1U-Ahabi wayenamadodana angamashumi ayisikhombisa eSamariya. UJehu waloba izincwadi, wazithumela eSamariya, kubabusi baseJizreyeli, kumalunga, nakulabo abakhulisa abantwana bakwa-Ahabi, wathi:
2Lapho nje le ncwadi ifika kini, njengoba amadodana enkosi yenu ekini, futhi kukhona kini izinqola namahhashi, kanye nomuzi onezivikelo eziqinile nezikhali;
3Bhekani futhi emadodaneni enkosi yenu amahle kunawo wonke, nimbeke esihlalweni sobukhosi sikayise, nilwele indlu yenkosi yenu.
4Kepha besaba kakhulu, bathi: “Bheka, amakhosi amabili angemi phambi kwakhe; pho thina siyakuma kanjani na?
5Umphathi wendlu nomphathi womuzi, namalunga, nabafundisi babantwana, bathumela kuJehu, bathi: “Siyizinceku zakho, siyakwenza konke osiyaleza ngakho; ngeke sibeke inkosi; yenza okuhle emehlweni akho.
6Wabalobela incwadi ngokwesibili, wathi: “Uma ningami, nilalela izwi lami, thathani amakhanda amadoda, amadodana enkosi yenu, nize kimi ngalesi sikhathi eJizreyeli kusasa. Amadodana enkosi, amadoda angamashumi ayisikhombisa, ayekanye nezikhulu zomuzi ezaziwakhulisa.
7Lapho incwadi ifika kubo, bawathatha amadodana enkosi, babulala abantu abangamashumi ayisikhombisa, bafaka amakhanda awo emaqomeni, bamthumela eJizreyeli.
8Kwase kufika isithunywa, samtshela, sathi: “Sebezilethile amakhanda amadodana enkosi.” Wathi: “Kubekeni kube yizinqwaba ezimbili ngasesikhaleni sesango kuze kube sekuseni.”
9Kwathi ekuseni waphuma wema, wathi kubo bonke abantu: “Nina nilungile; bhekani, ngiyenzele inkosi yami ugobe, ngayibulala; kodwa ubani owabulala bonke laba bantu?
10Yazini-ke ukuthi akuyikuwa lutho emhlabeni ezwini likaJehova alikhulumayo ngendlu ka-Ahabi, ngokuba uJehova wenza lokho akukhulumayo ngenceku yakhe u-Eliya.
11UJehu wabulala bonke abaseleyo bendlu ka-Ahabi eJizreyeli, nezikhulu zakhe zonke, nomndeni wakhe, nabapristi bakhe, waze akamyeka ukuba asale.
12Wasuka wahamba, wafika eSamariya. Kwathi esesendlini yomgundi wezinwele,
13UJehu wahlangana nabafowabo baka-Ahaziya, inkosi yakwaJuda, wathi: “Ningobani na? Bathi: “Singabafowabo baka-Ahaziya; bese sehla siyobingelela izingane zenkosi nezingane zendlovukazi.
14Wathi: “Babambeni bephila.” Bababamba bephila, bababulala emhumeni wabagundi, amadoda angamashumi amane nambili; akashiyanga noyedwa kubo.
15Esesukile lapho, wathungela uJonadaba indodana kaRekabi owafika ukumhlangabeza; wambingelela, wathi kuye: Inhliziyo yakho ilungile yini, njengoba inhliziyo yami injalo enhliziyweni yakho? UJonadaba waphendula wathi: “Kunjalo.” Uma kunjalo, nginike isandla sakho. Wamnika isandla sakhe; wamyisa kuye enqoleni.
16Wathi: “Hamba nami, ubone ukushisekela kwami uJehova.” Base bemvumela ukuba agibele enqoleni yakhe.
17Ekufikeni kwakhe eSamariya wabulala bonke abaseleyo baka-Ahabi eSamariya waze wamchitha njengezwi likaJehova alikhuluma ku-Eliya.
18UJehu wayesebabizela ndawonye bonke abantu, wathi kubo: “U-Ahabi wakhonza uBali kancane; kepha uJehu uyakumkhonza kakhulu.
19Khathesi ngibizeleni bonke abaprofethi bakaBhali, zonke izinceku zakhe labo bonke abapristi bakhe; makungasweleki muntu, ngokuba nginomhlatshelo omkhulu kuBali; loba ngubani oswelayo kayikuphila. Kodwa uJehu wakwenza ngobuqili, ngenjongo yokubhubhisa izinceku zikaBhali.
20UJehu wasesithi: Memezelani umkhosi uBhali. Base beshumayela.
21UJehu wathumela ku-Israyeli wonke, zafika zonke izinceku zikaBali, akwaze kwasala muntu ongafikanga. Bangena endlini kaBali; indlu kaBali yagcwala kusukela ekuqaleni kuze kufike ekugcineni.
22Wathi kumphathi wezingubo: Zikhiphele zonke izinceku zikaBali izingubo. Wabakhiphela izingubo.
23UJehu wayesengena noJonadaba indodana kaRekabi endlini kaBali, wathi ezincekwini zikaBali: “Buzani nibone ukuthi akukho yini lapha phakathi kwezinceku zeNkosi, izinceku zikaBali kuphela.
24Lapho bengena ukunikela ngemihlatshelo neminikelo yokushiswa, uJehu wabeka amadoda angamashumi ayisishiyagalombili ngaphandle, wathi: “Uma kuphunyuka oyedwa kumadoda engiwalethe esandleni senu, omkhululayo, ukuphila kwakhe kuyakuba sesikhundleni sokuphila kwakhe.”
25Kwathi eseqedile ukunikela ngomnikelo wokushiswa uJehu wathi kubalindi nasezikhulwini: Ngenani nibabulale; makungaphumi muntu. Bababulala ngosiko lwenkemba; abalindi nezinduna babaxosha, baya emzini wendlu kaBali.
26Base bekhipha izithombe endlini kaBali, bazishisa.
27Badiliza isithombe sikaBhali, badiliza indlu kaBhali, bayenza yaba yindlu eklanywe kahle kuze kube namuhla.
28Kanjalo uJehu wamchitha uBali kwa-Israyeli.
29Kodwa ezonweni zikaJerobowamu indodana kaNebati onisa ngazo u-Israyeli, uJehu akasukanga kuzo, amathole egolide ayeseBethele nakwaDani.
30UJehova wathi kuJehu: “Ngenxa yokuthi wenze kahle ngokwenza okulungile emehlweni ami futhi wenze kuyo indlu ka-Ahabi ngokuvumelana nakho konke okwakusenhliziyweni yami, abantwana bakho besizukulwane sesine bayohlala esihlalweni sobukhosi yakwa-Israyeli.
31Kodwa uJehu akaqaphelanga ukuhamba ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakhe emthethweni kaJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, ngoba akazange aphambuke ezonweni zikaJerobowamu onisa ngazo u-Israyeli.
32Ngalezo zinsuku uJehova waqala ukunciphisa u-Israyeli, uHazayeli wawachitha kuzo zonke izifunda zakwa-Israyeli;
33Kusukela eJordani ngasempumalanga, lonke izwe lakwaGileyadi, labakwaGadi, nabakwaRubeni, nabakwaManase, kusukela e-Aroweri engasemfuleni i-Arinoni, kuze kufike eGileyadi naseBashani.
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 phezu kuka-Israyeli eSamariya sasiyiminyaka engamashumi amabili nesishiyagalombili.
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