Kwafika ngesandla somprofethi uJehu indodana kaHanani izwi likaJehova ngoBahasha nendlu yakhe ngenxa yakho konke okubi akwenza emehlweni kaJehova ukuthi wamcunula ngomsebenzi wezandla zakhe, waba njengendlu kaJerobowamu, nangenxa yokuba wayiqothula. O-Ela noZimri no-Omri no-Ahabi bangamakhosi kwa-Israyeli

U-Omri wayeselala koyise, wembelwa eSamariya; u-Ahabi, indodana yakhe, waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.

U-Ahabi, indodana ka -Omri, waqala ukubusa phezu kuka -Israyeli ngomnyaka wamashumi amathathu nesi shiyagalombili ka -Asa; u-Ahabi, indodana ka -Omri, wabusa phezu kuka -Israyeli eSamariya iminyaka engamashumi amabili nambili.

Kepha u -Ahabi, indodana ka -Omri, wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova kunabo bonke ababe ngaphambi kwakhe.

U-Ahabi wamenza u -Ashera; u-Ahabi wenezela waze wacunula uJehova , uNkulunkulu ka -Israyeli, kunawo onke amakhosi akwa -Israyeli ayengaphambi kwakhe.

U-Eliya waseThishibi, owayengowabagogobeleyo kwaGileyadi , wathi ku - Ahabi: Kuphila kuk aJehova, uNkulunkulu ka -Israyeli, engimi phambi kwakhe, akuyikubakho mazolo namvula kule minyaka , kuphela ngesiyalezo sezwi lami.

Kwathi emva kwezinsuku eziningi izwi likaJehova lafika ku -Eliya ngomnyaka wesithathu, lathi: Hamba uzibonakalise ku -Ahabi; ngiyakunisa imvula emhlabeni.

Wayesehamba u -Eliya ukuzibonakalisa ku -Ahabi. Indlala yayinamandla eSamariya.

U-Ahabi wabiza u -Obadiya owayephezu kwendlu yakhe . U-Obadiya wayemesaba kakhulu uNkulunkulu,

U-Ahabi wathi ku -Obadiya: Hamba ezwe ni, uye emithonjaneni yonke yamanzi nasemifudlaneni yonke; mhlawumbe singafumana utshani, sisindise amahhashi neminyuzi, izilwane zingabhubhi.

Base bahlukaniselana izwe ukuba balidabule : u-Ahabi wahamba ngenye indlela eyedwa, u-Obadiya naye wahamba ngenye indlela eyedwa.

Wayesethi kuye: Ngoneni ukuba unikele inceku yakho esandleni sika-Ahabi ukungibulala na?

Kuyakuthi sengisukile kuwe , uMoya kaJehova akuyise lapho ngingazi khona, nanxa sengifika ukuba ngimtshele u -Ahabi, yena angakufumani , uyakungibulala; kepha mina nceku yakho ngiyamesaba uJehova kwasebusheni bami.

U-Obadiya wayesehamba ukumhlangabeza u -Ahabi, wamtshela lokho; wayesehamba u-Ahabi ukumhlangabeza u-Eliya.

Kwathi u -Ahabi esembonile u -Eliya, u-Ahabi wathi kuye : Nguwe ongumhluphi wakwa-Israyeli na?

U-Ahabi wayesethumela kubo bo nke abantwana bakwa -Israyeli, wabutha abaprofethi entabeni yaseKarmeli.

Wayesethi u -Eliya ku -Ahabi: Khuphuka, udle, uphuze, ngokuba kukhona umdumo wemvula enkulu.

Wayesekhuphuka u -Ahabi ukuba adle , aphuze. U-Eliya wakhuph ukela esiqongweni saseKarmeli , wakhothamela phansi , wabeka ubuso bakhe phakathi kwamadolo akhe.

Kwathi ngokwesikhombisa yath i: Bheka, kukhuphuka ifu elwandle, lingangesandla somuntu . Wayesethi: Khuphuka, umtshele u -Ahabi ukuthi : Bophela, wehle, funa uvinjelwe yimvula.

Kwathi ngesikhashana nje izulu laguqubala ngamafu nangomoya , lana imvula enkulu. U-Ahabi wakhwela inqola, waya eJizreyeli.

Isandla sikaJehova sasiku-Eliya; wabopha ukhalo lwakhe, wagijima phambi kuka-Ahabi, waze wafika ekungeneni kwaseJizreyeli.

