1 AmaKhosi 21 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

1 Amakhosi 21

¹ Emva kwalokho uNaboti waseJizreyeli wayenesivini esasiseJizreyeli ngasesigodlweni sika-Ahabi inkosi yaseSamariya.

² U-Ahabi wakhuluma kuNaboti, wathi: “Nginike isivini sakho ukuba sibe yisivande semifino, ngokuba siseduze nendlu yami; futhi esikhundleni saso ngiyakukunika isivini esingcono kunalesi; noma uma kukuhle emehlweni akho, ngiyakukunika inani lakho ngemali.

³ UNaboti wasesithi kuAhabi: UJehova kangivimbe ekukunikeni ilifa labobaba.

⁴ U-Ahabi wangena endlini yakhe edangele, ethukuthele ngenxa yezwi uNaboti waseJizreyeli abelikhulume kuye; ngoba wathi: Kangiyikukunika ilifa labobaba. Walala embhedeni wakhe, wafulathela ubuso bakhe, akadlanga sinkwa.

⁵ Kepha u-Izebeli umkakhe wafika kuye, wathi kuye: “Udangeleni umoya wakho ukuba ungadli isinkwa na?

⁶ Wathi kuye: “Ngokuba ngakhuluma kuNaboti waseJizreyeli, ngathi kuye: ‘Nginike isivini sakho ngemali; noma uma uthanda, ngizakukunika esinye isivini esikhundleni saso; waphendula wathi: Kangiyikukunika isivini sami.

⁷ Wayesethi umkakhe u-Izebeli kuye: “Manje nguwe obusa umbuso wakwa-Israyeli na? vuka udle isinkwa, inhliziyo yakho ijabule; Ngizokunika isivini sikaNaboti waseJizreyeli.

⁸ Khona-ke waloba izincwadi egameni lika-Ahabi, wazinamathelisa ngophawu lwakhe, wathumela izincwadi emadodeni amadala nasezikhulwini ezazisemzini wakhe, ezazihlala noNabhoti.

⁹ Wabhala ezincwadini wathi: “Memezelani usuku lokuzila ukudla, nimphakamise uNaboti phakathi kwabantu.”

¹⁰ libeke phambi kwakhe amadoda amabili, amadodana kaBheliyali, afakaze ngaye athi: Uthukile uNkulunkulu lenkosi; Bese nimkhiphela ngaphandle nimkhande ngamatshe, ukuze afe.

¹¹ Amadoda omuzi wakubo, amalunga nezikhulu ababehlala emzini wakhe, benza njengalokho u-Izebeli ebathuma, nanjengokulotshiweyo ezincwadini azithumelayo.

¹² Bamemezela ukuzila ukudla, babeka uNabhoti phezulu phakathi kwabantu.

¹³ Khona kwangena amadoda amabili, amadodana kaBheliyali, ahlala phambi kwakhe; abantu ababi bafakaza ngaye uNaboti phambi kwabantu, bathi: “UNabhoti uthukile uNkulunkulu nenkosi; Base bemkhiphela ngaphandle komuzi, bamkhanda ngamatshe, wafa.

¹⁴ Basebethumela kuJezebeli ukuthi: UNabhothi ukhandwe ngamatshe wafa.

¹⁵ Kwathi u-Izebeli esezwile ukuthi uNaboti ukhandwe ngamatshe wafa, u-Izebeli wathi ku-Ahabi: “Sukuma, uthathe isivini sikaNabhoti waseJizreyeli enqaba ukukunika sona ngemali, ngoba uNaboti akasekho, kodwa efile.

¹⁶ Kwathi u-Ahabi esezwile ukuthi uNaboti ufile, u-Ahabi wasuka, wehlela esivinini sikaNaboti waseJizreyeli ukuba asidle.

¹⁷ Izwi likaJehova lafika ku-Eliya waseThishibi, lathi:

¹⁸ Suka, wehle, ukuhlangabezana no-Ahabi, inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, oseSamariya; bheka, usesivinini sikaNaboti, lapho ehlele khona ukuyosidla.

¹⁹ Futhi kumelwe ukhulume kuye uthi: ‘Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Ingabe ubulele wathatha futhi? Uzakhuluma kuye, uthi: Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Endaweni lapho izinja zaxhapha khona igazi likaNabhoti, izinja ziyakukhotha igazi lakho, okungukuthi eyakho.

²⁰ UAhabi wasesithi kuElija: Ungitholile yini, sitha sami? Wathi: “Ngikutholile, ngokuba uzithengise ukwenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova.”

²¹ Bheka, ngiyakwehlisela okubi phezu kwakho, ngisuse inzalo yakho, nginqume ku-Ahabi olwa nomduli, noboshiwe nosala kwa-Israyeli;

²² ngiyakwenza indlu yakho ibe njengendlu kaJerobowamu indodana kaNebati nanjengendlu kaBahesa indodana ka-Ahiya ngenxa yokuklolodeka ongicunule ngakho, onisa ngakho u-Israyeli.

²³ UJehova wakhuluma nango-Izebeli, wathi: “Izinja ziyakumudla u-Izebeli odongeni lwaseJizreyeli.”

²⁴ Oka-Ahabi ofela emzini, izinja ziyakudliwa; ofela endle uyakudliwa yizinyoni zezulu.

²⁵ Kodwa akubangakho onjengo-Ahabi ozithengisele ukwenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova owavusa u-Izebeli umkakhe.

²⁶ Wenza izinengiso eziningi ngokulandela izithombe, njengalokho enza ama-Amori uJehova awaxosha phambi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.

²⁷ Kwathi u-Ahabi esizwa lawa mazwi, waklebhula izingubo zakhe, wembatha indwangu yesaka emzimbeni wakhe, wazila ukudla, walala ngendwangu yamasaka, wahamba kahle.

²⁸ Izwi likaJehova lafika ku-Eliya waseThishibi, lathi:

²⁹ Ubonile yini ukuthi u-Ahabi uyazithoba phambi kwami? ngokuba ezithobile phambi kwami, angiyikuletha okubi emihleni yakhe; kodwa ezinsukwini zendodana yakhe ngizakwehlisela ububi phezu kwendlu yakhe.