To The Word – Day 116

₁Ke kaloku uBhenadadi ukumkani wama-Aram wawuqokelela wonke umkhosi wakhe. Wayencediswa ngookumkani abamashumi mathathu anambini, benamahashe neenqwelo zabo, wayingqinga iSamariya wayihlasela. ₂Wathumela abathunywa apho esixekweni kukumkani uAhabhi wakwaSirayeli, esithi: “Mna Bhenadadi ndithi: ₃‘Loo siliva naloo golide yakho yeyam ngoku; nezona nzwakazi zabafazi ngabam, ngokunjalo nabantwana.’ ”

₄Waphendula ke ukumkani wakwaSirayeli esithi: “Kanye njengoko sewutshilo, mhlekazi kumkani; xa sisonke nje singabákho, nako konke esinako.”

₅Zabuza kwakhona izithunywa ezo zisithi: “UBhenadadi uthi: ‘Bendithumele ndifuna isiliva negolide nabafazi bakho nabantwana. ₆Kodwa ngomso malunga neli xesha ndothumela amagosa am aligqogqe ibhotwe lakho kunye nezindlu zamaphakathi akho. Aya kubutha yonke into oyixabisileyo, emke nayo.’ ”

₇Ke ukumkani wakwaSirayeli wawabiza onke amadoda amakhulu elizwe lakhe, wathi: “Niyambona lo mfo; uzingelana nenkathazo! Ngokuya ebethumele efuna isiliva negolide, abafazi nabantwana bam, khange ndale.”

₈Aphendula ke amadoda amakhulu nabantu xa bebonke bathi: “Hayi suka, sukuyiphulaphula le nkewu le; nezo zinto izifunayo sukuvuma nazo!”

₉Ke kaloku wathi kubathunywa bakaBhenadadi: “Yixeleleni inkosi yam ukumkani nithi mna sicaka sakhe zonke izinto ebethe uyazifuna kwisihlandlo sokuqala ndizimisele ukumnika, kodwa ke yona le ayithethayo ngoku andinakuyenza.” Bemka ke abathunywa abo, basa olu daba kuBhenadadi.

₁₀Uphindile ke uBhenadadi wathumela olunye udaba kwalapho kuAhabhi, esithi: “Mabandohlwaye oothixo, nokuba kuqatha kangakanani na, ukuba ngaba eSamariya apho kuthe kwashiyeka uthuli olwaneleyo ukuze ijoni lam ngalinye libe nokulufumbatha ngesandla.”

₁₁Waphendula ke ukumkani wakwaSirayeli wathi: “Mxeleleni nithi: ‘Umntu osabhinqa ikrele akafanele kuziqhayisa njengalowo uselelikhulula.’ ”

₁₂Olu daba lwamfikela uBhenadadi xa kanye yena nezo zikumkani babesela ezintenteni zabo. Ngoko nangoko wayalela umkhosi wakhe, wathi: “Kuf' ayayo, mawethu!” Baxhoba ke ukuze basihlasele isixeko eso.

₁₃Ke kaloku ukumkani uAhabhi wakwaSirayeli wafikelwa *ngumshumayeli, wathi: “Utsho *uNdikhoyo ukuthi: ‘Uyayibona le nyambalala yomkhosi? Ewe, kanye namhlanje ndiza kuwunikela esandleni sakho, ukuze uqonde ukuba mna ndinguNdikhoyo.’ ”

₁₄Ke yena uAhabhi wathi: “Ngubani kodwa oya kuyenza loo nto?”

Umshumayeli ke lowo wathi: “Utsho uNdikhoyo ukuthi: ‘Abafana bamabutho aphantsi kweenjengele zamaphondo ngabo abaza kuyenza le nto.’ ”

UAhabhi wathi: “Ngubani oya kuqala ahlasele?”

Umshumayeli lowo waphendula esithi: “Nguwe!”

