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9 U-Elisha umprofethi yena, wabiza enye yamadodana+ abaprofethi wayesethi kuyo: “Bopha izinkalo+ zakho uphathe lo mfuma+ wamafutha ngesandla sakho uye eRamoti-gileyadi.+ 2 Lapho usufikile khona, ubone lapho uJehu+ indodana kaJehoshafati indodana kaNimishi; ungene umsukumise phakathi kwabafowabo umngenise egumbini elingaphakathi impela.+ 3 Uthathe umfuma wamafutha uwathele ekhanda lakhe+ uthi, ‘Yilokhu uJehova akushilo: “Ngiyakugcoba+ ukuba ube yinkosi+ phezu kuka-Israyeli.’” Uvule umnyango ubaleke ungalindi.”
4 Lesi sikhonzi, isikhonzi somprofethi, sahamba saya eRamoti-gileyadi. 5 Lapho sifika, bheka, kwakuhlezi lapho izinduna zebutho lempi. Sathi: “O, nduna, nginezwi engikuphathele lona,.”+ UJehu wathi: “Ngubani kithi sonke oliphathele yena?” Sona sathi: “Ngiliphathele wena, nduna.” 6 Ngakho wasukuma wangena endlini; sathela amafutha ekhanda lakhe sathi kuye: “Yilokhu uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli akushilo, ‘Ngiyakugcoba ukuba ube yinkosi+ phezu kwabantu bakaJehova,+ okungukuthi, phezu kuka-Israyeli. 7 Kumelwe ushaye indlu ka-Ahabi inkosi yakho, futhi kumelwe ngiphindisele+ igazi lezinceku zami abaprofethi negazi lazo zonke izinceku zikaJehova esandleni sikaJezebeli.+ 8 Yonke indlu ka-Ahabi kumelwe ishabalale; futhi kumelwe nginqume endlini ka-Ahabi+ wonke umuntu ochamela udonga+ nawo wonke umuntu ongakwazi ukuzisiza nongenanzuzo+ kwa-Israyeli. 9 Kumelwe ngenze indlu ka-Ahabi ibe njengendlu kaJerobowamu+ indodana kaNebhati nanjengendlu kaBhahasha+ indodana ka-Ahiya. 10 UJezebeli uyodliwa yizinja + esiqeshini sezwe eJizreyeli, futhi akekho oyomngcwaba.’” Ngemva kwalokho savula umnyango sabaleka.+
11 Kepha uJehu waphuma waya ezincekwini zenkosi yakhe, zathi kuye: “Ingabe konke kuhamba kahle?+ Ubezeleni kuwe lo muntu osangene?”+ Kodwa wathi kuzo: “Nani ngokwenu nimazi kahle lo muntu nezinto azikhulumayo.” 12 Kodwa bathi: “Amanga! Sicela usitshele.” Khona-ke wathi: “Ukhulume ukuthi nokuthi kimi, ethi, ‘Yilokhu uJehova akushilo: “Ngiyakugcoba ukuba ube yinkosi phezu kuka-Israyeli.”’”+ 13 Khona-ke zashesha kwaba yileyo naleyo yathatha ingubo+ yayo yayibeka ngaphansi kwakhe phezu kwezitebhisi ezingambozwe ngalutho, zase zishaya uphondo+ zithi: “UJehu useyinkosi!”+ 14 UJehu+ indodana kaJehoshafati indodana kaNimishi+ wakhela uJehoramu uzungu.+
UJehoramu yena wayeqaphe eRamoti-gileyadi,+ yena kanye no-Israyeli wonke, ngenxa kaHazayeli+ inkosi yaseSiriya. 15 Kamuva uJehoramu+ inkosi wabuyela eJizreyeli+ ukuze kuphole amanxeba ayewalinyazwe amaSiriya lapho elwa noHazayeli inkosi yaseSiriya.+
UJehu manje wathi: “Uma umphefumulo wenu uvuma,+ ningavumeli muntu ukuba aphunyuke emzini ukuze ayobika eJizreyeli.” 16 UJehu wagibela waya eJizreyeli; ngoba uJehoramu wayelele khona, futhi u-Ahaziya+ inkosi yakwaJuda wayehlile ukuyobona uJehoramu. 17 Umlindi+ wayemi phezu kombhoshongo+ eJizreyeli,+ wabona isikhukhula samadoda kaJehu njengoba ayeza, khona manjalo wathi: “Kukhona isikhukhula samadoda engisibonayo.” Khona-ke uJehoramu wathi: “Thatha owebutho labamahhashi umthumele asihlangabeze, athi, ‘Ingabe kukhona ukuthula?’”+ 18 Ngakho umgibeli wehhashi wahamba eyomhlangabeza wathi: “Yilokhu inkosi ekushilo, ‘Ingabe kukhona ukuthula?’” Kodwa uJehu wathi: “Uhlangene ngani wena ‘nokuthula’?+ Jikela emva kwami!”
