Bible Reading Plan – Day 158

₂₄Kwathi emva kwalokho uBeni Hadadi, inkosi yase-Aramu, wabutha yonke impi yakhe, wenyuka, wavimbezela iSamariya. ₂₅Kwaba khona indlala enkulu eSamariya; bheka, balivimbezela kwaze kwathengiswa ngekhanda lembongolo ngezinhlamvu ezingamashumi ayisishiyagalombili zesiliva nokwesine kwesigaxa somswani wejuba ngezinhlamvu eziyisihlanu zesiliva.

₂₆Kwathi inkosi yakwa-Israyeli idlula phezu kogange, kwamemeza kuyo owesifazane, wathi: “Siza, nkosi yami, nkosi.”

₂₇Kepha yathi: “Uma uJehova engakusizi, mina ngingatholaphi usizo na? Esibuyeni noma esikhamweni sewayini na?” ₂₈Yayisithi inkosi kuye: “Unani na?”

Wathi: “Lo wesifazane wathi kimi: ‘Letha indodana yakho ukuba siyidle namuhla, sidle indodana yami kusasa.’ ₂₉Sase siyipheka indodana yami, sayidla; ngase ngithi kuye ngosuku olulandelayo: ‘Letha indodana yakho ukuba siyidle;’ wayeseyifihlile indodana yakhe.”

₃₀Kwathi inkosi isizwile amazwi alo wesifazane, yaklebhula izingubo zayo isadlula phezu kogange; abantu babuka, bheka, yayinendwangu yamasaka phansi emzimbeni wayo. ₃₁Yathi: “UNkulunkulu makenze njalo, enezele futhi, uma ikhanda lika-Elisha, indodana kaShafati, liyakube lisekuye namuhla.”

₃₂Yayisithuma umuntu phambi kwayo, u-Elisha esahlezi endlini yakhe, namalunga ehlezi naye; kepha, singakafiki kuye isithunywa, wathi emalungeni: “Niyabona yini ukuthi le ndodana yombulali ithumele ukunquma ikhanda lami na? Bhekani, ekufikeni kwesithunywa manivale isivalo, nisibuyisele emuva isithunywa ngesivalo; angithi izigqi zezinyawo zenkosi yaso zisemva kwaso na?”

₃₃Esakhuluma nawo, bheka, inkosi yehlela kuye; yathi: “Bheka, lobu bubi buvela kuJehova; ngisamhlalelelani uJehova na?”

₁Wayesethi u-Elisha: “Zwanini izwi likaJehova; usho kanje uJehova, uthi: ‘Kusasa ngalesi sikhathi iseya* lempuphu ecolekileyo liyakuthengiswa ngeshekeli,* namaseya amabili ebhali* ngeshekeli esangweni laseSamariya.’ ”

₂Induna inkosi eyencika esandleni sayo yaphendula umuntu kaNkulunkulu, yathi: “Bheka, uma uJehova enza amafasitele ezulwini, le nto ingenzeka kanjani na?”

Wathi: “Bheka, uyakukubona ngamehlo akho, ungadli kukho kodwa.”

₃Kwakukhona esikhaleni sesango abantu abane abanochoko; bathi omunye komunye: “Sihlalelani lapha size sife na? ₄Uma sithi: ‘Siyakungena emzini,’ indlala isemzini, siyakufela khona; uma sihlezi lapha, siyakufa futhi. Ngalokho masihambe sisukele ikamu* lama-Aramu; uma esiyeka, siyakuphila; uma esibulala, siyakufa.”

₅Basuka kuhwelela, baya ekamu* lama-Aramu; sebefike emaphethelweni ekamu lama-Aramu, bheka, kwakungekho muntu lapho. ₆INkosi ibiyizwisile impi yama-Aramu umsindo wezinqola, nomsindo wamahhashi, nomsindo wempi enkulu aze akhuluma omunye komunye ngokuthi: “Bheka, inkosi yakwa-Israyeli isiqashele amakhosi amaHeti namakhosi aseGibithe ukuba asifikele.” ₇Ayesesuka, abaleka kuhwelela, ashiya amatende awo, namahhashi awo, nezimbongolo zawo, nekamu* linjengalokhu linjalo, abaleka ukuba asinde.

₈Labo abanochoko sebefike emaphethelweni ekamu,* bangena kwelinye itende, badla, baphuza, basusa khona isiliva, negolide, nezingubo, baya bakuthukusa; babuya, bangena kwelinye itende, basusa nakhona, baya bakuthukusa.

₉Base bethi omunye komunye: “Asenzi kahle. Lolu suku lwanamuhla lungusuku lwentokozo; uma sithula nje silinda kuze kube sekuntweleni kokusa, siyakuficwa yicala; ngalokho masihambe, sitshele indlu yenkosi.”

