Bible Reading Plan – Day 160

₁Ke kaloku eSamariya kwakukho amashumi asixhenxe oonyana bendlu ka-Ahabhi. Ke uYehu wabhala iileta, wazithumela eSamariya kumaphakathi aseYizereli, nakumadoda amakhulu, nakubagcini babantwana baka-Ahabhi. Zazisithi: ₂“Ngoku ke, xa ifikileyo kuni le ncwadi, bekuni nje oonyana benkosi yenu, zikuni nje iinqwelo zokulwa, namahashe, nesixeko esinqatyisiweyo, nezixhobo, ₃khethani oyena ufanelekileyo nongenakukhalazelwa koonyana benkosi yenu, nimbeke esihlalweni sikayise, nize niyilwele indlu yenkosi yenu ke.”

₄Kambe ke basuka bangcangcazela kukoyika, besithi: “Xa oyise ookumkani ababini, sobeka phi ke thina?”

₅Ngoko ke umlawuli wakomkhulu, nonolali wesixeko, amadoda amakhulu nabagcini, bathumela lo myalezo kuYehu: “Sizizicaka zakho; sizimisele ukwenza ukuthanda kwakho; asizimiselanga kumisa mntu abe ngukumkani. Nawe ke ungenza ngendlela obona ngayo.”

₆Wababhalela eyesibini incwadi uYehu, esithi: “Kaloku xa ningakum, nizimisele ukundithobela, banqumleni iintloko oonyana benkosi yenu, nize nazo, sibonane eYizereli ngomso ngeli xesha.”

Amatshawe lawo ke ayengamashumi asixhenxe ekumadoda aziinkokheli zesixeko awayewakhulisa.

₇Ithe ke yakufika loo leta amadoda lawo awathatha onke loo matshawe angamashumi asixhenxe awabulala. Iintloko zawo azifaka ezibhaskitini, azithumela kuYehu eYizereli. ₈Isigidimi eso ke safika samxelela uYehu sathi: “Nazi, bazizisile iintloko zamatshawe.”

UYehu wayalela wathi: “Zibekeni zibe ziinqumba ezimbini phaya esangweni lesixeko kude kube ngomso kusasa.”

₉Ngentsasa elandelayo ke uYehu waphuma, wema phambi kwabo bonke abantu, wathi: “Aninatyala; ndim lo oyenzele iyelenqe inkosi yenu, ndayibulala; kambe ke, ngubani lo ubulele aba? ₁₀Yazini ke kodwa ukuba akukho nalinye ilizwi elathethwa *nguNdikhoyo ngendlu ka-Ahabhi eliya kulambatha. UNdikhoyo ukwenzile konke awakuthethayo ngesicaka sakhe uEliya.” ₁₁Ke uYehu wabulala wonke umntu apho eYizereli owayesasele engowendlu ka-Ahabhi, kananjalo nezibonda zakhe, izihlobo nababingeleli bakhe, akashiya nempunde le.

₁₂UYehu ke waphuma waya ngaseSamariya. EBhete-ekede yabelusi ₁₃wadibana nezizalwana zikakumkani uAhaziya wakwaJuda, wabuza wathi: “Ningoobani?”

Zaphendula zathi: “Sizizizalwana zika-Ahaziya. Size kubona indlu kakumkani kunye nonina wekumkanikazi.”

₁₄Waza wathi: “Babambeni besaphila!” Bababamba ke, bababulala ngakwiqula laseBhete-ekedi. Yayingamashumi amane amadoda; akasindisanga nalo mnye umntu.

₁₅Akudlula apho wadibana noYonadabhi unyana kaRekabhi owayehlangabeza yena. UYehu wambulisa wathi: “Ngaba nawe ungakum kwanjengokuba nam ndingakuwe?”

UYonadabhi waphendula wathi: “Ewe, kunjalo.”

UYehu wathi: “Xa kunjalo, ethe isandla.” Wenjenjalo ke, waza ke uYehu wamkhwelisa apho enqwelweni yakhe. ₁₆UYehu wathi: “Yiza uze kubona ukumzondelela kwam uNdikhoyo.” Baza ke bahamba kunye ngenqwelo leyo.

₁₇Akufika eSamariya uYehu wabulala bonke ababesele bendlu ka-Ahabhi, wabatshabalalisa mpela ngokwelizwi elathethwa *nguNdikhoyo kuEliya.

₁₈UYehu wabaqokelela bonke abantu, wathi kubo: “UAhabhi wayemnqula kancinci uBhali, kodwa ke mna ndiza kumnqula kakhulu. ₁₉Babizeni bonke abashumayeli bakaBhali, abanquli bakhe, ndawonye nababingeleli bakhe. Makungasali namnye, kuba ndiza kumenzela idini elikhulu uBhali. Umntu othe akeza akayi kudla bomi.” Kambe ke uYehu wayesenza iqhinga lokutshabalalisa bonke abanquli bakaBhali.

