1 Amakhosi 22
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1 Amakhosi 22
U-Ahabi uyaxwayiswa
1Bahlala iminyaka emithathu kungekho ukulwa phakathi kwama-Aramu no-Israyeli.
2Ngomnyaka wesithathu uJehoshafati inkosi yakwaJuda wehlela enkosini yakwa-Israyeli.
3Inkosi yakoIsrayeli yasisithi ezincekwini zayo: Liyakwazi yini ukuthi iRamothi kwaGileyadi lingelethu, kodwa sithule singalikhiphi esandleni senkosi yeAramu?
4Wathi kuJehoshafati: “Uyakuhamba nami ukulwa nami eRamoti kwaGileyadi na?” UJehoshafati wasesithi enkosini yakoIsrayeli: Mina nginjengawe, abantu bami banjengabantu bakho, lamabhiza ami anjengamabhiza akho.
5UJehoshafati wayesethi enkosini yakwa-Israyeli: “Buza izwi likaJehova namuhla.”
6Inkosi yakoIsrayeli yasibiza abaprofethi kungathi abantu abangamakhulu amane, yathi kubo: Ngiye yini eRamothi kwaGileyadi ngilwe, kumbe ngiyeke? Bathi: Yenyukani; ngokuba uJehova uyakulinikela esandleni senkosi.
7UJehoshafati wathi: “Akekho omunye umprofethi kaJehova lapha ukuba abuze kuye na?”
8Inkosi 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.
9Inkosi yakoIsrayeli yasibiza induna, yathi: Shesha lapha uMika indodana kaJimla.
10Inkosi 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.
11USedekiya indodana kaKhenana wazenzela izimpondo zensimbi, wathi: “Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: ‘Ngalezi uyakuqhubukusha ama-Aramu uze uwaqede.
12Bonke abaprofethi baprofetha kanje, bathi: “Khuphukela eRamoti kwaGileyadi, libe nempumelelo, ngokuba uJehova uyakulinikela esandleni senkosi.”
13Isithunywa esasiyembiza uMika sakhuluma kuye, sathi: “Bheka, amazwi abaprofethi ngamlomo munye ashumayela okuhle enkosini; izwi lakho malibe njengezwi lomunye wabo, ukhulume okuhle.
14Wayesethi uMika: “Kuphila kukaJehova, lokho uJehova akusho kimi, ngiyakukhuluma.”
15Wayesefika enkosini. Inkosi yathi kuye: “Mika, siye eRamoti kwaGileyadi ukulwa, noma siyishiye yodwa na? Wathi kuye: “Hamba ube nempumelelo, ngokuba uJehova uyakulinikela esandleni senkosi.”
16Inkosi yasisithi kuye: Ngizakufungisa kangaki ukuthi ungangitsheli okunye ngaphandle kweqiniso ebizweni le Nkosi?
17Wathi: “Ngabona wonke u-Israyeli ehlakazekile ezintabeni njengezimvu ezingenamalusi; uJehova wathi: “Abanankosi; mababuyele, kube yilowo nalowo endlini yakhe ngokuthula.
18Inkosi yakwa-Israyeli yathi kuJehoshafati: “Angikutshelanga yini ukuthi akayikuprofetha okuhle ngami kuphela okubi na?
19Wathi: “Yizwani-ke izwi likaJehova: Ngabona uJehova ehlezi esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi, nebandla lonke lasezulwini limi ngakuye ngakwesokunene sakhe nangakwesokhohlo sakhe.
20Wayesethi uJehova: “Ngubani oyakuyenga u-Ahabi ukuba enyuke, afele eRamoti kwaGileyadi na? Futhi omunye washo kanje, futhi omunye washo ukuthi.
21Kwaphuma umoya, wema phambi kukaJehova, wathi: “Mina ngizomyenga.”
22INkosi yasisithi kuye: Ngani? Wathi: Ngiyakuphuma, ngibe ngumoya wamanga emlonyeni wabo bonke abaprofethi bakhe. Futhi wathi: Kumele umkholise futhi futhi umnqobe; phuma wenze njalo.
23Manje, bheka, uJehova ubeke umoya wamanga emlonyeni wabo bonke laba baprofethi bakho, futhi uJehova ukhulume kabi ngawe.
24UZedekhiya indodana kaKhenana wasesondela, wamtshaya uMika esihlathini, wathi: UMoya we Nkosi uhambe ngayiphi indlela esuka kimi ukuyakhuluma kuwe?
25Wayesethi uMika: “Bheka, uyakukubona ngalolo suku, uma ungena ekamelweni ukuba ucashe.
26Inkosi yakwa-Israyeli yathi: “Mthathe uMika, umbuyisele ku-Amoni, umbusi womuzi, nakuJowashi indodana yenkosi;
27Wathi: “Isho kanje inkosi, ithi: Fakani lo muntu etilongweni, nimundle ngesinkwa sokuhlupheka namanzi osizi, ngize ngibuye ngokuthula.