Umlindi+ waqhubeka ebika, ethi: “Isithunywa sifikile kubo, kodwa asibuyanga.” 19 Ngakho wathumela umgibeli wesibili ehhashini, owathi lapho efika kuso, wathi: “Yilokhu inkosi ekushilo, ‘Ingabe kukhona ukuthula?’” Kodwa uJehu wathi: “Uhlangene ngani wena ‘nokuthula’?+ Jikela emva kwami!”
20 Umlindi waqhubeka ebika, ethi: “Ufikile kubo, kodwa akabuyanga; futhi ukuqhuba kunjengokuqhuba kukaJehu+ umzukulu kaNimishi,+ ngoba uqhuba ngobuhlanya.”+ 21 Khona-ke uJehoramu wathi: “Bophela!”+ Ngakho inqola yakhe yempi yaboshelwa futhi uJehoramu inkosi yakwa-Israyeli no-Ahaziya+ inkosi yakwaJuda baphuma, yilowo nalowo esenqoleni yakhe yempi. Njengoba babeqhubeka behlangabeza uJehu, bamthola esiqeshini sezwe sikaNabhoti+ umJizreyeli.
22 Kwathi ngokushesha nje lapho uJehoramu ebona uJehu, masinyane wathi: “Ingabe kukhona ukuthula, Jehu?” Kodwa yena wathi: “Kuthula+ kuni okungaba khona uma kusekhona ubufebe bukaJezebeli+ unyoko nobuthakathi bakhe obuningi?”+ 23 Khona manjalo uJehoramu wajikisa inqola ngezandla zakhe ukuze abaleke, wathi ku-Ahaziya: “Uzungu lolu,+ Ahaziya!” 24 UJehu wagcwalisa isandla sakhe ngomnsalo+ wacibishela uJehoramu phakathi kwezingalo, kangangokuba umnsalo waphumela enhliziyweni yakhe, wawa enqoleni yakhe yempi.+ 25 Manje wathi kuBidikari iphini lomlawuli wempi yakhe:+ “Mphakamise; mphonse esiqeshini sensimu kaNabhoti umJizreyeli;+ ngoba khumbula: Mina nawe sasigibela izinqola ezidonswa izipani zamahhashi ngemva kukayise u-Ahabi, uJehova ngokwakhe waphakamisa lesi simemezelo+ ngokumelene naye: 26 ‘“Ngokuqinisekile igazi+ likaNabhoti negazi lamadodana akhe+ ngilibonile izolo,” kusho uJehova, “futhi ngokuqinisekile ngizokubuyisela+ kulesi siqephu sezwe,” kusho uJehova.’ Ngakho manje, mphakamiseni; mphonseni esiqeshini sezwe ngokwezwi likaJehova.”+
27 U-Ahaziya+ inkosi yakwaJuda wakubona lokhu wabaleka ngendlela edlula ngasendlini yensimu.+ (Kamuva uJehu wamjaha wathi: “Naye futhi! Mcibeni!” Ngakho bamciba lapho esenqoleni endleleni enyukela eGuri, elingaseJibhileyamu.+ Waqhubeka ebaleka eya eMegido+ wafela khona.+ 28 Khona-ke izinceku zakhe zamthwala ngenqola zamyisa eJerusalema, kanjalo zamngcwaba ethuneni lakhe kanye nokhokho bakhe eMzini KaDavide.+ 29 U-Ahaziya+ wayebé inkosi kwaJuda ngonyaka weshumi nanye kaJehoramu+ indodana ka-Ahabi.)
30 Ekugcineni uJehu wafika eJizreyeli,+ futhi uJezebeli+ wezwa ngakho. Wagqaba+ amehlo akhe ngesigqabo esimnyama walungisa kahle+ ikhanda lakhe walunguza phansi ngefasitela.+ 31 UJehu wangena ngesango. Lona wesifazane wathi: “Ingabe kumhambele kahle uZimri+ umbulali wenkosi yakhe?” 32 Khona-ke waphakamisela ubuso bakhe ngasefasiteleni wathi: “Ngubani okanye nami? Ngubani?”+ Masinyane izikhulu ezimbili noma ezintathu zegceke+ zalunguza phansi kuye. 33 Ngakho wathi: “Mphonseni!”+ Khona-ke zamphonsa, futhi elinye igazi lakhe lachaphazeleka odongeni nasemahhashini; wayesemnyathela.+ 34 Ngemva kwalokho wafika wangena wadla waphuza wayesethi: “Ngicela nina madoda nimnakekele lo oqalekisiwe+ nimngcwabe, ngoba uyindodakazi yenkosi.”+ 35 Lapho beyomngcwaba, abatholanga lutho lwakhe ngaphandle kogebhezi nezinyawo nezintende zezandla.+ 36 Lapho bebuya bemtshela, wathi: “Yizwi likaJehova alikhuluma ngenceku+ yakhe u-Eliya umThishibi, ethi, ‘Izinja ziyodla inyama kaJezebeli esiqeshini sezwe saseJizreyeli.+ 37 Isidumbu sikaJezebeli ngokuqinisekile siyoba umquba+ phezu kobuso bensimu esiqeshini sezwe saseJizreyeli, ukuze kungashiwo ukuthi: “Lona uJezebeli.”’”+