₁₅Ngoko ke uAhabhi wawabiza amajoni aselula aphantsi kweenjengele zamaphondo. Ayengamadoda angamakhulu amabini anamashumi amathathu anambini. Wawuhlanganisa emva kwawo umndilili wamaSirayeli ungabantu abamawaka asixhenxe. ₁₆Baphuma emini emaqanda, xa kanye uBhenadadi naloo mashumi mathathu anambini ookumkani abamncedisayo babesazihlalele ezintenteni zabo besela. ₁₇Amabutho aselula aphantsi kweenjengele zamaphondo akhokela.

UBhenadadi wayethumele, waza waxelelwa kwathiwa: “Nako kuphuma amadoda eSamariya.”

₁₈UBhenadadi wayalela wathi: “Ukuba eza ngoxolo, wathatheni nize nawo; ukanti nokuba eza ngemfazwe, wabambeni nize nawo ephila.”

₁₉Loo majoni aphantsi kweenjengele zamaphondo angqisha aphuma apho esixekweni, umkhosi uthe bhuu emva kwawo. ₂₀Yaba ngulowo nalowo wageqa lowo ajongene naye. Hayi ke, kwathi bhazalala ama-Aram ebaleka. Aye wona amaSirayeli ewasukela. Ke yena uBhenadadi ukumkani wama-Aram wasaba ekhwele ihashe, wemka neqela lababakhweli-mahashe. ₂₁Waphuma ke ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, wabahlasela abamahashe nabeenqwelo, wawabetha ee waca ama-Aram.

₂₂Wafika umshumayeli lowa, wathetha nokumkani wakwaSirayeli, wathi: “Buyani nizihlaziye, nicwangcise ngenyameko, nihlale nomelele, kuba ukumkani wama-Aram lo uza kubuya aphinde anihlasele entlakohlaza.”

₂₃Kanti ke amaphakathi okumkani wama-Aram wona amcebisa athi: “Kaloku oothixo bamaSirayeli ngoothixo abahlala ezintabeni; yiyo le nto esongamele kangaka nje! Ukuba sinokulwa nawo emathafeni akuthandabuzeki ukuba singawoyisa. ₂₄Ngoko ke yenza le nto: basuse ookumkani abo, uze ezindaweni zabo ufake amanye amagosa. ₂₅Gaya umkhosi olingana nalowa besinawo, kube njalo emahashini nasezinqwelweni, ukuze sibe nako ukulwa namaSirayeli emathafeni. Xa siyenzile ke loo nto siya kuwongamela.” Ukumkani walamkela elo cebo, waza ke wenza njengoko.

₂₆Entlakohlaza uBhenadadi wawuqokelela umkhosi wakhe, waza waphuma nawo ama-Aram, wajonga eAfeki, esiya kulwa namaSirayeli. ₂₇Athe akuba eqokelelene amaSirayeli, axhoba, anikwa nomphako, aphuma ahlangabeza. Ke amaSirayeli emisa malunga nama-Aram ethe xakalala kuloo ntili, benjengemihlanjana emibini yeebhokhwe.

₂₈Umfo wakwaThixo ke weza kukumkani wakwaSirayeli, wathi kuye: “Utsho uNdikhoyo ukuthi: ‘Ngenxa yokuba ama-Aram la esithi uNdikhoyo nguThixo weentaba, asiThixo wazo iintili, ngoko ke loo nyambalala yomkhosi wawo ndiza kuyinikela ezandleni zakho, ukuze uqonde ukuba ndinguNdikhoyo.’ ”

₂₉Yaba ziintsuku ezisixhenxe ijamelene loo mikhosi, yaza ke yadibanisa ngolu lwesixhenxe. Ngamini-nye nje, amaSirayeli alalisa iingxwelerha ezilikhulu lamawaka kuma-Aram angamajoni ahamba ngeenyawo. ₃₀Athi ke aseleyo abalekela kwisixeko iAfeki. Khona apho ke adilikelwa ludonga lwesixeko. Ayengamadoda angamashumi amabini anesixhenxe amawaka.