₂₀UYehu wathi: “Abantu babizeleni kwindawo eyodwa yokunqula uBhali.” Ngenene ke babamema abantu. ₂₁Waza ke wathumela umyalezo kuSirayeli ephela, nakubo bonke abanqula uBhali, ukuze bangaphoswa. Ewe, beza xa bebonke. Baqokelelana ke apho esibingelelweni sikaBhali, satsho sazala sema ngeembambo. ₂₂UYehu wathi kumgcini wegumbi lezambatho: “Bonke abanquli bakaBhali banike izambatho.” Weza nazo ke ezo zambatho.

₂₃Ke uYehu kunye noYonadabhi, unyana kaRekabhi, bangena apho esibingelelweni sikaBhali. UYehu wathetha nabanquli bakaBhali wathi: “Khangelani kungathi kanti apha kukho nezicaka zikaNdikhoyo; kuphela mayibe ngabo banqula uBhali.” ₂₄Bangena ke, benza iminikelo namadini atshiswayo. Ngoku ke uYehu wayemise amadoda angamashumi asibhozo ngaphandle, wathi: “Umntu okhe wabayeka baphuncula aba bantu ndininika bona, uya kubuyekeza ngobomi bakhe.”

₂₅Akugqiba ukwenza amadini atshiswayo uYehu wayalela abalindi namagosa, wathi: “Ngenani nibulale konke, kungasali nomnye.” Ngoko ke babanqumla bonke ngekrele. Abalindi namagosa lawo ayiphosa ngaphandle imizimba, wona angena kumagumbi angaphakathi eso sibingelelo sikaBhali. ₂₆Bazikhupha apho esibingelelweni sikaBhali iintsika ezingcwele, baza bazitshisa. ₂₇Balitshabalalisa ilitye likaBhali, basiqhaqha isibingelelo sakhe, satsho sayindawo ekuyiwa kuyo ngasese unanamhla.

₂₈Ngoko ke uYehu walubhangisa unqulo lukaBhali kwaSirayeli. ₂₉Kambe ke zange aziyeke izono zikaJerobhowam unyana kaNebhati, ezo wawalukuhlela kuzo amaSirayeli: inkonzo yethole legolide eBhetele nakwaDan.

₃₀UNdikhoyo wathi kuYehu: “Ngenxa yokuba wenze kakuhle kangaka, wandikholisa ngokwenza loo nto ndandizimisele kuyo mayela nendlu ka-Ahabhi, ngoko ke iya kude ibe sisizukulwana sakho sesine indlu yakho ilawula kwaSirayeli.” ₃₁Phofu ke yena uYehu lo zange akunonophele ukuwuthobela umthetho kaNdikhoyo uThixo kaSirayeli ngomxhelo wakhe wonke. Zange azichase izono zikaJerobhowam, ezo wawalukuhlela kuzo amaSirayeli.

₃₂Ngaloo mihla ke uNdikhoyo wawaphungula amaSirayeli. UHazayeli wawongamela amaSirayeli kuwo wonke ummandla wawo, ₃₃kwimpuma yeJordan, nakuwo wonke umhlaba waseGiliyadi (ingingqi kaGadi, noRubhen, noManase), ukusuka eArohere kwingxingwa yeArnon, ukunqumla iGiliyadi, kuye eBhashan.

₃₄Ezinye zeziganeko zolawulo lukaYehu, nayo yonke imisebenzi nemizabalazo yakhe, nâzo encwadini yeembali zookumkai bakwaSirayeli.

₃₅UYehu waya kuphumla kooyise, waza wangcwatyelwa eSamariya. UYowahazi unyana wakhe wangena esikhundleni sakhe. ₃₆Ithuba lolawulo lukaYehu kwaSirayeli eSamariya yaba ngamashumi amabini anesibhozo eminyaka.

₁UAtaliya unina ka-Ahaziya wathi akubona ukuba unyana wakhe ufile, wasuka wayitshabalalisa yonke indlu yakomkhulu. ₂Ke yena uYoshebha, intombi kakumkani uYehoram, engudade boAhaziya wasuka weba uYowashe unyana ka-Ahaziya, wemka naye apho phakathi kweenkosana ezaziza kubulawa, wamfihla neneni yakhe kwigumbi lokulala, emzimelisa kuAtaliya. Ngaloo ndlela ke wasinda ekufeni. ₃Wahlala ezinyeliswe naloo neni ke apho endlwini *kaNdikhoyo kwada kwayiminyaka emithandathu, xesha elo wayesalawula uAtaliya.

