Iinzukulwana zaka-Arhabi ziyabulawa
1U-Arhabi gade anamadodana amatjhumi alikhomba eSamariya. Nje-ke uJehu watlola iincwadi wazithumela eenduneni zeJizriyeli ezaziseSamariya, ebaphathini nebondlini babantwana baka-Arhabi wathi: 2“Njengombana amadodana wekosenu akinapho begodu nineenkarana, iinjomani, idorobho elinemithangala kanye neenhlabano, yeke lokha nakufika incwadi le kinapho, 3khethani indodana ekhethekileko nenekghono khulu emadodaneni wekosenu bese niyikhweza phezu kwesihlalo sobukhosi sakayise. Nje-ke, nilwele indlu yekosenu.”
4Kodwana bona bethukwa khulu bebathi: “Nakube amakhosi amabili akhange akghone ukujamelana naye, alo-ke thina besibobani?”
5Yeke umphathi wesigodlo, induna yedorobho, abaphathi nabondli bathumela umlayezo lo kuJehu bathi: “Siziinceku zakho, sizakwenza nanyana yini othi asiyenze. Angekhe sabeka enye ikosi, akube nguwe obonako bona kuyini okusilungeleko.”
6UJehu watlola enye incwadi wathi: “Nakube ningakimi begodu nizangilalela, khona-ke lethani iinhloko zamadodana wekosenu kimi eJizriyela kusasa ngesikhathesi.”
Amakhosana amatjhumi alikhomba lawo, gade anabarholi bedorobho, ababondli bawo. 7Lokha nakufika incwadi, abarholabo bathatha amakhosana amatjhumi alikhomba lawo bawaqunta iinhloko. Bafaka iinhloko zawo eenqwebini bazithumela kuJehu eJizriyela. 8Kwafika isithunywa satjela uJehu sathi: “Balethe iinhloko zamakhosana.”
Yeke uJehu wayala wathi: “Zibekeni zibe maqubi amabili esangweni ledorobho, bekube sekuseni kusasa.”
9Ngakusasa uJehu waphuma wajama phambi kwesizwe wathi: “Nina nimsulwa. Ngimi owakhela ikosami ubukhwebetjhana ngayibulala. Kodwana ngubani obulele boke laba? 10Yazini-ke bona alikho igama uSomnini uZimu alikhuluma ngendlu ka-Arhabi elingazukuphetheka. Iye, uSomnini ukwenzile akukhuluma ngencekwakhe u-Eliya.”
11UJehu wabulala boke bendlu ka-Arhabi abaseleko eJizriyela, zoke iinkhulu, abangani kanye nabaphristi, akhange atjhiye noyedwa. 12Nje-ke uJehu wazilungiselela waphuma walunga eSamariya. Kuthe lokha nakaseBhethe-Ekhedi-Harowimu, 13wahlangana nezinye iinhlobo zaka-Arhaziya ikosi yakwaJuda, wathi kizo: “Nibobani-ke nina?”
Zona zathi: “Awa, thina siziinhlobo zaka-Arhaziya. Sehle bona sizokulotjhisa amakhosana wakwa-Israyeli neenhlobo zendlovukazi.”
14UJehu wathi: “Babambeni!” Nje-ke bababamba, bababulalela emthonjeni eBhethe-Ekhedi. Bekumatjhumi amane nambili wamadoda. Akhange atjhiye noyedwa.
15Nakasuka lapho wahlangana noJonadaba umsa kaRekabi, ogade asendleleni eya kuJehu. UJehu wafese wamlotjhisa wathi: “Ummoya munye nami nanjengombana nami ngimmoya munye nawe na?”
UJonadaba wathi: “Iye.”
UJehu wathi: “Nakubanyana kunjalo, ngibamba ngesandla.”
Ngambala wenza njalo, uJehu wamdosa bona akhwele ikaranakhe. 16UJehu wathi: “Namba uzokubona ukutjhisakalela kwami uSomnini uZimu.”
Yeke wakhamba naye ngekaranakhe.
17Lokha uJehu nakafika eSamariya, wabulala boke abagade basele bomndeni ka-Arhabi. Wababhubhisa njengokutjho kwelizwi lakaSomnini alikhuluma ku-Eliya.
