2 AmaKhosi 8 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

2 Amakhosi 8

¹ U-Elisha wayesekhuluma kowesifazane owavusa indodana yakhe, wathi: “Suka uhambe, wena nendlu yakho, uhlale njengowezizwe lapho ungagogobala khona, ngokuba uJehova ubize indlala; futhi kuyofika phezu kwezwe iminyaka eyisikhombisa.

² Owesifazane wayeseqeda, wenza njengezwi lomuntu kaNkulunkulu; wahamba nendlu yakhe, wagogobala iminyaka eyisikhombisa ezweni lamaFilisti.

³ Kwathi ekupheleni kweminyaka eyisikhombisa owesifazane wabuya ezweni lamaFilisti, waphuma ukuyobiza inkosi ngendlu yakhe nezwe lakhe.

⁴ Inkosi yasikhuluma kuGehazi, inceku yomuntu kaNkulunkulu, yathi: Ngitshele zonke izinto ezinkulu uEliza azenzileyo.

⁵ Esayilandisa inkosi ukuthi usisindise kanjani isidumbu, bheka, owesifazane owaphiliswa indodana yakhe wakhala enkosini ngendlu yakhe nezwe lakhe. Wayesethi uGehazi: “Nkosi yami, nkosi, ngowesifazane, nendodana yakhe ephilise u-Elisa;

⁶ Inkosi yasimbuza owesifazane, wayitshela. Inkosi yammisela induna ethile, yathi: “Buyisa konke okwakhe, nezithelo zonke zensimu kusukela osukwini asuka ngalo ezweni kuze kube manje.

⁷ U-Elisha wafika eDamaseku; uBehadadi inkosi yase-Aramu wayegula; watshelwa ukuthi: “Umuntu kaNkulunkulu ufikile lapha.”

⁸ Inkosi yasisithi kuHasayeli: Thatha isipho esandleni sakho, uyehlangabeza umuntu kaNkulunkulu, ubuze eNkosini ngaye, uthi: Ngizaphiliswa yini kulesi sifo?

⁹ UHazayeli wayesehamba ukumhlangabeza, waphatha kuye isipho sakho kuzo zonke izinto ezinhle zaseDamaseku, umthwalo wamakamela angamashumi amane, weza, wema phambi kwakhe, wathi: “Indodana yakho uBenihadadi, inkosi yase-Aramu, ingilethile kuwe. Wathuma ukuthi, Ngiyakusinda yini kulesi sifo na?

¹⁰ U-Elisha wathi kuye: “Hamba uthi kuye: ‘Uyakuphila nokuphuluka, kepha uJehova ungibonisile ukuthi uyakufa nokufa.’

¹¹ Waquma ubuso bakhe waze waba namahloni; umuntu kaNkulunkulu wakhala izinyembezi.

¹² UHasayeli wasesithi: Inkosi yami ililelani? Wathi: “Ngokuba ngiyazi okubi oyakukwenza kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli; uyakuthungela izinqaba zabo ngomlilo, izinsizwa zabo zinibulale ngenkemba, zichoboze abantwana babo, ziklebhule abesifazane babo nengane.

¹³ UHasayeli wasesithi: Kodwa inceku yakho iyini, iyinja, ukuthi yenze le into enkulu? U-Elisha wathi: “UJehova wangibonisa ukuthi uyakuba yinkosi e-Aramu.

¹⁴ Wayesemshiya u-Elisha, weza enkosini yakhe; bathi kuye: Wathini uElisa kuwe? Wathi: “Ungitshele ukuthi umelwe ukuphila nokusindiswa.”

¹⁵ Kwathi ngangomuso wathatha indwangu ewugqinsi, wayicwilisa emanzini, wayinemba ebusweni bakhe, yafa; uHasayeli waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.

¹⁶ Ngomnyaka wesihlanu kaJoramu indodana ka-Ahabi, inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, uJehoshafati eseyinkosi kwaJuda, uJoramu indodana kaJehoshafati inkosi yakwaJuda waba yinkosi.

¹⁷ Wayeneminyaka engamashumi amathathu nambili ekuqaleni kwakhe ukubusa; wabusa iminyaka eyisishiyagalombili eJerusalema.

¹⁸ Wahamba ngendlela yamakhosi akwa-Israyeli njengokwenza kwendlu ka-Ahabi, ngokuba indodakazi ka-Ahabi yayingumkakhe; wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova.

¹⁹ Kodwa uJehova kathandanga ukuchitha uJuda ngenxa kaDavida inceku yakhe njengokuthembisa kwakhe kuye ukuthi uzamnika isibane njalo langenxa yabantwana bakhe.

²⁰ Ezinsukwini zakhe u-Edomi wahlubuka phansi kwesandla sikaJuda, wabeka inkosi phezu kwabo.

²¹ UJoramu wayesewelela eSayiri nazo zonke izinqola kanye naye; wavuka ebusuku, wabachitha abakwa-Edomi ababemhaqile, nezinduna zezinqola; amadoda abalekela ematendeni awo.

²² Kepha u-Edomi wahlubuka phansi kwesandla sikaJuda kuze kube namuhla. ILibina yahlubuka ngaleso sikhathi.

²³ Ezinye izindaba zikaJoramu nakho konke akwenzayo angithi kulotshiwe encwadini yezindaba zemihla ngemihla yamakhosi akwaJuda na?

²⁴ UJoramu wayeselala koyise, wembelwa koyise emzini kaDavide; u-Ahaziya indodana yakhe waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.

²⁵ Ngomnyaka weshumi nambili kaJoramu indodana ka-Ahabi inkosi yakwa-Israyeli u-Ahaziya indodana kaJoramu inkosi yakwaJuda waba yinkosi.

²⁶ U-Ahaziya wayeneminyaka engamashumi amabili nambili ekuqaleni kwakhe ukubusa; wabusa umnyaka eJerusalema; Igama likanina lalingu-Athaliya, indodakazi ka-Omri, inkosi yakwa-Israyeli.

²⁷ Wahamba ngendlela yendlu ka-Ahabi, wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova njengendlu ka-Ahabi, ngokuba wayengumkhwenyana wendlu ka-Ahabi.

²⁸ Wahamba noJoramu, indodana ka-Ahabi, ukuya kulwa noHazayeli inkosi yase-Aramu eRamoti kwaGileyadi; ama-Aramu amlimaza uJoramu.

²⁹ Inkosi uJoramu yabuyela ukwelashwa eJizreyeli emanxebeni ayo ama-Aramu ayilimaza eRama ekulweni kwayo noHasayeli inkosi yase-Aramu. U-Ahaziya indodana kaJoramu inkosi yakwaJuda wehla ukuyobona uJoramu indodana ka-Ahabi eJizreyeli, ngokuba wayegula.