UJehu uyinkosi kwa-Israyeli
1U-Elisha umprofethi wabiza enye yamadodana abaprofethi, wathi kuyo: “Khwica, uphathe lo mfuma wamafutha esandleni sakho, uye eRamoti Gileyadi. 2Ekufikeni kwakho khona, wofuna uJehu indodana kaJehoshafati kaNimishi, ungene, umsukumise phakathi kwabafowabo, umyise ekamelweni elingaphakathi. 3Bese wuthatha umfuma wamafutha, uwathele ekhanda lakhe, uthi: ‘Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: “Ngikugcobile ube yinkosi kwa-Israyeli.” ’ Bese wuvula umnyango, ubaleke, ungalibali.”
4Yayisihamba leyo nsizwa, insizwa engumprofethi, yaya eRamoti Gileyadi. 5Ekufikeni kwayo, bheka, izinduna zempi zazihlezi; yathi: “Nginendaba kuwe nduna.”
Wathi uJehu: “Kubani phakathi kwethu sonke na?”
Yathi-ke: “Kuwena nduna.”
6Yasukuma, yangena endlini; yathela amafutha ekhanda lakhe, yathi kuye: “Usho kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: ‘Ngikugcobile ube yinkosi yabantu bakaJehova kwa-Israyeli. 7Uyakuchitha indlu ka-Ahabi inkosi yakho ukuba ngiphindisele igazi lezinceku zami abaprofethi negazi lezinceku zonke zikaJehova esandleni sika-Izebeli. 8Yonke indlu ka-Ahabi iyakubhubha; ngiyakunquma ku-Ahabi wonke umlisa, omncane nomkhulu. 9Ngiyakwenza indlu ka-Ahabi ibe njengendlu kaJerobowamu indodana kaNebati nanjengendlu kaBahasha indodana ka-Ahiya. 10Izinja ziyakumudla u-Izebeli esiqeshini sezwe laseJizreyeli; akuyikubakho muntu wokummbela.’ ” Yayisivula umnyango, yabaleka.
11UJehu waphumela ezincekwini zenkosi yakhe; enye yathi kuye: “Konke kusalungile na? Luzeleni lolo hlanya kuwe na?”
Wathi kuzo: “Nina niyamazi lowo muntu nakukhulumileyo.”
12Kepha zathi: “Amanga; ake usitshele.”
Wayesethi: “Wakhuluma kimi ukuthi nokuthi, ethi: ‘Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Sengikugcobile ube yinkosi kwa-Israyeli.’ ”
13Zase zishesha, zathatha, kwaba yileyo naleyo ingubo yayo, zazibeka phansi kwakhe esikhwelweni, zabetha icilongo, zathi: “UJehu uyinkosi.”
14UJehu, indodana kaJehoshafati, kaNimishi, wamenzela ugobe uJoramu – uJoramu wayelinda eRamoti Gileyadi, yena naye wonke u-Israyeli ngenxa kaHazayeli, inkosi yase-Aramu; 15kepha inkosi uJoramu yayibuyele eJizreyeli ukuba yelashwe emanxebeni ayo eyayilinyazwe wona ngama-Aramu ekulweni kwayo noHazayeli, inkosi yase-Aramu, uJehu wathi: “Uma kungumqondo wenu lokhu, makungabaleki muntu, aphume emzini, aye ukubika eJizreyeli.” 16UJehu wayesekhwela inqola, waya eJizreyeli, ngokuba uJoramu wayelele lapho. U-Ahaziya, inkosi yakwaJuda, wayehlele ukumbona uJoramu.
17Umlindi owayemi embhoshongweni waseJizreyeli wabona iviyo likaJehu lisafika, wathi: “Ngibona iviyo.”
UJoramu wathi: “Zithathele owehhashi umthume ukubahlangabeza ngokuthi: ‘Kusahleziwe kahle na?’ ”
18Owehhashi wayesehamba ukumhlangabeza, wathi: “Isho kanje inkosi, ithi: ‘Kusahleziwe kahle na?’ ”
UJehu wathi: “Unandabani nokuhlala kahle na? Buyela emva kwami.”
Wayesebika umlindi, ethi: “Isithunywa safika kubo, kepha asibuyanga.”