₁₀Base behamba, babiza abalindisango bomuzi, babatshela ukuthi: “Sike safika ekamu* lama-Aramu; bheka, kwakungekho muntu lapho, nazwi lomuntu, kuphela ngamahhashi aboshiweyo, nezimbongolo eziboshiweyo, namatende enjengalokhu enjalo.” ₁₁Abalindisango bamemeza, babikela indlu yenkosi ngaphakathi.

₁₂Inkosi yavuka phakathi kobusuku, yathi ezincekwini zayo: “Ake nginitshele lokhu ama-Aramu asenzela khona. Ayazi ukuthi silambile; ngalokho aphumile ekamu* ukuba acashe, ethi: ‘Lapho bephuma emzini, siyakubabamba besezwa, singene emzini.’ ”

₁₃Enye yezinceku zayo yaphendula yathi: “Makuthathwe amahhashi ayisihlanu aseleyo, asele lapha bheka, anjengesixuku sonke sakwa-Israyeli esisele lapha, anjengesixuku sonke sakwa-Israyeli esesiphelile sithumele, sibone.”

₁₄Bathatha izinqola ezimbili namahhashi; inkosi yathumela emva kwempi yama-Aramu ngokuthi: “Hambani nibone.” ₁₅Bawalandela baze bafika eJordani; bheka, yonke indlela yayigcwele izingubo nezimpahla ama-Aramu ayezilahlile ekubalekeni kwawo. Izithunywa zabuya, zayitshela inkosi. ₁₆Abantu baphuma, baphanga ikamu* lama-Aramu. Iseya* lempuphu ecolekileyo lathengiswa ngeshekeli,* namaseya amabili ebhali* ngeshekeli njengezwi likaJehova.

₁₇Inkosi yabeka esangweni induna eyencika esandleni sayo; abantu bayinyathela esangweni, yafa njengokusho kwalowo muntu kaNkulunkulu akukhuluma ekwehleleni kwenkosi kuye. ₁₈Kwathi lowo muntu kaNkulunkulu esekhulumile enkosini ngokuthi: “Kuyakuba ngamaseya amabili ebhali ngeshekeli neseya lempuphu ecolekileyo ngeshekeli ngalesi sikhathi kusasa esangweni laseSamariya,” ₁₉induna yaphendula umuntu kaNkulunkulu, yathi: “Bheka, noma uJehova ewenza amafasitele ezulwini, le nto ingenzeka na?” Wathi: “Bheka, uyakukubona ngamehlo akho, ungadli kukho kodwa.” ₂₀Kwaba njalo kuyo: abantu bayinyathela esangweni, yafa.

₁U-Elisha wayekhulumile nowesifazane ondodana yakhe ayivusile ngokuthi: “Suka uhambe wena nabendlu yakho, uhlale lapho ungahlala khona, ngokuba uJehova umemezele indlala, futhi iyakufika ezweni iminyaka eyisikhombisa.” ₂Wasuka lowo wesifazane, wenza njengezwi lomuntu kaNkulunkulu; wahamba nabendlu yakhe, wagogobala ezweni lamaFilisti iminyaka eyisikhombisa.

₃Kwathi ngasekupheleni kweminyaka eyisikhombisa lowo wesifazane wabuya ezweni lamaFilisti; waphuma, wazikhalela enkosini ngendlu yakhe nangezwe lakhe. ₄Inkosi yayisilokhu ikhuluma noGehazi inceku yomuntu kaNkulunkulu ukuthi: “Ake ungilandise zonke izinto ezinkulu azenzileyo u-Elisha.” ₅Kwathi esayilandisa inkosi ukuthi uvusile ofileyo, bheka, owesifazane ondodana yakhe ayivusileyo wakhala enkosini ngendlu yakhe nangezwe lakhe. Wayesethi uGehazi: “Nkosi yami, nkosi, yilo owesifazane, yile indodana yakhe u-Elisha ayivusileyo.” ₆Inkosi yayisimbuza owesifazane, wayilandisa. Inkosi yammisela induna ethile ngokuthi: “Buyisa konke okwakungokwakhe nazo zonke izithelo zensimu, kusukela osukwini owasuka ngalo ezweni kuze kube manje.”

