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18 Lanxa uJehoshafathi wayenothe kakhulu futhi elodumo olukhulu,+ wenza isivumelwano lo-Ahabi+ ngokwendiselana laye. 2 Ngemva kweminyaka waya ku-Ahabi eSamariya.+ U-Ahabi wahlabela uJehoshafathi labantu ayehamba labo izimvu* lenkomo ezinengi njalo wamncenga* ukuthi ahambe laye bayehlasela iRamothi-giliyadi.+ 3 U-Ahabi inkosi yako-Israyeli wathi kuJehoshafathi inkosi yakoJuda: “Uzahamba lami yini eRamothi-giliyadi?” Yena wamphendula wathi: “Mina lawe singabantu banye, labantu bami ngabakho. Sizakuba lawe empini.”

4 UJehoshafathi waqhubeka wathi enkosini yako-Israyeli: “Kodwa ngicela uqale ubuze ukuthi uJehova uthini.”+ 5 Inkosi yako-Israyeli yasiqoqa abaphrofethi abangu-400 yababuza yathi: “Sihambe yini siyekulwa leRamothi-giliyadi kumbe singayi?” Bona bayiphendula bathi: “Hamba nkosi ngoba uNkulunkulu weqiniso uzakwenza ukuthi uyinqobe.”

6 UJehoshafathi wasesithi: “Kanti lapha akulamphrofethi kaJehova+ yini sibuze lakuye?”+ 7 Inkosi yako-Israyeli yaphendula uJehoshafathi yathi: “Ukhona oyedwa+ esingabuza kuye ukuthi uJehova uthini kodwa ngiyamzonda ngoba kakaze aphrofethe okuhle ngami, uhlala ephrofetha okubi.+ NguMikhaya indodana ka-Imla.” Kodwa uJehoshafathi wathi: “Inkosi kayingatsho njalo.”

8 Inkosi yako-Israyeli yasibiza esinye isiphathamandla sayo sesigodlweni yathi kuso: “Phangisa+ uyethatha uMikhaya indodana ka-Imla.” 9 Inkosi yako-Israyeli loJehoshafathi inkosi yakoJuda babehlezi ezihlalweni zobukhosi begqoke izigqoko zesikhosini. Babesesizeni* esisegedini leSamariya futhi bonke abaphrofethi babephrofetha phambi kwabo. 10 UZedekhiya indodana kaKhenana wenza impondo zensimbi wasesithi: “Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova, ‘AmaSiriya uzawahlaba ngempondo lezi uze uwaqede.’” 11 Bonke abaphrofethi babephrofetha okufananayo besithi: “Hamba eRamothi-giliyadi, uzanqoba.+ UJehova uzayinikela esandleni senkosi.”

12 Isithunywa esasithunywe ukuyabiza uMikhaya sathi kuye: “Bonke abaphrofethi bakhuluma okuhle enkosini futhi bayavumelana. Ngicela lawe ukhulume amazwi anjengawabo,+ ukhulume okuhle.”+ 13 Kodwa uMikhaya wathi: “Ngifunga ngoJehova uNkulunkulu ophilayo, mina ngizakhuluma loba yini uNkulunkulu wami azangitshela yona.”+ 14 UMikhaya wafika enkosini, inkosi yasimbuza yathi: “Mikhaya, sihambe yini siyekulwa leRamothi-giliyadi kumbe singayi?” Yena wahle waphendula wathi: “Hamba uzanqoba. UNkulunkulu uzabanikela esandleni sakho.” 15 Inkosi yasisithi kuye: “Ufuna ngikufungise kuze kube kangaki ukuthi ungangitsheli olunye ulutho kodwa ukhulume iqiniso ebizweni likaJehova?” 16 UMikhaya wasesithi: “Ngibona bonke abako-Israyeli besabalele ezintabeni njengezimvu ezingelamelusi.+ UJehova uthe, ‘Abantu laba abalankosi, omunye lomunye kabuyele emzini wakhe ngokuthula.’”

