Incwadzi Yesibili YemaKhosi
3 Jehoramu,+ indvodzana ya-Ahabi, waba yinkhosi ka-Israyeli eSamariya ngemnyaka wesi-18 wekubusa kweNkhosi Jehoshafati yakaJuda, futsi wabusa iminyaka lengu-12. 2 Wachubeka enta lokubi emehlweni aJehova kodvwa akafikanga ezingeni lababe wakhe namake wakhe ngobe wasusa litje lelingcwele laBhali lebelentiwe ngubabe wakhe.+ 3 Nome kunjalo, wanamatsela etonweni taJerobowamu indvodzana yaNebati, lowabangela kutsi ema-Israyeli atente.+ Akazange asuke kuto.
4 Mesha inkhosi yakaMowabi bekafuye timvu. Bekavame kunika inkhosi yaka-Israyeli emazinyane etimvu langu-100 000 kanye netimvu letindvuna letingakahhulwa letingu-100 000 njengetetfulo. 5 Ngekushesha nje nakufa Ahabi,+ inkhosi yakaMowabi yavukela inkhosi yaka-Israyeli.+ 6 Ngako iNkhosi Jehoramu yaphuma ngalelolanga eSamariya yahlanganisa onkhe ema-Israyeli kutsi alungele kulwa. 7 Yaphindze yatfumelela iNkhosi Jehoshafati yakaJuda umlayeto yatsi: “Inkhosi yakaMowabi ingivukele, utawuhamba nami yini siyokulwa nebakaMowabi?” Jehoshafati wayiphendvula watsi: “Sitawuhamba.+ Mine ngifana nawe. Bantfu bami bafana nebantfu bakho. Emahhashi ami afana nemahhashi akho.”+ 8 INkhosi Jehoshafati yabese iyabuta itsi: “Sitakwenyuka ngayiphi indlela?” INkhosi Jehoramu yaphendvula yatsi: “Ngendlela yasehlane laka-Edomu.”
9 Inkhosi yaka-Israyeli yabese ihamba nenkhosi yakaJuda kanye nenkhosi yaka-Edomu.+ Ngemuva kwekuhamba ngendlela legegako emalanga langu-7, emasotja kanye nemfuyo lebeyibalandzela kwaphelelwa ngemanti. 10 Inkhosi yaka-Israyeli yatsi: “Kwaze kwaba kubi! Jehova ubite lamakhosi lamatsatfu kuze awanikele esandleni sebantfu bakaMowabi!” 11 Jehoshafati wase utsi: “Akekho yini umphrofethi waJehova lapha lesingabuta Jehova sisebentisa yena?”+ Lenye yetinceku tenkhosi yaka-Israyeli yaphendvula yatsi: “Kuna-Elisha+ indvodzana yaShafati lebekavame kutsela emanti etandleni ta-Elija.”*+ 12 Jehoshafati wabese utsi: “Livi laJehova linaye.” Ngako lenkhosi yaka-Israyeli naJehoshafati kanye nenkhosi yaka-Edomu baya kuye.
13 Elisha wakhuluma nenkhosi yaka-Israyeli watsi: “Ngingenelana ngani nawe mine?*+ Hamba uye kubaphrofethi bababe wakho nebaphrofethi bamake wakho.”+ Inkhosi yaka-Israyeli yona yatsi kuye: “Angeke ngiye ngobe nguJehova lobite lamakhosi lamatsatfu kuze awanikele esandleni sebantfu bakaMowabi.” 14 Kuloko, Elisha watsi: “Ngifunga Jehova Nkulunkulu wemabutfo lophilako futsi lengimkhontako* kutsi kube akusiko kutsi ngihlonipha iNkhosi Jehoshafati+ yakaJuda, bengingeke ngikubuke nekukubuka futsi bengingeke ngikunake.+ 15 Ngicela ningiletsele umuntfu loshaya lihabhu.”*+ Ngekushesha nje lomshayi welihabhu nakacala kulidlala, sandla saJehova sefika ku-Elisha.+ 16 Watsi, “Naku lokushiwo nguJehova: ‘Gubhani imisele leminyenti kulesihosha, 17 ngobe naku lokushiwo nguJehova: “Angeke ube khona umoya nemvula; kodvwa lesihosha sitawugcwala emanti+ bese nine niyanatsa kanye nemfuyo yenu naletinye tilwane tenu.”’ 18 Kodvwa loku kuyintfo lelula emehlweni aJehova+ ngobe utawuphindze anikele sive sakaMowabi esandleni senu.+ 19 Kufanele ubhidlite onkhe emadolobha+ labiyelwe nawo onkhe emadolobha elikhetselo, ujube tonkhe tihlahla letinhle, uvimbe yonkhe imitfombo yemanti futsi kufanele wone yonkhe indzawo lenhle ngekuyigcwalisa ematje.”+
20 Ekuseni ngesikhatsi semnikelo walokutinhlavu,+ kwachamuka emanti avela ngaka-Edomu futsi lonkhe live lagcwala emanti.
21 Bonkhe bantfu bakaMowabi beva kutsi emakhosi sekafikile atolwa nabo, ngako babita onkhe emadvodza lebekangakhona kuhloma ngetikhali* bema emnceleni. 22 Nabavuka ekuseni kakhulu, lilanga belicwebetelisa lamanti futsi sive sakaMowabi lebesingesheya, besibona lamanti abovu njengengati. 23 Bantfu bakaMowabi batsi: “Lena yingati! Lamakhosi abulelene ngenkemba. Manje Mowabi, shona khona etintfweni+ tawo uyotitsatsela!” 24 Nabefika lapho ema-Israyeli bekamise khona emathende, lama-Israyeli asukuma futsi acala kubulala bantfu bakaMowabi lebebabaleka.+ Ema-Israyeli abesolo abacosha abulala wonkhe umuntfu lebekamtfola endleleni, aze ayongena kaMowabi. 25 Abhidlita onkhe lamadolobha futsi wonkhe umuntfu abejikijela litje kuyo yonkhe indzawo lenhle yaze yagcwala ematje; avimba yonkhe imitfombo yemanti+ futsi ajuba tonkhe tihlahla letinhle.+ Kwagcine kusele lubondza lwaseKhiri-heresethi+ kuphela futsi emasotja lebekasebentisa tidubulelo alutungeleta, alulahla phansi.
26 Ngesikhatsi inkhosi yakaMowabi ibona kutsi seyincotjiwe, yatsatsa emadvodza langu-700 lahlome ngetinkemba badzabula ekhatsi, bayohlasela inkhosi yaka-Edomu;+ kodvwa abakhonanga kukwenta loko. 27 Ngako yatsatsa indvodzana yayo lelitibulo lebekufanele kutsi ibe yinkhosi ngemuva kwayo yanikela ngayo kutsi ibe ngumhlatjelo wekushiswa+ elubondzeni. Ema-Israyeli abese atfukutselelwa kakhulu, futsi ayekela kulwa nebantfu bakaMowabi, abuyela eveni lawo.