21:1 |
Futhi emva kwalezi zinto, ngaleso sikhathi, kwakukhona isivini sikaNabhoti, umJizreyeli, owayeseJizreyeli, eceleni kwendlu ka-Ahabi, inkosi yaseSamariya. |
21:2 |
Ngakho-ke, U-Ahabi wakhuluma noNabhoti, ethi: “Nginike isivini sakho, ukuze ngizenzele insimu yemifino. Ngoba iseduze futhi iseduze kwendlu yami. Futhi ngizokunika, esikhundleni saso, isivini esingcono. Noma uma ukubheka njengokukulungele kakhudlwana, ngizokunika intengo ngesiliva, noma yini eyinzuzo.” |
21:3 |
UNabhoti wamphendula, “UJehova makabe nomusa kimi, funa ngikunike ifa lawobaba. |
21:4 |
U-Ahabi wayesengena endlini yakhe, ethukuthele egedla amazinyo ngenxa yezwi likaNabhoti, umJizreyeli, wayekhulume naye, ethi, “Ngeke ngikunike ifa lawobaba.” Futhi ezilahlela embhedeni wakhe, wabhekisa ubuso bakhe odongeni, akavumanga ukudla isinkwa. |
21:5 |
Khona-ke uJezebeli, umkakhe, wangena kuye, wathi kuye: “Yini le ndaba, ngalo umphefumulo wakho udabuke? Futhi kungani ungasidli isinkwa?” |
21:6 |
Futhi wamphendula: “Ngakhuluma noNabhoti, umJizreyeli, ngase ngithi kuye: ‘Nginike isivini sakho, futhi wamukele imali. Noma uma kukujabulisa, ngiyakukunika isivini esingcono;, esikhundleni saso.’ Wathi, ‘Ngeke ngikunike isivini sami.’” |
21:7 |
Khona-ke uJezebeli, umkakhe, wathi kuye: “Unegunya elikhulu, futhi ubusa kahle embusweni wakwa-Israyeli. Vuka udle isinkwa, futhi ube nolaka. Isivini sikaNabhoti ngizosinikeza, umJizreyeli, kuwe." |
21:8 |
Manje, waloba izincwadi egameni lika-Ahabi, wazinamathisela ngendandatho yakhe. Wathumela kwabakhulu ngokuzalwa, nakuzo izikhulu ezazisemzini wakhe, ezazihlala noNabhoti. |
21:9 |
Futhi lokhu kwaba ukwahlulela izincwadi: “Memezelani ukuzila ukudla, futhi uhlalise uNabhoti phakathi kwezinduna zokuqala zabantu. |
21:10 |
Futhi thuma amadoda amabili, amadodana kaBheliyali, ngokumelene naye. Futhi mabakhulume ubufakazi bamanga: ‘Uhlambalaze uNkulunkulu nenkosi.’ Bese emhambisa, amkhande ngamatshe, kanjalo makafe.” |
21:11 |
Bese kuba izakhamuzi zakubo, labo abakhulu ngokuzalwa kanye lezikhulu ezazihlala laye emzini, benza njengoba nje u-Izebeli ayebayalile, futhi njengoba nje kwakulotshiwe ezincwadini ayezithumele kubo. |
21:12 |
Bamemezela ukuzila ukudla, bamhlalisa uNaboti phakathi kwezikhulu zokuqala zabantu. |
21:13 |
Futhi eletha amadoda amabili ngaphambili, amadodana kasathane, babahlalisa phambi kwakhe. Futhi bona, benza ngokwempela njengamadoda anoSathane, wakhuluma ubufakazi ngokumelene naye phambi kwesixuku: “UNabhoti uthukile uNkulunkulu nenkosi.” Ngokwalesi sizathu, bahamba naye, ngale kwedolobha, basebembulala ngokukhanda ngamatshe. |
21:14 |
Futhi bathumela ku-Izebeli, ethi, “UNaboti ukhandwe ngamatshe, futhi usefile.” |
21:15 |
Kwase kwenzeka lokho, lapho uJezebeli ezwa ukuthi uNabhoti ukhandwe ngamatshe wafa, wathi kuAhabi: “Sukuma uthathe isivini sikaNabhoti, umJizreyeli, owayengazimisele ukukuvuma, futhi ukukunika yona ukuze uthole imali. Ngoba uNabhoti akaphili, kodwa ufile.” |
21:16 |
U-Ahabi esezwile lokho, okungukuthi, ukuthi uNabhoti ufile, wasukuma wehlela esivinini sikaNabhoti, umJizreyeli, ukuze alithathe. |
shiya impendulo
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