1 AmaKhosi 22 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

1 Amakhosi 22 U-Ahabi uyaxwayiswa

¹ Bahlala iminyaka emithathu kungekho ukulwa phakathi kwama-Aramu no-Israyeli.

² Ngomnyaka wesithathu uJehoshafati inkosi yakwaJuda wehlela enkosini yakwa-Israyeli.

³ Inkosi yakoIsrayeli yasisithi ezincekwini zayo: Liyakwazi yini ukuthi iRamothi kwaGileyadi lingelethu, kodwa sithule singalikhiphi esandleni senkosi yeAramu?

⁴ Wathi kuJehoshafati: “Uyakuhamba nami ukulwa nami eRamoti kwaGileyadi na?” UJehoshafati wasesithi enkosini yakoIsrayeli: Mina nginjengawe, abantu bami banjengabantu bakho, lamabhiza ami anjengamabhiza akho.

⁵ UJehoshafati wayesethi enkosini yakwa-Israyeli: “Buza izwi likaJehova namuhla.”

⁶ Inkosi yakoIsrayeli yasibiza abaprofethi kungathi abantu abangamakhulu amane, yathi kubo: Ngiye yini eRamothi kwaGileyadi ngilwe, kumbe ngiyeke? Bathi: Yenyukani; ngokuba uJehova uyakulinikela esandleni senkosi.

⁷ UJehoshafati wathi: “Akekho omunye umprofethi kaJehova lapha ukuba abuze kuye na?”

⁸ Inkosi yakwa-Israyeli yathi kuJehoshafati: “Kusenendoda eyodwa, uMika, indodana kaJimila, esingabuza ngayo kuJehova; kodwa ngiyamzonda; ngoba akaprofethi okuhle ngami, kodwa okubi. UJehoshafati wathi: “Mayingasho njalo inkosi.

⁹ Inkosi yakoIsrayeli yasibiza induna, yathi: Shesha lapha uMika indodana kaJimla.

¹⁰ Inkosi yakwa-Israyeli noJehoshafati, inkosi yakwaJuda, babehlezi, kwaba yilowo nalowo esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi, bembethe izingubo zabo endaweni eyize, ekungeneni kwesango laseSamariya; bonke abaprofethi baprofetha phambi kwabo.

¹¹ USedekiya indodana kaKhenana wazenzela izimpondo zensimbi, wathi: “Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: ‘Ngalezi uyakuqhubukusha ama-Aramu uze uwaqede.

¹² Bonke abaprofethi baprofetha kanje, bathi: “Khuphukela eRamoti kwaGileyadi, libe nempumelelo, ngokuba uJehova uyakulinikela esandleni senkosi.”

¹³ Isithunywa esasiyembiza uMika sakhuluma kuye, sathi: “Bheka, amazwi abaprofethi ngamlomo munye ashumayela okuhle enkosini; izwi lakho malibe njengezwi lomunye wabo, ukhulume okuhle.

¹⁴ Wayesethi uMika: “Kuphila kukaJehova, lokho uJehova akusho kimi, ngiyakukhuluma.”

¹⁵ Wayesefika enkosini. Inkosi yathi kuye: “Mika, siye eRamoti kwaGileyadi ukulwa, noma siyishiye yodwa na? Wathi kuye: “Hamba ube nempumelelo, ngokuba uJehova uyakulinikela esandleni senkosi.”

¹⁶ Inkosi yasisithi kuye: Ngizakufungisa kangaki ukuthi ungangitsheli okunye ngaphandle kweqiniso ebizweni le Nkosi?

¹⁷ Wathi: “Ngabona wonke u-Israyeli ehlakazekile ezintabeni njengezimvu ezingenamalusi; uJehova wathi: “Abanankosi; mababuyele, kube yilowo nalowo endlini yakhe ngokuthula.

¹⁸ Inkosi yakwa-Israyeli yathi kuJehoshafati: “Angikutshelanga yini ukuthi akayikuprofetha okuhle ngami kuphela okubi na?

¹⁹ Wathi: “Yizwani-ke izwi likaJehova: Ngabona uJehova ehlezi esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi, nebandla lonke lasezulwini limi ngakuye ngakwesokunene sakhe nangakwesokhohlo sakhe.

²⁰ Wayesethi uJehova: “Ngubani oyakuyenga u-Ahabi ukuba enyuke, afele eRamoti kwaGileyadi na? Futhi omunye washo kanje, futhi omunye washo ukuthi.

²¹ Kwaphuma umoya, wema phambi kukaJehova, wathi: “Mina ngizomyenga.”

²² INkosi yasisithi kuye: Ngani? Wathi: Ngiyakuphuma, ngibe ngumoya wamanga emlonyeni wabo bonke abaprofethi bakhe. Futhi wathi: Kumele umkholise futhi futhi umnqobe; phuma wenze njalo.

²³ Manje, bheka, uJehova ubeke umoya wamanga emlonyeni wabo bonke laba baprofethi bakho, futhi uJehova ukhulume kabi ngawe.

²⁴ UZedekhiya indodana kaKhenana wasesondela, wamtshaya uMika esihlathini, wathi: UMoya we Nkosi uhambe ngayiphi indlela esuka kimi ukuyakhuluma kuwe?

²⁵ Wayesethi uMika: “Bheka, uyakukubona ngalolo suku, uma ungena ekamelweni ukuba ucashe.

