June 18, 2012, Ukufunda

The First Book of Kings 21: 1-16

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.

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