1 Ngonyaka wamashumi amabini anantathu engukumkani uYowashe unyana ka-Ahaziya ukumkani wakwaJuda, uYowahazi unyana kaYehu waba ngukumkani kwaSirayeli eSamariya. Walawula iminyaka elishumi elinesixhenxe.
2 Wênza okubi emehlweni *kaNdikhoyo, wasuka wahamba ekhondweni lezono zikaJerobhowam unyana kaNebhati, ezo walukuhlela uSirayeli kuzo; ewe, yena wathi nca kuzo.
3 Ngoko ke umsindo kaNdikhoyo wavutha ngakuSirayeli. Kwaba lixesha elide emyekele phantsi kwesandla sikaHazayeli, ukumkani wakwa-Aram, ndawonye nonyana wakhe uBhenadadi.
4 Ke uYowahazi wakhala kuNdikhoyo, waza ke yena wamphulaphula, kuba wayekubona ukuphatheka kabuhlungu kukaSirayeli phantsi kwesandla sokumkani wakwa-Aram.
5 UNdikhoyo wamnika umhlanguli uSirayeli, waza ke waphuncula kweso sandla sama-Aram. USirayeli ke wabuya wadla ngendeb' endala njengangaphambili.
6 Kodwa ke akahlukananga nezono zendlu kaJerobhowam, ezo walukuhlela amaSirayeli kuzo; ewe, waqhubela phambili ukuzenza. Nentsika ka-Ashera yasala isamile apho eSamariya.
7 Ke wona umkhosi kaYowahazi wavuthuluka waphela kwasala amadoda amahashe angamashumi amahlanu, ishumi leenqwelo, neshumi lamawaka lamajoni eenyawo. Kaloku ukumkani wakwa-Aram watshabalalisa konke, washiya kuxusheke ngathi luthuli lexa lokubhula.
8 Ke zona ezinye zeziganeko zolawulo lukaYowahazi, imisebenzi nemizabalazo yakhe, nâzo encwadini yeembali zookumkani bakwaSirayeli.
9 UYowahazi waya kuphumla kooyise, waza wangcwatywa eSamariya. Esikhundleni sakhe ke kwangena unyana wakhe uYehowashe.
10 Ngonyaka wamashumi amathathu anesixhenxe kakumkani uYowashe wakwaJuda, uYehowashe unyana kaYowahazi waba ngukumkani wakwaSirayeli eSamariya. Walawula iminyaka elishumi elinesithandathu.
11 Wênza okubi emehlweni *kaNdikhoyo, kuba akahlukananga nezono zikaJerobhowam unyana kaNebhati, ezo walukuhlela amaSirayeli kuzo; naye waziqhubela phambili.
12 Ke ezinye iziganeko zolawulo lukaYehowashe, imisebenzi nemizabalazo yakhe, ndawonye nemfazwe yakhe noAmaziya ukumkani wakwaJuda, nâzo encwadini yeembali zookumkani bakwaSirayeli.
13 UYehowashe waya kuphumla kooyise, esikhundleni sakhe kwangena uJerobhowam. UYehowashe wangcwatyelwa eSamariya phakathi kookumkani bakwaSirayeli.
14 Ngoku ke uElisha wayegula engazi kuphila. UYehowashe ukumkani wakwaSirayeli waya kumbona, wamlilela esithi: “Tata wam! Tata wam! Nâzo iinqwelo zabamahashe bakwaSirayeli!”
15 UElisha wathi kuye: “Yiza neentolo nesaphetha.” Weza nazo ke,
16 waza uElisha wathi kukumkani wakwaSirayeli: “Thatha isaphetha sibe sesandleni sakho.” Akusithatha ke, uElisha wabeka izandla zakhe phezu kwezo zokumkani, wathi:
17 “Vula ifestile engasempumalanga.” Watsho eyivula ukumkani, waza uElisha wathi: “Dubula!” Wadubula ke ukumkani, uElisha wathi: “Nâlo utolo lukaNdikhoyo loloyiso, utolo lokoyisa ama-Aram! Uya kuwoyisa uwatshabalalise ama-Aram eAfeki.”
18 Wabuya ke wathi: “Zithathe ezi ntolo.” Waza wazithatha ke ukumkani. UElisha wathi kuye: “Betha ngazo umhlaba.” Wabetha kathathu, wapheza.
19 Ke umfo wakwaThixo wakhathazeka, wathi: “Ngewubethe kahlanu okanye kathandathu, ukuze ube uloyise walitshabalalisa mpela elakwa-Aram. Ngoku uya kuyoyisa kathathu kuphela.”
20 UElisha wasweleka, waza ke wangcwatywa.Ke amaMowabhi ayedla ngokulihlasela elo lizwe ukuthwasa konyaka.
21 Kwathi ke kaloku amaSirayeli athile esangcwaba umntu, asuka abona iqela labahlaseli. Othuka, aza ke awuphosa engcwabeni likaElisha loo mzimba, wathi ke loo mzimba wakudibana namathambo kaElisha, suka waphila umntu lowo, wema ngeenyawo.
22 UHazayeli ukumkani wakwa-Aram wawacinezela amaSirayeli ngalo lonke ixesha lokulawula lukaYowahazi.
23 Kambe ke uNdikhoyo waba nesisa, wahlabeka, wavelana nawo ngenxa yomnqophiso wakhe noAbraham noIsake noYakobi. Unanamhlanje ke akazimiselanga kuwatshabalalisa okanye awagxothe awabhebhethe kuphele.
24 Ukumkani uHazayeli wakwa-Aram wasweleka, kwaza esikhundleni sakhe kwangena unyana wakhe uBhenadadi.
25 Ke uYowahashe unyana kaYowahazi wabuya wazithimba kuBhenadadi unyana kaHazayeli iidolophu awayezohluthe edabini esilwa noyise uYowahazi. Kwaba kathathu uYowahashe emoyisa, waza ke wazibuyisa iidolophu zamaSirayeli.