2 AmaKhosi Chapter 8

1. U-Elisha wayekhulumile nowesifazane ondodana yakhe ayivusile ngokuthi: “Suka uhambe wena nabendlu yakho, uhlale lapho ungahlala khona, ngokuba uJehova umemezele indlala, futhi iyakufika ezweni iminyaka eyisikhombisa.”

2. Wasuka lowo wesifazane, wenza njengezwi lomuntu kaNkulunkulu; wahamba nabendlu yakhe, wagogobala ezweni lamaFilisti iminyaka eyisikhombisa.

3. Kwathi ngasekupheleni kweminyaka eyisikhombisa lowo wesifazane wabuya ezweni lamaFilisti; waphuma, wazikhalela enkosini ngendlu yakhe nangezwe lakhe.

4. Inkosi yayisilokhu ikhuluma noGehazi inceku yomuntu kaNkulunkulu ukuthi: “Ake ungilandise zonke izinto ezinkulu azenzileyo u-Elisha.”

5. Kwathi esayilandisa inkosi ukuthi uvusile ofileyo, bheka, owesifazane ondodana yakhe ayivusileyo wakhala enkosini ngendlu yakhe nangezwe lakhe. Wayesethi uGehazi: “Nkosi yami, nkosi, yilo owesifazane, yile indodana yakhe u-Elisha ayivusileyo.”

6. Inkosi yayisimbuza owesifazane, wayilandisa. Inkosi yammisela induna ethile ngokuthi: “Buyisa konke okwakungokwakhe nazo zonke izithelo zensimu, kusukela osukwini owasuka ngalo ezweni kuze kube manje.”

7. Wayesefika u-Elisha eDamaseku; uBeni Hadadi inkosi yase-Aramu wayegula; watshelwa ukuthi: “Umuntu kaNkulunkulu ufikile lapha.”

8. Inkosi yayisithi kuHazayeli: “Zithathele ngesandla sakho izipho, uhambe umhlangabeze lowo muntu kaNkulunkulu, ubuze kuJehova ngaye ukuthi: ‘Ngiyakusinda kulesi sifo na?’ ”

9. Wayesehamba uHazayeli ukumhlangabeza, wazithathela ngesandla sakhe izipho ezintweni zonke ezinhle zaseDamaseku, imithwalo yamakamela angamashumi amane, weza wema phambi kwakhe, wathi: “Indodana yakho uBeni Hadadi, inkosi yase-Aramu, ingithumile kuwe ngokuthi: ‘Ngiyakusinda kulesi sifo na?’ ”

10. U-Elisha wathi kuye: “Hamba, uthi kuye: ‘Uyakusinda nokusinda,’ kodwa uJehova ungibonisile ukuthi ngempela uyakufa nokufa.”

11. U-Elisha wayesemgqolozela, UHazayeli waze waba namahloni. Wayeseqhumuka ekhala umuntu kaNkulunkulu.

12. UHazayeli wathi: “Inkosi yami ikhalelani na?” Yathi: “Ngokuba ngiyazi okubi oyakukwenza kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli; uyakuthungela izinqaba zabo ngomlilo, ubulale izinsizwa zabo ngenkemba, uphahlaze izingane zabo, uqaqe abesifazane babo abakhulelweyo.”

13. Kepha uHazayeli wathi: “Kodwa iyini inceku yakho eyinja nje ukuba yenze le nto enkulu na?” Wathi u-Elisha: “UJehova ungibonisile ukuthi uyakuba yinkosi e-Aramu.”

14. Wayesesuka ku-Elisha, weza enkosini yakhe; yathi kuye: “Utheni kuwe na?” Wathi: “Uthe kimi uyakusinda nokusinda.”

15. Kepha kwathi ngangomuso wathatha indwangu embozayo, wayicwilisa emanzini, wayimboza ubuso ngayo, yafa; uHazayeli waba yinkosi esikhundleni sayo.

16. Ngomnyaka wesihlanu kaJoramu indodana ka-Ahabi inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, uJehoshafati eyinkosi kwaJuda, uJehoramu, indodana kaJehoshafati, inkosi yakwaJuda, waba yinkosi.

17. Wayeneminyaka engamashumi amathathu nambili ekuqaleni kwakhe ukubusa; wabusa iminyaka eyisishiyagalombili eJerusalema.

18. Wahamba ngendlela yamakhosi akwa-Israyeli njengokwenza kwendlu ka-Ahabi, ngokuba indodakazi ka-Ahabi yayingumkakhe; wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova.

19. Kepha uJehova akathandanga ukuchitha uJuda ngenxa kaDavide inceku yakhe njengokusho kwakhe kuye ukuthi uyakumnika yena nabantwana bakhe isibani izinsuku zonke.

20. Emihleni yakhe u-Edomi wahlubuka phansi kwesandla sakwaJuda, wazibekela inkosi.

21. UJoramu wayesewelela eSayiri, nazo zonke izinqola zakhe zinaye; wavuka ebusuku, wamchitha u-Edomi omhaqileyo nxazonke, nezinduna zezinqola, kepha abantu babalekela ematendeni abo.

22. Wahlubuka-ke u-Edomi phansi kwesandla sakwaJuda kuze kube namuhla. Khona lahlubuka neLibina ngasona leso sikhathi.

23. Ezinye izindaba zikaJoramu nakho konke akwenzayo angithi kulotshiwe encwadini yezindaba zemihla ngemihla yamakhosi akwaJuda na?

24. UJoramu wayeselala koyise, wembelwa koyise emzini kaDavide; u-Ahaziya indodana yakhe waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.

25. Ngomnyaka weshumi nambili kaJoramu indodana ka-Ahabi inkosi yakwa-Israyeli u-Ahaziya indodana kaJehoramu inkosi yakwaJuda waba yinkosi.

26. U-Ahaziya waba yinkosi eneminyaka engamashumi amabili nambili, wabusa umnyaka eJerusalema; igama likanina lalingu-Athaliya, indodakazi ka-Omri inkosi yakwa-Israyeli.

27. Wahamba ngendlela yendlu ka-Ahabi, wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova njengokwenza kwendlu ka-Ahabi, ngokuba wayengumkhwenyana wendlu ka-Ahabi.

28. Wahamba noJoramu, indodana ka-Ahabi, ukuba alwe noHazayeli inkosi yase-Aramu eRamoti Gileyadi; ama-Aramu amlimaza uJoramu.

29. Inkosi uJoramu yabuyela ukwelashwa eJizreyeli emanxebeni ayo ayemlimaze wona ama-Aramu eRama ekulweni kwayo noHazayeli inkosi yase-Aramu. U-Ahaziya, indodana kaJehoramu, inkosi yakwaJuda, wehlela ukumbona uJoramu, indodana ka-Ahabi eJizreyeli, ngokuba wayegula.