1 AmaKhosi 16

¹Izwi likaJehova lafika kuJehu indodana kaHanani ngoBahasha, lathi:

²“Njengokuba ngakuphakamisa othulini, ngakubeka umbusi wabantu bami u-Israyeli, kepha uhambe endleleni kaJerobowamu, wonisa abantu bami u-Israyeli ukuba bangicunule ngezono zabo,

³bheka, ngiyakukhukhula nokukhukhula uBahasha nendlu yakhe, ngenze indlu yakho ibe njengendlu kaJerobowamu indodana kaNebati.

⁴Yena wakwaBahasha ofela emzini uyakudliwa yizinja, nalowo wakwakhe ofela endle uyakudliwa yizinyoni zezulu.”

⁵Ezinye izindaba zikaBahasha, nakwenzayo, namandla akhe, angithi kulotshiwe encwadini yezindaba zemihla ngemihla yamakhosi akwa-Israyeli na?

⁶UBahasha wayeselala koyise, wembelwa eTirisa; u-Ela indodana yakhe waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.

⁷Kwafika ngesandla somprofethi uJehu indodana kaHanani izwi likaJehova ngoBahasha nendlu yakhe ngenxa yakho konke okubi akwenza emehlweni kaJehova ukuthi wamcunula ngomsebenzi wezandla zakhe, waba njengendlu kaJerobowamu, nangenxa yokuba wayiqothula.

⁸Ngomnyaka wamashumi amabili nesithupha ka-Asa, inkosi yakwaJuda, u-Ela, indodana kaBahasha, waqala ukubusa phezu kuka-Israyeli eTirisa, wabusa iminyaka emibili.

⁹Inceku yakhe uZimri, induna yenxenye yezinqola zakhe, yamenzela ugobe; eseTirisa ephuzile waze wadakwa endlini ka-Arisa owayephezu kwabendlu yaseTirisa,

¹⁰uZimri wangena, wamshaya, wambulala ngomnyaka wamashumi amabili nesikhombisa ka-Asa inkosi yakwaJuda, waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.

¹¹Kwathi esaqala nje ukubusa, esehlezi esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi, wabulala yonke indlu kaBahasha, kamshiyelanga nomntwana oyedwa owesilisa kwabazalana naye nakubo abangane bakhe.

¹²UZimri waqeda kanjalo yonke indlu kaBahasha, njengezwi likaJehova alikhuluma ngoBahasha ngesandla sikaJehu umprofethi,

¹³ngenxa yezono zonke zikaBahasha nezono zika-Ela indodana yakhe one ngazo, futhi onise ngazo u-Israyeli, baze bacunula uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli ngezithombe zabo.

¹⁴Ezinye izindaba zika-Ela nakho konke akwenzayo angithi kulotshiwe encwadini yezindaba zemihla ngemihla yamakhosi akwa-Israyeli na?

¹⁵Ngomnyaka wamashumi amabili nesikhombisa ka-Asa inkosi yakwaJuda, uZimri waba yinkosi izinsuku eziyisikhombisa eTirisa. Abantu base bemisile ngaseGibethoni elalingelamaFilisti.

¹⁶Abantu ababemisile bezwa kuthiwa: “UZimri wenzile ugobe, ubulele nenkosi;” ngalokho wonke u-Israyeli wambeka u-Omri induna yempi abe yinkosi phezu kuka-Israyeli ngalolo suku ekamu.

¹⁷U-Omri wenyuka eGibethoni wonke u-Israyeli enaye, bavimbezela iTirisa.

¹⁸Kwathi uZimri esebonile ukuthi umuzi uthathiwe, wangena enqabeni yendlu yenkosi, wayishisa indlu yenkosi phezu kwakhe ngomlilo, wafa

¹⁹ngenxa yezono zakhe one ngazo ngokwenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova, ngokuhamba endleleni kaJerobowamu nasesonweni sakhe asenzayo ukuba onise u-Israyeli.

²⁰Ezinye izindaba zikaZimri nogobe alwenzayo angithi kulotshiwe encwadini yezindaba zemihla ngemihla yamakhosi akwa-Israyeli na?

²¹Khona abantu bakwa-Israyeli bahlukana kabili; inxenye yabantu yalandela uThibini, indodana kaGinati, ukuba bambeke inkosi, inxenye yalandela u-Omri.

²²Kepha abantu ababemlandela u-Omri bahlula abantu ababemlandela uThibini indodana kaGinati; wayesefa uThibini, u-Omri waba yinkosi.

²³Ngomnyaka wamashumi amathathu nanye ka-Asa inkosi yakwaJuda u-Omri waba yinkosi phezu kuka-Israyeli, wabusa iminyaka eyishumi nambili; wabusa iminyaka eyisithupha eTirisa.

²⁴Wathenga intaba yaseSamariya kuShemere ngamatalenta amabili esiliva, wakha entabeni, waqamba igama lomuzi awakhileyo ngegama likaShemere umninintaba ngokuthi iSamariya.

²⁵Kepha u-Omri wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova, wenza kabi kunabo bonke ababe ngaphambi kwakhe.

²⁶Ngokuba wahamba ezindleleni zonke zikaJerobowamu, indodana kaNebati, nasezonweni zakhe onisa ngazo u-Israyeli, baze bacunula uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli ngezithombe zabo.

²⁷Ezinye izindaba zika-Omri azenzayo namandla awabonakalisayo angithi kulotshiwe encwadini yezindaba zemihla ngemihla yamakhosi akwa-Israyeli na?

²⁸U-Omri wayeselala koyise, wembelwa eSamariya; u-Ahabi, indodana yakhe, waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.

²⁹U-Ahabi, indodana ka-Omri, waqala ukubusa phezu kuka-Israyeli ngomnyaka wamashumi amathathu nesishiyagalombili ka-Asa; u-Ahabi, indodana ka-Omri, wabusa phezu kuka-Israyeli eSamariya iminyaka engamashumi amabili nambili.

³⁰Kepha u-Ahabi, indodana ka-Omri, wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova kunabo bonke ababe ngaphambi kwakhe.

³¹Kwathi lapho kuyinto elula kuye ukuhamba ezonweni zikaJerobowamu, indodana kaNebati, wathatha u-Izebeli, indodakazi ka-Etibali inkosi yamaSidoni, abe ngumkakhe, waya wakhonza uBali, wakhuleka kuye.

³²Wammisela uBali i-altare endlini kaBali abeyakhile eSamariya.

³³U-Ahabi wamenza u-Ashera; u-Ahabi wenezela waze wacunula uJehova, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, kunawo onke amakhosi akwa-Israyeli ayengaphambi kwakhe.

³⁴Ezinsukwini zakhe uHiyeli waseBethele wabuye wakha iJeriko; wabeka isisekelo salo ngokulahlekelwa ngu-Abiramu izibulo lakhe, wamisa amasango alo ngokulahlekelwa yithunjana lakhe uSegubi, njengezwi likaJehova owalikhuluma ngesandla sikaJoshuwa indodana kaNuni.