₇Wayesefika u-Elisha eDamaseku; uBeni Hadadi inkosi yase-Aramu wayegula; watshelwa ukuthi: “Umuntu kaNkulunkulu ufikile lapha.” ₈Inkosi yayisithi kuHazayeli: “Zithathele ngesandla sakho izipho, uhambe umhlangabeze lowo muntu kaNkulunkulu, ubuze kuJehova ngaye ukuthi: ‘Ngiyakusinda kulesi sifo na?’ ”

₉Wayesehamba uHazayeli ukumhlangabeza, wazithathela ngesandla sakhe izipho ezintweni zonke ezinhle zaseDamaseku, imithwalo yamakamela angamashumi amane, weza wema phambi kwakhe, wathi: “Indodana yakho uBeni Hadadi, inkosi yase-Aramu, ingithumile kuwe ngokuthi: ‘Ngiyakusinda kulesi sifo na?’ ”

₁₀U-Elisha wathi kuye: “Hamba, uthi kuye: ‘Uyakusinda nokusinda,’ kodwa uJehova ungibonisile ukuthi ngempela uyakufa nokufa.” ₁₁U-Elisha wayesemgqolozela, UHazayeli waze waba namahloni. Wayeseqhumuka ekhala umuntu kaNkulunkulu.

₁₂UHazayeli wathi: “Inkosi yami ikhalelani na?”

Yathi: “Ngokuba ngiyazi okubi oyakukwenza kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli; uyakuthungela izinqaba zabo ngomlilo, ubulale izinsizwa zabo ngenkemba, uphahlaze izingane zabo, uqaqe abesifazane babo abakhulelweyo.”

₁₃Kepha uHazayeli wathi: “Kodwa iyini inceku yakho eyinja nje ukuba yenze le nto enkulu na?”

Wathi u-Elisha: “UJehova ungibonisile ukuthi uyakuba yinkosi e-Aramu.”

₁₄Wayesesuka ku-Elisha, weza enkosini yakhe; yathi kuye: “Utheni kuwe na?” Wathi: “Uthe kimi uyakusinda nokusinda.” ₁₅Kepha kwathi ngangomuso wathatha indwangu embozayo, wayicwilisa emanzini, wayimboza ubuso ngayo, yafa; uHazayeli waba yinkosi esikhundleni sayo.

₁₆Ngomnyaka wesihlanu kaJoramu indodana ka-Ahabi inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, uJehoshafati eyinkosi kwaJuda, uJehoramu, indodana kaJehoshafati, inkosi yakwaJuda, waba yinkosi. ₁₇Wayeneminyaka engamashumi amathathu nambili ekuqaleni kwakhe ukubusa; wabusa iminyaka eyisishiyagalombili eJerusalema. ₁₈Wahamba ngendlela yamakhosi akwa-Israyeli njengokwenza kwendlu ka-Ahabi, ngokuba indodakazi ka-Ahabi yayingumkakhe; wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova. ₁₉Kepha uJehova akathandanga ukuchitha uJuda ngenxa kaDavide inceku yakhe njengokusho kwakhe kuye ukuthi uyakumnika yena nabantwana bakhe isibani izinsuku zonke.

₂₀Emihleni yakhe u-Edomi wahlubuka phansi kwesandla sakwaJuda, wazibekela inkosi. ₂₁UJoramu wayesewelela eSayiri, nazo zonke izinqola zakhe zinaye; wavuka ebusuku, wamchitha u-Edomi omhaqileyo nxazonke, nezinduna zezinqola, kepha abantu babalekela ematendeni abo. ₂₂Wahlubuka-ke u-Edomi phansi kwesandla sakwaJuda kuze kube namuhla. Khona lahlubuka neLibina ngasona leso sikhathi.

₂₃Ezinye izindaba zikaJoramu nakho konke akwenzayo angithi kulotshiwe encwadini yezindaba zemihla ngemihla yamakhosi akwaJuda na? ₂₄UJoramu wayeselala koyise, wembelwa koyise emzini kaDavide; u-Ahaziya indodana yakhe waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.

₂₅Ngomnyaka weshumi nambili kaJoramu indodana ka-Ahabi inkosi yakwa-Israyeli u-Ahaziya indodana kaJehoramu inkosi yakwaJuda waba yinkosi. ₂₆U-Ahaziya waba yinkosi eneminyaka engamashumi amabili nambili, wabusa umnyaka eJerusalema; igama likanina lalingu-Athaliya, indodakazi ka-Omri inkosi yakwa-Israyeli. ₂₇Wahamba ngendlela yendlu ka-Ahabi, wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova njengokwenza kwendlu ka-Ahabi, ngokuba wayengumkhwenyana wendlu ka-Ahabi.

₂₈Wahamba noJoramu, indodana ka-Ahabi, ukuba alwe noHazayeli inkosi yase-Aramu eRamoti Gileyadi; ama-Aramu amlimaza uJoramu. ₂₉Inkosi uJoramu yabuyela ukwelashwa eJizreyeli emanxebeni ayo ayemlimaze wona ama-Aramu eRama ekulweni kwayo noHazayeli inkosi yase-Aramu. U-Ahaziya, indodana kaJehoramu, inkosi yakwaJuda, wehlela ukumbona uJoramu, indodana ka-Ahabi eJizreyeli, ngokuba wayegula.