Naye uBhenadadi wabalekela esixekweni, wazimela kwigumbi elingaphakathi. ₃₁Amaphakathi akhe athi kuye: “Kuthiwa ookumkani bendlu kaSirayeli banovelwano. Masiye kuye, sibhinqe ezirwexayo, iintloko sizithandele ngamagqesha, mhlawumbi anganenceba akusindise.”

₃₂Ngenene ke babhinqa ezirhwexayo, bazithandela ngamagqesha entloko, baza baya kukumkani wakwaSirayeli, bafika bathi: “Isicaka sakho uBhenadadi sithi: ‘Nceda, sewusindisa nje oku kobomi bam.’ ”

Ukumkani wathi: “Ngaba usaphila? Hayi, ngumntakwethu lowo!”

₃₃Loo madoda ke aphawula ukuba loo mpendulo ibonakalisa ubuhlobo, aza akhawuleza athi: “Ewe, umntakwenu uBhenadadi!”

Ukumkani ke wathi: “Hambani nize naye!”

Weza ke uBhenadadi, waza uAhabhi wamkhwelisa enqwelweni yakhe. ₃₄UBhenadadi wathi: “Ndiza kuzibuyisa izixeko ezathathwa ngubawo kuyihlo. Ngaphezu koko ungazenzela izitalato zokuthengisela phaya eDamasko nanjengokuba wazenzayo ubawo eSamariya.”

UAhabhi wathi kuye: “Ndiza kukukhulula phantsi komqathango womnqophiso.” Ngoko ke benza isivumelwano, waza ke wamkhulula.

₃₅Ngomlomo *kaNdikhoyo omnye *wabashumayeli wathetha neqabane lakhe, wathi: “Khawundigwaze!” Kambe ke akavumanga ugxa wakhe lowo. ₃₆Umshumayeli lowo ke wathi: “Njengokuba ke ungamthobelanga nje uNdikhoyo, sakwahlukana uya kuhlaselwa yingonyama ikubulale.” Ngenene ke bakuba bahlukene kwathi gqi ingonyama, yambulala loo mfo.

₃₇Umshumayeli lowo wadibana nomnye umfo, waza wathi kuye: “Khawundigwaze.” Wamgwaza ke wamlimaza. ₃₈Loo mshumayeli ke wahamba wema ecaleni lendlela, elinde ukumkani. Umshumayeli lowo ke wazibopha intloko nobuso ngeqhiya, kwavela amehlo kuphela, esenzela ukuba angaziwa. ₃₉Uthe xa adlulayo ke ukumkani, umshumayeli lowo wamemeza wathi: “Mhlekazi, ndithe ndiphakathi emsini kwelaa dabi, suka ijoni elithile lezisa umthinjwa kum, lathi: ‘Yalusa lo mntu. Ukuba ukhe waphuncula wemka, uya kuhlawula ngobomi bakho, kungenjalo ke ibe ngumdliwo wamawaka amathathu eesiliva.’ ₄₀Kambe ke ndisuke ndasisinxada-nxada, ndisenza le naleya: tyhini phi! Walahleka umntu!”

Ukumkani wakwaSirayeli waphendula wathi: “Eso ke sisigwebo sakho, uzigwebe ngomlomo wakho.”

₄₁Wakhawuleza ke umshumayeli lowo wayisusa iqhiya awayezithandele ngayo ebusweni, waza ke ukumkani wamqonda ukuba ungomnye wabashumayeli. ₄₂Wabhekisa kukumkani ke wathi: “Utsho uNdikhoyo ukuthi: ‘Wena ukhulule umfo ebendimmisele ukuba atshabalale. Ngoko ke umsindisile nje ke yena, akusayi kusinda wena, ngokunjalo nabantu bakho.’ ” ₄₃Wemka ke ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, waya ebhotwe eSamariya, equmbe esisifu.

