1 AmaKhosi 20 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

1 Amakhosi 20 UBhenihadadi, inkosi yase-Aramu, uthumela umlayezo ku-Ahabi

¹ UBenihadadi inkosi yase-Aramu wabutha yonke impi yakhe, namakhosi angamashumi amathathu nambili kanye naye, namahhashi, nezinqola; wenyuka wavimbezela iSamariya, walwa nalo.

² Wathuma izithunywa ku-Ahabi inkosi yakwa-Israyeli emzini, wathi kuye: “Usho kanje uBeni Hadadi:

³ Isiliva lakho negolide lakho kungokwami; nabafazi bakho nabantwana bakho, ngisho abahle kakhulu, bangabami.

⁴ Inkosi yakoIsrayeli yasiphendula yathi: Nkosi yami, nkosi, njengelizwi lakho; ngingowakho lakho konke engilakho.

⁵ Izithunywa zabuya, zathi: “Usho kanje uBenihadadi, ngokuthi: ‘Ngithumele kuwe ukuthi: ‘Uyakunginika isiliva lakho, negolide lakho, nomkakho, nabantwana bakho;

⁶ Kepha kusasa ngalesi sikhathi ngiyakuthuma izinceku zami kuwe, zihlole indlu yakho nezindlu zezinceku zakho; futhi noma yini ethandekayo emehlweni akho, kumelwe bayinikele esandleni sabo bayithathe.

⁷ Inkosi yakwa-Israyeli yayisibiza onke amalunga ezwe, yathi: “Bhekani, nibone ukuthi lo muntu ufuna okubi, ngokuba uthumele kimi omkami nabantwana bami, nesiliva lami negolide lami; futhi angizange ngimphike.

⁸ Onke amalunga nabo bonke abantu bathi kuye: “Ungamlaleli, ungavumelani.”

⁹ Wayesethi kuzo izithunywa zikaBeni Hadadi: “Shonini enkosini yami, inkosi, ukuthi: Konke owakuthuma encekwini yakho ekuqaleni, ngiyakukwenza; kodwa le nto angiyikuyenza. Zahamba izithunywa zamtshela futhi.

¹⁰ UBenihadadi wayesethumela kuye, wathi: “Mabenze njalo kimi onkulunkulu, bangezelele kanjalo, uma uthuli lwaseSamariya lunganele ukuzalisa izandla zabo bonke abantu abangilandelayo.

¹¹ Inkosi yakoIsrayeli yasiphendula yathi: Lishoni kuye ukuthi: Obhinca ibhanti lakhe kangazibongi njengolikhumulayo.

¹² Lapho uBhenihadadi ezwa leli zwi esaphuza, yena namakhosi ematendeni, wathi ezincekwini zakhe: “Lungisani. Basebezihlela ukumelana lomuzi.

¹³ Bheka, kwafika umprofethi ku-Ahabi inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, wathi: “Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: “Usibonile sonke lesi sixuku esikhulu na? bheka, ngiyawunikela esandleni sakho namuhla; nizokwazi ukuthi nginguJehova.

¹⁴ U-Ahabi wathi: “Ngobani?” Wathi: “Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: ‘Ngezinsizwa zezikhulu zezifunda. Wathi: “Ngubani oyakuyala impi na?” Futhi waphendula: Wena!

¹⁵ Wabala izinsizwa zezikhulu zezifunda, zazingamakhulu amabili namashumi amathathu nambili; emva kwabo wabala bonke abantu, bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, izinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa.

¹⁶ Basebephuma ntambama. Kepha uBehadadi wadakwa emadokodweni, yena namakhosi, amakhosi angamashumi amathathu nambili amsizayo.

¹⁷ Izinsizwa zezikhulu zezifunda zaphuma kuqala; uBhenihadadi wathumela, bamtshela ukuthi: “Kufike amadoda evela eSamariya.

¹⁸ Wathi: “Uma bephumele ukuthula, babambeni bephila; uma bephuma impi, babambe bephila.

¹⁹ Lezi zinsizwa zezikhulu zezifunda zaphuma emzini nebutho elibalandela.

²⁰ Babulala, kwaba yilowo nalowo umuntu wakhe, abaleka ama-Aramu; u-Israyeli wabaxosha; uBenihadadi inkosi yase-Aramu waphunyuka ngehhashi nabamahhashi.

²¹ Inkosi yakwa-Israyeli yaphuma, yanqoba amahhashi nezinqola, yawachitha ama-Aramu ngokuceka okukhulu.

²² Wayesefika umprofethi enkosini yakwa-Israyeli, wathi kuyo: “Hamba, uziqinise, ubuke, ubone okwenzayo, ngokuba ekuveleni komnyaka inkosi yase-Aramu iyakufika ukulwa nawe.

²³ Izinceku zenkosi yase-Aramu zathi kuye: “Onkulunkulu babo bangonkulunkulu basezintabeni; ngakho-ke babenamandla kunathi; kodwa masilwe nabo ethafeni, khona siyakuqina impela kunabo.

