1 U-Elisha umprofethi wabiza enye yamadodana abaprofethi, wathi kuyo: “Khwica, uphathe lo mfuma wamafutha esandleni sakho, uye eRamoti Gileyadi.
2 Ekufikeni kwakho khona, wofuna uJehu indodana kaJehoshafati kaNimishi, ungene, umsukumise phakathi kwabafowabo, umyise ekamelweni elingaphakathi.
3 Bese wuthatha umfuma wamafutha, uwathele ekhanda lakhe, uthi: ‘Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: “Ngikugcobile ube yinkosi kwa-Israyeli.” ’ Bese wuvula umnyango, ubaleke, ungalibali.”
4 Yayisihamba leyo nsizwa, insizwa engumprofethi, yaya eRamoti Gileyadi.
5 Ekufikeni kwayo, bheka, izinduna zempi zazihlezi; yathi: “Nginendaba kuwe nduna.”Wathi uJehu: “Kubani phakathi kwethu sonke na?”Yathi-ke: “Kuwena nduna.”
6 Yasukuma, yangena endlini; yathela amafutha ekhanda lakhe, yathi kuye: “Usho kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: ‘Ngikugcobile ube yinkosi yabantu bakaJehova kwa-Israyeli.
7 Uyakuchitha indlu ka-Ahabi inkosi yakho ukuba ngiphindisele igazi lezinceku zami abaprofethi negazi lezinceku zonke zikaJehova esandleni sika-Izebeli.
8 Yonke indlu ka-Ahabi iyakubhubha; ngiyakunquma ku-Ahabi wonke umlisa, omncane nomkhulu.
9 Ngiyakwenza indlu ka-Ahabi ibe njengendlu kaJerobowamu indodana kaNebati nanjengendlu kaBahasha indodana ka-Ahiya.
10 Izinja ziyakumudla u-Izebeli esiqeshini sezwe laseJizreyeli; akuyikubakho muntu wokummbela.’ ” Yayisivula umnyango, yabaleka.
11 UJehu waphumela ezincekwini zenkosi yakhe; enye yathi kuye: “Konke kusalungile na? Luzeleni lolo hlanya kuwe na?”Wathi kuzo: “Nina niyamazi lowo muntu nakukhulumileyo.”
12 Kepha zathi: “Amanga; ake usitshele.”Wayesethi: “Wakhuluma kimi ukuthi nokuthi, ethi: ‘Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Sengikugcobile ube yinkosi kwa-Israyeli.’ ”
13 Zase zishesha, zathatha, kwaba yileyo naleyo ingubo yayo, zazibeka phansi kwakhe esikhwelweni, zabetha icilongo, zathi: “UJehu uyinkosi.”
14 UJehu, indodana kaJehoshafati, kaNimishi, wamenzela ugobe uJoramu -- uJoramu wayelinda eRamoti Gileyadi, yena naye wonke u-Israyeli ngenxa kaHazayeli, inkosi yase-Aramu;
15 kepha inkosi uJoramu yayibuyele eJizreyeli ukuba yelashwe emanxebeni ayo eyayilinyazwe wona ngama-Aramu ekulweni kwayo noHazayeli, inkosi yase-Aramu, uJehu wathi: “Uma kungumqondo wenu lokhu, makungabaleki muntu, aphume emzini, aye ukubika eJizreyeli.”
16 UJehu wayesekhwela inqola, waya eJizreyeli, ngokuba uJoramu wayelele lapho. U-Ahaziya, inkosi yakwaJuda, wayehlele ukumbona uJoramu.
17 Umlindi owayemi embhoshongweni waseJizreyeli wabona iviyo likaJehu lisafika, wathi: “Ngibona iviyo.”UJoramu wathi: “Zithathele owehhashi umthume ukubahlangabeza ngokuthi: ‘Kusahleziwe kahle na?’ ”
18 Owehhashi wayesehamba ukumhlangabeza, wathi: “Isho kanje inkosi, ithi: ‘Kusahleziwe kahle na?’ ”UJehu wathi: “Unandabani nokuhlala kahle na? Buyela emva kwami.”Wayesebika umlindi, ethi: “Isithunywa safika kubo, kepha asibuyanga.”
