na?”
5Owengamele isigodlo, nomphathi womuzi namalunga nabaqaphi bathumela kuJehu, bathi: “Thina siyizinceku zakho, konke ositshela khona siyakukwenza; asiyukubeka muntu abe yinkosi; yenza okubona kukuhle emehlweni akho.”
6Waphinda futhi wababhalela incwadi yesibili, ethi kubo: “Uma-ke ningakimi, futhi nilalela izwi lami, thathani amakhanda awo wonke amadodana enkosi yenu niwalethe lapha kimi eJizreyeli, kusasa ngalesi sikhathi.”
Amadodana enkosi ayengama-70 ayehlala ezikhulwini zomuzi, ziwakhulisa. 7Kwathi ukuba bayithole incwadi, bawathatha wonke amadodana enkosi, bawabulala, abantu abangama-70, bafaka amakhanda awo emaqomeni, bawathumela kuJehu eJizreyeli. 8Kwase kufika isithunywa sathi kuye: “Sebewalethile amakhanda amadodana enkosi.”
Wathi: “Abekeni abe yizinqwaba ezimbili ngasesikhaleni sesango kuze kube sekuseni.”
9Kwathi ekuseni waphuma, wema, wathi kubantu bonke: “Nina nilungile; bhekani, mina ngenzele inkosi yami ugobe, ngayibulala, kodwa ngubani obulele bonke laba na? 10Yazini manje ukuthi akuyukuwela phansi nelilodwa lezwi likaSimakade, alikhulumayo uSimakade ngendlu ka-Ahabi; uSimakade ukwenzile lokho akukhulumayo ngomlomo wenceku yakhe, u-Eliya.”
11UJehu wababulala bonke ababesasele bendlu ka-Ahabi eJizreyeli, zonke izikhulu zakhe, abazana naye, nabaphristi bakhe, akwaze kwasala noyedwa kubo.
12Wayesesuka, wahamba waya eSamariya; kwathi esendlini yokugunda yabelusi endleleni, 13uJehu wafumana abafowabo baka-Ahaziya, inkosi yakwaJuda, wathi: “Nina ningobani na?”
Bathi: “Singabafowabo baka-Ahaziya; sehla ukuyobingelela abantwana benkosi nabantwana bendlovukazi.”
14Wathi: “Babambeni bephila.”
Bababamba bephila, bababulala ngasemgodini wendlu yokugunda, abantu abangama-42, abaze bashiya muntu kubo.
15Wasuka lapho wafumana uJehonadaba, indodana kaRekhabhi ezomhlangabeza; wayesembingelela, wathi kuye: “Ngabe kulungile yini enhliziyweni yakho njengoba kunjalo kweyami na?”
UJehonadaba wathi: “Yebo.”
UJehu wayesethi: “Uma-ke kunjalo, letha isandla sakho.”
Waselula isandla sakhe, wayesemgibelisa enqoleni yakhe. 16Wayesethi uJehu: “Hamba nami ukuze ubone indlela engimshisekelela ngayo uSimakade.”
Base bemgibelisa enqoleni yakhe.
17Esefike eSamariya, wababulala bonke abendlu ka-Ahabi ababesasele lapho, waze wabaqeda nya njengezwi likaSimakade alikhuluma ku-Eliya.
UJehu Ubhubhisa Izinceku ZikaBhali
18UJehu wabaqoqa bonke abantu, wathi kubo: “U-Ahabi wamkhonza kancane uBhali, kodwa uJehu uyakumkhonza kakhulu. 19Ngakho-ke, ngibizeleni bonke abaphrofethi bakaBhali, zonke izinceku zakhe, nabo bonke abaphristi bakhe, kungasali namunye, ngokuba nginomhlatshelo omkhulu kaBhali; bonke abangekho lapha abayukuphila.”
Kepha uJehu wenza lokhu ngobuqili ukuze abhubhise izinceku zikaBhali.
20Wayesethi uJehu: “Mahlukaniseleni uBhali umhlangano womkhosi.”
Bawumemezela-ke. 21UJehu wathumela ku-Israyeli wonke; zonke izinceku zikaBhali zafika, akwaze kwaba bikho muntu ongafikanga. Zangena endlini kaBhali, indlu kaBhali yagcwala yathi nswi, kungekho ngisho nendawo yokufaka unyawo. 22Wathi kumphathi wekamelo lezembatho: “Khiphela zonke izinceku zikaBhali izembatho.”
Wazikhiphela-ke izembatho.
23UJehu noJehonadaba, indodana kaRekhabhi, bangena endlini kaBhali; wathi ezincekwini zikaBhali: “Cingani, nibone, funa kube khona lapho oyedwa wezinceku zikaSimakade, kodwa makube yizinceku zikaBhali kuphela ezilapho.”
24Bangena bezonikela ngemihlatshelo nangeminikelo yokushiswa. UJehu wayemise ngaphandle amadoda angama-80, wathi: “Uma kuphunyuka omunye walaba bantu engibaletha ezandleni zenu, kuyakuba ngukuphila ngokuphila.”
25Kwathi lapho eqeda ukunikela ngomnikelo wokushiswa, uJehu wathi kubalindi nasezinduneni: “Hambani nibabulale, kungaphunyuki ngisho noyedwa.”
Bababulala ngenkemba. Abalindi nezinduna babantshinga phandle, bangena ekamelweni eliphakathi lendlu kaBhali. 26Bakhipha izinsika ezazisendlini kaBhali, bazishisa. 27Babhidliza insika engcwele kaBhali, badiliza indlu kaBhali, bayenza yaba yindlu yendle, kuze kube namuhla.
28UJehu wamchitha-ke uBhali kwa-Israyeli. 29Kepha akasukanga ekulandeleni izono zikaJerobhowamu, indodana kaNebhathi, onisa ngazo u-Israyeli, namathole egolide ayeseBhethele nakwaDani awasuswanga.
30USimakade wathi kuJehu: “Ngenxa yokuba wenze kahle ngokufeza okulungile emehlweni ami, futhi wenza endlini ka-Ahabi njengakho konke okwakusenhliziyweni yami, uzalo lwakho lwezizukulwane ezine luyakuhlala esihlalweni sobukhosi sika-Israyeli.”
31Kepha uJehu akakuqaphelanga ukuhamba emthethweni kaSimakade uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakhe, futhi akayekanga ukwenza izono ezazenziwa nguJerobhowamu onisa ngazo u-Israyeli.
Ukukhothama KukaJehu
32Ngalezo zinsuku uSimakade waqala ukunciphisa elakwa-Israyeli. UHazayeli walinqoba lonke izwe lakwa-Israyeli, 33kusukela eJordani ngasempumalanga, lonke izwe lakwaGileyadi, lakwaGadi, lakwaRubeni, nalakwaManase, kusukela e-Aroweri elingasemfuleni i-Arinoni, kwaGileyadi naseBhashani.
34Ezinye izindaba zikaJehu, nakho konke akwenzayo, nawo wonke amandla akhe, akulotshiwe yini encwadini yezindaba zemihla ngemihla yamakhosi akwa-Israyeli na?
35UJehu walaliswa nokhokho bakhe, bammbela kwabakubo eSamariya. UJehowahazi, indodana yakhe, waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe. 36Isikhathi uJehu abusa ngaso kwa-Israyeli, eSamariya, kwaba yiminyaka engama-28.
