23 Angekhe kusakhanya isibani kuwe; itjhada lokusina kwedwendwe angekhe lisezwakala kuwe; abarhwebi bakho bebaziinkhulu zephasi, begodu ngobuloyi bakho walutha zoke izizwe.
Lokha uJehoramu nakabona uJehu wabuza wathi: “Uze ngokuthula na, Jehu?” UJehu waphendula wathi: “Kungaba njani nokuthula nangabe ubungwadla nobuloyi bakanyoko u-Izebeli busarhagele kangaka?”
kukangaki isibani sazo sicinywa na? Kukangaki zehlelwa yihlekelele ezifaneleko? Ingabe uZimu uyazabela ukubhujiswa etukuthelwenakhe na?
ngombana alikho ilingomuso kowenza okumbi nesibani seenkhohlakali siyacima.
Ngubani ohlele lokhu ngokujamelana neTirosi na? Idorobheli belimthwesi weenhlohlo, abarhwebi balo bekumakhosana nabathengisi balo bebabahlonitjhwa ephasini.
Kodwana izintwezi zizokwehlela zombili ngesikhatjhana, ngalanga linye. Iye, ukuloba abantwana nokuba mhlolokazi kuzakwehlela phezu kwakho ngamandla, phezu kobana unobuloyikazi obunengi namalumbo anamandla.
Ngambala nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini, uMninimandlawoke, uZimu wakwa-Israyeli, ‘Emihlenenu, iye phambi kwenu, ngizakuphelisa amatjhada wethabo nokujabula kanye namaphimbo wabakhwenyana newabomalukazana endaweni le.’
“Ngizakususa phakathi kwabo itjhada lokujabula nokujekezela, ilizwi lomkhwenyana nephimbo lomlobokazi, itjhada lamatje wokugaya kanye nomkhanyo wesibani.
Ngizakuphelisa itjhada lokujabula nokuthaba, nephimbo lomlobokazi nomkhwenyana emadorobheni wakwaJuda neendledlaneni zeJerusalema ngombana inarha izabe inganamuntu.”
Koke lokhu kungebanga lobungwadla bengwadla, enejamo elilulubezako, umtjhotjhozeli wobuloyi, okhaphela izizwe ukuze azuze, akhaphele abantu ngobuloyi bakhe.
Bamnamathela ngombana gade sele abarare isikhathi eside ngemilingo yakhe.
Ngalokho waphoswa phasi unomrhaso omkhulu, inyoka endala ekuthiwa nguMtjoli noSathana, umkhohlisi wephasi loke; iye, waphoselwa ephasini neengilozi zakhe zalahlwa naye.
iye, leyo amakhosi wephasi agile nayo imikhuba yobungwadla, bekwathi ngewayini lobungwadla bayo kwadakwa abahlezi ephasini.”
Epandla yakhe bekunebizo elitlolwe ifihlo ethi: “Bhabheli elikulu, nina weengwadla namanyala wephasi.”
Umkenenezo wombethi weharibha nabakhaleli, wabavuthela iimfudu neempalapala, awusoze usazwakala kuwe nososino wananyana ngiliphi irhwebo, akasoze asafunyanwa kuwe; ngitjho itjhada elibangwa lilitje lokusila angekhe libuye godu lizwakale ngaphakathi kwakho.
Ngebanga lokobana zoke izizwe zisele iwayini elihlanyisako lobungwadla balo, amakhosi wephasi ahlobonge nalo, nabarhwebi bephasi banjingile ngomnotho wokutamasa kwalo.”
Amakhosi wephasi agade ahlobonga nalo begodu aphila nalo ngokutamasa, ayokulilela apongoloze ngalo lokha nakabona ukwenyuka kwentuthu yokutjha kwalo.
Kodwana amatjhatjha, abangakholwako, abasilapheleko, ababulali, iinhlobongi, abenza imilingo, abalotjha abosingazimu nabo boke abaleya amanga isabelo sabo sizakuba selitsheni elivuthako lomlilo nesibabuli, okukukufa kwesibili.”
Ngaphandle kunezinja, abaloyi, iinhlobongi, ababulali, abalotjha iinthombe nabo boke abathanda nabenza ikohliso.
Angeze kusabakhona ubusuku, abasadingi ukukhanya kwesibani nanyana kwelanga ngombana uZimu uSomnini uzokuba kukhanya kwabo, bazakubusa naye nini nanini.
Amakhosi wephasi, ababusi, iinkhulu, iinjinga neemphathimandla, omunye nomunye, olikhoboka nokhululekileko, bazifihla emarharheni naphakathi kwamadwala weentaba;
Begodu azange baphenduke ekubulaleni, ebuloyini, ekungwadleni nekwebeni kwabo.