Anele abakhipha nje, enye yamadoda yathi kuye: “Yithi galo yephuka uphephise impilo yakho. Ungajeqezi emuva futhi ungami ngisho ethafeni. Phikelela ezintabeni, ngokuba ungase uficwe ngamathonsi abanzi.”
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Anele abakhipha nje, enye yamadoda yathi kuye: “Yithi galo yephuka uphephise impilo yakho. Ungajeqezi emuva futhi ungami ngisho ethafeni. Phikelela ezintabeni, ngokuba ungase uficwe ngamathonsi abanzi.”
Uyakumlahla u-Israyeli ngenxa yezono zikaJerobhowamu one ngazo, futhi wonisa ngazo u-Israyeli.”
Kwathi uma ebona kulula kuye ukulandela izono ezazenziwa nguJerobhowamu, indodana kaNebhathi, wathatha uJezebheli, indodakazi ka-Ethibhali, inkosi yaseSidoni, waba ngumkakhe. Wahamba wayokhonza uBhali, wakhuleka kuye.
Zaletha nebhali, nefoliji lamahhashi, namahhashi anejubane lapho zazikhona, kwaba yileyo naleyo njengokunqunyelwe yona.
Abantu bamakhela uzungu eJerusalema, wayesebalekela eLakhishi, kodwa bathumela eLakhishi emva kwakhe, bambulalela khona.
Inkosi yase-Asiriya yathumela abakhuzi bempi abakhulu, uRabi Sarisi, noRabi Shake ukuba basuke eLakhishi baye enkosini uHezikiya eJerusalema, benempi enkulu. Bakhuphuka, bafika eJerusalema. Bakhuphuka bafike bema ngasemseleni wechibi elisenhla elingasendleleni yeNsimu yoMhlanzi.
Wahamba ngendlela yamakhosi akwa-Israyeli, njengalokhu kwenza indlu ka-Ahabi, kwazise wayeganwe yindodakazi yakhe u-Ahabi. Wenza okubi emehlweni kaSimakade.
Emveni kwalokho lapho uSenaheribhi, inkosi yase-Asiriya, esevimbezele iLakhishi ngamabutho akhe wonke, wathumela izinceku zakhe eJerusalema kuHezekiya, inkosi yakwaJuda, nakuwo wonke uJuda owayeseJerusalema, nomyalezo othi:
Ungayibophela yini inyathi ukuba ilime, noma ihlelembe esigodini emva kwakho na?
UMose wathi ku-Aroni: “Benzeni kuwe laba bantu ukuba ubehlisele isono esingaka na?”
Inkosi yase-Asiriya yathumela uRabi Shake, esuka eLakhishi, waya eJerusalema enkosini uHezekiya, enempi enkulu; wamisa ngasemseleni wechibi elingenhla, elingasendleleni yeNsimu Yomhlanzi.
Wabuya uRabi Shake, wafumana inkosi yase-Asiriya ilwa neLibhina, ngokuba wayezwile ukuthi isukile eLakhishi.
Ubonile ukuthi ngakho konke ukungethembeki kwakhe u-Israyeli, ohlubukayo angenqenanga ukumnika incwadi yesehlukaniso, nokho udadewabo uJuda akesabanga, naye uhambile wayofeba.
ngesikhathi impi yenkosi yaseBhabhele ilwa neJerusalema nemizi yonke yakwaJuda eseleyo, iLakhishi ne-Azeka, ngokuba yiyo imizi ebiyelweyo eyayisele emizini yakwaJuda.
Yonke imizi iyabaleka ngenxa yomsindo wabamahhashi, nowabaciba ngemicibisholo; abantu bangena emahlokozini, bakhuphukele emadwaleni; imizi yonke isele dengwane, akusekho ohlala kuyo.
“Udadewabo u-Oholiba wakubona lokho, kodwa wonakala ngokwedlulele kunaye ekukhanukeni kwakhe, nasebufebeni bakhe obabedlula obukadadewabo.
Konke lokhu kungenxa yesiphambeko sikaJakobe, nangenxa yezono zendlu ka-Israyeli. Ngubani owaphambukisa uJakobe? Akusilo yini iSamariya na? Ngubani izindawo eziphakemeyo zakwaJuda? Akusilo yini iJerusalema na?
Ngakho-ke u-Adoni Zedeki, inkosi yaseJerusalema, wathumela kuHohamu inkosi yaseHebhroni, nakuPhiramu inkosi yaseJarimuthi, nakuJafiya inkosi yaseLakhishi, nakuDebhiri inkosi yase-Egiloni, wathi:
“ ‘Kepha nginokumbalwa okungihluphayo ngawe, kukhona labo ababambelele emfundisweni kaBhalami owafundisa uBhalaki ukuba abeke isikhubekiso phambi kwabantu bakwa-Israyeli ukuba badle okuhlatshelwe izithombe nokuthi bafebe.
“ ‘Kepha enginakho okungihluphayo ngawe, ukuthi uvumela owesifazane uJezebheli, lo ozibiza ngomphrofethikazi, ukuba afundise, adukise izinceku zami ukuze zifebe, futhi zidle okuhlatshelwe izithombe.