2 AmaKhosi 7 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

2 Amakhosi 7

¹ Wayesethi u-Elisha: “Yizwani izwi likaJehova; Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Kusasa ngalesi sikhathi iseya lempuphu ecolekileyo liyakuthengiswa ngeshekeli, namaseya amabili ebhali ngeshekeli esangweni laseSamariya.

² Umnumzane inkosi encike esandleni sakhe wamphendula umuntu kaNkulunkulu, wathi: “Bheka, uma uJehova efuna ukwenza amafasitele ezulwini, le ndaba ingenzeka na? Wathi: “Bheka, uyakukubona ngamehlo akho, kepha ungadli kukho.”

³ Kwakukhona amadoda amane anochoko ngasemnyango wesango, athi omunye komunye: “Sihlaleleni lapha size sife na?

⁴ Uma sithi: ‘Siyakungena emzini, kuyakuba khona indlala emzini, sifele khona; uma sihlala lapha, siyakufa nathi. Wozani manje, siwele phambi kwempi yama-Aramu; uma besigcina siphila, siyakuphila; uma besibulala, siyakufa.

⁵ Basuka kuhwelela ukuya ekamu lama-Aramu; sebefike ekupheleni kwekamu lama-Aramu, kwakungekho muntu lapho.

⁶ Ngokuba uJehova wenza ukuba impi yama-Aramu izwe umsindo wezinqola nomsindo wamahhashi, yebo, umsindo wempi enkulu; bathi omunye komunye: “Bhekani, inkosi yakwa-Israyeli isiqashile amakhosi. AmaHeti namakhosi aseGibithe ukuba asehlele.

⁷ Base besukuma, babaleka kuhwelela, bashiya amatende abo, namahhashi abo, nezimbongolo zabo, ikamu linjengoba linjalo, babaleka ukuze basindise ukuphila kwabo.

⁸ Laba abanochoko sebefike ekugcineni kwekamu, bangena kwelinye itende, badla, baphuza, bathatha khona isiliva negolide nezingubo, bakuthukusa; wabuya, wangena kwelinye itende, wathatha nakhona, waya wakucashisa.

⁹ Base bethi omunye komunye: “Akusihambi kahle; lolu suku lungusuku lwezindaba ezinhle, kepha sithule; uma silibala kuze kuse, ububi buyasehlela; woza manje, ukuze sihambe sitshele abendlu yenkosi.

¹⁰ Base befika babiza umlindisango womuzi, bamtshela ukuthi: “Safika ekamu lama-Aramu, bheka, kwakungekho muntu lapho, nezwi lomuntu, kuphela amahhashi ahlonyiweyo nezimbongolo ezihlonyiwe, namatende njengoba ayenjalo.

¹¹ Wabiza abalindisango; bakubika endlini yenkosi.

¹² Inkosi yasivuka ebusuku, yathi ezincekwini zayo: “Ake nginitshele lokho ama-Aramu akwenza kithi. Bayazi ukuthi silambile; ngalokho baphuma ekamu ukuze bacashe endle, bathi: “Uma bephuma emzini, siyakubamba bephila, singene emzini;

¹³ Enye yezinceku zayo yaphendula yathi: “Mabathathe amahlanu emahhashini asele emzini, bheka, anjengesixuku sonke sakwa-Israyeli esasisele kuwo; Ngithi, banjengesixuku sonke sabantwana bakwa-Israyeli ababhubhayo: masithumele, sibone.

¹⁴ Base bethatha amahhashi empi amabili; inkosi yaxosha impi yama-Aramu, yathi: “Hambani nibone;

¹⁵ Bawalandela baze bafika eJordani, bheka, yonke indlela yayigcwele izingubo nezitsha ama-Aramu ayezilahlile ngokuphamaza kwawo. Zabuya izithunywa, zayibikela inkosi.

¹⁶ Amadoda aphuma, aphanga amathente ama-Aramu. Ngakho iseya lempuphu ecolekileyo lathengiswa ngeshekeli, namaseya amabili ebhali ngeshekeli njengezwi likaJehova.

¹⁷ Inkosi yayisibeka inkosi eyencike esandleni sayo ukuba ilawule isango; abantu bamnyathela esangweni, wafa njengokusho komuntu kaNkulunkulu owakhuluma ekufikeni kwenkosi kuye.

¹⁸ Umuntu kaNkulunkulu wakhuluma enkosini wathi: “Kusasa ngalesi sikhathi amaseya amabili ebhali ngeshekeli neseya lempuphu ecolekileyo ngeshekeli kuyakuba khona esangweni laseSamariya ngalesi sikhathi.

¹⁹ Lowo mnumzane wamphendula umuntu kaNkulunkulu, wathi: “Bheka-ke, uma uJehova enza amafasitele ezulwini, ingaba khona into enjalo na? Wathi: “Bheka, uyakukubona ngamehlo akho, kepha ungadli kukho.”

²⁰ Kwamehlela-ke, ngokuba abantu bamnyathela esangweni, wafa.