₁Ekuhambeni kwethuba kwabakho imbambano ngenxa yesidiliya somfo waseYizereli uNabhoti. Esi sidiliya sasiseYizereli kufutshane nekomkhulu likakumkani uAhabhi waseSamariya. ₂UAhabhi wathetha noNabhoti, wathi: “Esi sidiliya sakho sikufuphi kakuhle kum; bekunganjani xa undinika sona, ukuze ndizilimele imifuno kuso? Endaweni yaso ndingakunika isidiliya esibhetele kunene kunaso, okanye ke xa uthanda ndingakuhlawula nantoni na esixabisa yona.”

₃UNabhoti waphendula wathi: “Ekho nje *uNdikhoyo, nakanye ukuba ndikunike ilifa loobawo!”

₄Ngoko ke uAhabhi wagoduka equmbe esisifu kuba uNabhoti waseYizereli ethe: “Andinako ukukunika ilifa loobawo.” Wangqengqa emandlalweni wakhe, wafulathela, engafuni nokutya oku.

₅Umkakhe uJezebhele waya kuye, wathi: “Uqumbele ntoni, sewungasafuni nokutya oku nje?”

₆Wathi: “Kungenxa yokuba ndithethe noNabhoti waseYizereli, ndathi: ‘Ndithengisele isidiliya sakho, okanye ke ndikutshintshisele ngesinye.’ Kambe ke yena uthe: ‘Andinako ukukunika isidiliya sam.’ ”

₇Umkakhe uJezebhele wathi kuye: “Asinguwe na olawulayo kwaSirayeli? Suka, wethu, phakama udle! Khululeka wonwabe! Mna ndiza kukulungiselela, usifumane esiya sidiliya sikaNabhoti waseYizereli.”

₈Ngoko ke wabhala iincwadi egameni lika-Ahabhi, wazitywina kwangomsesane wakhe, waza wazithumela kumadod' amakhulu nezidwangube ezazihlala kweso sixeko sikaNabhoti. ₉Wenjenje ukubhala kwezo ncwadi: “Miselani usuku lwenzila, abantu nibaqokelele ndawonye, ke yena uNabhoti nimbeke kwindawo ephambili. ₁₀Malunga naye makuhlale iindlavini ezimbini eziya kuthi zimtyhole, zithi: ‘Wena uthuke uThixo kunye nokumkani!’ Kwakuba njalo ke, mthatheni, nimkhupele ngaphandle, nize nimgibisele ngamatye ade afe.”

₁₁Amadod' amakhulu nezidwangube ezo ke zeso sixeko sikaNabhoti zenza njengoko zaziyalelwe nguJezebhele kwezo ncwadi wayezibhalile. ₁₂Bamisa usuku lwenzila, baza ke uNabhoti bambeka endaweni ephambili. ₁₃Kwavela iindlavini ezimbini, zahlala malunga noNabhoti, zaza zamtyhola apho phambi kwabo bantu zisithi: “UNabhoti lo uthuke uThixo kunye nokumkani!” Ngoko ke uNabhoti bamkhuphela ngaphandle kwesixeko, baza bamgibisela ngamatye, wafa. ₁₄Emva koko ke bathumela kuJezebhele besithi: “UNabhoti ugityiselwe ngamatye wafa.”

₁₅Uthe ke akuva uJezebhele ukuba uNabhoti ugityiselwe ngamatye wafa, wathetha noAhabhi, wathi: “Hamba uye kusithatha isidiliya sikaNabhoti waseYizereli, sibe sesakho. Nditsho eso ebesala ukukuthengisela sona. Kaloku uNabhoti akasekho, ufile.” ₁₆Wathi ke uAhabhi akuva ukuba uNabhoti ufile, wee thwasu ngoko nangoko, wehla waya kusithatha isidiliya eso yayisesikaNabhoti.

