2 Izikronike 18:11-20 Ibhayibheli Elingcwele (ZUL59)

11. Bonke abaprofethi baprofetha kanje, bathi: “Khuphukela eRamoti Gileyadi, ube nempumelelo, ngokuba uJehova uyakulinikela esandleni senkosi.”

12. Isithunywa ebesihambile ukumbiza uMikhaya sakhuluma kuye, sathi: “Bheka, amazwi abaprofethi mahle enkosini ngamlomo munye; ngalokho izwi lakho malibe njengelinye labo, ukhulume okuhle.”

13. Kepha uMikhaya wathi: “Kuphila kukaJehova, lokhu uNkulunkulu wami akushoyo, lokhu ngiyakukhuluma khona.”

14. Esefikile enkosini, inkosi yathi kuye: “Mikhaya, sihambe silwe neRamoti Gileyadi, noma ngiliyeke na?”Wathi: “Khuphukani, nibe nempumelelo; bayakunikelwa esandleni senu.”

15. Yayisithi kuye inkosi: “Ngiyakukufungisa izikhathi ezingaki ukuba ungakhulumi lutho kimi ngaphandle kweqiniso egameni likaJehova na?”

16. Wayesethi: “Ngabona wonke u-Israyeli ehlakazekile ezintabeni njengezimvu ezingenamalusi; uJehova wathi: ‘Laba abasenankosi; mababuyele, kube yilowo nalowo endlini yakhe ngokuthula.’ ”

17. Yayisithi inkosi yakwa-Israyeli kuJehoshafati: “Angishongo yini kuwe ukuthi akayikuprofetha okuhle ngami, okubi kuphela, na?”

18. UMikhaya wathi: “Ngalokho yizwani izwi likaJehova: Ngambona uJehova ehlezi esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi, nebandla lonke lasezulwini limi ngakwesokunene nangakwesokhohlo sakhe.

19. UJehova wathi: ‘Ngubani oyakuyenga u-Ahabi inkosi yakwa-Israyeli ukuba akhuphuke, afele eRamoti Gileyadi na?’ Omunye washo ukuthi nomunye ukuthi.

20. Kwavela umoya, wema phambi kukaJehova, wathi: ‘Mina ngiyakumyenga.’ UJehova wathi kuye: ‘Ngantoni na?’

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