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16 Livi laJehova mayelana naBhasha lase liyefika kuJehu+ indvodzana yaHanani+ latsi: 2 “Ngakubutsa elutfulini, ngakwenta umholi webantfu bami ema-Israyeli+ kodvwa uchubekile uhamba ngendlela yaJerobowamu, wabangela bantfu bami ema-Israyeli kutsi bone kangangekutsi bangiphatsa kabi ngetono tabo.+ 3 Ngako ngitayishanyelisisa yonkhe indlu yaBhasha kanye naye, futsi lendlu yakhe ngitayenta lengakwenta endlini yaJerobowamu+ indvodzana yaNebati. 4 Nome ngabe ngubani wendlu yaBhasha lotawufela edolobheni utawudliwa tinja, futsi nome ngabe ngubani wendlu yaBhasha lotawufela esigangeni utawudliwa tinyoni temazulu.”
5 Lomunye umlandvo waBhasha, loko lakwenta kanye nebukhulu bakhe, kubhaliwe encwadzini yemlandvo wangetikhatsi temakhosi aka-Israyeli. 6 Bhasha wabese uyafa futsi wangcwatjwa lapho kwangcwatjwa khona bokhokho bakhe eThisa;+ indvodzana yakhe Ela yaba yinkhosi ngemuva kwakhe. 7 Ngemphrofethi Jehu, indvodzana yaHanani, livi laJehova laphindze lefika mayelana naBhasha nendlu yakhe ngenca yabo bonkhe bubi labekabentile embikwaJehova, ngekumtfukutselisa ngemisebenti yetandla takhe. Bhasha walingisa indlu yaJerobowamu futsi watfukutselisa Nkulunkulu ngekubulala Nadabi.+
8 Ngemnyaka wesi-26 wekubusa kweNkhosi Asa yakaJuda, Ela indvodzana yaBhasha waba yinkhosi yema-Israyeli eThisa, futsi wabusa iminyaka lemibili. 9 Inceku yakhe Zimri, loyindvuna yencenye yelibutfo lakhe lemasotja lasebentisa tinkalishi, yamakhela licebo ngesikhatsi Ela aseThisa anatse waze wadzakwa endlini ya-Arisa indvuna yesigodlo saseThisa. 10 Zimri wangena endlini wambulala+ ngemnyaka wesi-27 wekubusa kweNkhosi Asa yakaJuda, wase uba yinkhosi esikhundleni sakhe. 11 Nasekayinkhosi, ngekushesha nje nakahlala esihlaweni sebukhosi, wabulala bonkhe bantfu bendlu yaBhasha. Akazange ashiye ngisho namunye umuntfu lomdvuna,* losihlobo sakhe* nobe longumngani wakhe. 12 Ngaleyondlela, Zimri wacotfula yonkhe indlu yaBhasha njengobe Jehova bekakhulumile ngaBhasha asebentisa umphrofethi Jehu.+ 13 Loko wakwenta ngenca yato tonkhe tono lebetentiwe nguBhasha nendvodzana yakhe Ela kanye naleto lababangela ema-Israyeli kutsi atente ngekutfukutselisa Jehova Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli ngetithico+ tabo letingenamsebenti. 14 Lomunye umlandvo wa-Ela nako konkhe lakwenta, kubhaliwe encwadzini yemlandvo wangetikhatsi temakhosi aka-Israyeli.
15 Ngemnyaka wesi-27 wekubusa kweNkhosi Asa yakaJuda, Zimri waba yinkhosi emalanga langu-7 eThisa ngesikhatsi emabutfo emise emathende eGibhethoni+ lebekuyindzawo yemaFilisti. 16 Ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi lamasotja lebekamise emathende eva kutsiwa: “Zimri wakhe licebo futsi sewubulele inkhosi.” Ngako ngalelolanga, onkhe ema-Israyeli abeka Omri+ indvuna yelibutfo waba yinkhosi ka-Israyeli endzaweni lebebakuyo. 17 Omri kanye nawo onkhe ema-Israyeli basuka eGibhethoni bakhuphuka bayovimbetela iThisa. 18 Ngesikhatsi Zimri abona kutsi lelidolobha sebalitsetse, wahamba wayongena embhoshongweni wekubhaca wendlu* yenkhosi watishisela ngekhatsi kulendlu futsi wafa.+ 19 Loku kwenteka ngenca yetono takhe, ngekwenta lokubi emehlweni aJehova ngekulingisa Jerobowamu nangenca yesono labangela ema-Israyeli kutsi asente.+ 20 Lomunye umlandvo waZimri kanye nelicebo lakhe, kubhaliwe encwadzini yemlandvo wangetikhatsi temakhosi aka-Israyeli.
