UJehowarhazi ubusa kwa-Israyeli
1Ngomnyaka wamatjhumi amabili nantathu wokubusa kwekosi uJowatjhi umsa ka-Arhaziya ikosi yakwaJuda, uJehowarhazi umsa kaJehu waba yikosi yakwa-Israyeli eSamariya. Wabusa iminyaka elitjhumi nalikhomba. 2Wenza ubumbi phambi kwakaSomnini ngokulandela izono zakaJerobhowamu umsa kaNebathi, abangela ngazo bona no-Israyeli one. Naye-ke akhange aphambuke kizo.
3Yeke ubukhali bakaZimu bavutha phezu kwaka-Israyeli, wabanikela isikhathi eside esandleni sakaRhazayeli ikosi ye-Aramu noBhen-Hadadi indodanakhe. 4Nje-ke uJehowarhazi wabawa isisa sakaZimu; uZimu wamizwa ngombana wabona isihlungu ikosi ye-Aramu egade igandelele u-Israyeli ngaso. 5UZimu wanikela ama-Israyeli umsindisi, kwaba kuphunyurha kwawo esandleni sama-Aramu. Nje-ke ama-Israyeli azihlalela enarhenawo njengaphambilini.
6Kodwana akhange aphambuke ezonweni zendlu kaJerobhowamu abangela ngazo bonyana one. Aragela phambili ngezonwezo. Nesithombesibunjwa saka-Atjhera, sasisoloko siseSamariya. 7UZimu akhange amtjhiyele litho lebutho lakaJehowarhazi ngaphandle kwamadoda amatjhumi amahlanu, abakhweli beenjomani, itjhumi leenkarana namajoni weenyawo alitjhumi leenkulungwana. Ikosi ye-Aramu gade ibhubhise ibutho lakaJehowarhazi, yalitshidlha lafana nebhudu.
8Ezinye izehlakalo zokubusa kwakaJehowarhazi, koke akwenzileko nokuhlula kwakhe, kutlolwe encwadini yemilando yamakhosi wakwa-Israyeli. 9UJehowarhazi wahlongakala wabulungwa eSamariya. UJowatjhi indodanakhe waba yikosi esikhundleni sakhe.
UJehowatjhi ubusa kwa-Israyeli
10Kwathi ngomnyaka wamatjhumi amathathu kaJowatjhi ikosi yakwaJuda, uJehowatjhi umsa kaJehowarhazi waba yikosi yakwa-Israyeli eSamariya. Wabusa iminyaka elitjhumi nathandathu. 11Wenza ubumbi phambi kwakaSomnini begodu akhange aphambuke ezonweni zakaJerobhowamu umsa kaNebathi, abangela ngazo bonyana ama-Israyeli one; aragela phambili ngezonwezo.
12Ezinye izehlakalo zokubusa kwakaJehowatjhi, koke akwenzileko nokuhlula kwakhe, ngitjho nokulwa kwakhe no-Amatsiya ikosi yakwaJuda, kutlolwe encwadini yemilando yamakhosi wakwa-Israyeli. 13UJehowatjhi wahlongakala wabulungwa eSamariya namakhosi wakwa-Israyeli. UJerobhowamu waba yikosi esikhundleni sakhe.
Ukuhlongakala kwaka-Elitjha
14Ngesikhatheso u-Elitjha gade agula aphethwe sisifo esagcina simthethe. UJehowatjhi ikosi yakwa-Israyeli gade ehlele kuye bona ayombona, wafese walila phambi kwakhe wathi: “Babami! Babami! Gade ufana nebutho leenkarana kwa-Israyeli!”
15U-Elitjha wathi kuye: “Thatha umsebe nemisubela.” Yena wenza njalo.
16U-Elitjha wathi ekosini yakwa-Israyeli: “Bamba umsebe ngesandla sakho.”
Kuthe lokha nayisabambe umsebe, u-Elitjha wabeka izandla zakhe phezu kwezandla zekosi, 17wathi: “Vula ifesidere langepumalanga.” Ikosi yalivula.
U-Elitjha wathi: “Dumuza!” Mbala yadumuza ikosi.
U-Elitjha wamemezela wathi: “Lo-ke msubela wokuhlula wakaSomnini uZimu! Msubela wokuhlula phezu kwe-Aramu! Ngambala uzowabhubhisa nya, ama-Aramu e-Afeki.”
18Nje-ke wathi: “Thatha imisubela.” Ikosi yayithatha.
U-Elitjha wathi ekosini: “Betha ihlabathi ngemisubela!” Ikosi yabetha ehlabathini kathathu, yalisa.
19Umuntu kaZimu wasilingekela ikosi wathi kiyo: “Ngathana bewubethe ehlabathini kahlanu namkha kathandathu ngombana ngokwenza njalo bekuzakube uyihlulile i-Aramu, wayibhubhisa nya. Kodwana kwanje, uzoyihlula kathathu kwaphela.”
20U-Elitjha wahlongakala bewabekwa.
Iinqhema zemigulukudu zamaMowabi gade zinande zisahlela inarha qobe silimela. 21Kwakhe kwathi amanye ama-Israyeli asangcwaba umuntu othize, masinyana abona isiqhema semigulukudu. Khonokho aphosela isidumbeso elibeni laka-Elitjha. Kuthe bona isidumbu sithinte amathambo ka-Elitjha, savuka sajama ngeenyawo.
U-Israyeli ubuyisa imizi eyathunjwa ma-Aramu
22URhazayeli ikosi ye-Aramu yagandelela u-Israyeli isikhathi soke sokubusa kwakaJehowarhazi. 23Kodwana uSomnini uZimu waba nomusa ku-Israyeli, waba nezwelo bewatjengisa isirhawu kuye ngenca yesivumelwano sakhe no-Abrahamu, u-Isaka noJakopo. Kwabe kwaba sikhatheso angavumi ukubabhubhisa namkha ukubaphelisa phambi kwakhe.
24URhazayeli ikosi ye-Aramu yahlongakala, uBhen-Hadadi waba yikosi esikhundleni sakhe.
25Nje-ke uJehowatjhi umsa kaJehowarhazi wabuye wayithumba kuBhen-Hadadi umsa kaRhazayeli yoke imizi egade ithunjwe kuyise uJehowarhazi ngepi. Kwaba kathathu uJehowatjhi ahlula uBhen-Hadadi. Ngaleyondlela wabuyisa imizi yama-Israyeli.
