Mambo Jehoyahazi we Iziraela
1 Mu gole le bumakumi mabili ana matatu (23) le mbuso wa Joashi nkololo wa Ahaziya mambo we Juda, Jehoyahazi nkololo wa Jehu katangisa kubusa Iziraela ali mu Samariya, ngono kabusa makole ali gumi lina ali kutendeka (17). 2 Wakathama mbipo mu mesho a Yahwe ngono katobela zwibi zwa Jeroboamu nkololo wa Nebati, zwaakathamisa Iziraela tjibi nazo, aazozwilasha. 3 Bushongola gwe Ndzimu gukapisikila Baiziraela ngono ukabalonga mu maboko a Hazaele mambo we Siriya ne mu maboko a Bhenihadadi nkololo wa Hazaele tjibaka ne tjibaka. 4 Ngono Jehoyahazi kakumbila bhatsho kuna Yahwe ngono Yahwe bakanteedza. Ngobe wakabe ebona Iziraela itshambilidziwa kwazo ndi mambo we Siriya. 5 Yahwe bakazhisila Iziraela ntjidzi, ngono bakasunungugwa mu simba le Siriya. Baiziraela bakagala mu mizi yabo sekwakamuka kuliiko. 6 Koga bakasiletje zwibi zwe be nsha wa Jeroboamu, zwaakathamisa Iziraela tjibi ndizo, bakadwilila balimuzwili ngono ne bhango le Ashera lakasala lilimile mu Samariya. 7 Akuna tjakabe tjatjisalila Jehoyahazi kuzhe kwe bataswi be mbizi bali makumi mashanu (50) ne koloyi dze ngwa dzili gumi ne babhayani banoyenda nge makumbo bali zwiwulu zwili gumi (10 000), ngobe mambo we Asiriya wakabe abalobesa bakasala benga hwuluba mu nsi we kupula. 8 Imwe mishingo ya Jehoyahazi na zose zwaakathama ne zwaakatubula zwakakwagwa mu lukwalo gwe zwiyitikalo gwa bomambo be Iziraela. 9 Jehoyahazi kalala na botate babe ngono kabiganyigwa mu Samariya, ngono Joashi nkololo uwe kan'gala thaka.
Mambo Jehoyashi we Iziraela
10 Mu gole le bumakumi matatu ana ali kutendeka la Joashi mambo we Juda, Jehoyashi nkololo wa Jehoyahazi katangisa busa Iziraela ali mu Samariya ngono kabusa kwe makole ali gumi lina ali kutathatu. 11 Wakathama mbipo mu mesho a Yahwe, aazoletja zwibi zose zwa Jeroboamu nkololo wa Nebati, zwaakathamisa Iziraela tjibi nazo ngono waka yenda muzwili. 12 Mimwe mishingo ya Joashi na zose zwaakathama ne zwaakatubula, kose nenge simba laakagwisa Ahaziya mambo we Juda ndilo, zwakakwagwa mu lukwalo gwe Zwiyitikalo gwa bomambo be Iziraela. 13 Ndizo Joashi kalala na botate babe ngono kabiganyigwa mu Samariya na bomambo be Iziraela. Jeroboamu kan'gala thaka.
Lufu gwa Elisha
14 Kwakati Elisha egwala bugwele gwakambulaya, Jehoyashi mambo we Iziraela kayenda kunli, kalilila mbeli kukwe eti, “Tate bangu, Tate bangu, koloyi dze ngwa dze Iziraela ne bataswi be mbizi.” 15 Ngono Elisha kandwa kati, “Tola dati ne misebe.” Ndizo katola dati ne misebe. 16 Ipapo kadwa mambo we Iziraela eti, “Kweba dati.” Ngono kalikweba. Ngono Elisha kabiga maboko awe pezhugwi kwe maboko a mambo, 17 kandwa kati, “Zhula fesitere tjekubhezhuba,” Ngono kalizhula. Ipapo Elisha kandwa eti, “Posa.” Ngono kaposa. Kandwa kati, “Nsebe wa Yahwe wa kunda, nsebe wa kunda Basiriya, unowogwa ne Basiriya ngono ukabalobesa ku Afeki.” 18 Elisha kabe eti, “Tola misebe.” Ngono kaitola. Ngono kadwa mambo we Iziraela kati, “bhaya pasi nayo.” Ngono kabhaya katatu kabe ema. 19 Nlume we Ndzimu kazhala bushongola nge kukwe kandwa kati, “Unobe wabhaya kashanu kene katathatu, ndiko kwawabe wowokunda Basiriya ukabalobesa tjoselele, koga unowobakunda katatu koga.” 20 Ndizo Elisha kafa ngono kabiganyiwa. Ngono kwakabe kuna goko le Bamoabu lakabe linginilila shango mu tjibaka tje nyauko. 21 Kwakati limwe zhuba Baiziraela batjabiganya nthu, tjinyolotjo bakabona goko le babhayani, ndizo bakalashila itumbu mu ikumbu tja Elisha bakatizha. Ngono kwakati itumbu tjikutha mafupa a Elisha, tjikamuka tjikama nge makumbo.
