1 Kwahlalwa iminyaka yamithathu, kungekho mfazwe phakathi kwama-Aram namaSirayeli.
2 Kwathi ngomnyaka wesithathu wehla uYehoshafati, ukumkani wakwaYuda, waya kukumkani wakwaSirayeli.
3 Wathi ukumkani wakwaSirayeli kubakhonzi bakhe, Anazi na ukuba iRamoti yaseGiliyadi yeyethu, ukanti sithe cwaka thina; asiyihluthi esandleni sokumkani wakwa-Aram?
4 Wathi kuYehoshafati, Wohamba na nam, silwe neRamoti yaseGiliyadi? Wathi uYehoshafati kukumkani wakwaSirayeli, Ndinjengawe; abantu bam banjengabantu bakho, amahashe am anjengamahashe akho.
5 Wathi uYehoshafati kukumkani wakwaSirayeli, Khawubuze ilizwi likaYehova namhla.
6 Wabahlanganisa ke ukumkani wakwaSirayeli abaprofeti, bekumakhulu amane amadoda, wathi kubo, Ndiye kulwa na neRamoti yaseGiliyadi, ndiyeke, kusini na? Bathi, Nyuka; iNkosi yoyinikela esandleni sokumkani.
7 Wathi uYehoshafati, Akusekho mprofeti kaYehova na apha, sibuzise kuye?
8 Wathi ukumkani wakwaSirayeli kuYehoshafati, Kusekho indoda enye, esingabuzisa ngayo kuYehova; ke mna ndiyithiyile; ngokuba ayiprofeti okulungileyo ngam, iprofeta okubi: nguMikaya, unyana kaImla. Wathi uYehoshafati, Makangatsho ukumkani.
9 Waza ukumkani wakwaSirayeli wabiza umbusi, wathi, Khawulezisa uMikaya unyana kaImla, eze apha.
10 Ke ukumkani wakwaSirayeli noYehoshafati, ukumkani wakwaYuda, wahlala elowo etroneni yakhe, evethe iingubo zakhe, esandeni, ekungeneni esangweni lakwaSamari; bonke abaprofeti beprofeta phambi kwabo.
11 UZedekiya, unyana kaKenahana, wazenzela iimpondo zesinyithi, wathi, Utsho uYehova ukuthi, Uya kuwangqula ngazo ezi ama-Aram, ude uwagqibe.
12 Bonke abaprofeti benjenjalo ukuprofeta, besithi, Nyuka, uye eRamoti yaseGiliyadi, ube nempumelelo; uYehova uya kuyinikela esandleni sokumkani.
13 Ke umthunywa, obeye kubiza uMikaya, wathetha kuye esithi, Khawubone, amazwi abaprofeti athetha okuhle ngamlomo mnye kukumkani; izwi lakho makhe libe njengelizwi labo, uthethe okuhle.
14 Wathi uMikaya, Ehleli nje uYehova, athe wakuthetha kum uYehova, ndothetha khona.
15 Wafika kukumkani. Wathi ukumkani kuye, Mikaya, siye na eRamoti yaseGiliyadi ukuba silwe, siyeke, kusini na? Wathi kuye, Nyuka, ube nempumelelo; uYehova uya kuyinikela esandleni sokumkani.
16 Wathi ukumkani kuye, Makube zizihlandlo ezingaphi na ndikufungisa, ukuba ungandixeleli into engeyiyo inyaniso egameni likaYehova?
17 Wathi yena, Ndibone amaSirayeli onke elusali ezintabeni, njengempahla emfutshane engenamalusi. Wathi uYehova, Aba abanankosi; mababuyele elowo endlwini yakhe enoxolo.
18 Wathi ukumkani wakwaSirayeli kuYehoshafati, Ndibe ndingatshongo na, ukuthi kuwe, akayi kuprofeta okuhle ngam, woprofeta ububi bodwa?
19 Wathi yena, Ngako oko, live ilizwi likaYehova: Ndimbonile uYehova ehleli etroneni yakhe, umi wonke umkhosi wasemazulwini ngakuye, ngasekunene kwakhe nangasekhohlo kwakhe;
20 wathi uYehova, Ngubani na oya kulukuhla uAhabhi, enyuke aye awe eRamoti yaseGiliyadi? Wenjenje lo ukuthetha, wenjenje lo ukuthetha.
21 Waphuma ke umoya, wema phambi koYehova, wathi, Ndomlukuhla mna. Wathi uYehova kuwo, Ngantoni na?
22 Wathi wona, Ndophuma ndiye, ndibe ngumoya wobuxoki emlonyeni wabaprofeti bakhe bonke. Wathi yena, Uya kumlukuhla, ufeze; phuma uye, wenjenjalo.
23 Uyabona kaloku, uYehova ungenise umoya wobuxoki emlonyeni wabo baprofeti bakho bonke; uYehova uthethe okubi ngawe.
24 Wesuka uZedekiya unyana kaKenahana, wafika wambetha uMikaya esidleleni, wathi, Ugqithe phi na kum uMoya kaYehova, ukuba aye kuthetha kuwe?
25 Wathi uMikaya, Khangela, uya kubona ngaloo mini, uya kuza uthungele amagumbi, uzimela.
26 Wathi ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, Mthabathe uMikaya, ubuye naye, umse kuAmon umphathi womzi, nakuYowashe unyana wokumkani;
27 uthi, Utsho ukumkani ukuthi, Mfakeni entolongweni lo, nimdlise isonka soxiniweyo, namanzi oxiniweyo, ndide ndibuye ndinoxolo.
