Incwadzi Yesibili YemaKhosi 8:1-29
8 Elisha wakhuluma nalomfati lobekavuse indvodzana yakhe watsi:+ “Sukuma uhambe wena kanye nemndeni wakho, uyophila njengesihambi nome ngabe ngukuphi lapho ungaya khona, ngobe Jehova umemetele kutsi kutawuba nendlala lenkhulu,+ futsi itawufika kulelive, itsatse iminyaka lengu-7.”
2 Ngako lomfati wasukuma wenta njengobe lomuntfu waNkulunkulu weliciniso akhulumile. Wahamba nemndeni wakhe bayohlala eveni lemaFilisti+ iminyaka lengu-7.
3 Ekupheleni kweminyaka lengu-7, lomfati wabuya eveni lemaFilisti waya enkhosini wayocela indlu yakhe kanye nensimu yakhe.
4 Inkhosi yabese ikhuluma naGehazi inceku yemuntfu waNkulunkulu weliciniso yatsi: “Ngicela ungitjele yonkhe imisebenti yemandla leyentiwe ngu-Elisha.”+
5 Gehazi nakasatjela lenkhosi ngendlela Elisha lavusa ngayo umuntfu lofile,+ lomfati lebekavuselwe indvodzana yakhe wefika enkhosini, atewucela indlu kanye nensimu yakhe.+ Gehazi wavele watsi: “Nkhosi yami, nangu lomfati, futsi nayi lendvodzana yakhe leyavuswa ngu-Elisha.”
6 Inkhosi nayiva loko yabuta lomfati ngako, futsi lomfati wayitjela konkhe lobekwentekile. Ngako inkhosi yatfuma indvuna, yatsi kuyo: “Buyiselani konkhe lokukwakhe nako konkhe lokutfolakele ensimini yakhe kusukela ngelilanga lahamba ngalo kute kube ngulamuhla.”
7 Elisha wefika eDamaseko+ ngesikhatsi Bheni-hadadi,+ inkhosi yaseSiriya, agula. Ngako wabikelwa kwatsiwa: “Umuntfu waNkulunkulu weliciniso+ ufikile.”
8 Nayiva loku, inkhosi yatsi kuHazayeli:+ “Tsatsa sipho uhambe naso uyohlangana nalomuntfu waNkulunkulu weliciniso.+ Mcele angibutele kuJehova atsi: ‘Ngitawusindza yini kulokugula?’”
9 Hazayeli wahamba wayohlangana naye futsi wamphatsela sipho, konkhe lokuhle kwaseDamaseko, lobekungalayishwa ngemakamela langu-40. Wafike wema embikwakhe wase utsi: “Indvodzana yakho Bheni-hadadi, inkhosi yaseSiriya, ingitfume kuwe kutsi ngikucele uyibutele kuNkulunkulu utsi: ‘Ngitawusindza yini kulokugula?’”
10 Elisha wamphendvula watsi: “Hamba ufike utsi kuye: ‘Nakanjani utawuphila,’ kodvwa Jehova ungikhombisile kutsi utawufa nakanjani.”+