17 Ngakho inkosi yako-Israyeli yathi kuJehoshafathi: “Angikutshelanga yini ukuthi kasoze aphrofethe okuhle ngami kodwa uzakhuluma okubi kuphela?”+

18 UMikhaya wasesithi: “Zwana ilizwi likaJehova: Ngibone uJehova ehlezi esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi,+ lonke ibutho elisemazulwini+ limi ngakwesokudla sakhe lakwesenxele.+ 19 UJehova wasesithi, ‘Ngubani ozaqila u-Ahabi inkosi yako-Israyeli ukuze ahambe ayefela eRamothi-giliyadi?’ Omunye ubekhuluma lokhu, omunye ekhuluma lokhuya. 20 Enye ingilosi+ yasihamba yayakuma phambi kukaJehova yathi, ‘Mina ngizamqila.’ UJehova waseyibuza wathi, ‘Uzamqila njani?’ 21 Yona yaphendula yathi, ‘Ngizahamba kuye ngenze bonke abaphrofethi bakhe bamqambele amanga.’ UNkulunkulu wathi, ‘Uzamqila sibili futhi icebo lakho lizaphumelela. Hamba uyekwenza okutshoyo.’ 22 Yikho uJehova wenze ukuthi abaphrofethi bakho+ bakuqambele amanga. Kodwa iqiniso yikuthi uJehova uthe uzakwehlelwa ngumonakalo.”

23 UZedekhiya+ indodana kaKhenana walanda uMikhaya+ wamtshaya esihlathini+ wathi: “Umoya kaJehova udlule njani kimi wayakhuluma lawe?”+ 24 UMikhaya wasephendula wathi: “Ngelanga ozangena ngalo endlini engaphakathi usiyacatsha uzabona ukuthi lokho kwenzakale njani.” 25 Inkosi yako-Israyeli yathi: “Thathani uMikhaya lihambe laye ku-Amoni umphathi wedolobho lakuJowashi indodana yenkosi. 26 Libatshele lithi, ‘Inkosi ithi: “Fakani umuntu lo ejele,+ limnike ukudla okuncane* lamanzi amalutshwana ngize ngiphenduke ngokuthula.”’” 27 Kodwa uMikhaya wathi: “Nxa ungaphenduka ngokuthula, uJehova uyabe engakhulumanga lami.”+ Wasephinda wathi: “Ngithemba lonke liyawezwa amazwi ami.”

28 Inkosi yako-Israyeli loJehoshafathi inkosi yakoJuda basuka baya eRamothi-giliyadi.+ 29 Inkosi yako-Israyeli yathi kuJehoshafathi: “Ngizahamba empini ngizifihlile ukuze banganginanzeleli ukuthi ngingubani, kodwa wena kumele ugqoke izembatho zakho zesikhosini.” Ngakho inkosi yako-Israyeli yathi isisiya empini yatshintsha izigqoko zayo ukuze abantu bangayinanzeleli. 30 Inkosi yeSiriya yayitshele izinduna ezikhokhela amabutho ayehamba ngezinqola yathi: “Lingalwi lamuntu, kungaba ngomncane loba omkhulu. Lina lihlasele inkosi yako-Israyeli kuphela.” 31 Izinduna zamabutho ayehamba ngezinqola zathi zibona uJehoshafathi zahle zathi: “Nansi inkosi yako-Israyeli.” Ngakho zatshibilika zamhlasela, uJehoshafathi waqalisa ukukhala ecela uncedo.+ UJehova uNkulunkulu wamnceda, wabaphambula ukuze bangamhlaseli. 32 Izinduna zamabutho zathi zibona ukuthi ayisiyo inkosi yako-Israyeli zahle zaphenduka zayekela ukumxotshanisa.

33 Enye indoda yatshoka umtshoko ingaqondanga muntu, umtshoko wayagwaza u-Ahabi inkosi yako-Israyeli lapho okwakuhlangana khona insimbi zejazi lakhe lempi. Ngakho inkosi yathi kulowo owayetshayela inqola: “Tshibilika ungikhiphe lapho okuliwa khona ngoba bangilimaze kubi.”+ 34 Balwa ilanga lonke kwaba nzima. Inkosi yako-Israyeli babelokhu beyijekile enqoleni ikhangele amaSiriya kwaze kwaba ntambama. Ilanga lathi litshona inkosi yafa.+