2 iziKronike 18 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

2 IziKronike 18 Ukufa kuka-Ahabi nokubaleka kuka-Israyeli

¹ UJehoshafati wayenengcebo nodumo ngokuchichimayo, wazihlanganisa no-Ahabi.

² Kwathi emva kweminyaka eminengi waya ku-Ahabi eSamariya. U-Ahabi wamhlabela yena nabantu ababe naye izimvu nezinkomo ngemihlambi, wamncenga ukuba akhuphuke naye eRamoti kwaGileyadi.

³ Wayesethi u-Ahabi inkosi yakwa-Israyeli kuJehoshafati inkosi yakwaJuda: “Uyakuhamba nami eRamoti kwaGileyadi na? Wathi kuye: “Nginjengawe nabantu bami njengabantu bakho; futhi sizoba nawe empini.

⁴ UJehoshafati wathi enkosini yakwa-Israyeli: “Buza izwi likaJehova namuhla.”

⁵ Ngakho inkosi yakwa-Israyeli yabiza abaprofethi abangamakhulu amane, yathi kubo: “Sihambe siyekulwa neRamoti kwaGileyadi, noma ngiyishiye yodwa na? Bathi: Yenyukani; ngoba uNkulunkulu uzalinikela esandleni senkosi.

⁶ Kepha uJehoshafati wathi: “Akukho mprofethi weNkosi lapha ukuba sibuze kuye na?”

⁷ Inkosi yakwa-Israyeli yathi kuJehoshafati: “Kusekhona indoda eyodwa esingabuza ngayo kuJehova; kodwa ngiyamzonda; ngokuba akaprofethanga okuhle kimi, kepha okubi njalo; lo nguMika indodana ka-Imla. UJehoshafati wathi: “Mayingasho njalo inkosi.

⁸ Inkosi yakwa-Israyeli yasibiza enye yezinceku zayo, yathi: “Sheshisa ulethe uMika indodana ka-Imla.”

⁹ Inkosi yakwa-Israyeli noJehoshafati inkosi yakwaJuda babeka omunye wabo esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi, bembethe izingubo zabo, bahlala endaweni eyize ekungeneni kwesango laseSamariya; bonke abaprofethi baprofetha phambi kwabo.

¹⁰ USedekiya, indodana kaKhenana, wazenzela izimpondo zensimbi, wathi: “Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: ‘Ngalezi niyakuxosha ama-Aramu aze aphele.

¹¹ Bonke abaprofethi baprofetha kanje, bathi: “Khuphukela eRamoti kwaGileyadi, libe nempumelelo, ngokuba uJehova uyakulinikela esandleni senkosi.”

¹² Isithunywa esasiyembiza uMika sakhuluma kuye, sathi: “Bheka, amazwi abaprofethi mahle enkosini nganhliziyonye; khona izwi lakho malibe njengenye yazo, ukhulume kahle.

¹³ Wayesethi uMika: “Kuphila kukaJehova, lokho uNkulunkulu wami akukhulumayo ngiyakukhuluma.”

¹⁴ Esefikile enkosini, inkosi yathi kuye: “Mika, siye ukulwa neRamoti kwaGileyadi, noma ngiyishiye yodwa na?” Wathi: “Phuma uphumelele, futhi bayakunikelwa esandleni sakho.”

¹⁵ Inkosi yasisithi kuye: Ngizakuyala kangaki ukuthi ungangitsheli lutho ngaphandle kweqiniso ebizweni leNkosi?

¹⁶ Wathi: “Ngabona wonke u-Israyeli ehlakazekile ezintabeni njengezimvu ezingenamalusi; uJehova wathi: “Abanankosi; khona-ke mababuyele, kube yilowo nalowo endlini yakhe ngokuthula.

¹⁷ Inkosi yakoIsrayeli yasisithi kuJehoshafathi: Kangikutshelanga yini ukuthi kayikuprofetha okuhle ngami, kodwa okubi?

¹⁸ Wathi futhi: “Ngalokho yizwani izwi likaJehova; Ngabona iNkosi ihlezi esihlalweni sayo sobukhosi, lebutho lonke lezulu limi ngakwesokunene sayo langakwesokhohlo sayo.

¹⁹ UJehova wasesithi: Ngubani ozakulinga uAhabi, inkosi yakoIsrayeli, ukuze enyuke afele eRamothi kwaGileyadi? Omunye wakhuluma kanje, nomunye washo ukuthi.

²⁰ Kwaphuma umoya, wema phambi kukaJehova, wathi: “Mina ngiyakumlinga.” UJehova wathi kuye: “Ngani na?

²¹ Wathi: “Ngiyakuphuma, ngibe ngumoya wamanga emlonyeni wabo bonke abaprofethi bakhe.” UJehova wathi: “Mlingeni, niyakumnqoba nani; phuma wenze njalo.

²² Manje-ke, bheka, uJehova ubeke umoya wamanga emlonyeni walaba baprofethi bakho, futhi uJehova ukhulume ngokufutheka ngokumelene nawe.

²³ UZedekhiya indodana kaKhenana wasesondela, wamtshaya uMikha esihlathini, wathi: UMoya weNkosi usuke kimi ngayiphi indlela ukuyakhuluma kuwe?

²⁴ UMika wathi: “Bheka, uyakukubona mhla ungena ekamelweni ukuba ucashe.”

²⁵ Inkosi yakwa-Israyeli yathi: “Mthathe uMika, umbuyisele ku-Amoni, umbusi womuzi, nakuJowashi, indodana yenkosi;

²⁶ Wathi: “Isho kanje inkosi, ithi: Fakani lo muntu etilongweni, nimnike isinkwa sokuhlupheka namanzi okuhlupheka, ngize ngibuye ngokuthula.

²⁷ UMika wathi: “Uma ubuya nokubuya ngokuthula, uJehova akakhulumanga ngami.” Wathi: Lalelani, zizwe zonke!

²⁸ Inkosi yakwa-Israyeli noJehoshafati inkosi yakwaJuda base bekhuphukela eRamoti kwaGileyadi.

²⁹ Inkosi yakwa-Israyeli yathi kuJehoshafati: “Ngiyakuziguqula, ngingene ekulweni; kodwa gqokani izingubo zenu. Inkosi yakwa-Israyeli yaziguqula; bahamba baya empini.

³⁰ Inkosi yase-Aramu yayala izinduna zezinqola ezazinayo, yathi: “Ningalwi nomncane noma omkhulu, kuphela nenkosi yakwa-Israyeli kuphela.”

³¹ Lapho izinduna zezinqola zibona uJehoshafati zathi: “Lo uyinkosi yakwa-Israyeli.” Bamhaqa ukulwa, kepha uJehoshafati wakhala, uJehova wamsiza; uNkulunkulu wabancenga ukuthi basuke kuye.

³² Kwathi lapho izinduna zezinqola zibona ukuthi kwakungeyona inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, zabuya ukumxosha.

³³ Umuntu othile wansala umnsalo onesici esinesibindi, wagwaza inkosi yakwa-Israyeli phakathi kokuhlangana kwentambo. Ngoba ngilimele.

³⁴ Ukulwa kwakhula ngalolo suku, kepha inkosi yakwa-Israyeli yahlala enqoleni yayo phambi kwama-Aramu kwaze kwahlwa; kwathi ngesikhathi sokushona kwelanga wafa.