2 Amakhosi 3
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2 Amakhosi 3
Inkosi yakwaMowabi ihlubuka inkosi yakwa-Israyeli.
1UJoramu indodana ka-Ahabi waba yinkosi kwa-Israyeli eSamariya ngomnyaka weshumi nesishiyagalombili kaJehoshafati inkosi yakwaJuda, wabusa iminyaka eyishumi nambili.
2Wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova; kodwa hhayi njengoyise nanjengonina, ngoba wasisusa isithombe sikaBhali uyise ayewenzile.
3Kepha wanamathela ezonweni zikaJerobowamu indodana kaNebati onisa ngazo u-Israyeli; akasukanga kuyo.
4UMesha, inkosi yakwaMowabi, wayengumalusi, wabuyisela enkosini yakwa-Israyeli amawundlu ayizinkulungwane eziyikhulu nezinqama eziyizinkulungwane eziyikhulu kanye noboya.
5Kwathi esefile u-Ahabi, inkosi yakwaMowabi yahlubuka inkosi yakwa-Israyeli.
6Inkosi uJoramu yaphuma ngaleso sikhathi eSamariya, yabala wonke u-Israyeli.
7Yahamba yathumela kuJehoshafati inkosi yakwaJuda, yathi: “Inkosi yakwaMowabi ingihlubukile; uzohamba nami ukulwa noMowabi na? Wathi: “Ngiyakwenyuka; nginjengawe, abantu bami banjengabantu bakho, namahhashi ami njengamahhashi akho.”
8Wathi: “Sizokhuphuka ngayiphi indlela na?” Wathi: “Indlela yasehlane lakwa-Edomi.”
9Khona-ke inkosi yakwa-Israyeli nenkosi yakwaJuda nenkosi yakwa-Edomi bahamba, futhi bahamba ibanga elide lohambo lwezinsuku eziyisikhombisa, futhi kwakungekho manzi empi nawemfuyo eyayibalandela.
10Inkosi yakwa-Israyeli yathi: “Awu! uJehova wawabizela ndawonye lawo makhosi amathathu ukuba awanikele esandleni sikaMowabi.
11Kepha uJehoshafati wathi: “Akukho mprofethi kaJehova lapha ukuba sibuze uJehova ngaye na?” Yaphendula enye yezinceku zenkosi yakwa-Israyeli, yathi: “Nangu u-Elisha indodana kaShafati owathela amanzi esandleni sika-Eliya.
12Wathi uJehoshafati: “Izwi likaJehova likuye.” Inkosi yakwa-Israyeli noJehoshafati nenkosi yakwa-Edomi behlela kuye.
13U-Elisha wasesithi enkosini yakoIsrayeli: Ngilani lawe? hambani kubaprofethi bakayihlo nakubaprofethi bakanyoko. Inkosi yakwa-Israyeli yathi kuye: “Qha, ngokuba uJehova wabiza lawa makhosi amathathu ukuba awanikele esandleni sikaMowabi.”
14U-Elisha wathi: “Kuphila kukaJehova Sebawoti engimi phambi kwakhe, impela, uma bengingabonanga ubuso bukaJehoshafati, inkosi yakwaJuda, bengingayikukubuka, bengingayikukubona.
15Kodwa khathesi ngilethele umfundisi. Lapho isikhonzi sidlala, isandla sikaJehova saba phezu kwakhe.
16Wathi: “Isho kanje iNkosi, ithi: Gcwalisani lesi sigodi ngemisele;
17Ngokuba usho kanje uJehova, uthi: “Aniyikubona moya namvula; kepha leso sigodi siyakugcwala amanzi, niphuze nina, nezinkomo zenu, nezinkomo zenu.
18Lokhu kuyinto elula emehlweni kaJehova: futhi uyobanikela abakwaMowabi esandleni senu.
19Niyakuchitha yonke imizi ebiyelweyo nayo yonke imizi ekhethiweyo, nigawule yonke imithi emihle, nivale yonke imithombo yamanzi, nichithe ngamatshe zonke iziqephu ezinhle zezwe.
20Kwathi ekuseni kulethwa umnikelo wokudla, kwafika amanzi endleleni eya e-Edomi, izwe lagcwala amanzi.
21Lapho bonke abakwaMowabi bezwa ukuthi amakhosi enyukile ukulwa nabo, babuthana bonke ababehloma izikhali nangaphezulu, bema emkhawulweni.
22Bavuka ekuseni kakhulu, ilanga lakhanya phezu kwamanzi, abakwaMowabi babona amanzi ngaphesheya ebomvu njengegazi.
23Base bethi: “Lokhu kuyigazi; amakhosi abulewe impela, anqobile wodwa; manje-ke, Mowabi, ukuphanga.
24Lapho befika ekamu lakwa-Israyeli, abantwana bakwa-Israyeli baqeda, banqoba abakwaMowabi, baze babaleka phambi kwabo; kepha baphuma, banqoba abakwaMowabi ezweni labo.
25Babhidliza imizi nakuzo zonke iziqephu ezinhle zezwe, kwaba yilowo nalowo waphonsa itshe lakhe, bazigcwalisa; bavala yonke imithombo, bagawula yonke imithi emihle. Kodwa izihlilingi zalizungeza zalinqoba.
26Lapho inkosi yakwaMowabi ibona ukuthi impi yayinzima kakhulu kuyo, yathatha kanye nayo abantu abangamakhulu ayisikhombisa abahosha inkemba ukuze bafohlele enkosini yakwa-Edomi, kodwa bahluleka.
27Wayesethatha indodana yakhe eyizibulo eyayiyakubusa esikhundleni sayo, wanikela ngayo njengomnikelo wokushiswa odongeni. Kwasekusiba khona intukuthelo enkulu phezu kukaIsrayeli, basebesuka kuye babuyela elizweni labo.
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