U-Ahabi wamtshela u -Izebeli konke akwenzile u -Eliya, naphakathi kwalokho ukuthi ubulele bonke abaprofethi ngenkemba.

wathuma izithunywa ku-Ahabi inkosi yakwa-Israyeli emzini,

Bheka, kwasondela umprofethi ku-Ahabi inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, wathi: Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Uyasibona sonke lesi sixuku na ? Bheka, ngiyakusinikela esandleni sakho namuhla, uze wazi ukuthi mina nginguJehova.

Wayesethi u -Ahabi: Ngobani na ? Wathi: Usho kanje uJehova , uthi: Ngezinsizwa zez ikhulu zezifunda . Wayesethi: Ngubani oyakokha impi ? Wathi: Nguwe.

UBeni Hadadi wayesethi kuye : Imizi ubaba ayithatha kuyihlo ngiyakuyibuyisa, uzenzele izitaladi eDamaseku njengokwenza kukababa eSamariya. U-Ahabi wathi : Ngalesi sivumelwano ngiyakukuvumela ukuba uhambe. Wayesenza isivumelwano naye, wamvumela ukuba ahambe. U-Ahabi usolwa ngumprofethi

Kwathi emva kwalezo zinto uNaboti waseJizreyeli wayenesivini esasiseJizreyeli eceleni kwendlu yenkosi u-Ahabi, inkosi yaseSamariya.

U-Ahabi wakhuluma kuNaboti , wathi: Ngiphe isivini sakho ukuba sibe yisivande sami semifino , ngokuba siseduze nendlu yami , ngikunike isivini esihle kunaso esikhundleni saso ; kepha uma kukuhle emehlweni akho , ngiyakukunika isiliva libe yintengo yaso.

Wayesethi uNaboti ku -Ahabi: Makube kude nami ngenxa kaJehova ukuba ngikunike ifa lawobaba.

U-Ahabi wangena endlini yakhe ehluneme , ethukuthele ngen xa yezwi abelikhulume kuye uNaboti waseJizreyeli ; ngokuba wayeshilo ukuthi : Angiyikukunika ifa lawobaba . Walala embhedeni , waphendula ubuso, akadlanga lutho.

Wayeseloba izincwadi egameni lika -Ahabi, wazinamathelisa ngophawu lwakhe, wazithuma izincwadi kumalunga nakwab akhulu ababesemzini wakhe, abakhe kanye noNaboti.

Kwathi u-Izebeli esezwile ukuthi uNaboti ukhandiwe ngamatshe, wafa, u- Izebeli wathi ku -Ahabi: Suka udle isivini sikaNaboti waseJizreyeli , enqaba ukukunika sona ngesiliva, ngokuba uNaboti kasekho, ufile.

Kwathi u -Ahabi esezwile ukuthi uNaboti ufile , u-Ahabi wasuka ukuba ehlele esivinini sikaNaboti waseJizreyeli ukusidla. U-Ahabi usolwa ngu-Eliya

Suka wehle , umhlangabeze u -Ahabi, inkosi yakwa -Israyeli, oseSamariya; bheka, usesivinini sikaNaboti, lapho ehlele khona ukusidla.

Wayesethi u -Ahabi ku -Eliya: Usungitholile wena sitha sami na ? Wathi: Ngikutholile, ngokuba uzithengisile ukwenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova.

Bheka, ngiyakukwehlisela okubi , ngikukhukhule, nginqume k u-Ahabi wonke umlisa, omncane nomkhulu kwa-Israyeli;

Owakwa-Ahabi ofela emzini izinja ziyakumudla , nofela endle izinyoni zezulu ziyakumudla.

Kepha akubangakho onjengo -Ahabi owazithengisa ukwenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova, edudwa ngu-Izebeli umkakhe.

Kwathi u -Ahabi esezwile lawo mazwi , waklebhula izingubo zakhe , wembatha indwangu yamasak a emzimbeni wakhe , wazila ukudla , walala endwangwini yamasaka, wahambahamba kancane.

Ubonile yini ukuthi u -Ahabi uyazithoba phambi kwami na ? Ngokuba ezithoba phambi kwami angiyikwehlisa okubi emihleni yakhe ; kepha emihleni yendodana yakhe ngiyakwehlisela indlu yakhe okubi.

UJehova wathi: Ngubani oyakuyenga u-Ahabi ukuba enyuke afele eRamoti Gileyadi na? Omunye washo ukuthi nomunye ukuthi.

