2 Kings 9
1 U-Elisha, umphrofethi, wabiza enye yamadodana abaphrofethi, wathi kuyo: “Bhinca ingubo yakho okhalo, uthathe lo mfuma wamafutha ngesandla, uye eRamothi Gileyadi.
2 Uyothi ungafika khona, ufune uJehu, indodana kaJehoshafathi kaNimishi. Uyongena, umsukumise phakathi kwabafowabo, umyise ekamelweni elingaphakathi.
3 Uyothatha umfuma wamafutha, uwathele ekhanda lakhe, uthi kuye: ‘Usho kanje uSimakade, uthi: “Ngiyakugcoba ukuba ube yinkosi kwa-Israyeli.” ’ “Bese uvula umnyango, qede ubaleke, ungalibali.”
4 Leyo nsizwa eyayingumphrofethi, yahamba yalibangisa eRamothi Gileyadi.
5 Yafika khona yafica abakhuzi bempi behleli, yayisithi: “Ake silumane indlebe nawe, nduna.” UJehu wathi: “Usho bani phakathi kwethu na?” Yathi: “Ngisho kuwe, nduna.”
6 Wasukuma, wangena endlini, yayisimthela ngamafutha ekhanda, yathi kuye: “Usho kanje uSimakade uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: ‘Ngiyakugcoba ukuba ube yinkosi yabantu bakaSimakade, u-Israyeli.
7 Uyakuyibhubhisa indlu ka-Ahabi, inkosi yakho, ukuze ngiphindiselele igazi lezinceku zami, abaphrofethi, negazi lezinceku zonke zikaSimakade elachithwa yisandla sikaJezebheli.
8 Yonke indlu ka-Ahabi iyakubhujiswa; ngiyoqothula wonke owesilisa ka-Ahabi kusukela komncane kuya komdala.
9 Ngiyoyenza indlu ka-Ahabi ifane nendlu kaJerobhowamu, indodana kaNebhathi, nanjengendlu kaBhahasha, indodana ka-Ahiya.
10 Izinja ziyakumudla uJezebheli esifundeni eJizreyeli. Akukho muntu oyakummbela.’ ” Yayisivula umnyango, yabaleka.
11 UJehu waphumela phandle ezincekwini zenkosi yakhe. Enye yazo, yathi kuye: “Ngabe konke kusalungile yini na? Beluzofunani lolu hlanya na?” Wathi kuzo: “Niyamazi nina lowo muntu nakushilo.”
12 Kepha, zathi: “Ngamanga lawo; ake usitshele.” Wayesethi kuzo: “Usho lokhu nalokhu kimi, ethi: ‘Usho kanje uSimakade uthi: ngiyakugcoba ukuba ube yinkosi kwa-Israyeli.’ ”
13 Ngokushesha, zathatha kwaba yileyo naleyo ingubo yayo, zazibeka phansi kwakhe esikhwelweni, zase zibetha icilongo, zathi: “UJehu uyinkosi.”
14 UJehu, indodana kaJehofathathi, wamakhela uzungu uJoramu. UJoramu wayesalokhu elinde eRamothi Gileyadi kanye nawo wonke u-Israyeli, ngenxa kaHazayeli, inkosi yase-Aramu.
15 Inkosi uJoramu yayibuyile eJizreyeli ukuze yelashwe amanxeba ayo eyayiwalinyazwe ngama-Aramu ngesikhathi belwa noHazayeli inkosi yakhona. UJehu wathi: “Uma lokhu kuvela kini, makungabaleki muntu aphume emzini, ukuze ayobika eJizreyeli.”
16 UJehu wagibela enqoleni, walibangisa eJizreyeli, ngoba uJoramu wayelele lapho. U-Ahaziya, inkosi yakwaJuda, wayehlele khona ukuyobona uJoramu.
17 Umlindi owayemi embhoshongweni eJizreyeli wabona iviyo likaJehu liza, wayesethi: “Ngibona iviyo liza.” UJoramu wathi: “Thumela ogibele ihhashi abahlangabeze, ababuze, athi: ‘Nize ngokuthula yini na?’ ”
18 Owayegibele ihhashi wabahlangabeza, wathi kubo: “Isho kanje inkosi, ithi: ‘Nize ngokuthula yini na?’ ” UJehu wathi: “Unandabani nokuthula wena na? Qhela phambi kwami, ubuyele emva kwami.” Umlindi wabuye wabika, wathi: “Isithunywa sesifikile kubo, kodwa asibuyile.”
