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¹UJoramu indodana ka-Ahabi waba yinkosi kwa-Israyeli eSamariya ngomnyaka weshumi nesishiyagalombili kaJehoshafati inkosi yakwaJuda, wabusa iminyaka eyishumi nambili.

²Wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova; kodwa hhayi njengoyise nanjengonina, ngoba wasisusa isithombe sikaBhali uyise ayewenzile.

³Kepha wanamathela ezonweni zikaJerobowamu indodana kaNebati onisa ngazo u-Israyeli; akasukanga kuyo.

⁴UMesha, inkosi yakwaMowabi, wayengumalusi, wabuyisela enkosini yakwa-Israyeli amawundlu ayizinkulungwane eziyikhulu nezinqama eziyizinkulungwane eziyikhulu kanye noboya.

⁵Kwathi esefile u-Ahabi, inkosi yakwaMowabi yahlubuka inkosi yakwa-Israyeli.

⁶Inkosi uJoramu yaphuma ngaleso sikhathi eSamariya, yabala wonke u-Israyeli.

⁷Yahamba yathumela kuJehoshafati inkosi yakwaJuda, yathi: “Inkosi yakwaMowabi ingihlubukile; uzohamba nami ukulwa noMowabi na? Wathi: “Ngiyakwenyuka; nginjengawe, abantu bami banjengabantu bakho, namahhashi ami njengamahhashi akho.”

⁸Wathi: “Sizokhuphuka ngayiphi indlela na?” Wathi: “Indlela yasehlane lakwa-Edomi.”

⁹Khona-ke inkosi yakwa-Israyeli nenkosi yakwaJuda nenkosi yakwa-Edomi bahamba, futhi bahamba ibanga elide lohambo lwezinsuku eziyisikhombisa, futhi kwakungekho manzi empi nawemfuyo eyayibalandela.

¹⁰Inkosi yakwa-Israyeli yathi: “Awu! uJehova wawabizela ndawonye lawo makhosi amathathu ukuba awanikele esandleni sikaMowabi.

¹¹Kepha uJehoshafati wathi: “Akukho mprofethi kaJehova lapha ukuba sibuze uJehova ngaye na?” Yaphendula enye yezinceku zenkosi yakwa-Israyeli, yathi: “Nangu u-Elisha indodana kaShafati owathela amanzi esandleni sika-Eliya.

¹²Wathi uJehoshafati: “Izwi likaJehova likuye.” Inkosi yakwa-Israyeli noJehoshafati nenkosi yakwa-Edomi behlela kuye.

¹³U-Elisha wasesithi enkosini yakoIsrayeli: Ngilani lawe? hambani kubaprofethi bakayihlo nakubaprofethi bakanyoko. Inkosi yakwa-Israyeli yathi kuye: “Qha, ngokuba uJehova wabiza lawa makhosi amathathu ukuba awanikele esandleni sikaMowabi.”

¹⁴U-Elisha wathi: “Kuphila kukaJehova Sebawoti engimi phambi kwakhe, impela, uma bengingabonanga ubuso bukaJehoshafati, inkosi yakwaJuda, bengingayikukubuka, bengingayikukubona.

¹⁵Kodwa khathesi ngilethele umfundisi. Lapho isikhonzi sidlala, isandla sikaJehova saba phezu kwakhe.

¹⁶Wathi: “Isho kanje iNkosi, ithi: Gcwalisani lesi sigodi ngemisele;

¹⁷Ngokuba usho kanje uJehova, uthi: “Aniyikubona moya namvula; kepha leso sigodi siyakugcwala amanzi, niphuze nina, nezinkomo zenu, nezinkomo zenu.

¹⁸Lokhu kuyinto elula emehlweni kaJehova: futhi uyobanikela abakwaMowabi esandleni senu.

¹⁹Niyakuchitha yonke imizi ebiyelweyo nayo yonke imizi ekhethiweyo, nigawule yonke imithi emihle, nivale yonke imithombo yamanzi, nichithe ngamatshe zonke iziqephu ezinhle zezwe.

²⁰Kwathi ekuseni kulethwa umnikelo wokudla, kwafika amanzi endleleni eya e-Edomi, izwe lagcwala amanzi.

²¹Lapho bonke abakwaMowabi bezwa ukuthi amakhosi enyukile ukulwa nabo, babuthana bonke ababehloma izikhali nangaphezulu, bema emkhawulweni.

²²Bavuka ekuseni kakhulu, ilanga lakhanya phezu kwamanzi, abakwaMowabi babona amanzi ngaphesheya ebomvu njengegazi.

²³Base bethi: “Lokhu kuyigazi; amakhosi abulewe impela, anqobile wodwa; manje-ke, Mowabi, ukuphanga.

²⁴Lapho befika ekamu lakwa-Israyeli, abantwana bakwa-Israyeli baqeda, banqoba abakwaMowabi, baze babaleka phambi kwabo; kepha baphuma, banqoba abakwaMowabi ezweni labo.

²⁵Babhidliza imizi nakuzo zonke iziqephu ezinhle zezwe, kwaba yilowo nalowo waphonsa itshe lakhe, bazigcwalisa; bavala yonke imithombo, bagawula yonke imithi emihle. Kodwa izihlilingi zalizungeza zalinqoba.

²⁶Lapho inkosi yakwaMowabi ibona ukuthi impi yayinzima kakhulu kuyo, yathatha kanye nayo abantu abangamakhulu ayisikhombisa abahosha inkemba ukuze bafohlele enkosini yakwa-Edomi, kodwa bahluleka.

²⁷Wayesethatha indodana yakhe eyizibulo eyayiyakubusa esikhundleni sayo, wanikela ngayo njengomnikelo wokushiswa odongeni. Kwasekusiba khona intukuthelo enkulu phezu kukaIsrayeli, basebesuka kuye babuyela elizweni labo.