₁₇Ke kaloku lafika ilizwi likaNdikhoyo kuEliya waseTishbhi lisithi: ₁₈“Hamba uhlangabeze ukumkani wakwaSirayeli uAhabhi olawula eSamariya. Nanko esidiliyeni sikaNabhoti, eso asithathileyo. ₁₉Thetha naye, uthi: ‘Utsho uNdikhoyo ukuthi: “Ubulele na, wathatha na?” ’ Uze uthi ke kuye: ‘Utsho uNdikhoyo ukuthi: “Kuloo ndawo zilixhaphele kuyo izinja igazi likaNabhoti, zolixhaphela kwakuyo nelakho igazi. Ewe, elakho kanye!” ’ ”

₂₀UAhabhi wathi kuEliya: “Uyawandifumene, lutshabandini lwam?”

UEliya wathi: “Ewe, ndikufumene. Kaloku wena uzincamele ukwenza amanyondololo phambi koNdikhoyo. ₂₁Ngoko ke uNdikhoyo uthi: ‘Ndiza kukuzisela ububi. Ndiza kuyitshitshisa inzala yakho, kwa-Ahabhi ndiyinqamle yonke into eliduna, okhululekileyo nolikhoboka kwaSirayeli. ₂₂Indlu yakho ndoyifanisa nendlu kaJerobhowam unyana kaNebhati, ifane naleyo kaBhayesha unyana ka-Ahiya, kuba kaloku wena uwuxhokonxile umsindo wam, noSirayeli wamlukuhlela esonweni.’

₂₃“Malunga noJezebhele uNdikhoyo uthi: ‘UJezebhele uya kuqwengwa zizinja ngakudonga lwaseYizereli.’

₂₄“Abakwa-Ahabhi abafela ezixekweni baya kudliwa zizinja, ukanti abafela emaphandleni booxhwithwa ziintaka.”

( ₂₅Akuzange kubekho mntu unjengoAhabhi, umfo ozincamele ekwenzeni amanyondololo ephenjelelwa ngumkakhe uJezebhele, engamkhathalele nganto uNdikhoyo. ₂₆Wayeziphethe ngeyona ndlela imasikizi, ethene nca nemifanekiso eqingqiweyo; nto leyo yayisenziwa ngama-Amori, abantu abagxothwayo nguNdikhoyo, waza wafaka amaSirayeli endaweni yawo.)

₂₇Akuweva loo mazwi uAhabhi wasuka wazikrazula iimpahla zakhe, wanxiba ezirhwexayo, wazila. Wahlala ngezo zirhwexayo, wahamba-hamba ematshekile.

₂₈Laphinda lafika ilizwi likaNdikhoyo kuEliya waseTishbhi lisithi: ₂₉“Uyabona na ukuba uAhabhi uzithobile kum ngoku? Ngenxa yoku kuzithoba kwakhe ke, esi sithwakumbe andisayi kusizisa ngemihla yakhe, koko ndosithoba phezu kwendlu yakhe ngemihla yonyana wakhe.”

₁Kwaba yiminyaka emithathu iluxolo phakathi kwamaSirayeli nama-Aram. ₂Kambe ke kulo nyaka wesithathu uYoshafati ukumkani wakwaJuda wehla waya kubonana nokumkani wakwaSirayeli. ₃Ukumkani wakwaSirayeli wayethethe namaphakathi akhe wathi: “Niyaqonda na ukuba iRamoti yaseGiliyadi ngumhlaba wethu, ibe ke asenzi nto ukuzabalazela ukuyithatha kukumkani wama-Aram?”

₄Ngoko ke wathi kuYoshafati: “Uya kuhamba nam na, silwe neRamoti yaseGiliyadi?”

UYoshafati wathi kukumkani wakwaSirayeli: “Mna nawe sibanye; abantu bam ngabantu bakho, namahashe am ngamahashe akho.” ₅Kodwa ke uYoshafati waleka ngelithi kukumkani wakwaSirayeli: “Khawuqale ubuzise *kuNdikhoyo.”