Ezinye izindaba zika -Ahabi, nakho konke akwenzayo , nendlu yezimpondo zendlovu ayakhayo , nayo yonke imizi ayakhayo , angithi kulotshiwe encwadini yezindaba zemihla ngemihla yamakhosi akwa-Israyeli na?

U-Ahabi wayeselala koyise; u-Ahaziya waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe. UJehoshafati uyinkosi kwaJuda; u-Ahaziya uyinkosi kwa-Israyeli

UJehoshafati indodana ka -Asa waqala ukubusa kwaJuda ngomnyaka wesine ka-Ahabi inkosi yakwa-Israyeli.

Khona u -Ahaziya indodana ka -Ahabi wathi kuJehoshafati : Izinceku zami mazihambe nezinceku zakho emikhunjini. Kepha uJehoshafati akavumanga.

U-Ahaziya indodana ka -Ahabi waqala ukubusa kwa -Israyeli eSamariya ngomnyaka weshumi nesikhombisa kaJehoshafati inkosi yakwaJuda , wabusa iminyaka emibili kwa-Israyeli.

UMowabi wahlubuka kwa-Israyeli emva kokufa kuka-Ahabi.

UJehoramu indodana ka -Ahabi waba yinkosi kwa -Israyeli eSamariya ngomnyaka weshumi nesishiyagalombili kaJehoshafati i nkosi yakwaJuda , wabusa iminyaka eyishumi nambili.

Kwathi lapho esefile u -Ahabi, inkosi yakwaMowabi yahlubuka inkosi yakwa-Israyeli.

Ngomnyaka wesihlanu kaJoramu indodana ka-Ahabi inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, uJehoshafati eyinkosi kwaJuda , uJehoramu, indodana kaJehoshafati, inkosi yakwaJuda, waba yinkosi.

Wahamba ngendlela yamakhosi akwa -Israyeli njengokwenza kwendlu ka - Ahabi, ngokuba indodakazi ka -Ahabi yayingumkakhe ; wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova.

Ngomnyaka weshumi nambili kaJoramu indodana ka -Ahabi inkosi yakwa- Israyeli u-Ahaziya indodana kaJehoramu inkosi yakwaJuda waba yinkosi.

Wahamba ngendlela yendlu ka -Ahabi, wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova njengokwenza kwendlu ka-Ahabi, ngokuba wayengumkhwenyana wendlu ka- Ahabi.

Wahamba noJoramu , indodana ka -Ahabi, ukuba alwe noHazayeli inkosi yase-Aramu eRamoti Gileyadi; ama-Aramu amlimaza uJoramu.

Inkosi uJoramu yabuyela ukwelashwa eJizreyeli emanxebeni ayo ayemlimaze wona ama -Aramu eRama ekulweni kwayo noHazayeli inkosi yase-Aramu. U-Ahaziya, indodana kaJehoramu , inkosi yakwaJuda , wehlela ukumbona uJoramu, indodana ka-Ahabi eJizreyeli, ngokuba wayegula.

Uyakuchitha indlu ka -Ahabi inkosi yakho ukuba ngiphindisele igazi lezinceku zami abaprofethi negazi lezinceku zonke zikaJehova esandleni sika- Izebeli.

Yonke indlu ka-Ahabi iyakubhubha; ngiyakunquma ku-Ahabi wonke umlisa, omncane nomkhulu.

Ngiyakwenza indlu ka -Ahabi ibe njengendlu kaJerobowamu indodana kaNebati nanjengendlu kaBahasha indodana ka-Ahiya.

Wayesethi kuBidikari , induna yakhe : Mthathe, umntshinge esiqeshini sezwe likaNaboti waseJizreyeli, ngokuba khumbula ukuthi, lapho mina nawe sasigibela sobabili emva kuka-Ahabi uyise, uJehova wamthwesa lolu daba

Ngomnyaka weshumi nanye kaJoramu indodana ka-Ahabi u-Ahaziya waba yinkosi kwaJuda.

U-Ahabi wayenamadodana angamashumi ayisikhombisa eSamariya . UJehu waloba izincwadi, wazithuma eSamariya ezinduneni zaseJizreyeli kumalunga nakubondli bakwa-Ahabi, wathi:

Qaphelani manje ukuthi akuyikuwela phansi lutho lwezwi likaJehova alikhulumayo uJehova ngendlu ka -Ahabi; uJehova wenzile lokho akukhulumayo ngesandla senceku yakhe u-Eliya.

UJehu wayesebulala bonke a baseleyo bendlu ka -Ahabi eJizreyeli , nabo bonke abakhulu bakhe , nabazana naye , nabapristi bakhe , waze wangamshiyela noyedwa owasalayo.

