Kwelulekwa kwa-Ahabi ngumphrofethi Mikhaya
1Jehoshafati abenjinge kakhulu futsi advumile, wase utihlobanisa na-Ahabi ngemshado. 2Emvakweminyaka wewuka wayawubonana na-Ahabi eSamariya. Ahabi wahlabisa yena kanye nalabantfu labehamba nabo timvu letinyenti kanye netinkhomo letinyenti, wase uyamfuca kutsi ahlasele iRamothi Gileyadi. 3Ahabi, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, wabuta Jehoshafati, inkhosi yakaJuda, watsi: “Ungahamba yini nami siyekulwa neRamothi Gileyadi?”
Jehoshafati wamphendvula, watsi: “Mine ngifanana nawe, bantfu bami banjengebantfu bakho, sitawuhamba nawe siyewuhlasela.” 4Kodvwa Jehoshafati wachubeka wakhuluma enkhosini yaka-Israyeli, watsi: “Cala kucala ufune seluleko saSimakadze.”
5Ngako inkhosi yaka-Israyeli yase ibutsela ndzawonye baphrofethi lababengaba ngema-400, emadvodza odvwa, yababuta yatsi: “Singaya yini kuyawuhlasela iRamothi Gileyadi, nome ngiyekele?”
Baphendvula batsi: “Hamba, ngobe Simakadze utayinikela etandleni tenkhosi.”
6Kodvwa Jehoshafati wabuta watsi: “Sekute yini lomunye umphrofethi waSimakadze lapha lesingabuta kuye?”
7Inkhosi Ahabi yaphendvula Jehoshafati, yatsi: “Usekhona munye lesingabuta ngaye kuSimakadze, kodvwa ngiyamenyanya, ngobe akaze nje aphrofethe lokuhle ngami, kodvwa uphrofetha lokubi kodvwa. NguMikhaya, umsa waJimla.”
Jehoshafati waphendvula watsi: “Inkhosi ayikafaneli kukusho loko.”
8Ngako Ahabi, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, wase ubita lomunye wetindvuna takhe, watsi: “Landza Mikhaya, umsa waJimla, masinyane.”
9Babegcoke imijiva yabo yebukhosi bo-Ahabi, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, banaJehoshafati, inkhosi yakaJuda, bahleti etihlalweni tabo tebukhosi, bahleti ebaleni lekubhulela kolo, eceleni kwelisango lelingena eSamariya; bonkhe baphrofethi bebaphrofetha embikwabo. 10Sedekiya, umsa waKhenana, yena abesente timphondvo tensimbi, wamemeta atsi: “Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze: ‘Ngaleti utawuhlaba emaSiriya aze afe aphele.’ ”
11Bonkhe-ke nalaba labanye baphrofethi babekhuluma intfo yinye, batsi: “Hlasela iRamothi Gileyadi, uyehlule. Ngobe Simakadze utayinikela etandleni tenkhosi.”
12Lesigijimi lebesilandze Mikhaya samhlebela, simdvonsa ngendlebe, satsi: “Buka la, njengendvodza yinye laba labanye baphrofethi baphrofethe imphumelelo yenkhosi Ahabi. Ngako-ke nawe emavi akho abovumelana newalaba labanye, ukhulume lokuhle.”
13Kodvwa Mikhaya waphendvula, watsi: “Ngifunga kuphila kwaSimakadze, ngitamtjela loko Nkulunkulu wami lakushoko kuphela.”
14Watsi kube efike, inkhosi yambuta yatsi: “Mikhaya, singaya yini kuyawuhlasela iRamothi Gileyadi, nome ngiyekele?”
Mikhaya waphendvula watsi: “Hlasela uncobe, ngobe Simakadze utayinikela esandleni sakho.”
15Inkhosi Ahabi yatsi kuye: “Ngitakutjela kangaki kutsi ungangitjeli lutfo lolunye ngaphandle kweliciniso egameni laSimakadze?”
16Mikhaya wase uyaphendvula, watsi: “Ngibone onkhe ema-Israyeli ahlakatekile etintsabeni njengetimvu letite umelusi; Simakadze watsi: ‘Labantfu abanamelusi. Nguloyo akatibuyelele ekhaya lakhe ngekuthula.’ ”
17Ahabi, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, watsi kuJehoshafati: “Angikakutjeli-ke kutsi kute lokuhle langahle akuphrofethe ngami, kodvwa lokubi kuphela?”