₆Ngoko ke ukumkani wakwaSirayeli wabaqokelela abashumayeli bekwisithuba samakhulu amane, wathi: “Ndingaya kulwa na neRamoti yaseGiliyadi, okanye ndirhoxe?”

Bathi: “Yiya; uNdikhoyo uza kuyinikela esandleni sikakumkani.”

₇Kambe ke uYoshafati wathi: “Akusekho mshumayeli kaNdikhoyo na apha esinokubuza kuye?”

₈Ukumkani wakwaSirayeli wathi kuYoshafati: “Kusekho indoda enye esingabuzisa ngayo kuNdikhoyo, kodwa ke mna ndiyithiyile, kuba ayishumayeli okuhle ngokubhekisele kum, soloko ibububi bodwa. Igama layo nguMika, unyana kaImla.”

UYoshafati wathi: “Hayi bo, ukumkani makangathethi njalo.”

₉Ngoko ke ukumkani wakwaSirayeli wabiza elinye lamaphakathi akhe, wathi kulo: “Khawuleza uze noMika, unyana kaImla.”

₁₀Ke kaloku ukumkani wakwaSirayeli noYoshafati ukumkani wakwaJuda babevethe ezobukhosi, bengqendeve ezihlalweni zabo esandeni sokubhula esikufuphi nesango laseSamariya, belapho phambi kwâbo bashumayeli. ₁₁Ke uZedekiya, unyana kaKenana, wayenze iimpondo ngentsimbi, waza ke wathi: “Utsho uNdikhoyo ukuthi: ‘Ngezi mpondo ùya kuwahlaba uwatshabalalise ama-Aram.’ ” ₁₂Nabanye ke abashumayeli bashumayela kwaloo nto, besithi: “Phakathi! Yihlasele iRamoti yaseGiliyadi. Uza kuyoyisa, kuba uNdikhoyo uyinikele esandleni sikakumkani.”

₁₃Ke isigidimi esasiphuthume uMika sathi kuye: “Uyabona ke, abanye abashumayeli batsho ngazwi-nye kukumkani ukuthi uza kuphumelela. Nawe ke uze ungaphikisani nabo, koko uthethe okuhle.”

₁₄UMika ke yena wathi: “Ekho nje uNdikhoyo, ndiza kuthetha kuphela loo nto andixelela yona uNdikhoyo!”

₁₅Akuba efikile ke, ukumkani wathi kuye: “Mika, singaya kulwa na neRamoti yaseGiliyadi, okanye ndirhoxe?”

UMika wathi: “Phakathi! Yihlasele; uya kuyoyisa, kuba uNdikhoyo uyinikele esandleni sikakumkani!”

₁₆Ukumkani wathi kuye: “Koda kube kangaphi ndikufungisa ndisithi musa ukundixelela nto yimbi ngaphandle kwenyaniso egameni likaNdikhoyo?”

₁₇UMika wathi: “Ewe, uSirayeli ndimbone ethe saa ezintabeni, engathi ziigusha ezingenamalusi; waza uNdikhoyo wathi: ‘Aba bantu abanankosi, ngoko ke elowo nalowo makagoduke ngoxolo.’ ”

₁₈Ukumkani wakwaSirayeli wathi kuYoshafati: “Bendingatshongo na kuwe ukuba lo mfo akaze ashumayele nto intle ngam, koko zezimbi zodwa!”

