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| 1. | Ilizwi le Nkosi laselifika kuJehu indodana kaHanani limelene loBahasha lisithi: |
| 2. | Ngenxa yokuthi ngakuphakamisa ethulini, ngakwenza umphathi phezu kwabantu bami uIsrayeli, kodwa uhambe ngendlela zikaJerobowamu, wenza ukuthi abantu bami uIsrayeli bone, ukungithukuthelisa ngezono zabo; |
| 3. | khangela, ngizaqothula inzalo kaBahasha lenzalo yendlu yakhe, ngenze indlu yakho njengendlu kaJerobowamu indodana kaNebati. |
| 4. | Ofayo kaBahasha phakathi komuzi izinja zizamudla, lowakhe ofela egangeni inyoni zamazulu zizamudla. |
| 5. | Ezinye-ke zezindaba zikaBahasha lakwenzayo lamandla akhe, kakubhalwanga yini egwalweni lwemilando yamakhosi akoIsrayeli? |
| 6. | UBahasha waselala laboyise, wangcwatshelwa eTiriza. UEla indodana yakhe wasesiba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe. |
| 7. | Njalo ngesandla sikaJehu umprofethi indodana kaHanani ilizwi le Nkosi lafika limelene loBahasha njalo limelelene lendlu yakhe, langenxa yabo bonke ububi abenza emehlweni e Nkosi, ukuyithukuthelisa ngomsebenzi wezandla zakhe, ukuba njengendlu kaJerobowamu, langenxa yokuthi wambulala. |
| 8. | Ngomnyaka wamatshumi amabili lesithupha kaAsa inkosi yakoJuda uEla indodana kaBahasha waba yinkosi phezu kukaIsrayeli eTiriza, iminyaka emibili. |
| 9. | Kodwa inceku yakhe uZimri, induna yengxenye eyodwa kwezimbili yezinqola, yamenzela ugobe, eseTiriza enathe wadakwa endlini kaAriza, umphathi wendlu eTiriza. |
| 10. | UZimri wasengena wamtshaya wambulala ngomnyaka wamatshumi amabili lesikhombisa kaAsa inkosi yakoJuda, waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe. |
| 11. | Kwasekusithi esebe yinkosi ekuhlaleni kwakhe esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi wayitshaya indlu yonke kaBahasha; kamtshiyelanga ochamela emdulini, loba izihlobo zakhe, kumbe abangane bakhe. |
| 12. | Ngakho uZimri wayichitha indlu yonke kaBahasha, njengokwelizwi le Nkosi eyalikhuluma imelene loBahasha ngesandla sikaJehu umprofethi, |
| 13. | ngenxa yazo zonke izono zikaBahasha lezono zikaEla indodana yakhe, abona ngazo, labenza ngazo uIsrayeli ukuthi one, ukuthukuthelisa i Nkosi uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli ngezinto zabo eziyize. |
| 14. | Ezinye-ke zezindaba zikaEla, lakho konke akwenzayo, kakubhalwanga yini egwalweni lwemilando yamakhosi akoIsrayeli? |
| 15. | Ngomnyaka wamatshumi amabili lesikhombisa kaAsa inkosi yakoJuda uZimri wabusa insuku eziyisikhombisa eTiriza. Abantu babemise-ke inkamba bemelene leGibethoni eyayingeyamaFilisti. |
| 16. | Abantu-ke ababemise inkamba bezwa ukuthi: UZimri wenzile ugobe futhi watshaya inkosi. Ngakho uIsrayeli wonke wabeka uOmri induna yebutho ukuba yinkosi phezu kukaIsrayeli mhlalokho enkambeni. |
| 17. | U-Omri loIsrayeli wonke kanye laye basebesenyuka besuka eGibethoni, bavimbezela iTiriza. |
| 18. | Kwasekusithi uZimri esebonile ukuthi umuzi usuthunjiwe, wangena esigodlweni sendlu yenkosi, watshisa indlu yenkosi phezu kwakhe ngomlilo, wafa. |
| 19. | Ngenxa yezono zakhe azonayo, ngokwenza okubi emehlweni e Nkosi, ngokuhamba ngendlela kaJerobowamu lesonweni sakhe asenzayo, ukwenza uIsrayeli ukuthi one. |
| 20. | Ezinye-ke zezindaba zikaZimri, logobe lwakhe alwenzayo, kakubhalwanga yini egwalweni lwemilando yamakhosi akoIsrayeli? |
| 21. | Khona abantu bakoIsrayeli badabukana baba zingxenye ezimbili; ingxenye eyodwa kwezimbili yabantu yalandela uTibini indodana kaGinathi ukuze bamenze inkosi, lengxenye eyodwa kwezimbili yalandela uOmri. |
| 22. | Kodwa abantu abalandela uOmri babehlula abantu abalandela uTibini indodana kaGinathi; ngakho uTibini wafa, uOmri wasebusa. |
| 23. | Ngomnyaka wamatshumi amathathu lanye kaAsa inkosi yakoJuda uOmri waba yinkosi phezu kukaIsrayeli; iminyaka elitshumi lambili; eTiriza wabusa iminyaka eyisithupha. |
| 24. | Wathenga intaba yeSamariya kuShemeri ngamathalenta* esiliva amabili, wakha entabeni, wabiza ibizo lomuzi awakhayo ngebizo likaShemeri umnikazi wentaba, wathi yiSamariya. |
| 25. | Kodwa uOmri wenza okubi emehlweni e Nkosi, wenza okubi okwedlula bonke ababengaphambi kwakhe. |
| 26. | Ngoba wahamba ngayo yonke indlela kaJerobowamu indodana kaNebati, lesonweni sakhe, enza ngaso ukuthi uIsrayeli one, ukuyithukuthelisa i Nkosi uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli ngezinto zabo eziyize. |
| 27. | Ezinye-ke zezindaba zikaOmri azenzayo lamandla akhe awenzayo, kakubhalwanga yini egwalweni lwemilando yamakhosi akoIsrayeli? |
| 28. | U-Omri waselala laboyise, wangcwatshelwa eSamariya. UAhabi indodana yakhe wasesiba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe. |
| 29. | UAhabi indodana kaOmri wasesiba yinkosi phezu kukaIsrayeli ngomnyaka wamatshumi amathathu lesificaminwembili kaAsa inkosi yakoJuda; uAhabi indodana kaOmri wabusa phezu kukaIsrayeli eSamariya iminyaka engamatshumi amabili lambili. |
| 30. | UAhabi indodana kaOmri wasesenza okubi emehlweni e Nkosi okwedlula bonke ababekhona phambi kwakhe. |
| 31. | Kwasekusithi, kungathi kuyinto elula ukuhamba ezonweni zikaJerobowamu indodana kaNebati, wathatha uJezebeli indodakazi kaEthibali inkosi yamaSidoni waba ngumka khe. Wasehamba wakhonza uBhali, wamkhothamela. |
| 32. | Wasemisela uBhali ilathi endlini kaBhali ayeyakhile eSamariya. |
| 33. | UAhabi wasesenza isixuku. UAhabi wenza okwengezelelweyo ukuyithukuthelisa i Nkosi uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, kulawo wonke amakhosi akoIsrayeli ayengaphambi kwakhe. |
| 34. | Ensukwini zakhe uHiyeli umBhetheli wakha iJeriko; wabeka isisekelo sayo ngoAbiramu izibulo lakhe, wamisa amasango ayo ngoSegubi icinathunjana lakhe, njengokwelizwi le Nkosi eyalikhuluma ngesandla sikaJoshuwa indodana kaNuni. |
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