18Mikhaya wachubeka watsi: “Ngako-ke lalela livi laSimakadze: Ngabona Simakadze ahleti esihlalweni sakhe sebukhosi, nayo yonkhe imphi yasezulwini ime ngakuye ngesekudla sakhe nangesancele. 19Simakadze watsi: ‘Ngubani lotasihungela Ahabi, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, kutsi ayewuhlasela iRamothi Gileyadi atiyele yena ekufeni kwakhe?’
“Lomunye waphakamisa loku, lomunye waphakamisa lokwa. 20Ekugcineni kwesuka umoya, weta wema embikwaSimakadze watsi: ‘Mine ngitamhunga.’
“Simakadze wawubuta watsi: ‘Kanjani?’
21“Umoya waphendvula watsi: ‘Ngiyawuphuma ngibe ngumoya wemanga emlonyeni wabo bonkhe baphrofethi bakhe.’
“Simakadze watsi: ‘Cha, wena-ke utawuphumelela kumhunga nembala. Hamba, wente njalo.’
22“Ngako-ke Simakadze ubeke umoya wemanga emlonyeni walabaphrofethi bakho. Simakadze ukulungiselele sehlakalo kutsi sikwehlele.”
23Sedekiya, umsa waKhenana, wasukuma wafumba Mikhaya ngemphama ebusweni, atsi: “LoMoya waSimakadze uhambe ngakuphi, nawusuka kimi uyewukhuluma kuwe?”
24Mikhaya waphendvula watsi: “Loko uyawukubona ukwati, mhlazana uhamba sewuyawubhaca ekamelweni lelisekhatsi.”
25Ahabi, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, wase ukhipha umyalo watsi: “Tsatsani Mikhaya nimbuyisele emuva ku-Amoni, indvuna yelidolobha, nakuJowashi, indvodzana yenkhosi, 26nitsi: ‘Inkhosi itsi: Valelani nangu umuntfu esitokisini ningamniki lutfo ngaphandle kwesinkhwa nemanti, ngize ngibuye ngiphephile.’ ”
27Mikhaya watsi: “Nawungahle nje ubuye uphephile, Simakadze utawube akaze wakhuluma ngami.” Wachubeka watsi: “Nonkhe nine tive, wanakeni lamavi ami!”
Kubulawa kwa-Ahabi eRamothi Gileyadi
28Ngako-ke Ahabi, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, kanye naJehoshafati, inkhosi yakaJuda, base bayakhuphuka baya eRamothi Gileyadi. 29Ahabi wakhuluma kuJehoshafati, watsi: “Mine ngitawungena emkhatsini wemabutfo ngiphice umkhondvo, kodvwa wena ungatigcoka tingubo takho tebukhosi.” Ngako Ahabi, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, wase uphica umkhondvo wangena emkhatsini wemabutfo agcoke letinye tingubo.
30Inkhosi yaseSiriya beyiyale tindvuna tayo tetincola temphi, yatsi: “Nine ningalwi namuntfu lomunye, nome mncane nome mkhulu, nicondzane kuphela nenkhosi yaka-Israyeli.” 31Letindvuna tetincola temphi tatsi natibona Jehoshafati, tacabanga tatsi: “Ngiyo inkhosi yaka-Israyeli.” Ngako tagucukela kuye tiyakumhlasela, kodvwa watsi Jehoshafati nakakhala amemeta, Simakadze wamsita. Nkulunkulu wabakhweshisa kuye, 32ngobe letindvuna tetincola temphi tatsi kube tibone kutsi akasiyo lenkhosi yaka-Israyeli, tase tiyayekela kumcosha.
33Kodvwa lomunye wantsala butjoki bakhe wajijimeta, kwagwazeka Ahabi, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, emahlanganweni etembatfo takhe tensimbi letatimvikela. Inkhosi Ahabi wakhuluma kuloloshayela incola yakhe yemphi, watsi: “Jikisa incola, ungikhiphe lapha emkhatsini wemabutfo. Sengilimele.” 34Lonkhe lelo langa imphi yayibambene etulu, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli yatisekela yatitintisa encoleni yayo, ibhekene nemaSiriya kwaze kwaba ngukusihlwa. Kwatsi kusihlwa inkhosi Ahabi yafa.