28 Wathi uMikaya, Ukuba ubuye wabuya unoxolo, woba uYehova akathethanga ngam. Wathi, Yivani, nonke zizwe ziphela.
29 Wenyuka ke ukumkani wakwaSirayeli noYehoshafati, ukumkani wakwaYuda, baya eRamoti yaseGiliyadi.
30 Wathi ukumkani wakwaSirayeli kuYehoshafati, Ndiya kuzenza mntu wumbi, ndingene ekulweni; yambatha iingubo zakho wena. Wazenza mntu wumbi ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, wangena ekulweni.
31 Ke ukumkani wakwa-Aram wabawisela umthetho abathetheli bakhe beenqwelo zokulwa abamashumi mathathu anababini, wathi, Ize ningalwi nomnci nane nomkhulu; yilwani nokumkani wakwaSirayeli yedwa.
32 Kwathi, bakumbona uYehoshafati abathetheli beenqwelo zokulwa, bathi bona, Inene, ngukumkani wakwaSirayeli; batyeka ke, beza kulwa naye. Wakhala uYehoshafati.
33 Kwathi, bakubona abathetheli beenqwelo zokulwa ukuba asinguye ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, babuya ekumsukeleni.
34 Wathi umntu watyeda isaphetha, efunisela, watsho kukumkani wakwaSirayeli ekuhlanganeni kwengubo yentsimbi namasondo ayo. Wathi yena kumqhubi wenqwelo yakhe yokulwa, Jika izandla zakho, undise ngaphandle komkhosi, ngokuba ndingxwelerhiwe.
35 Ukulwa kwenyuka loo mini. Ukumkani wazimisa enqwelweni phambi kwama-Aram, wafa ngokuhlwa; igazi lenxeba lakhe lankcenkceza, laya esiswini senqwelo.
36 Kwavakala kukhwazwa emkhosini ukutshona kwelanga, kusithiwa, Elowo emzini wakhe! Elowo ezweni lakhe!
37 Wafa ke ukumkani, waziswa kwaSamari. Bamngcwabela ukumkani kwaSamari.
38 Yahlanjwa inqwelo yokulwa echibini lakwaSamari; izinja zalixhapha igazi lakhe (ehlamba apho amahenyukazi), ngokwelizwi likaYehova abelithethile.
39 Ezinye izinto zika-Ahabhi, nako konke awakwenzayo, nendlu awayakhayo ngeempondo zeendlovu, nemizi yonke awayakhayo, azibhalwanga na encwadini yemicimbi yemihla yookumkani bakwaSirayeli? Walala uAhabhi kooyise;
40 uAhaziya, unyana wakhe, waba ngukumkani esikhundleni sakhe.
41 UYehoshafati, unyana ka-Asa, waba ngukumkani kwaYuda ngomnyaka wesine ka-Ahabhi ukumkani wakwaSirayeli.
42 UYehoshafati ube minyaka imashumi mathathu anamihlanu ezelwe, ukuba ngukumkani kwakhe. Waba neminyaka emashumi mabini anamihlanu engukumkani eYerusalem. Igama lonina lalinguAzubha, intombi kaShilehi.
43 Wahamba ngeendlela zonke zika-Asa uyise, akatyeka kuzo; esenza okuthe tye emehlweni kaYehova; kodwa iziganga azisuswanga; abantu babesabingelela beqhumisela ezigangeni.
44 UYehoshafati wahlalelana ngoxolo nokumkani wakwaSirayeli.
45 Ezinye izinto zikaYehoshafati, nobugorha bakhe awabenzayo, nokulwa kwakhe, azibhalwanga na encwadini yemicimbi yemihla yookumkani bakwaYuda?
46 Amasalela amang’awu, awasalayo ngemihla kayise uAsa, wawatshayela ezweni.
47 Bekungekho kumkani oko kwaEdom. Bekulawula ibamba.
48 UYehoshafati wenza iinqanawa zaseTarshishe zokuya kuthabatha igolide kwaOfire. Azaya, ngokuba iinqanawa ezo zaphuka e-Etsiyon-gebhere.
49 Waza wathi uAhaziya, unyana ka-Ahabhi, kuYehoshafati, Abakhonzi bam mabahambe nabakhonzi bakho ngeenqanawa. Akavuma uYehoshafati.
50 UYehoshafati walala kooyise, wangcwatyelwa kooyise emzini kaDavide uyise. UYehoram unyana wakhe waba ngukumkani esikhundleni sakhe.
51 UAhaziya, unyana ka-Ahabhi, waba ngukumkani kumaSirayeli kwaSamari ngomnyaka weshumi elinesixhenxe kaYehoshafati, ukumkani wakwaYuda, waba neminyaka emibini engukumkani kwaSirayeli.
52 Wenza okubi emehlweni kaYehova, wahamba ngendlela kayise, nangendlela yonina, nangendlela kaYarobheham unyana kaNebhati, owawonisayo amaSirayeli.
53 Wakhonza uBhahali, waqubuda kuye, wamqumbisa uYehova uThixo kaSirayeli, njengako konke awakwenzayo uyise.