Baiziraela banogwa ne Basiriya
22 Hazaele mambo we Siriya wakabe e tshambilidza Baiziraela mu tjibaka tjose tja Jehoyahazi. 23 Koga Yahwe bakabe nge ngoni mu bali ne ludo ngono bakashandukila kubali ngekwe tjidumano tjabo na Abhurahama na Isaki na Jakubo ngono bakasibalobese nanga iko kubatata mbeli kwabo kuswikila nasi. 24 Hazaele mambo we Siriya kafa ngono Bhenihadadi nkololo uwe kan'gala thaka. 25 Ngono Jehoyashi nkololo wa Jehoyahazi katolela Bhenihadadi nkololo wa Hazaele mizi mikulu yakabe ya togwa muna tate babe Jehoyahazi mu tjibaka tje ngwa. Jehoyashi kankunda katatu, ndiko sekwa akabgwiliza mizi mikulu ye Iziraela.
King Jehoahaz of Israel
1 Jehoahaz son of Jehu became king of Israel in the twenty-third year of Joash's rule in Judah. Jehoahaz ruled 17 years from Samaria 2 and disobeyed the Lord by doing wrong. He never stopped following the example of Jeroboam, who had caused the Israelites to sin.
3 The Lord was angry with the Israelites, so he let King Hazael of Syria and his son Benhadad rule over them for a long time. 4 Jehoahaz prayed to the Lord for help, and the Lord saw how terribly Hazael was treating the Israelites. He answered Jehoahaz 5 by sending Israel a leader who rescued them from the Syrians, and the Israelites lived in peace as they had before. 6-7 But Hazael had defeated Israel's army so badly that Jehoahaz had only 10 chariots, 50 cavalry troops, and 10,000 regular soldiers left in his army.
The Israelites kept sinning and following the example of Jeroboam's family. They did not tear down the sacred poles that had been set up in Samaria for the worship of the goddess Asherah.
8 Everything else Jehoahaz did while he was king, including his brave deeds, is written in The History of the Kings of Israel. 9 Jehoahaz died and was buried in Samaria, and his son Jehoash became king.
King Jehoash of Israel
10 Jehoash became king of Israel in the thirty-seventh year of Joash's rule in Judah, and he ruled 16 years from Samaria. 11 He disobeyed the Lord by doing just like Jeroboam, who had caused the Israelites to sin.
12 Everything else Jehoash did while he was king, including his war against King Amaziah of Judah, is written in The History of the Kings of Israel. 13 Jehoash died and was buried in Samaria beside the other Israelite kings. His son Jeroboam then became king.
Elisha the Prophet Dies
14 Some time before the death of King Jehoash, Elisha the prophet was very sick and about to die. Jehoash went in and stood beside him, crying. He said, “Master, what will Israel's chariots and cavalry be able to do without you?”
15-16 “Grab a bow and some arrows,” Elisha told him, “and hold them in your hand.” Jehoash grabbed the bow and arrows and held them. Elisha placed his hand on the king's hand 17 and said, “Open the window facing east.” When it was open, Elisha shouted, “Now shoot!” Jehoash shot an arrow and Elisha said, “That arrow is a sign that the Lord will help you completely defeat the Syrian army at Aphek.”
18 Elisha said, “Pick up the arrows and hit the ground with them.” Jehoash grabbed the arrows and hit the ground three times, then stopped. 19 Elisha became angry with the king and exclaimed, “If you had struck it five or six times, you would completely wipe out the Syrians. Now you will defeat them only three times.”
20 Elisha died and was buried.
Every year in the spring, Moab's leaders sent raiding parties into Israel. 21 Once, while some Israelites were burying a man's body, they saw a group of Moabites. The Israelites quickly threw the body into Elisha's tomb and ran away. As soon as the man's body touched the bones of Elisha, the man came back to life and stood up.
Israel Defeats Syria
22 Israel was under the power of King Hazael of Syria during the entire rule of Jehoahaz. 23 But the Lord was kind to the Israelites and showed them mercy because of his solemn agreement with their ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. In fact, he has never turned his back on them or let them be completely destroyed.
24 Hazael died, and his son Benhadad then became king of Syria. 25 King Jehoash of Israel attacked and defeated the Syrian army three times. He took back from Benhadad all the towns Hazael had captured in battle from his father Jehoahaz.