2 Amakhosi 8
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2 Amakhosi 8
1U-Elisha wayesekhuluma kowesifazane owavusa indodana yakhe, wathi: “Suka uhambe, wena nendlu yakho, uhlale njengowezizwe lapho ungagogobala khona, ngokuba uJehova ubize indlala; futhi kuyofika phezu kwezwe iminyaka eyisikhombisa.
2Owesifazane wayeseqeda, wenza njengezwi lomuntu kaNkulunkulu; wahamba nendlu yakhe, wagogobala iminyaka eyisikhombisa ezweni lamaFilisti.
3Kwathi ekupheleni kweminyaka eyisikhombisa owesifazane wabuya ezweni lamaFilisti, waphuma ukuyobiza inkosi ngendlu yakhe nezwe lakhe.
4Inkosi yasikhuluma kuGehazi, inceku yomuntu kaNkulunkulu, yathi: Ngitshele zonke izinto ezinkulu uEliza azenzileyo.
5Esayilandisa inkosi ukuthi usisindise kanjani isidumbu, bheka, owesifazane owaphiliswa indodana yakhe wakhala enkosini ngendlu yakhe nezwe lakhe. Wayesethi uGehazi: “Nkosi yami, nkosi, ngowesifazane, nendodana yakhe ephilise u-Elisa;
6Inkosi yasimbuza owesifazane, wayitshela. Inkosi yammisela induna ethile, yathi: “Buyisa konke okwakhe, nezithelo zonke zensimu kusukela osukwini asuka ngalo ezweni kuze kube manje.
7U-Elisha wafika eDamaseku; uBehadadi inkosi yase-Aramu wayegula; watshelwa ukuthi: “Umuntu kaNkulunkulu ufikile lapha.”
8Inkosi yasisithi kuHasayeli: Thatha isipho esandleni sakho, uyehlangabeza umuntu kaNkulunkulu, ubuze eNkosini ngaye, uthi: Ngizaphiliswa yini kulesi sifo?
9UHazayeli wayesehamba ukumhlangabeza, waphatha kuye isipho sakho kuzo zonke izinto ezinhle zaseDamaseku, umthwalo wamakamela angamashumi amane, weza, wema phambi kwakhe, wathi: “Indodana yakho uBenihadadi, inkosi yase-Aramu, ingilethile kuwe. Wathuma ukuthi, Ngiyakusinda yini kulesi sifo na?
10U-Elisha wathi kuye: “Hamba uthi kuye: ‘Uyakuphila nokuphuluka, kepha uJehova ungibonisile ukuthi uyakufa nokufa.’
11Waquma ubuso bakhe waze waba namahloni; umuntu kaNkulunkulu wakhala izinyembezi.
12UHasayeli wasesithi: Inkosi yami ililelani? Wathi: “Ngokuba ngiyazi okubi oyakukwenza kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli; uyakuthungela izinqaba zabo ngomlilo, izinsizwa zabo zinibulale ngenkemba, zichoboze abantwana babo, ziklebhule abesifazane babo nengane.
13UHasayeli wasesithi: Kodwa inceku yakho iyini, iyinja, ukuthi yenze le into enkulu? U-Elisha wathi: “UJehova wangibonisa ukuthi uyakuba yinkosi e-Aramu.
14Wayesemshiya u-Elisha, weza enkosini yakhe; bathi kuye: Wathini uElisa kuwe? Wathi: “Ungitshele ukuthi umelwe ukuphila nokusindiswa.”
15Kwathi ngangomuso wathatha indwangu ewugqinsi, wayicwilisa emanzini, wayinemba ebusweni bakhe, yafa; uHasayeli waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.
16Ngomnyaka wesihlanu kaJoramu indodana ka-Ahabi, inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, uJehoshafati eseyinkosi kwaJuda, uJoramu 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.
19Kodwa uJehova kathandanga ukuchitha uJuda ngenxa kaDavida inceku yakhe njengokuthembisa kwakhe kuye ukuthi uzamnika isibane njalo langenxa yabantwana bakhe.
20Ezinsukwini zakhe u-Edomi wahlubuka phansi kwesandla sikaJuda, wabeka inkosi phezu kwabo.
21UJoramu wayesewelela eSayiri nazo zonke izinqola kanye naye; wavuka ebusuku, wabachitha abakwa-Edomi ababemhaqile, nezinduna zezinqola; amadoda abalekela ematendeni awo.
22Kepha u-Edomi wahlubuka phansi kwesandla sikaJuda kuze kube namuhla. ILibina yahlubuka ngaleso 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 kaJoramu inkosi yakwaJuda waba yinkosi.
26U-Ahaziya wayeneminyaka engamashumi amabili nambili ekuqaleni kwakhe ukubusa; wabusa umnyaka eJerusalema; Igama likanina lalingu-Athaliya, indodakazi ka-Omri, inkosi yakwa-Israyeli.
27Wahamba ngendlela yendlu ka-Ahabi, wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova njengendlu ka-Ahabi, ngokuba wayengumkhwenyana wendlu ka-Ahabi.
28Wahamba noJoramu, indodana ka-Ahabi, ukuya kulwa noHazayeli inkosi yase-Aramu eRamoti kwaGileyadi; ama-Aramu amlimaza uJoramu.
29Inkosi uJoramu yabuyela ukwelashwa eJizreyeli emanxebeni ayo ama-Aramu ayilimaza eRama ekulweni kwayo noHasayeli inkosi yase-Aramu. U-Ahaziya indodana kaJoramu inkosi yakwaJuda wehla ukuyobona uJoramu indodana ka-Ahabi eJizreyeli, ngokuba wayegula.
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