28Wathi uMika: “Uma ubuya nokubuya ngokuthula, uJehova akakhulumanga ngami.” Wathi: Lalelani nina bantu nonke!
29Inkosi yakwa-Israyeli noJehoshafati inkosi yakwaJuda base bekhuphukela eRamoti kwaGileyadi.
30Inkosi yakwa-Israyeli yathi kuJehoshafati: “Ngiyakuziguqula, ngingene ekulweni; kodwa gqokani izingubo zenu. Inkosi yakwa-Israyeli yaziguqula, yangena ekulweni.
31Kepha inkosi yase-Aramu yayala izinduna zayo ezingamashumi amathathu nambili ezazibusa izinqola zayo, yathi: “Ningalwi nomncane noma omkhulu, kuphela nenkosi yakwa-Israyeli kuphela.
32Lapho izinduna zezinqola zibona uJehoshafati zathi: “Lo uyinkosi yakwa-Israyeli impela.” Base befulathela ukulwa naye, uJehoshafati wakhala.
33Lapho izinduna zezinqola zibona ukuthi kwakungeyona inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, zaphenduka zamxosha.
34Umuntu othile wansala umnsalo ngokuzuma nje, wagwaza inkosi yakwa-Israyeli phakathi nokuhlangana kwephini. Ngoba ngilimele.
35Impi yakhula ngalolo suku; inkosi yahlala enqoleni yayo phambi kwama-Aramu, yafa sekuhlwile; igazi lagobhoza enxebeni lenqola.
36Ekushoneni kwelanga kwaphuma isimemezelo phakathi kwebandla lonke, sithi: “Yilowo nalowo makaye emzini wakubo, kube yilowo nalowo ezweni lakubo.”
37Yasifa inkosi, yalethwa eSamariya; bayimbela inkosi eSamariya.
38Basebegeza inqola echibini leSamariya; izinja zaxhapha igazi lakhe; bazigeza izikhali zakhe; njengezwi likaJehova alikhulumayo.
39Ezinye izindaba zika-Ahabi, nakho konke akwenzayo, nendlu yophondo lwendlovu ayakhayo, nemizi yonke ayakhayo, angithi kulotshiwe encwadini yezindaba zemihla ngemihla yamakhosi akwa-Israyeli na?
40U-Ahabi wayeselala koyise; u-Ahaziya indodana yakhe waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.
41UJehoshafati indodana ka-Asa waqala ukubusa kwaJuda ngomnyaka wesine ka-Ahabi inkosi yakwa-Israyeli.
42UJehoshafati wayeneminyaka engamashumi amathathu nanhlanu ekuqaleni kwakhe ukubusa; wabusa iminyaka engamashumi amabili nanhlanu eJerusalema. Igama likanina lalingu-Asuba indodakazi kaSilehi.
43Wahamba ezindleleni zonke zika-Asa uyise; akaphambukanga kukho ngokwenza okulungile emehlweni kaJehova; kodwa izindawo eziphakemeyo azisuswanga; ngoba abantu babesahlaba ezindaweni eziphakemeyo, bathunqa intuthu.
44UJehoshafati wenza ukuthula nenkosi yakwa-Israyeli.
45Ezinye izindaba zikaJehoshafati namandla akhe awazenzayo, nokulwa kwakhe, angithi kulotshiwe encwadini yezindaba zemihla ngemihla yamakhosi akwaJuda na?
46Insali yabaseSodoma eyayisele emihleni kayise u-Asa wayikhipha ezweni.
47Kwakungekho nkosi kwa-Edomi ngaleso sikhathi;
48UJehoshafati wenza imikhumbi evela eTharishishi ukuya e-Ofiri ukulanda igolide; kodwa kabahambanga; ngoba imikhumbi yaphuka e-Esiongeber.
49U-Ahaziya indodana ka-Ahabi wayesethi kuJehoshafati: “Izinceku zami mazihambe nezinceku zakho ngemikhumbi.” Kepha uJehoshafati akavumanga.
50UJehoshafati wayeselala koyise, wembelwa koyise emzini kaDavide uyise; uJehoramu indodana yakhe waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.
51U-Ahaziya indodana ka-Ahabi waba yinkosi phezu kuka-Israyeli eSamariya ngomnyaka weshumi nesikhombisa kaJehoshafati inkosi yakwaJuda, wabusa phezu kuka-Israyeli iminyaka emibili.
52Wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova, wahamba ngendlela kayise, nangendlela kanina, nangendlela kaJerobowamu, indodana kaNebati, owonisa u-Israyeli.
53Wakhonza uBhali, wamkhothamela, waklolodela uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli njengoba nje uyise ayenzile.
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