19Wayesethuma owehhashi wesibili owaya kubo, wathi: “Isho kanje inkosi, ithi: ‘Kusahleziwe kahle na?’ ”
Wathi uJehu: “Unandabani nokuhlala kahle na? Buyela emva kwami.”
20Umlindi wabika wathi: “Sifikile kubo, kepha asibuyi; ukuqhuba kufana nokuqhuba kukaJehu indodana kaNimishi; ngokuba uqhuba kungathi uyahlanya.”
21Wayesethi uJoramu: “Bophela.” Babophela-ke inqola yakhe. UJoramu inkosi yakwa-Israyeli no-Ahaziya inkosi yakwaJuda baphuma, kwaba yilowo nalowo ngenqola yakhe, baphuma ukumhlangabeza uJehu, bamfumana esiqeshini sezwe likaNaboti waseJizreyeli. 22Kwathi uJoramu esembonile uJehu, wathi: “Kusahleziwe kahle, Jehu, na?”
Wathi: “Ukuhlala kahle kuni, kuse kuningi ukufeba nokulumba kukanyoko u-Izebeli, na?”
23UJoramu wayesephenduka wabaleka, wathi ku-Ahaziya: “Ngugobe, Ahaziya!”
24UJehu wayesensala umnsalo ngamandla akhe onke, wamcibishela uJoramu phakathi kwamahlombe akhe, umcibisholo waphuma ngasenhliziyweni yakhe, wawela phansi enqoleni yakhe. 25Wayesethi kuBidikari, induna yakhe: “Mthathe, umntshinge esiqeshini sezwe likaNaboti waseJizreyeli, ngokuba khumbula ukuthi, lapho mina nawe sasigibela sobabili emva kuka-Ahabi uyise, uJehova wamthwesa lolu daba 26lokuthi: ‘Impela ngibone izolo igazi likaNaboti negazi lamadodana akhe, usho uJehova; ngiyakukuphindisela kulesi siqephu, usho uJehova.’ Ngalokho mthathe, umntshinge kulesi siqephu njengezwi likaJehova.”
27U-Ahaziya, inkosi yakwaJuda, esebone lokho wabaleka ngendlela yendlu yasensimini. Kepha uJehu wamlandela, wathi: “Mbulaleni naye enqoleni yakhe.” Benze njalo-ke ngasemmangweni waseGuri ongaseJibileyamu. Wabalekela eMegido, wafela khona. 28Izinceku zakhe zamyisa ngenqola eJerusalema, zammbela ethuneni lakhe kanye nawoyise emzini kaDavide.
29Ngomnyaka weshumi nanye kaJoramu indodana ka-Ahabi u-Ahaziya waba yinkosi kwaJuda.
30UJehu esefikile eJizreyeli, u-Izebeli wakuzwa, wagqaba amehlo akhe, wahlobisa ikhanda lakhe, walunguza efasiteleni. 31UJehu esengena esangweni wathi: “Kusahleziwe kahle wena Zimri, mbulali wenkosi yakho, na?”
32Waphakamisela ubuso bakhe ngasefasiteleni, wathi: “Ubani onami na? Ngubani?” Kwase kulunguza kuye izinduna ezimbili noma ezintathu. 33Wathi: “Mphonseni phansi.” Zamphonsa; igazi lakhe lasaphazeka odongeni nasemahhashini; wamnyathela phansi kwezinyawo zakhe.
34Wangena, wadla, waphuza; wayesethi: “Mbhekeni lo mqalekiswakazi, nimmbele, ngokuba uyindodakazi yenkosi.” 35Baya ukummbela, kepha abafumananga lutho kuye, kuphela inhloko, nezinyawo, nezintende zezandla. 36Babuya, bamtshela. Wathi: “Nanti izwi likaJehova owalikhuluma ngesandla senceku yakhe u-Eliya waseThishibi, ethi: Esiqeshini sezwe laseJizreyeli izinja ziyakuyidla inyama ka-Izebeli; 37isidumbu sika-Izebeli siyakuba njengomquba ebusweni bomhlaba esiqeshini sezwe laseJizreyeli ukuba bangasho ukuthi: ‘Nangu u-Izebeli.’ ”