₁₉Ke uMika waqhuba wathi: “Ngoko ke liveni ilizwi likaNdikhoyo. UNdikhoyo ndimbone ehleli esihlalweni sakhe, ephahlwe ngumkhosi wonke wasezulwini, umi ngasekunene nangasekhohlo kwakhe. ₂₀Waza ke yena wathi: ‘Yaz' ukuba ngubani na oya kulukuhla uAhabhi aze ahlasele iRamoti yaseGiliyadi, khon' ukuze afele khona?’ Omnye uthethe ngolu hlobo, waza ke omnye wathetha ngoluya. ₂₁Ekugqibeleni ke kuvele moya uthile, wema phambi koNdikhoyo, wathi: ‘Ndiya kumlukuhla mna.’ ₂₂‘Uya kumlukuhla kanjani?’ ubuzile uNdikhoyo. Umoya lowo uthe: ‘Ndophuma ndiye ndibe ngumoya wobuxoki emlonyeni wabo bonke abashumayeli.’ Waza ke uNdikhoyo wathi: ‘Hamba ke, wenjenjalo; uya kuphumelela ekumlukuhleni.’ ₂₃Ke ngoku uNdikhoyo ufake umoya wobuxoki emilonyeni yabo bonke aba bashumayeli bakho. Ewe, uNdikhoyo ukumisele intlekele.”

₂₄Wasuka ke uZedekiya unyana kaKenana waya kuMika, wafika wamqhwaba ngempama, wathi: “Ugqithe phi na kum loo moya kaNdikhoyo ukuba aye kuthetha kuwe?”

₂₅UMika wathi: “Loo nto uya kuyiqonda mhla waya kuzimela kwigumbi elingaphakathi.”

₂₆Ukumkani wakwaSirayeli wathi: “Mthatheni uMika lo, nimse kuAmon usibonda wesixeko noYowashe unyana kakumkani, ₂₇nithi: ‘Utsho ukumkani ukuthi: Valelani lo mfo entolongweni, angatyi nto ngaphandle komxheshwana wesonka namanzi, ndide ndibuye ndiphilile.’ ”

₂₈Ke uMika wathi: “Ukuba ngaba ungabuya uphilile, woba uNdikhoyo engathethanga ngomlomo wam.” Waza ke wongezelela ngelithi: “Wagqaleni la mazwi xa ninonke, bantundini!”

₂₉Ngoko ke ukumkani wakwaSirayeli noYoshafati ukumkani wakwaJuda benyuka baya eRamoti yaseGiliyadi. ₃₀Ukumkani wakwaSirayeli wathetha noYoshafati, wathi: “Mna ndiza kungena kweli dabi ndinxibe ngendlela eya kundenza ndingaqondakali ukuba ndingukumkani, kodwa ke wena nxiba ezobukhosi.” Ke ukumkani wakwaSirayeli wazenza mntu wumbi, waza ke waya apho edabini.

₃₁Ke ukumkani wama-Aram waziyalela iingqwayi-ngqwayi zeenqwelo zakhe ezingamashumi amathathu anambini, wathi: “Ze ningalwi naye nawuphi na omnye umntu, nokuba ngomncinci, nokuba ngomkhulu, yilwani nokumkani wakwaSirayeli yedwa.”

₃₂Zithe ke iingwayi-ngwayi zeenqwelo zakubona uYoshafati, zacinga zathi: “Ngenene, nguye lo ukumkani wakwaSirayeli.” Ngoko ke zaphethuka zafunzela kuye, kodwa uYoshafati wasuka wakhala, ₃₃zaza iingqwayi-ngqwayi ezo zaqonda ukuba akunguye ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, zayeka ukumsukela.

₃₄Kambe ke joni lithile lasuka lajolisa nje ngokungakhathali ngotolo, suka lachana ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, utolo lwangena ekudibaneni kwezikhuselo awayezinxibile. Ukumkani wathetha nomqhubi wenqwelo yakhe, wathi: “Bandingxwelerhile; yijike inqwelo, siphume edabini.” ₃₅Idabi laqhuba ke yonke loo mini, waye ukumkani exhaswe enqwelweni yakhe, ejongise ngakuma-Aram. Igazi elalimpompoza kwelo nxeba lakhe lada lathi gwantyi phantsi apho enqwelweni, waza ke xa kuhlwayo wafa. ₃₆Kwathi xa lithi ndithenge, kwavakala umyalelo kwalapho emkhosini usithi: “Elowo emzini wakhe! Elowo ezweni lakhe!”

