Incwadzi Yesibili YemaKhosi 13:1-25
13 Ngemnyaka wesi-23 wekubusa kwaJehowashi+ indvodzana ya-Ahaziya,+ inkhosi yakaJuda, Jehoyahazi indvodzana yaJehu+ waba yinkhosi yaka-Israyeli aseSamariya, futsi wabusa iminyaka lengu-17.
2 Wachubeka enta lokubi emehlweni aJehova futsi waphikelela ekwenteni sono Jerobowamu indvodzana yaNebati leyabangela ema-Israyeli kutsi asente.+ Akazange asuke kuso.
3 Intfukutselo yaJehova+ yase iyawavutsela ema-Israyeli+ futsi wawanikela esandleni seNkhosi Hazayeli+ yaseSiriya nasesandleni saBheni-hadadi,+ indvodzana yaHazayeli, konkhe kuphila kwabo.
4 Ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi Jehoyahazi wacela umusa* kuJehova futsi Jehova wamlalela ngobe bekabonile kutsi inkhosi yaseSiriya iwaphatsa kabi ema-Israyeli.+
5 Ngako Jehova waniketa ema-Israyeli umkhululi+ lobekatawakhulula esandleni semaSiriya, futsi ema-Israyeli abese ayakhona kuhlala emakhaya awo njengasekucaleni.*
6 (Nome kunjalo, awazange ayekele kwenta sono sendlu yaJerobowamu labangela ema-Israyeli kutsi asente.+ Achubeka enta lesono* futsi insika lengcwele*+ yachubeka imile eSamariya.)
7 Jehoyahazi wasala nelibutfo lebagibeli bemahhashi labangu-50, tincola temphi letingu-10, nemasotja langu-10 000 lahamba ngetinyawo ngobe inkhosi yaseSiriya beyiwabulele lalamanye,+ yawagcobagcoba njengelutfuli ngesikhatsi sekubhula.+
8 Lomunye umlandvo waJehoyahazi, konkhe lakwenta kanye nemisebenti yakhe yemandla, kubhaliwe encwadzini yemlandvo wangetikhatsi temakhosi aka-Israyeli.
9 Jehoyahazi wabese uyafa wangcwatjwa lapho kwangcwatjwa khona bokhokho bakhe eSamariya,+ futsi indvodzana yakhe Jehowashi yaba yinkhosi esikhundleni sakhe.
10 Ngemnyaka wesi-37 wekubusa kweNkhosi Jehowashi yakaJuda, Jehowashi+ indvodzana yaJehoyahazi waba yinkhosi yaka-Israyeli eSamariya futsi wabusa iminyaka lengu-16.
11 Wachubeka nekwenta lokubi emehlweni aJehova, futsi akazange ayekele kwenta tonkhe tono Jerobowamu indvodzana yaNebati labangela ema-Israyeli kutsi atente.+ Wachubeka atenta letono.
12 Lomunye umlandvo waJehowashi, konkhe lakwenta, imisebenti yakhe yemandla kanye nendlela lalwa ngayo neNkhosi Amasiya yakaJuda,+ akukabhalwa yini encwadzini yemlandvo wangetikhatsi temakhosi aka-Israyeli?
13 Jehowashi wabese uyafa, wangcwatjwa lapho kwangcwatjwa khona bokhokho bakhe, futsi Jerobowamu*+ wangena esikhundleni sakhe. Jehowashi wangcwatjwa eSamariya kanye nemakhosi aka-Israyeli.+
14 Elisha+ wahlatjwa kugula lokwambangela kutsi agcine afile, kodvwa asengakafi, Jehowashi inkhosi yaka-Israyeli wehlela kuye wayomlilela, wafike watsi: “Babe wami, babe wami! Incola nebagibeli bemahhashi baka-Israyeli!”+
15 Elisha wase utsi kuye: “Tsatsa butjoki kanye nemicibisholo.” Ngako wabutsatsa-ke lobutjoki kanye nemicibisholo.
16 Elisha wabese utsi kulenkhosi yaka-Israyeli: “Bamba lobutjoki ngesandla sakho.” Lenkhosi yabubamba, ngemuva kwaloko Elisha wabeka tandla takhe etandleni talenkhosi.
17 Elisha wabese utsi: “Vula lelifasitelo lelingasemphumalanga.” Lenkhosi yalivula. Elisha watsi: “Dubula!” Ngako yenta njalo. Elisha wabese utsi: “Umcibisholo waJehova wekuncoba, umcibisholo wekuncoba baseSiriya! Wena utawuhlasela* iSiriya e-Afeki+ uze uyicedze.”
18 Wachubeka watsi: “Tsatsa lemicibisholo,” ngako lenkhosi yayitsatsa. Elisha wabese utsi kulenkhosi yaka-Israyeli: “Dubula phansi.” Ngako lenkhosi yadubula phansi katsatfu, yabese iyayekela.
19 Nayibona loko, lenceku yaNkulunkulu weliciniso yayitfukutselela kakhulu lenkhosi yase itsi: “Bekufanele kutsi udubule phansi emahlandla lasihlanu nobe lasitfupha! Ngaleyo ndlela bewutawuhlasela iSiriya uze uyincobe, kodvwa nyalo sewutayihlasela uphumelele emahlandla lamatsatfu kuphela.”+
20 Ngemuva kwaloko, Elisha wafa futsi wangcwatjwa. Bekunelibutfo lelihlaselako+ lakaMowabi lebelivamise kufika kulelive ekucaleni kwemnyaka.*
21 Ngesikhatsi lamanye emadvodza angcwaba lenye indvodza, abona lelibutfo lelihlaselako. Ngako ngekushesha ajikijela lesidvumbu ethuneni la-Elisha abese ayabaleka. Satsi lesidvumbu salendvodza nasitsintsana nematsambo a-Elisha, sidvumbu savuka saphila,+ lomuntfu wema ngetinyawo.
22 INkhosi Hazayeli+ yaseSiriya yasiphatsa kabi sive sema-Israyeli+ onkhe emalanga ekubusa kwaJehoyahazi.
23 Nome kunjalo, Jehova wawentela umusa+ nesihawu ema-Israyeli, futsi wakhatsateka ngawo ngenca yesivumelwane lasenta na-Abrahama,+ Isaka+ naJakobe.+ Bekangafuni kuwacotfula futsi akazange awakhweshise emehlweni akhe, kuze kube ngulamuhla.
24 Ngesikhatsi iNkhosi Hazayeli yaseSiriya ifa, indvodzana yayo Bheni-hadadi yaba yinkhosi esikhundleni sayo.
25 Jehowashi indvodzana yaJehoyahazi wabese wemuka Bheni-hadadi indvodzana yaHazayeli emadolobha lebekawatsetse nakalwa nababe wakhe Jehoyahazi. Jehowashi wamhlasela*+ emahlandla lamatsatfu, futsi wawabuyisa lamadolobha aka-Israyeli labetfunjiwe.
Imibhalo lengentansi
^ Nobe “watsambisa inhlitiyo.”
^ Lokusho, kuhlala ngekuthula nangekuphepha.
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “Wahamba kuso.”
^ Fundza Tinchazelo Temagama.
^ Lokusho, Jerobowamu II.
^ Nobe “utawuncoba.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “ekungeneni kwemnyaka,” kungenteka kusentfwasahlobo.
^ Nobe “wamncoba.”
