INdlovukazi Ekhohlakeleko Iyajeziswa

IKosi u-Arhabi nayisesigodlweni sayo eJizriyela, beyikghona ukubona isivande samadiribe sendoda ibizo layo elinguNabhothi. U-Arhabi bekasifuna isivandesi, ngalokho walinga ukusithenga kuNabhothi. Kodwana uNabhothi wala ukumthengisela sona ngombana bekungakhambelani nomThetho kaJehova ukuthengisa inarha efunyenwe ngelifa. Kghani u-Arhabi wamhlonipha na uNabhothi ngokwenza into ehle? Awa. U-Arhabi wakwata kwamanikelela. Indlela ebekakwate ngayo azange aphume nangelawini lakhe lokulala, bewala nokudla.

Umka-Arhabi onehliziyo embi, iNdlovukazi uJezebheli, wathi kuye: ‘Uyikosi yakwa-Israyeli. Akunanto ongeze wabanayo. Mina ngizakutholela isivandeso.’ UJezebheli watlolela abadala bedorobha incwadi, abatjela ukuthi basole uNabhothi ngokuthi uhlambalaze uZimu begodu bamkghadlhe ngamatje. Abadala benza njengombana uJezebheli abatjele ukuthi benze, ngemva kwalokho uJezebheli wathi ku-Arhabi: ‘UNabhothi ufile. Isivande ngesakho.’

UNabhothi akusuye yedwa umuntu onganamlandu owabulawa nguJezebheli. Wabulala abantu abanengi ebebathanda uJehova. Bekalotjha iinthombe begodu enza nezinye izinto ezimbi. UJehova wazibona zoke izinto ezimbi ebezenziwa nguJezebheli. Bekazokwenzani ngaye?

Kuthe ngemva kokuhlongakala kwaka-Arhabi, indodanakhe uJehoramu yaba yikosi. UJehova wathumela indoda ekuthiwa nguJehu bona ijezise uJezebheli nomndenakhe.

UJehu wakhwela ikaranakhe watjhinga eJizriyela, lapho kuhlala khona uJezebheli. UJehoramu wahlangabeza uJehu ngekarana, wambuza ukuthi: ‘Kunokuthula na phakathi kwethu?’ UJehu wathi: ‘Angekhe kwaba nokuthula unyoko, uJezebheli, asaragela phambili nokwenza izinto ezimbi.’ UJehoramu walinga ukujikisa ikaranakhe afuna ukubaleka. Kodwana uJehu wamdubula ngomsubela, kwaba kuhlongakala kwakhe.

Nakasuka lapho uJehu waya esigodlweni sakaJezebheli. UJezebheli uthe nakezwa ukuthi uyeza, waziphotjhonga ubuso, walungisa neenhluthu zakhe, wamlinda efesidereni eliphezulu. UJehu nakafika, uJezebheli wamlotjhisa ngendlela enganahlonipho. UJehu warhuwelela iinceku zakaJezebheli ebezijame naye efesidereni, wathi: ‘Mphoseleni phasi!’ Zamphosela phasi, wafa.

Ngemva kwalokho, uJehu wabulala amadodana ka-Arhabi ama-70 bewakuqeda nokulotjhwa kwakaBhali enarheni. Uyabona ukuthi uJehova wazi yoke into begodu ngesikhathi esifaneleko uyabajezisa abenza okumbi?