21 Kwaba ngaleso sikhatsi lapho bantfu baka-Israyeli behlukana khona ekhatsi baba ngemacembu lamabili. Licembu lekucala lalandzela Thibni indvodzana yaGinathi futsi belifuna kutsi abe yinkhosi, kantsi lelelinye lalandzela Omri. 22 Kodvwa labantfu lebebalandzela Omri babehlula laba lebebalandzela Thibni indvodzana yaGinathi. Ngako Thibni wafa, futsi Omri waba yinkhosi.
23 Ngemnyaka wesi-31 wekubusa kweNkhosi Asa yakaJuda, Omri waba yinkhosi ka-Israyeli iminyaka lengu-12, eThisa wabusa iminyaka lesitfupha. 24 Watsenga intsaba yaseSamariya kuShomeri ngemathalenta* lamabili elisiliva futsi wakha lidolobha kulentsaba. Lelidolobha walibita ngekutsi yiSamariya,*+ alisusela egameni laShomeri umnikati* walentsaba. 25 Omri wachubeka nekwenta lokubi emehlweni aJehova futsi wabendlula bonkhe lababusa ngembikwakhe.+ 26 Wahamba ngato tonkhe tindlela taJerobowamu indvodzana yaNebati, futsi wenta sono labangela nema-Israyeli kutsi asente ngekutfukutselisa Jehova Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli ngetithico tawo letingenamsebenti.+ 27 Lomunye umlandvo wa-Omri, tintfo latenta kanye nemisebenti yakhe yemandla, kubhaliwe encwadzini yemlandvo wangetikhatsi temakhosi aka-Israyeli. 28 Omri wabese uyafa, wangcwatjwa lapho kwangcwatjwa khona bokhokho bakhe eSamariya; indvodzana yakhe Ahabi+ yaba yinkhosi ngemuva kwakhe.
29 Ahabi indvodzana ya-Omri waba yinkhosi ka-Israyeli ngemnyaka wesi-38 wekubusa kweNkhosi Asa yakaJuda futsi Ahabi wabusa iminyaka lengu-22 ka-Israyeli aseSamariya.+ 30 Ahabi indvodzana ya-Omri wenta lokubi kakhulu emehlweni aJehova kubendlula bonkhe lababusa ngaphambi kwakhe.+ 31 Wakutsatsa njengentfo lengasho lutfo kwenta tono letentiwa nguJerobowamu+ indvodzana yaNebati kangangekutsi waze washada naJezebeli+ indvodzakati ya-Etbhali inkhosi yebantfu baseSidoni+ futsi wacala kukhonta Bhali+ nekumkhotsamela. 32 Ngetulu kwaloko, wakha li-al’thare laBhali endlini* yaBhali+ layakha eSamariya. 33 Ahabi waphindze wenta insika lengcwele.*+ Kunyenti lokwentiwa ngu-Ahabi lokwatfukutselisa Jehova Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli kwendlula loko lokwentiwa ngemakhosi aka-Israyeli labusa ngaphambi kwakhe.
34 Ngesikhatsi sekubusa kwa-Ahabi, Hiyeli waseBetheli wakha kabusha iJerikho. Watsi nakakha sisekelo sayo kwafa Abiramu umntfwana wakhe wekucala futsi nakafaka tivalo tayo kwafa Segubi indvodzana yakhe lencane, njengobe Jehova bekakhulumile ngaJoshuwa indvodzana yaNuni.+