Bible Reading Plan – Day 160

₁U-Ahabi wayenamadodana angamashumi ayisikhombisa eSamariya. UJehu waloba izincwadi, wazithuma eSamariya ezinduneni zaseJizreyeli kumalunga nakubondli bakwa-Ahabi, wathi: ₂“Manje njengalokhu le ncwadi ifika kinina, lokhu amadodana enkosi yenu ekini, kukhona futhi kini izinqola namahhashi, kanye nomuzi obiyelweyo, nezikhali, ₃ziboneleni enhle nefaneleyo kumadodana enkosi yenu, niyibeke esihlalweni sobukhosi sikayise, nilwele indlu yenkosi yenu.”

₄Kepha besaba kakhulu impela, bathi: “Bheka, amakhosi amabili awemanga phambi kwakhe; pho, thina singema kanjani na?”

₅Umphathi wendlu nomphathi womuzi kanye namalunga nabondli bathumela kuJehu, bathi: “Siyizinceku zakho, siyakwenza konke oyakusitshela khona; asiyikwenza muntu abe yinkosi; yenza okuhle emehlweni akho.”

₆Wayeseloba incwadi yesibili kubo, ethi: “Uma ninami, nilalela izwi lami, thathani amakhanda alaba bantu, amadodana enkosi yenu, nize kimi eJizreyeli ngalesi sikhathi kusasa.” Amadodana enkosi engabantu abangamashumi ayisikhombisa ayekwabakhulu bomuzi ababewondla. ₇Kwathi incwadi isifikile kubo, bawathatha amadodana enkosi, bawabulala, abantu abangamashumi ayisikhombisa, babeka amakhanda awo emaqomeni, bawathuma kuye eJizreyeli. ₈Kwafika isithunywa, samtshela ukuthi: “Balethile amakhanda amadodana enkosi.”

Wathi: “Wabekeni abe yizinqwaba ezimbili ngasesikhaleni sesango kuze kube sekuseni.”

₉Kwathi ekuseni waphuma, wema, wathi kubantu bonke: “Nina nilungile; bhekani, mina ngenzele inkosi yami ugobe, ngayibulala, kepha ngubani ogence bonke laba na? ₁₀Qaphelani manje ukuthi akuyikuwela phansi lutho lwezwi likaJehova alikhulumayo uJehova ngendlu ka-Ahabi; uJehova wenzile lokho akukhulumayo ngesandla senceku yakhe u-Eliya.” ₁₁UJehu wayesebulala bonke abaseleyo bendlu ka-Ahabi eJizreyeli, nabo bonke abakhulu bakhe, nabazana naye, nabapristi bakhe, waze wangamshiyela noyedwa owasalayo.

₁₂Wayesesuka, wahamba waya eSamariya; kwathi esendlini yokugunda kwabelusi endleleni, ₁₃uJehu wafumana abafowabo baka-Ahaziya inkosi yakwaJuda, wathi: “Nina ningobani na?”

Bathi: “Singabafowabo baka-Ahaziya; siyehla ukubingelela abantwana benkosi nabantwana benkosikazi.”

₁₄Wathi: “Babambeni besaphila.” Babathatha besaphila, bababulala ngasemgodini wendlu yokugunda, abantu abangamashumi amane nambili; kashiyanga muntu kubo.

₁₅Esesukile khona wafumana uJehonadaba indodana kaRekabi eza ukumhlangabeza; wambingelela, wathi kuye: “Inhliziyo yakho ilungelene nenhliziyo yami njengeyami ilungelene neyakho na?”

Wathi uJehonadaba: “Yebo.”

Wathi uJehu: “Uma kunjalo, nginike isandla sakho.” Wamnika isandla sakhe, wamkhwelisa enqoleni yakhe. ₁₆Wayesethi: “Hamba nami, ubone ukushisekela kwami uJehova.” Base bemkhwelisa enqoleni yakhe.

₁₇Esefike eSamariya wabulala bonke abaseleyo baka-Ahabi eSamariya, waze wamqeda njengezwi likaJehova alikhuluma ku-Eliya.

₁₈UJehu wabutha bonke abantu, wathi kubo: “U-Ahabi wamkhonza uBali kancane, kepha uJehu uyakumkhonza kakhulu. ₁₉Ngalokho ngibizele bonke abaprofethi bakaBali, zonke izinceku zakhe, nabo bonke abapristi bakhe, kungasali muntu, ngokuba nginomhlatshelo omkhulu kuBali; bonke abafunyaniswa bengekho abayikuphila.” Kepha uJehu wakwenza ngobuqili ukuba abhubhise izinceku zikaBali.

