¹ UJehoramu indodana ka -Ahabi waba yinkosi kwa -Israyeli eSamariya ngomnyaka weshumi nesishiyagalombili kaJehoshafati i nkosi yakwaJuda , wabusa iminyaka eyishumi nambili. ² Wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova kepha kungenjengoyise nonina, ngokuba wasusa insika kaBali abeyenzile uyise. ³ Nokho wanamathela ezonweni zikaJerobowamu indodana kaNebati onisa ngazo u-Israyeli, kasukanga kuzo. Impi noMowabi ⁴ UMesha inkosi yakwaMowabi owayefuyile kakhulu izimvu wathela enkosini yakwa-Israyeli uboya bamawundlu ayizinkulungwane eziyikhulu nobezinqama eziyizinkulungwane eziyikhulu. ⁵ Kwathi lapho esefile u -Ahabi, inkosi yakwaMowabi yahlubuka inkosi yakwa-Israyeli. ⁶ Inkosi uJehoramu yaphuma eSamariya ngaleso sikhathi , yabala wonke u - Israyeli. ⁷ Yaya yathumela kuJehoshafati inkosi yakwaJuda , yathi: Inkosi yakwaMowabi ingihlubukile; ungahamba nami, silwe noMowabi, na? Wathi: Ngiyakwenyuka, mina n jengawe, abantu bami njengabantu bakho , amahhashi ami njengamahhashi akho. ⁸ Wathi futhi: Siyakwenyuka ngayiphi indlela na ? Yathi: Ngendlela yasehlane lakwa-Edomi. ⁹ Yayisihamba inkosi yakwa -Israyeli, nenkosi yakwaJuda , nenkosi yakwa - Edomi; azungeza indlela yezinsuku eziyisikhombisa ; kwakungekho manzi empi nawezinkomo ezibalandelayo. ¹⁰ Yayisithi inkosi yakwa -Israyeli: Maye, ngokuba uJehova ubuthile lawa makhosi amathathu ukuwanikela esandleni sakwaMowabi! ¹¹ Kepha uJehoshafati wathi : Akakho lapha umprofethi k aJehova ukuba sibuze kuJehova ngaye na ? Enye yezinceku zenkosi yakwa -Israyeli yaphendula yathi : Ukhona u -Elisha indodana kaShafati owathela amanzi ezandleni zika-Eliya. ¹² Wayesethi uJehoshafati: Izwi likaJehova likuye . Base behlela kuye inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, noJehoshafati, nenkosi yakwa-Edomi. ¹³ Kepha u -Elisha wathi enkosini yakwa -Israyeli: Nginamsebenzi muni nawe na? Hamba uye kubaprofethi bakayihlo nakubaprofethi bakanyoko . Kepha inkosi yakwa -Israyeli yathi kuye : Hhayi, ngokuba uJehova ubizile lawo makhosi amathathu ukuwanikela esandleni sakwaMowabi. ¹⁴ Wayesethi u-Elisha: Kuphila kukaJehova Sebawoti engimi phambi kwakhe , uma bengingamazisi uJehoshafati inkosi yakwaJuda , ngempela ngingeze ngakubheka, ngingeze ngakubona. ¹⁵ Kepha manje ngiletheleni umbethi wogubhu. Kwathi umbethi wogubhu esabetha, isandla sikaJehova saba kuye. ¹⁶ Wathi: Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Yenza lo mfula ube nemigodi ngemigodi. ¹⁷ Ngokuba uJehova usho kanje , uthi: Aniyikubona umoya , aniyikubona imvula, kepha lo mfula uyakugcwala amanzi; niyakuphuza nina, nezinkomo zenu, nezinye izilwane zenu. ¹⁸ Lokhu kulula emehlweni kaJehova ; uyakunikela abakwaMowabi esandleni senu. ¹⁹ Niyakuchitha yonke imizi ebiyelweyo nayo yonke imizi ekhethekileyo ; niyakuwisa yonke imithi emihle, nivimbe yonke imithom bo yamanzi , none zonke iziqephu zomhlaba ngamatshe. ²⁰ Kwathi ekuseni ngesikhathi sokunikela ngomnikelo wempuphu , bheka, kwafika amanzi ngasendleleni yakwa-Edomi, izwe lagcwala amanzi. ²¹ Sebezwile bonke abakwaMowabi ukuthi amakhosi enyukile ukulwa nabo , babuthana bonke abaqale ukubhinca izikhali kuya phezulu , bema emkhawulweni. ²² Bavuka ekuseni , ilanga lakhanya emanzini , abakwaMowabi bawabona amanzi malungana nabo ebomvu njengegazi; ²³ bathi: Lokhu kuyigazi ; ngempela amakhosi alwile , abulalene enye nenye ; ngalokho ekuphangeni-ke, Mowabi! ²⁴ Sebefike ekamu lika -Israyeli, abakwa-Israyeli basuka bashaya abakwaMowabi, baze babaleka ebusweni babo ; bangena ezweni labo bechitha abakwaMowabi. ²⁵ Bachitha imizi , naseziqeshini zonke ezinhle zomhlaba baphonsa , kwaba yilowo nalowo itshe lakhe, bazigcwalisa; bavimba yonke imithombo yamanzi, bawisa yonke imithi emihle , kwaze kwasala amatshe aseKhiri Haresheti kuphela; kepha abezindwayimana bazungeza, balishaya. ²⁶ Yathi ibona inkosi yakwaMowabi ukuthi ukulwa kuyayahlula , yathatha abantu abangamakhulu ayisikhombisa abahosha inkemba ukufohlela enkosini yakwa-Edomi, kepha bahluleka. ²⁷ Yayisithatha izibulo layo ebeliyakubusa esikhundleni sayo , yanikela ngalo libe ngumnikelo wokushiswa phezu kogange . Abakwa-Israyeli behlelwa yintukuthelo enkulu, basuka kuyo, babuyela ezweni lakubo.