²⁶ Inkosi yakwa-Israyeli yathi: “Mthathe uMika, umbuyisele ku-Amoni, umbusi womuzi, nakuJowashi indodana yenkosi;

²⁷ Wathi: “Isho kanje inkosi, ithi: Fakani lo muntu etilongweni, nimundle ngesinkwa sokuhlupheka namanzi osizi, ngize ngibuye ngokuthula.

²⁸ Wathi uMika: “Uma ubuya nokubuya ngokuthula, uJehova akakhulumanga ngami.” Wathi: Lalelani nina bantu nonke!

²⁹ Inkosi yakwa-Israyeli noJehoshafati inkosi yakwaJuda base bekhuphukela eRamoti kwaGileyadi.

³⁰ Inkosi yakwa-Israyeli yathi kuJehoshafati: “Ngiyakuziguqula, ngingene ekulweni; kodwa gqokani izingubo zenu. Inkosi yakwa-Israyeli yaziguqula, yangena ekulweni.

³¹ Kepha inkosi yase-Aramu yayala izinduna zayo ezingamashumi amathathu nambili ezazibusa izinqola zayo, yathi: “Ningalwi nomncane noma omkhulu, kuphela nenkosi yakwa-Israyeli kuphela.

³² Lapho izinduna zezinqola zibona uJehoshafati zathi: “Lo uyinkosi yakwa-Israyeli impela.” Base befulathela ukulwa naye, uJehoshafati wakhala.

³³ Lapho izinduna zezinqola zibona ukuthi kwakungeyona inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, zaphenduka zamxosha.

³⁴ Umuntu othile wansala umnsalo ngokuzuma nje, wagwaza inkosi yakwa-Israyeli phakathi nokuhlangana kwephini. Ngoba ngilimele.

³⁵ Impi yakhula ngalolo suku; inkosi yahlala enqoleni yayo phambi kwama-Aramu, yafa sekuhlwile; igazi lagobhoza enxebeni lenqola.

³⁶ Ekushoneni kwelanga kwaphuma isimemezelo phakathi kwebandla lonke, sithi: “Yilowo nalowo makaye emzini wakubo, kube yilowo nalowo ezweni lakubo.”

³⁷ Yasifa inkosi, yalethwa eSamariya; bayimbela inkosi eSamariya.

³⁸ Basebegeza inqola echibini leSamariya; izinja zaxhapha igazi lakhe; bazigeza izikhali zakhe; njengezwi likaJehova alikhulumayo.

³⁹ Ezinye izindaba zika-Ahabi, nakho konke akwenzayo, nendlu yophondo lwendlovu ayakhayo, nemizi yonke ayakhayo, angithi kulotshiwe encwadini yezindaba zemihla ngemihla yamakhosi akwa-Israyeli na?

⁴⁰ U-Ahabi wayeselala koyise; u-Ahaziya indodana yakhe waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.

⁴¹ UJehoshafati indodana ka-Asa waqala ukubusa kwaJuda ngomnyaka wesine ka-Ahabi inkosi yakwa-Israyeli.

⁴² UJehoshafati wayeneminyaka engamashumi amathathu nanhlanu ekuqaleni kwakhe ukubusa; wabusa iminyaka engamashumi amabili nanhlanu eJerusalema. Igama likanina lalingu-Asuba indodakazi kaSilehi.

⁴³ Wahamba ezindleleni zonke zika-Asa uyise; akaphambukanga kukho ngokwenza okulungile emehlweni kaJehova; kodwa izindawo eziphakemeyo azisuswanga; ngoba abantu babesahlaba ezindaweni eziphakemeyo, bathunqa intuthu.

⁴⁴ UJehoshafati wenza ukuthula nenkosi yakwa-Israyeli.

⁴⁵ Ezinye izindaba zikaJehoshafati namandla akhe awazenzayo, nokulwa kwakhe, angithi kulotshiwe encwadini yezindaba zemihla ngemihla yamakhosi akwaJuda na?

⁴⁶ Insali yabaseSodoma eyayisele emihleni kayise u-Asa wayikhipha ezweni.

⁴⁷ Kwakungekho nkosi kwa-Edomi ngaleso sikhathi;

⁴⁸ UJehoshafati wenza imikhumbi evela eTharishishi ukuya e-Ofiri ukulanda igolide; kodwa kabahambanga; ngoba imikhumbi yaphuka e-Esiongeber.

⁴⁹ U-Ahaziya indodana ka-Ahabi wayesethi kuJehoshafati: “Izinceku zami mazihambe nezinceku zakho ngemikhumbi.” Kepha uJehoshafati akavumanga.

⁵⁰ UJehoshafati wayeselala koyise, wembelwa koyise emzini kaDavide uyise; uJehoramu indodana yakhe waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.

⁵¹ U-Ahaziya indodana ka-Ahabi waba yinkosi phezu kuka-Israyeli eSamariya ngomnyaka weshumi nesikhombisa kaJehoshafati inkosi yakwaJuda, wabusa phezu kuka-Israyeli iminyaka emibili.

⁵² Wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova, wahamba ngendlela kayise, nangendlela kanina, nangendlela kaJerobowamu, indodana kaNebati, owonisa u-Israyeli.

⁵³ Wakhonza uBhali, wamkhothamela, waklolodela uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli njengoba nje uyise ayenzile.