₂₀Wayesethi uJehu: “Mngcweliseleni uBali umhlangano womkhosi.” Bawumemezela-ke. ₂₁UJehu wathumela ku-Israyeli wonke; zonke izinceku zikaBali zafika, akwaze kwasala muntu ongafikanga; zangena endlini kaBali, indlu kaBali yagcwala yathi swi, kusukela ekuqaleni kuze kube sekugcineni. ₂₂Wathi kumphathi wekamelo lezambatho: “Zikhiphele zonke izinceku zikaBali izambatho.” Wazikhiphela izambatho.

₂₃Wayesengena uJehu noJehonadaba indodana kaRekabi endlini kaBali; wathi ezincekwini zikaBali: “Cingani, nibone ukuba kungabikho kini lapha noyedwa wezinceku zikaJehova, izinceku zikaBali kuphela.” ₂₄Bangena ukunikela ngemihlatshelo nangeminikelo yokushiswa. UJehu wayezimisele ngaphandle abantu abangamashumi ayisishiyagalombili, wathi: “Uma kuphunyuka umuntu walaba bantu engibaletha ezandleni zenu, kuyakuba ngukuphila ngokuphila.”

₂₅Kwathi eseqedile ukunikela ngomnikelo wokushiswa, uJehu wathi kubalindi nasezinduneni: “Ngenani, nibabulale, kungaphumi muntu.” Bababulala ngosiko lwenkemba. Abalindi nezinduna babantshinga phandle, bangena ekamelweni eliphakathi lendlu kaBali. ₂₆Bakhipha izinsika ezazisendlini kaBali, bazishisa. ₂₇Babhidliza insika kaBali, badiliza indlu kaBali, bazenza izindlu zendle kuze kube namuhla.

₂₈UJehu wamchitha-ke uBali kwa-Israyeli. ₂₉Kepha akasukanga ekulandeleni izono zikaJerobowamu indodana kaNebati onisa ngazo u-Israyeli, namathole egolide ayeseBethele nakwaDani.

₃₀UJehova wathi kuJehu: “Ngenxa yokuba wenze kahle ngokufeza okulungile emehlweni ami, futhi wenze kuyo indlu ka-Ahabi njengakho konke okwakusenhliziyweni yami, amadodana akho ezizukulwane ezine ayakuhlala esihlalweni sobukhosi sika-Israyeli.” ₃₁Kodwa uJehu akagcinanga ukuhamba emthethweni kaJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakhe, kasukanga ezonweni zikaJerobowamu onisa ngazo u-Israyeli.

₃₂Ngalezo zinsuku uJehova waqala ukunqinda elakwa-Israyeli; uHazayeli wabachitha emikhawulweni yonke yakwa-Israyeli, ₃₃kusukela eJordani ngasempumalanga, lonke izwe lakwaGileyadi, abakwaGadi, nabakwaRubeni, nabakwaManase, kusukela e-Aroweri elingasemfuleni i-Arinoni, elakwaGileyadi neBashani.

₃₄Ezinye izindaba zikaJehu, nakho konke akwenzayo, nawo onke amandla akhe, angithi kulotshiwe encwadini yezindaba zemihla ngemihla yamakhosi akwa-Israyeli na?

₃₅UJehu wayeselala koyise, bammbela eSamariya. UJehowahazi, indodana yakhe, waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe. ₃₆Isikhathi uJehu abusa ngaso kwa-Israyeli, eSamariya saba yiminyaka engamashumi amabili nesishiyagalombili.

₁U-Athaliya unina ka-Ahaziya esebonile ukuthi indodana yakhe ifile, wasuka wachitha yonke imbewu yenkosi. ₂Kepha uJehosheba indodakazi yenkosi uJoramu, udadewabo ka-Ahaziya, wamthatha uJowashi indodana ka-Ahaziya, wameba phakathi kwamadodana enkosi abulawayo, yena nomzanyana wakhe, ekamelweni lokulala; bamfihla ebusweni buka-Athaliya, waze wangabulawa. ₃Wayenaye ethukusiwe endlini kaJehova iminyaka eyisithupha; u-Athaliya wabusa ezweni.

