Incwadzi Yesibili YemaKhosi 1:1-18
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Elija ubiketela ngekufa kwa-Ahaziya (1-18)
1 Ngemuva kwekufa kwa-Ahabi, sive sakaMowabi+ savukela ema-Israyeli.
2 Ngaleso sikhatsi, Ahaziya wawela phansi esuka esitezi sendlu yakhe eSamariya, futsi walimala. Ngako watfumela titfunywa watsi kuto: “Hambani niyongibutela kuBhalzebubi nkulunkulu wase-Ekroni,+ ningitfolele kutsi ngitawelulama yini kulengoti lengiyitfolile.”+
3 Kodvwa ingilosi yaJehova yefika ku-Elija*+ umThishbe yatsi: “Sukuma uhambe uyohlangana netitfunywa tenkhosi yaseSamariya ufike utsi kuto: ‘Akekho yini Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli kutsi ungaze uhambe uyobuta kuBhalzebubi nkulunkulu wase-Ekroni?+
4 Ngenca yaloko, naku lokushiwo nguJehova: “Angeke uvuke kulombhedze lolele kuwo, nakanjani utakufa.”’” Nakacedza kusho loko, Elija wahamba.
5 Ngesikhatsi letitfunywa tibuyela enkhosini Ahaziya, ngekushesha yatibuta yatsi: “Nijikeleni?”
6 Tona tayiphendvula tatsi: “Kunendvodza lesihlangene nayo yatsi, ‘Jikani nibuyele kulenkhosi lenitfumile nifike nitsi, “Naku lokushiwo nguJehova: ‘Akekho yini Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli kutsi ungaze uhambe uyobuta kuBhalzebubi nkulunkulu wase-Ekroni? Ngenca yaloko, angeke uvuke kulombhedze lolele kuwo, nakanjani utakufa.’”’”+
7 Nayikuva loko yabuta letitfunywa yatsi: “Lendvodza lenihlangene nayo yakhuluma lamavi beyibukeka kanjani?”
8 Letitfunywa tatsi kuyo: “Bekuyindvodza legcoke sembatfo lesineboya+ kantsi futsi beyibophe libhande lesikhumba elukhalo.”+ Ngekushesha lenkhosi yatsi: “Bekungu-Elija umThishbe.”
9 Inkhosi yabese itfumela indvuna yemasotja langu-50 nemasotja ayo langu-50 ku-Elija. Ngesikhatsi lendvuna ikhuphuka iya kuye, abehleti esicongweni sentsaba. Lendvuna yatsi kuye: “Nceku yaNkulunkulu+ weliciniso, inkhosi itsi: ‘Yehla lapho.’”
10 Kodvwa Elija waphendvula lendvuna yemasotja langu-50 watsi: “Nangabe ngiyinceku yaNkulunkulu, akwehle umlilo emazulwini+ ukucotfule nalamasotja akho langu-50.” Kwabese kwehla umlilo emazulwini wayicotfula nalamasotja ayo langu-50.
11 Ngemuva kwaloko, lenkhosi yaphindze yatfumela lenye indvuna yemasotja langu-50 nemasotja ayo langu-50 ku-Elija. Yaya kuye yafike yatsi: “Nceku yaNkulunkulu weliciniso, inkhosi itsi: ‘Yehla lapho ngekushesha.’”
12 Kodvwa Elija wabaphendvula watsi: “Nangabe ngiyinceku yaNkulunkulu weliciniso, akwehle umlilo emazulwini ukucotfule nalamasotja akho langu-50.” Kwabese kwehla umlilo waNkulunkulu emazulwini wayicotfula nalamasotja ayo langu-50.
13 Inkhosi yabese itfumela indvuna yesitsatfu yelibutfo lemasotja langu-50 kanye nemasotja ayo langu-50 kuye. Lendvuna yakhuphuka yafike yaguca embikwa-Elija, yamncenga kutsi abe nemusa yatsi kuye: “Nceku yaNkulunkulu weliciniso, ngicela kutsi imphilo yami kanye nemphilo yaletinceku takho* letingu-50, ibe ligugu emehlweni akho.
14 Umlilo sewuvele wehlile uvela emazulwini washisa lamadvodza lamabili labekatindvuna temasotja langu-50 kanye nalamasotja langemacembu lamabili abo-50, kodvwa nyalo ngicela kutsi kuphila* kwami kube ligugu emehlweni akho.”
15 Ingilosi yaJehova yabese itsi ku-Elija: “Yewuka kanye nayo. Ungayesabi.” Ngako Elija wasukuma wewuka nalendvuna waya enkhosini.
16 Elija wabese utsi enkhosini: “Naku lokushiwo nguJehova: ‘Wena utfumele titfunywa kutsi tiyobuta kuBhalzebubi nkulunkulu wase-Ekroni.+ Kute yini Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli kutsi bewungaze wente njalo?+ Wentiwe yini kutsi ungafuni kuva livi lakhe? Ngenca yaloko, angeke uvuke kulombhedze lolele kuwo, nakanjani utakufa.’”
17 Ngako inkhosi Ahaziya yafa njengobe Jehova abeshito nga-Elija. Njengoba lenkhosi beyite indvodzana, Jehoramu*+ waba yinkhosi ngemuva kwayo ngemnyaka wesibili wekubusa kwaJehoramu+ indvodzana yaJehoshafati inkhosi yakaJuda.
18 Lomunye umlandvo wa-Ahaziya+ naloko lakwenta, kubhaliwe encwadzini yemlandvo wangetikhatsi temakhosi aka-Israyeli.
Imibhalo lengentansi
^ Lokusho kutsi “Nkulunkulu Wami NguJehova.”
^ Nobe “shengatsi umphefumulo wami nemiphefumulo yaletinceku.”
^ Nobe “umphefumulo.”
^ Lokusho, umnakabo-Ahaziya.