₄Ngonyaka wesixhenxe umbingeleli uJoyada wabiza iingqawyi-ngqwayi ezikhokela abalindi basebhotwe nababekomkhulu jikelele, waza wathi maziye endlwini kaThixo, zenze isifungo, zinqophisane ukumxhasa kwinto awayeyicebisa. Wazibonisa uYowashe unyana kakumkani uAhaziya. ₅Waziyala wathi: “Nina maqela mathathu asebenzayo *ngoMhla woPhumlo, iqela lokuqala loba sebhotwe, ₆elesibini libe kwisango iShure, lize elesithathu libe sesangweni elisemva kwabalindi abo babolekisana ngokulinda indlu kaThixo. ₇Ke nina bakumaqela amabini angadli ngokusebenza ngoMhla woPhumlo, niya kugada ukumkani endlwini kaThixo. ₈Ze nime ningqonge ukumkani, indoda nganye ixhobile. Nabani na othe cakatha makabulawe. Hlalani nikufuphi nokumkani naphi na apho aya khona.”

₉Iingqwayi-ngqwayi zamabutho lawo ke zenza njengoko zaziyalelwe ngumbingeleli uJoyada. Nganye kuzo yemka neqela layo, abo babesebenza *ngoMhla woPhumlo nabo babephumile emsebenzini, bonke baya kumbingeleli uJoyada. ₁₀Ke iingqwayi-ngqwayi zamaqela wazinika imikhonto namakhaka lawo awayengawokumkani uDavide egcinwe endlwini kaNdikhoyo. ₁₁Ngenene ke abalindi bonke bamphahla ukumkani bexhobile, bemi ngaseqongeni lendlu kaThixo, ukusukela kwicala elingasezantsi ukuya kwelingasentla apho endlwini kaThixo.

₁₂UJoyada waphuma naye unyana kakumkani, waza wamthwesa isithsaba, wamnika umnqophiso obhaliweyo, ebhengeza ukuba ungukumkani. Bamthambisa, baza ke abantu baduma badanduluka bathi: “Phil' ud' ukhokhobe, kumkani!”

₁₃Akuva loo ntswahla yayisenziwa ngabalindi ndawonye nabantu, uAtaliya waya ebantwini endlwini kaNdikhoyo. ₁₄Akukhangela wabona tyhini nanko ukumkani emi ngasentsikeni ngokusesikweni. Amaphakathi nabakhalisi-maxilongo babephahle ukumkani, baye bonke abemi belizwe benemihlali bekhalisa amaxilongo. Ke uAtaliya wasuka wazikrazula izambatho zakhe, wadanduluka wathi: “Uvukelo! Uvukelo!”

₁₅Umbingeleli uJoyada wayalela iingqwayi-ngqwayi zamabutho omkhosi, wathi: “Mthatheni nimkhuphe phakathi kwamabutho; nabani na omlandelayo nimbulale ngekrele.” Kaloku umbingeleli wayesithi: “Makangabulawelwa endlwini kaNdikhoyo.” ₁₆Ngoko ke bambamba xa efika kwiSango lamaHashe eyadini yakomkhulu, bambulalela apho.

₁₇Ke kaloku uJoyada wenza umnqophiso phakathi kukaNdikhoyo nokumkani ndawonye nabantu wokuba baya kuba ngabantu bakaNdikhoyo, waba lingqina nakumnqophiso ophakathi kwabantu nokumkani. ₁₈Bonke abantu belizwe elo ke baya endlwini yokunqula uBhali, bafika bayidiliza. Amaqonga ndawonye nemifanekiso bayintlekeza yaziingceba, baza bambulala umbingeleli kaBhali uMatan apho phambi kwamaqonga.

Umbingeleli uJoyada wamisa abalindi apho endlwini kaNdikhoyo. ₁₉UJoyada wahamba neengqwayi-ngqwayi zabalindi basebhotwe nabo bakomkhulu, bamxhaka ukumkani ukusuka endlwini kaThixo ukuya komkhulu, belandelwa ngabantu bonke. Bangena ngesango labalindi, waza ukumkani wachopha esihlalweni. ₂₀Xa bebonke ke abantu babenemihlali bevuya, nesixeko ngokwaso sizolile ngoku abuleweyo ngekrele uAtaliya apho komkhulu.

₂₁UYowashe waba ngukumkani xa eneminyaka esixhenxe ezelwe.

₁Ke kaloku ngonyaka wesixhenxe kaYehu uYowashe waba ngukumkani, waza walawula eJerusalem iminyaka emashumi mane. Unina yayinguZibheya intombi yaseBheshebha. ₂Ngalo lonke ixesha eboniswa ngumbingeleli uJoyada uYowashe wenza okuhle emehlweni *kaNdikhoyo. ₃Kambe ke zona iindawo eziphakamileyo zonqulo zange zitshatyalaliswe, abantu baqhuba benqula kuzo, besenza amadini, betshisa iziqhumiso.