₄Ngomnyaka wesikhombisa uJehoyada wathumela walanda izinduna zamakhulu zamaKhari* nezabalindi, wazingenisa kuye endlini kaJehova, wenza isivumelwano nazo, wazifungisa endlini kaJehova, wazibonisa indodana yenkosi. ₅Waziyala wathi: “Nansi into eniyakuyenza: abesithathu kini abangena ngesabatha bayakuba ngabalindi bendlu yenkosi, ₆abesithathu babe sesangweni laseSuri, abesithathu babe sesangweni emva kwabalindi, niyilinde nokuyilinda indlu, nidedelane. ₇Amaviyo enu amabili, bonke abaphuma ngesabatha, ayakulinda indlu kaJehova enkosini. ₈Niyakuyizungeza inkosi nxazonke, yilowo nalowo abe nezikhali zakhe esandleni sakhe; ongena phakathi kwezinhla makabulawe; yibani nenkosi ekuphumeni kwayo nasekungeneni kwayo.”

₉Izinduna zamakhulu zenza njengakho konke ukuyala kukaJehoyada umpristi, zathatha, kwaba yileyo naleyo abantu bayo ababeyakungena ngesabatha kanye nababeyakuphuma ngesabatha, zeza kuJehoyada umpristi. ₁₀Umpristi wanikela ezinduneni zamakhulu imikhonto nezihlangu okwakungokwenkosi uDavide, kusendlini kaJehova. ₁₁Abalindi bema, kwaba yilowo nalowo enezikhali zakhe esandleni sakhe, kusukela ohlangothini lokunene lwendlu kuze kube sohlangothini lwesokhohlo lwendlu, ngase-altare nasendlini nxazonke zenkosi.

₁₂Wayeseyikhipha indodana yenkosi, wayifaka umqhele, wayinika ubufakazi, bayibeka inkosi, bayigcoba; bashaya ihlombe, bathi: “Mana njalo, nkosi.”

₁₃U-Athaliya esezwa ukumemeza kwabalindi nokwabantu waya kubantu endlini kaJehova, ₁₄wabuka, bheka, inkosi yayimi ngasensikeni njengomthetho, izikhulu nabamacilongo bengasenkosini; bonke abantu bezwe bathokoza, bakhalisa amacilongo. U-Athaliya wayeseklebhula izingubo zakhe, wamemeza ngokuthi: “Ngugobe! Ngugobe!”

₁₅UJehoyada, umpristi, wayala izinduna zamakhulu ezazibekwe phezu kwempi, wathi kuzo: “Mkhipheni endlini, nimngenise phakathi kwezinhla; omlandelayo nimbulale ngenkemba; ngokuba umpristi wathi: ‘Makangabulawa endlini kaJehova.’ ” ₁₆Base bemdedela nxazombili, wahamba ngendlela yokungena kwamahhashi endlini yenkosi; wabulawa khona.

₁₇UJehoyada wenza isivumelwano phakathi kukaJehova nenkosi nabantu ukuba babe ngabantu bakaJehova, naphakathi kwabantu nenkosi. ₁₈Bonke abantu bezwe baya endlini kaBali, bayibhidliza; ama-altare akhe nezithombe zakhe bakuphahlaza kakhulu, babulala uMathani, umpristi kaBali, phambi kwama-altare. Umpristi wamisela indlu kaJehova ababonisi. ₁₉Wayesethatha izinduna zamakhulu, namaKhari,* nabalindi, nabo bonke abantu bezwe; bayehlisa inkosi endlini kaJehova, baya endlini yenkosi ngendlela yesango labalindi. Yahlala esihlalweni sobukhosi. ₂₀Bonke abantu bezwe bathokoza, umuzi wazola; bambulala u-Athaliya ngenkemba endlini yenkosi. ₂₁UJehowashi wayeneminyaka eyisikhombisa ekuqaleni kwakhe ukubusa.

₁Ngomnyaka wesikhombisa kaJehu uJehowashi waba yinkosi, wabusa iminyaka engamashumi amane eJerusalema; igama likanina lalinguSibiya waseBeri Sheba. ₂UJehowashi wenza okulungile emehlweni kaJehova izinsuku zakhe zonke uJehoyada umpristi amfundisa ngazo. ₃Nokho izindawo eziphakemeyo azisuswanga; abantu babesahlaba, besashisa impepho ezindaweni eziphakemeyo.