Eyesibili EyemiLando 21:1-20
21 UJehoshafathi wafa wangcwatshwa emangcwabeni abokhokho bakhe edolobheni likaDavida, indodana yakhe uJehoramu yasisiba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.+
2 Abafowabo bakaJehoramu ababengamadodana kaJehoshafathi kwakungu-Azariya, loJehiyela, loZakhariya, lo-Azariya, loMikhayeli, loShefathiya. Bonke laba babengamadodana kaJehoshafathi inkosi yako-Israyeli.
3 Uyise wayewanike izipho ezinengi zesiliva lezegolide lezinye izinto eziligugu, kanye lamadolobho akoJuda avikelwe ngemiduli.+ Kodwa ubukhosi wabunika uJehoramu+ ngoba nguye owayelizibulo.
4 UJehoramu wathi esethethe ubukhosi bukayise, waqinisa isikhundla sakhe ngokubulala bonke abafowabo+ ngenkemba, wabulala labanye abakhokheli bako-Israyeli.
5 UJehoramu wayeleminyaka engu-32 ngesikhathi esiba yinkosi njalo wabusa eJerusalema okweminyaka engu-8.+
6 Wenza lokho okwakusenziwa ngamakhosi ako-Israyeli,+ walandela izenzo zabendlu ka-Ahabi ngoba wayethethe+ indodakazi ka-Ahabi. Waqhubeka esenza okubi phambi kukaJehova.
7 Lanxa kunjalo uJehova wayengafuni ukutshabalalisa abendlu kaDavida ngenxa yesivumelwano ayesenze loDavida,+ njengoba wayethembise ukuthi kuzahlala+ kulomuntu wosendo lwakhe obusayo eJerusalema.*
8 Ngensuku zikaJehoramu abako-Edomi bahlamukela abakoJuda+ babeka eyabo inkosi.+
9 Ngakho wasuka labakhokheli bamabutho akhe kanye lazo zonke izinqola zakhe zempi. Abako-Edomi bamhanqa yena lezinduna zamabutho akhe ahamba ngezinqola, kodwa wavuka ebusuku wabahlasela wabanqoba.
10 Abako-Edomi bahlamukela abakoJuda kusukela ngalesosikhathi kuze kube lamuhla. ILibhina+ layo yamhlamukela ngalesosikhathi ngoba wayetshiye uJehova uNkulunkulu wabokhokho bakhe.+
11 Wakha izindawo eziphakemeyo*+ ezintabeni zakoJuda ukuze enze abantu beJerusalema bakhonze abanye* onkulunkulu. Wenza abantu bakoJuda baphambuka.
12 Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi uJehoramu wamukela incwadi evela ku-Elija+ umphrofethi, isithi: “Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova uNkulunkulu kakhokho wakho uDavida, ‘Awuzange wenze okwakusenziwa nguyihlo uJehoshafathi+ lokwakusenziwa ngu-Asa+ inkosi yakoJuda.
13 Kodwa ulandele indlela zamakhosi ako-Israyeli,+ wabangela ukuthi abantu bakoJuda labeJerusalema bakhonze abanye*+ onkulunkulu njengalokho okwenziwa ngabendlu ka-Ahabi.+ Uze wabulala labafowenu+ abendlu kayihlo, ababengcono kulawe.
14 Ngenxa yalokho uJehova uzaletha umonakalo ebantwini bakho, lasemadodaneni akho, lakumakhosikazi akho, lakuyo yonke impahla yakho.
15 Uzabulawa yimikhuhlane eminengi njalo uzakuba lomkhuhlane emathunjini akho. Umkhuhlane lo uzaqhubeka usiba mubi usuku ngosuku, amathumbu aze aphumele phandle.’”
16 Ngemva kwalokho uJehova wenza+ ukuthi uJehoramu ahlaselwe ngamaFilisti+ lama-Arabhu+ ayeseduze kwamaTopiya.
17 Bahlasela ilizwe lakoJuda bangena ngenkani, bathatha yonke impahla abayithola endlini yenkosi.*+ Bathatha lamadodana ayo kanye lamakhosikazi ayo, batshiya uJehowahazi*+ kuphela, indodana yakhe encane.
18 Ngemva kwakho konke lokhu, uJehova watshaya uJehoramu ngomkhuhlane wamathumbu ongelaphekiyo.+
19 Kwathi sekwedlule iminyaka emibili, amathumbu akhe aphumela phandle ngenxa yomkhuhlane wakhe futhi wafa esizwa ubuhlungu obukhulu. Abantu bakhe abazange babase umlilo omkhulu wokumhlonipha, njengalokho okwakwenzelwe okhokho bakhe.+
20 Wayeleminyaka engu-32 ngesikhathi esiba yinkosi futhi wabusa eJerusalema okweminyaka engu-8. Akulamuntu owamkhalelayo esefile. Bamngcwaba edolobheni likaDavida+ kodwa abazange bamngcwabe emangcwabeni amakhosi.+
Amabala angaphansi
^ NgesiHebheru, “uzamnika isibane yena lamadodana akhe kuze kube nini lanini.”
^ Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
^ NgesiHebheru, “bafebe labanye.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “bafebe labanye.”
^ Kumbe, “esigodlweni senkosi.”
^ Wayebizwa langokuthi ngu-Ahaziya.