₃₇Waba ke ngaloo ndlela ukumkani wakwaSirayeli uyafa. Waza ke wasiwa eSamariya, wangcwatyelwa khona. ₃₈Loo nqwelo wayekuyo yahlanjwa kwichibi elithile apho eSamariya (kwelo chibi ke kwakuhlambela kulo amahenyukazi). Ke zona izinja zalixhapha elo gazi lakhe ngokwelizwi awayelithethile uNdikhoyo.

₃₉Ke ezinye zeziganeko zolawulo luka-Ahabhi nezenzo zakhe, nelo bhotwe walakhayo walihombisa ngamabamba eendlovu, kunye nezixeko awazinqabisayo, nâzo encwadini yeembali zookumkani bakwaSirayeli. ₄₀UAhabhi waya kuphumla kooyise, waza ke unyana wakhe uAhaziya waba ngukumkani esikhundleni sakhe.

₄₁Ke kaloku uYoshafati unyana ka-Asa waba ngukumkani kwaJuda kunyaka wesine uAhabhi engukumkani wakwaSirayeli. ₄₂Ukuqala kwakhe ukulawula wayeneminyaka emashumi mathathu nantlanu, waza ke walawula eJerusalem iminyaka emashumi mabini anantlanu. Unina yayinguAzubha intombi kaShili. ₄₃Ngako konke yena wahamba ekhondweni likayise uAsa, akanxaxha konke. Ewe, wayesenza okulungileyo emehlweni *kaNdikhoyo. Kambe ke zona iindawo eziphakamileyo zonqulo zange zitshitshiswe; abantu bawaqhubela phambili amadini ababewenza khona ndawonye neziqhumiso. ₄₄UYoshafati wayeseluxolweni nokumkani wakwaSirayeli.

₄₅Ezinye zeziganeko zolawulo lukaYoshafati, nempumelelo yakhe, neemfazwe awazilwayo, nâzo encwadini yeembali zookumkani bakwaJuda. ₄₆Into awayitshitshisayo elizweni lakhe zizibingelelo zamahenyu angamadoda, ezazisekho nasemva kolawulo lukayise uAsa. ₄₇Ke kaloku kwaEdom kwakungekho kumkani, koko kwakuphethe ibamba.

₄₈UYoshafati wakha iqela leenqanawa zokurhweba, ukuze ziye eOfire, zifune igolide. Kambe ke zange zide zihambe, kuba zazisuka zitshone e-Eziyon-gebhere. ₄₉Ngelo xesha ke uAhaziya unyana ka-Ahabhi wathetha noYoshafati, wathi: “Khawuvumele amadoda am ahambe ngeenqanawa kunye nala wakho.” Kodwa ke wala uYoshafati.

₅₀Ke uYoshafati waya kuphumla kooyise, waza wangcwatywa phakathi kwabo kwisixeko sikaDavide ukhokho wakhe. Esikhundleni sakhe kwangena unyana wakhe uYoram.

₅₁Ke kaloku uAhaziya unyana ka-Ahabhi waba ngukumkani wakwaSirayeli eSamariya kunyaka weshumi elinesixhenxe uYoshafati engukumkani wakwaJuda, waza ke walawula kwaSirayeli iminyaka emibini. ₅₂Wenza okubi emehlweni *kaNdikhoyo, kuba wasuka wahamba ekhondweni likayise nonina, nasezindleleni zikaJerobhowam unyana kaNebhati owalukuhlela uSirayeli esonweni. ₅₃Wakhonza uBhali, equbuda kuye, wawuxhokonxa umsindo kaNdikhoyo uThixo kaSirayeli kwanjengokuba wenzayo noyise.