Abalotjhi bakaBhali bayabulawa
18Nje-ke uJehu wabuthelela abantu ndawonye wathi kibo: “U-Arhabi walotjha uBhali kancani, kodwana mina Jehu ngizamlotjha ukudlula. 19Yeke bizelani kimi boke abaphorofidi bakaBhali, abalotjhi nabaphristi bakhe, baphelele boke. Nginembedla yomhlatjelo kaBhali. Obhalelwa kufika uzakufa.”
Lokhu uJehu wakwenza ngobuqili ngombana afuna ukubhubhisa abalotjhi bakaBhali.
20UJehu wathi: “Bizani-ke umhlangano wokuhlonipha uBhali.” Yeke bawumemezela.
21UJehu wathumela ilizwi kilo loke lakwa-Israyeli. Abalotjhi bakaBhali beza ngendlwana. Akhange kube khona noyedwa owasalako. Bagcwala swi ngethempelini lakaBhali.
22UJehu wathi kugadi wezambatho: “Lethela boke abalotjhi bakaBhali isambatho.” Nje-ke wabalethela.
23Yeke uJehu banoJonadaba umsa kaRekabi bangena ethempelini lakaBhali. UJehu wathi ebalotjhini bakaBhali: “Qinisekisani bona azikho iinceku zakaSomnini uZimu phakathi kwenwapha, kwaphela abalotjhi bakaBhali.”
24Nje-ke bangena bona benze iminikelo nemihlabelo yokutjhiswa. UJehu gade abeke amadoda amatjhumi abunane ngaphandle ngomyalo othi: “Nange omunye wenu angenza bona kuphunyurhe munye wamadoda engiwabeke ezandleni zenu la, uzakufa esikhundleni sakhe.”
25Kwathi bona uJehu aqede ukwenza umhlabelo wokutjhiswa, wabiza abogadi neenduna wathi: “Ngenani nibabulale; kungaphunyurhi ngitjho noyedwa wabo.”
Yeke bababulala ngesabula. Abogadi neenduna bafuthela iindumbu ngaphandle. Bangena ngelawini elisemsamo lethempeli lakaBhali, 26bakhupha iinsika ezicwengileko bazitjhisa. 27Baphadlha ilitje lakaBhali lesikhumbuzo. Babhuruza ithempeli lakhe balenza indlwana yokuphumela kusukela mhlokho bekube kunamhlanje.
28UJehu waphelisa bunjalo-ke ukulotjhwa kwakaBhali kwa-Israyeli. 29Nokho, akhange aphambuke ezonweni zakaJerobhowamu umsa kaNebathi, abangela ngazo bonyana u-Israyeli one ngokulotjha amakonyana wegolide eBhethe-Eli nakwaDani.
30USomnini uZimu wathi kuJehu: “Ngombana wenze okuhle phambi kwami ngokuphumelelisa endlini yaka-Arhabi lokho ebekusemkhumbulwenami, iinzukulwana zakho zizakuhlala esihlalweni sobukhosi kwa-Israyeli bekube sizukulwana sesine.”
31Kodwana uJehu akhange atjheje ukulandela umthetho kaSomnini, uZimu wakwa-Israyeli ngehliziywakhe yoke. Akhange aphambuke ezonweni zakaJerobhowamu, abangela ngazo bonyana u-Israyeli one.
Ukuhlongakala kwakaJehu
32Ngamalanga lawo uSomnini wathoma ukuphungula inarha yakwa-Israyeli. URhazayeli wahlula ama-Israyeli kiyo yoke imikhawulo 33ukuya epumalanga yeJordani: yoke inarha yakwaGiliyadi lapha kuhlala khona ikoro yakwaGadi, yakwaRubeni neyakwaManase, ukusukela e-Aroweri engemlanjaneni we-Arinoni ukudabula iGiliyadi ukuya eBhatjhani.
34Ezinye izehlakalo zokubusa kwakaJehu, koke akwenzileko kanye nokuhlula kwakhe, kutlolwe encwadini yemilando yamakhosi wakwa-Israyeli. 35UJehu waziyela kiboyisemkhulu, wabulungwa eSamariya. UJehowarhazi indodanakhe waba yikosi esikhundleni sakhe. 36Isikhathi uJehu asibusa phezu kwaka-Israyeli eSamariya, saba minyaka ematjhumi amabili nabunane.