19 Wayesethuma owehhashi wesibili owaya kubo, wathi: “Isho kanje inkosi, ithi: ‘Kusahleziwe kahle na?’ ”Wathi uJehu: “Unandabani nokuhlala kahle na? Buyela emva kwami.”
20 Umlindi wabika wathi: “Sifikile kubo, kepha asibuyi; ukuqhuba kufana nokuqhuba kukaJehu indodana kaNimishi; ngokuba uqhuba kungathi uyahlanya.”
21 Wayesethi uJoramu: “Bophela.” Babophela-ke inqola yakhe. UJoramu inkosi yakwa-Israyeli no-Ahaziya inkosi yakwaJuda baphuma, kwaba yilowo nalowo ngenqola yakhe, baphuma ukumhlangabeza uJehu, bamfumana esiqeshini sezwe likaNaboti waseJizreyeli.
22 Kwathi uJoramu esembonile uJehu, wathi: “Kusahleziwe kahle, Jehu, na?”Wathi: “Ukuhlala kahle kuni, kuse kuningi ukufeba nokulumba kukanyoko u-Izebeli, na?”
23 UJoramu wayesephenduka wabaleka, wathi ku-Ahaziya: “Ngugobe, Ahaziya!”
24 UJehu wayesensala umnsalo ngamandla akhe onke, wamcibishela uJoramu phakathi kwamahlombe akhe, umcibisholo waphuma ngasenhliziyweni yakhe, wawela phansi enqoleni yakhe.
25 Wayesethi kuBidikari, induna yakhe: “Mthathe, umntshinge esiqeshini sezwe likaNaboti waseJizreyeli, ngokuba khumbula ukuthi, lapho mina nawe sasigibela sobabili emva kuka-Ahabi uyise, uJehova wamthwesa lolu daba
26 lokuthi: ‘Impela ngibone izolo igazi likaNaboti negazi lamadodana akhe, usho uJehova; ngiyakukuphindisela kulesi siqephu, usho uJehova.’ Ngalokho mthathe, umntshinge kulesi siqephu njengezwi likaJehova.”
27 U-Ahaziya, inkosi yakwaJuda, esebone lokho wabaleka ngendlela yendlu yasensimini. Kepha uJehu wamlandela, wathi: “Mbulaleni naye enqoleni yakhe.” Benze njalo-ke ngasemmangweni waseGuri ongaseJibileyamu. Wabalekela eMegido, wafela khona.
28 Izinceku zakhe zamyisa ngenqola eJerusalema, zammbela ethuneni lakhe kanye nawoyise emzini kaDavide.
29 Ngomnyaka weshumi nanye kaJoramu indodana ka-Ahabi u-Ahaziya waba yinkosi kwaJuda.
30 UJehu esefikile eJizreyeli, u-Izebeli wakuzwa, wagqaba amehlo akhe, wahlobisa ikhanda lakhe, walunguza efasiteleni.
31 UJehu esengena esangweni wathi: “Kusahleziwe kahle wena Zimri, mbulali wenkosi yakho, na?”
32 Waphakamisela ubuso bakhe ngasefasiteleni, wathi: “Ubani onami na? Ngubani?” Kwase kulunguza kuye izinduna ezimbili noma ezintathu.
33 Wathi: “Mphonseni phansi.” Zamphonsa; igazi lakhe lasaphazeka odongeni nasemahhashini; wamnyathela phansi kwezinyawo zakhe.
34 Wangena, wadla, waphuza; wayesethi: “Mbhekeni lo mqalekiswakazi, nimmbele, ngokuba uyindodakazi yenkosi.”
35 Baya ukummbela, kepha abafumananga lutho kuye, kuphela inhloko, nezinyawo, nezintende zezandla.
36 Babuya, bamtshela. Wathi: “Nanti izwi likaJehova owalikhuluma ngesandla senceku yakhe u-Eliya waseThishibi, ethi: Esiqeshini sezwe laseJizreyeli izinja ziyakuyidla inyama ka-Izebeli;
37 isidumbu sika-Izebeli siyakuba njengomquba ebusweni bomhlaba esiqeshini sezwe laseJizreyeli ukuba bangasho ukuthi: ‘Nangu u-Izebeli.’ ”