19 Wayesethumela owesibili egibele ihhashi, waya kubo, wathi: “Isho kanje inkosi, ithi: ‘Nize ngokuthula yini na?’ ” UJehu wathi: “Unandabani nokuthula wena na? Qhela phambi kwami, ubuyele emva kwami.”
20 Umlindi wabika, wathi: “Sesifikile naleso kubo, kepha naso asibuyile. Ukushayela kwaso kufana nokushayela kukaJehu oqhuba sengathi luhlanya.”
21 UJehoramu wayesethi: “Bophelani.” Base beyibophela-ke inqola yakhe. UJehoramu, inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, no-Ahaziya, inkosi yakwaJuda, baphuma bayomhlangabeza uJehu, kuyilowo nalowo egibele enqoleni yakhe. Bamfica esiqeshini sezwe likaNabothi waseJizreyeli.
22 Kwathi ukuba uJoramu ambone uJehu, wayesethi: “Uze ngokuthula yini, Jehu na?” Wathi: “Ukuthula kwani, kusekuningi kangaka ukufeba nokulumba kukanyoko uJezebheli?”
23 UJehoramu waphenduka wacela empunzini, wamemeza u-Ahaziya, wathi: “Wugobe, Ahaziya!”
24 UJehu wayesensala umnsalo, waciba uJehoramu, umcibisholo wangena phakathi kwamahlombe akhe, waze wayophumela enhliziyweni yakhe, wawela phansi enqoleni yakhe.
25 UJehu wathi kuBhidikhari, induna yakhe: “Mthathe, umphonse esiqintini sezwe likaNabothi waseJizreyeli. Khumbula ukuthi ngesikhathi mina nawe sigibele silandela u-Ahabi, uyise, uSimakade walusho lolu daba ngaye,
26 wathi: ‘Ngenxa yegazi likaNabothi, negazi lamadodana akhe engilibonile izolo,’ kusho uSimakade, ‘ngiyakuphindisela kuwe kulesi siqinti sezwe,’ kusho uSimakade. Ngalokho-ke, mthathe umdinsile kulesi siqinti sezwe njengokusho kwezwi likaSimakade.”
27 U-Ahaziya, inkosi yakwaJuda, esekubonile lokho, wabaleka ngendlela eseBhethi Hagani, nokho uJehu wamhlala ezithendeni, wathi: “Mbulaleleni naye enqoleni yakhe.” Bambulala enqoleni yakhe emmangweni eGuri ongaseJibhileyamu. Wabalekela eMegido, wafela lapho.
28 Izinceku zakhe zamyisa ngenqola eJerusalema, zammbela ethuneni lakhe nokhokho bakhe, emzini kaDavide.
29 Ngonyaka we-11 wokubusa kukaJoramu, indodana ka-Ahabi, u-Ahaziya waba yinkosi kwaJuda.
30 UJehu waya eJizreyeli, uJezebheli wezwa ngalokho, wayesegqaba amehlo akhe, wazihlobisa ikhanda, walunguza ngefasitela.
31 UJehu esengena esangweni wathi: “Kusahleziwe kahle yini, wena Zimri, mbulali wenkosi yakho na?”
32 Waphakamisa ubuso bakhe, wabheka ngasefasiteleni, wathi: “Ngubani ongakimi? Ngubani na?” Kwase kulunguza izinduna ezimbili noma ezintathu.
33 Wayesethi kuzo: “Mphonseni phansi.” Zamphonsa, igazi lakhe lasaphazekela odongeni nasemahhashini. Wamfihliza ngezinyawo zakhe.
34 Wangena, wadla, waphuza, wayesethi: “Mbhekeni lo mqalekiswakazi, nimmbele, ngoba uyindodakazi yenkosi.”
35 Bahamba bayombheka ukuze bammbele, nokho abatholanga lutho ngaphandle kwekhanda, izinyawo, nezintende zezandla.
36 Babuyela kuye bambikela. Wathi: “Yizwi likaSimakade alikhuluma ngomlomo wenceku yakhe u-Eliya waseThishibhi, ethi: esiqeshini sezwe eJizreyeli izinja ziyokudla inyama kaJezebheli.
37 Isidumbu sikaJezebheli siyokuba njengomquba phezu komhlabathi, esiqintini sezwe eJizreyeli, ukuze kungabi bikho muntu oyakuthi: ‘Nangu uJezebheli.’ ”