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

UJehu wabutha bonke abantu , wathi kubo : U-Ahabi wamkhonza uBali kancane, kepha uJehu uyakumkhonza kakhulu.

UJehova 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.

Wabuye wakha izindawo eziphakemeyo uHezekiya uyise azichithile ; wamisela uBali ama-altare, wenza u-Ashera njengokwenza kuka-Ahabi inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, wakhuleka kulo lonke ibandla lasezulwini, walikhonza.

Ngiyakwelula phezu kweJerusalema umucu wokulinganisa waseSamariya , nomthofu wokumisa indlu ka -Ahabi; ngiyakwesula iJerusalema njengalokho umuntu esula isitsha, esesula asigumbuqele.

UJehoshafati wayenengcebo nodumo olukhulu, wahlangana ngobuhlobo no- Ahabi.

Ngasekugcineni kweminyaka ethile wehlela ku -Ahabi eSamariya . U-Ahabi wamhlabela yena nabantu ababenaye izimvu nezinkabi eziningi , wamncenga ukuba akhuphukele eRamoti Gileyadi.

U-Ahabi inkosi yakwa -Israyeli wathi kuJehoshafati inkosi yakwaJuda : Uyakuhamba nami , siye eRamoti Gileyadi , na? Wathi kuye: Mina nginjengawe, abantu bami banjengabantu bakho; siyakuba nawe empini.

UJehova wathi: Ngubani oyakuyenga u -Ahabi inkosi yakwa -Israyeli ukuba akhuphuke, afele eRamoti Gileyadi na ? Omunye washo ukuthi nomunye ukuthi.

Wahamba ngendlela yamakhosi akwa -Israyeli njengokwenza kw endlu ka - Ahabi, ngokuba indodakazi ka -Ahabi yayingumkakhe ; wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova.

kepha uhambe ngendlela yamakhosi akwa -Israyeli, wenza uJuda nabakhileyo eJerusalema ukuba baphinge njengokwenza kwendlu ka -Ahabi, futhi wabulala abafowenu bendlu kayihlo abahle kunawe,

Naye wahamba ngezindlela zendlu ka -Ahabi, ngokuba unina wayengomeluleka ukwenza okubi.

Wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova njengokwenza kwendlu ka -Ahabi, ngokuba bona babengabamelulekayo emva kokufa kukayise , kwaba ngukuchithwa kwakhe.

Futhi wahamba ngeziluleko zabo , lapho ehamba noJehoramu, indodana ka- Ahabi, inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, ukulwa noHazayeli inkosi yase -Aramu eRamoti Gileyadi; ama-Aramu amlimaza uJoramu.

Wabuyela ukwelashwa eJizreyeli ngenxa yaman xeba ayemlimaze wona eRama ekulweni kwakhe noHazayeli inkosi yase -Aramu. U-Azariya indodana kaJehoramu, inkosi yakwaJuda, wehla ukumbona uJehoramu indodana ka - Ahabi eJizreyeli, ngokuba wayegula.

Ukubhubha kuka -Ahaziya kwavela kuNkulunkulu ekuyeni kwakhe kuJoramu, ngokuba lapho esefikile khona waphuma noJehoramu ukulwa noJehu indodana kaNimishi , amgcobileyo uJehova ukuba anqume indlu ka - Ahabi.

Kwathi lapho uJehu ahlulela indlu ka -Ahabi, wafumanisa izikhulu zakwaJuda namadodana abafowabo baka -Ahaziya abab ekhonza u -Ahaziya; wababulala.

Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti , uNkulunkulu ka -Israyeli, ngo-Ahabi indodana kaKholaya nangoSedekiya indodana kaMahaseya abaprofetha amanga kin i egameni lami , uthi: Bheka, ngiyakubanikela esandleni sikaNebukadinesari inkosi yaseBabele; uyakubabulala phambi kwamehlo enu.

Kubona kuyakuthathwa isiqalekiso yibo bonke abathunjwa bakwaJuda abaseBabele ngokuthi: UJehova makakwenze ukuba ube njengoSede kiya no- Ahabi abosiwa ngomlilo yinkosi yaseBabele,

Izimiso zika-Omri ziyagcinwa, nazo zonke izenzo zendlu ka-Ahabi; nihamba ngamacebo abo; ngalokho ngiyakunenza incithakalo nabakhileyo khona into encimfelwayo; niyakuthwala ihlazo labantu bami.