11 Hazayeli wachubeka wambuka waze wadliwa ngemahloni. Lomuntfu waNkulunkulu weliciniso wase uyakhala.
12 Hazayeli wambuta: “Inkhosi yami ikhalelani?” Waphendvula watsi: “Kungobe ngiyatati tinsizi lotatiletsela bantfu baka-Israyeli.+ Tindzawo tawo letibiyelwe utatishisa ngemlilo, emadvodza awo elikhetselo utawabulala ngenkemba, bantfwana bawo utabenta ticucu futsi bafati bawo labakhulelwe utabachacha tisu.”+
13 Hazayeli watsi: “Mine nceku yakho lefanana nenja ngingayenta njani intfo lenjalo?” Kodvwa Elisha watsi: “Jehova ungikhombisile kutsi utawuba yinkhosi yaseSiriya.”+
14 Hazayeli wase uyamshiya Elisha wabuyela enkhosini yakhe, leyatsi: “Utsiteni Elisha kuwe?” Wayiphendvula watsi: “Ungitjele kutsi nakanjani wena utawuphila.”+
15 Ngelilanga lelilandzelako Hazayeli watsatsa ingubo wayenya emantini, wayibeka ebusweni benkhosi yaze yafa.+ Hazayeli waba yinkhosi ngemuva kwayo.+
16 Ngemnyaka wesihlanu wekubusa kwaJehoramu+ indvodzana yenkhosi Ahabi yaka-Israyeli, ngesikhatsi Jehoshafati ayinkhosi yakaJuda, Jehoramu+ indvodzana yenkhosi yakaJuda lenguJehoshafati waba yinkhosi.
17 Bekaneminyaka lengu-32 budzala nakaba yinkhosi futsi wabusa iminyaka lengu-8 eJerusalema.
18 Wahamba ngendlela yemakhosi aka-Israyeli,+ njengobe emakhosi endlu ya-Ahabi bekentile,+ ngobe indvodzakati ya-Ahabi yaba ngumfati wakhe;+ futsi wachubeka enta lokubi emehlweni aJehova.+
19 Nome kunjalo, Jehova akazange afune kubhubhisa sive sakaJuda ngenca yaDavide inceku yakhe,+ ngobe beketsembise kuniketa yena nemadvodzana akhe sibane+ lebesitawuhlala njalo.
20 Ngesikhatsi saJehoramu, sive saka-Edomu savukela sive sakaJuda+ saphindze satibekela inkhosi yaso.+
21 Ngako Jehoramu wewela waya eSayire nato tonkhe tincola takhe temphi futsi wavuka ebusuku wancoba sive saka-Edomu lebesimtungeletile kanye netindvuna tetincola temphi; futsi lelibutfo labalekela emathendeni alo.
22 Sive saka-Edomu besisolo sichubeka nekuvukela sive sakaJuda kuze kube ngulamuhla. ILibna+ nayo yavukela ngaleso sikhatsi.
23 Lomunye umlandvo waJehoramu kanye nako konkhe lakwenta, kubhaliwe encwadzini yemlandvo wangetikhatsi temakhosi akaJuda.
24 Jehoramu wabese uyafa, wangcwatjwa lapho kwangcwatjwa khona bokhokho bakhe, wangcwatjwa eDolobheni laDavide.+ Indvodzana yakhe Ahaziya+ yaba yinkhosi ngemuva kwakhe.
25 Ngemnyaka wesi-12 wekubusa kwaJehoramu indvodzana ya-Ahabi inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, Ahaziya indvodzana yeNkhosi Jehoramu yakaJuda, waba yinkhosi.+
26 Ahaziya bekaneminyaka lengu-22 budzala ngesikhatsi aba yinkhosi, futsi wabusa umnyaka munye eJerusalema. Libito lamake wakhe bekungu-Athaliya+ umtukulu* weNkhosi Omri+ yaka-Israyeli.
27 Ahaziya wahamba ngendlela yendlu yenkhosi Ahabi+ futsi wachubeka enta lokubi emehlweni aJehova njengobe bekwenta indlu ya-Ahabi, ngobe bekahlobene nendlu ya-Ahabi ngemshado.+
28 Wahamba naJehoramu indvodzana ya-Ahabi wayokulwa imphi neNkhosi Hazayeli yaseSiriya eRamothi-gileyadi,+ kodvwa emaSiriya amlimata Jehoramu.+
29 Ngako iNkhosi Jehoramu yabuyela eJezreyeli+ kute iyolulama kulamanceba leyawatfola kumaSiriya eRama ngesikhatsi ilwa neNkhosi Hazayeli yaseSiriya.+ Ahaziya indvodzana yaJehoramu inkhosi yakaJuda wehlela eJezreyeli kute ayobona Jehoramu indvodzana ya-Ahabi, ngoba abelimele.*