²⁴ Yenza lokhu: Susa amakhosi, kube yilowo nalowo endaweni yakhe, ubeke ababusi emakamelweni abo;

²⁵ Zibalele impi njengebutho elilahlekileyo, ihhashi esikhundleni sehhashi, nenqola esikhundleni senqola; futhi siyolwa nabo ethafeni, futhi ngokuqinisekile siyoba namandla kunabo. Walalela izwi labo, wenza njalo.

²⁶ Kwasekusithi ekuthwaseni komnyaka, uBenihadadi wabala amaAramu, wenyukela eAfeki ukuyalwa loIsrayeli.

²⁷ Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli basebebalwa, bonke batholakala, bahambela kubo; kepha ama-Aramu agcwalisa izwe.

²⁸ Kwasekufika umuntu kaNkulunkulu, wakhuluma enkosini yakoIsrayeli, wathi: Itsho njalo iNkosi: Ngoba amaAramu athi: I Nkosi inguNkulunkulu wezintaba, kodwa kayisuye uNkulunkulu wezigodi; nikela esandleni sakho sonke lesi sixuku esikhulu, nazi ukuthi nginguJehova.

²⁹ Bakanisa izinsuku eziyisikhombisa omunye nomunye. Kwathi ngosuku lwesikhombisa kwafika ukulwa, abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babulala kuma-Aramu abantu abayimigundatshani abayizinkulungwane eziyikhulu ngalusuku lunye.

³⁰ Kepha abanye babalekela e-Afeki emzini; kwawela ugange phezu kwamadoda ayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nesikhombisa. UBhenihadadi wabaleka, wangena emzini ekamelweni elingaphakathi.

³¹ Izinceku zakhe zathi kuye: “Bheka, sizwile ukuthi amakhosi endlu yakwa-Israyeli angamakhosi anomusa; masigqoke izingubo zokulila ezinkalweni zethu, nezintambo emakhanda ethu, siphumele enkosini yakwa-Israyeli, mhlawumbe ingasindisa ukuphila kwakho.

³² Base bebhinca izingubo zokulila okhalweni lwabo, babopha izintambo emakhanda abo, bafika enkosini yakwa-Israyeli, bathi: “Ithi inceku yakho uBeni Hadadi: ‘Ngiyeke ngiphile. Wathi: “Usaphila na?” Ungumfowethu.

³³ Amadoda aqaphelisisa ukuthi kukhona yini okwakuza kuvela kuye, akubamba masinyane; bathi: “Umfowenu uBeni Hadadi.” Wathi: “Hambani nimlethe.” UBenihadadi wayesephumela kuye; wamvumela ukuba agibele enqoleni.

³⁴ UBeni Hadadi wayesethi kuye: “Imizi ubaba ayithatha kuyihlo ngiyakuyibuyisela; uyakuzenzela izitaladi eDamaseku njengalokho ubaba azenzela eSamariya. Wayesethi u-Ahabi: “Ngiyakunimukisa ngalesi sivumelwano.” Futhi wenza isivumelwano naye, wammukisa.

³⁵ Umuntu othile wamadodana abaprofethi wathi ngezwi likaJehova kumakhelwane wakhe: “Ngishaye! Nendoda yenqaba ukumshaya.

³⁶ Wathi kuye: “Ngokuba ungalilalelanga izwi likaJehova, bheka, ekuphumeni kwakho kimi, ingonyama izokubulala.” Esesukile kuye, ingonyama yamfumana, yambulala.

³⁷ Wafumana omunye umuntu, wathi: “Ngishaye.” Lowo muntu wamshaya, wamlimaza ngokugalela.

³⁸ Khona umprofethi wahamba walinda inkosi endleleni, wayifihla ngomlotha ebusweni bayo.

³⁹ Kwathi inkosi idlula, yabiza inkosi, yathi: “Inceku yakho yaphuma phakathi nokulwa; bheka, kwaphenduka umuntu, waletha kimi umuntu, wathi: “Linda lo muntu;

⁴⁰ Kwathi inceku yakho isasebenza lapha nalaphaya, yamuka; Inkosi yakwa-Israyeli yathi kuye: “Kuyakuba njalo ukwahlulelwa kwakho; Uzinqumele wena.

⁴¹ Washesha wasusa umlotha ebusweni bakhe; futhi inkosi yakwa-Israyeli yamhlukanisa njengomunye wabaprofethi.

⁴² Wathi kuye: “Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: ‘Ngokuba ukhululile umuntu esandleni sakho engambeka ukuba ambhubhise ngokufa, umphefumulo wakho uyakuba esikhundleni sokuphila kwakhe, nabantu bakho esikhundleni sabantu bakhe.’

⁴³ Inkosi yakwa-Israyeli yahamba idangele futhi ithukuthele endlini yayo, yafika eSamariya.