7 Bonkhe bashisa njengelihhavu, bashwabudzela babusi babo. Onkhe emakhosi abo ayawa, kute namunye emkhatsini wabo locela lusito kimi.”
Bhasha wabulala Nadabi ngemnyaka wesitsatfu wekubusa kwa-Asa, inkhosi yakaJuda, kwase kuba nguye inkhosi yaka-Israyeli.
Zimri watsi kube abone kutsi lidolobha selitfunjiwe, wayawubhaca enqabeni yesigodlo, walumeka sigodlo labekuso ngemlilo. Ngaleyo ndlela wafa
Kodvwa laba baka-Omri babonakala kutsi banemandla kunalaba bakaThibni, umsa waGinathi. Thibni wase uyafa, kwasala Omri ayinkhosi.
Jehu watsi: “Batsatseni baphila.” Ngako babatsatsa baphila, bababulalela eceleni kweBhethi Ekedi; bekungemadvodza langema-42. Jehu wacotfula imbokodvo nesisekelo ka-Ahabi.
Ngalesikhatsi kufika lencwadzi, labaholi batsatsa lamadvodzana aka-Ahabi langema-70 bawasontsa onkhe. Batsatsa letinhloko tawo batifaka etitjeni batitfumela kuJehu, eJezreyeli.
Shalumi, umsa waJabeshi, wakhela Zakhariya luzungu, wamenta silo sengubo embikwebantfu, wambulala, wangena esikhundleni sakhe, waba yinkhosi.
Menahemu, umsa waGadi, wesuka eThisa waya eSamariya. Wahlasela Shalumi, umsa waJabeshi, eSamariya, wambulala, kwase kuba nguye inkhosi.
Lenye yetinceku takhe, Phekha, umsa waRemaliya, wamakhela luzungu. Wabutsa emadvodza langema-50 akaGileyadi, wenta Phekahiya silo sengubo. Phekha wabulala Phekahiya kanye nabo-Agobu na-Ariye; wababulalela enqabeni yesigodlo saseSamariya. Phekha wase uba yinkhosi.
Hosheya, umsa wa-Ela, wakha luzungu ngaPhekha, umsa waRemaliya. Wambamba sigulukudvwana, wambulala, kwase kube nguye inkhosi ngemnyaka wema-20 wekubusa kwaJothamu, umsa wa-Uziya.
Jehu wase unsala butjoki bakhe wamjijimeta, umcibisholo wangena emhlabankhomo, wadzabula inhlitiyo ekhatsi, Joramu wadzilika encoleni yakhe.
Jehu wabamemeta watsi: “Khiphani Jezebeli, nimjike phansi!” Ngako bambamba bamkhipha ngelifasitelo, emasaphatelo engati yakhe abhoca lubondza kanye nemahhashi ngesikhatsi asamgcobagcoba ngetinselo tawo.
“Labangamesabi Nkulunkulu bafukamela lulaka, ngisho nome asababopha ngetinketane, abakhali bacele lusito.
Pho, bate yini lwati bonkhe labantfu labenta lokubi? Badla emandla ebantfu bami shangatsi badla sinkhwa, bangathandazi kuSomandla.
“Noko awukangibiti, wena Jakobe, awukatihluphi ngami, wena Israyeli.
Kusukela kadzenidzeni kute lowase weva, kute nendlebe leyase yeva, kute liso lelase labona lomunye Nkulunkulu ngaphandle kwakho, lomelela labo labalindzele yena.
Sonkhe sesifanana nebantfu labangcolile, nato tonkhe tento tetfu letinhle setifanana netidvwedvwe letingcolile. Sonkhe siyabuna njengelicembe, njengemoya tono tetfu tiyasiphephula.
Kute namunye lobita Libito lakho, nome lotimisela kubambelela kuwe, ngobe ubufihlile buso bakho kitsi, wasicedza ngenca yetono tetfu.
Kodvwa bantfu abakaphendvukeli kuye lowo lowabashaya, futsi abakamfunisisi Simakadze longuSomandla.
“Ngafuna umuntfu emkhatsini wabo labengakha lubondza eme embikwami esikhaleni, emele lelive, kuze ngingetikulibhubhisa, kodvwa angitfolanga namunye.
Njengobe kubhaliwe emtsetfweni waMosi, yonkhe lenhlekelele yehlele etikwetfu, kodvwa tsine sisengakabufunisisi buso baSimakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu, ngekutsi siphendvuke etonweni tetfu, sinakekele ngekucophelela liciniso lakho.
Iphi inkhosi yakho, kuze itewukusindzisa? Tiphi tikhulu takho kuwo onkhe lamadolobha akho lowakhuluma ngato, watsi: ‘Nginike inkhosi netikhulu’?
Ngiyawube sengibuyela endzaweni yami, baze balivume licala labo. Bayawufuna buso bami; baseselusizini lwabo bayawungifunisisa.”
Kutigcabha kwa-Israyeli kubufakazi lobumelene naye, kodvwa etikwako konkhe loko akabuyeli kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakhe, nome-ke amfune.
Abakhali kimi ngalokusuka etinhlitiyweni tabo, kodvwa balila emibhedzeni yabo. Babutsana ndzawonye babutsanele emabele neliwayini lelisha, kodvwa bangifulatsele mine.
Batibekela emakhosi bangakancutfulisi kimi, batikhetsela babusi bangakabonwa ngimi. Ngesiliva yabo nangegolide yabo batentela tithico letitababhubhisa bona.
Maye kulabo labacabanga imicabango lemibi, labo labatsi balele babe bangakalali bacabanga emasu ekwenta bubi! Kutsi kungasa bakwente loko bebakuhlosile, ngobe banemandla ekukwenta loko.