Ardhi Ya Mshunami Yarudishwa
18:1 2Fal 4:8-37; Kum 28:22Wakati huu, Elisha alikuwa amemwambia yule mwanamke ambaye mwanawe alikuwa amefufuliwa, “Ondoka wewe na jamaa yako ukaishi mahali popote unapoweza kwa kitambo kidogo, kwa sababu Bwana ameamuru njaa katika nchi hii ambayo itadumu kwa miaka saba.” 2Yule mwanamke akafanya kama vile yule mtu wa Mungu alivyosema. Yeye na jamaa yake wakaondoka na kwenda kuishi katika nchi ya Wafilisti kwa miaka saba.
3Baada ya miaka saba, yule mwanamke akarudi kutoka nchi ya Wafilisti, akaenda kwa mfalme kumsihi kwa ajili ya nyumba yake na shamba lake. 4Mfalme alikuwa anazungumza na Gehazi, mtumishi wa mtu wa Mungu, naye alikuwa amesema, “Hebu niambie mambo yote makuu yaliyofanywa na Elisha.” 58:5 2Fal 4:35Wakati Gehazi alipokuwa akimweleza mfalme jinsi Elisha alivyomfufua mtu, yule mwanamke ambaye mwanawe alikuwa amefufuliwa na Elisha akaja ili amsihi mfalme kwa ajili ya nyumba yake na shamba lake.
Gehazi akasema, “Huyu ndiye huyo mwanamke, bwana wangu mfalme, na huyu ndiye mwanawe ambaye Elisha alimfufua.” 6Mfalme akamuuliza yule mwanamke kuhusu mambo hayo, naye akamweleza.
Ndipo akaamuru afisa ashughulikie shauri lake na kumwambia, “Mrudishie huyu mwanamke kila kitu kilichokuwa mali yake, pamoja na mapato yote yaliyotokana na shamba lake tangu siku alipoondoka nchini hadi sasa.”
Hazaeli Anamuua Ben-Hadadi
78:7 2Sam 8:5; 2Fal 6:27Elisha akaenda Dameski, naye Ben-Hadadi mfalme wa Aramu alikuwa mgonjwa. Mfalme alipoambiwa, “Mtu wa Mungu ametoka mbali akapanda hadi hapa,” 88:8 1Fal 19:15; 1Sam 9:7mfalme akamwambia Hazaeli. “Chukua zawadi na uende kumlaki huyo mtu wa Mungu. Muulize Bwana kupitia yeye, kwamba, ‘Je, nitapona ugonjwa huu?’ ”
9Hazaeli akaenda kumlaki Elisha, akiwa amechukua zawadi ya kila kitu kizuri kilichopatikana Dameski, mizigo iliyobebwa na ngamia arobaini. Akaingia ndani na kusimama mbele yake, akasema, “Mwanao Ben-Hadadi mfalme wa Aramu amenituma niulize, ‘Je, nitapona ugonjwa huu?’ ”
10Elisha akajibu, “Nenda ukamwambie, ‘Hakika utapona’; lakini Bwana amenifunulia kwamba kweli atakufa.” 118:11 Lk 19:41; Amu 3:25Elisha akamkazia Hazaeli macho kwa nguvu mpaka akaona aibu. Kisha mtu wa Mungu akaanza kulia.
128:12 1Fal 19:17; 2Fal 15:16Hazaeli akauliza “Kwa nini bwana wangu analia?”
Elisha akajibu, “Kwa sababu najua mabaya utakayowatendea Waisraeli. Utachoma moto ngome zao, utawaua vijana wao kwa upanga, kuwatupa chini kwa nguvu watoto wachanga, na kuwatumbua wanawake wenye mimba.”
138:13 1Sam 17:43; 1Fal 19:15Hazaeli akasema, “Itawezekanaje mtumishi wako, aliye mbwa tu, kufanya tendo la ajabu namna hiyo?”
Elisha akamjibu, “Bwana amenionyesha kuwa utakuwa mfalme wa Aramu.”
14Kisha Hazaeli akamwacha Elisha na kumrudia bwana wake. Ben-Hadadi akamuuliza, “Elisha alikuambia nini?” Hazaeli akajibu, “Aliniambia kwamba hakika utapona.” 158:15 2Fal 1:17Lakini kesho yake Hazaeli akachukua nguo nzito, akailoweka ndani ya maji, akaitandaza juu ya uso wa mfalme, hivyo akafa. Kisha Hazaeli akaingia mahali pake kuwa mfalme wa Aramu.
Yehoramu Mfalme Wa Yuda
(2 Nyakati 21:1-20)
168:16 2Fal 1:17; 2Nya 21:1-4Katika mwaka wa tano wa Yoramu mwana wa Ahabu mfalme wa Israeli, wakati huo Yehoshafati akiwa mfalme wa Yuda, Yehoramu mwana wa Yehoshafati akaanza kutawala kama mfalme wa Yuda. 17Alikuwa na umri wa miaka thelathini na miwili alipoanza kutawala, naye akatawala huko Yerusalemu kwa miaka minane. 18Akaenenda katika njia za wafalme wa Israeli, kama nyumba ya Ahabu ilivyokuwa imefanya, kwa kuwa alimwoa binti wa Ahabu. Akatenda maovu machoni pa Bwana. 198:19 2Sam 21:17Hata hivyo, kwa ajili ya Daudi mtumishi wake, Bwana hakutaka kuiangamiza Yuda. Alikuwa ameahidi kuidumisha taa kwa ajili ya Daudi na wazao wake milele.
208:20 1Fal 22:47Wakati wa Yehoramu, Edomu waliasi dhidi ya Yuda na kujiwekea mfalme wao wenyewe. 21Basi Yehoramu akaenda Sairi pamoja na magari yake yote ya vita. Waedomu wakamzunguka yeye na majemadari wake wa magari yake ya vita, lakini akaondoka, akapenya usiku na kuwashambulia Waedomu. Hata hivyo, jeshi lake likatorokea nyumbani mwao. 228:22 Mwa 27:40; Yos 21:13Hadi leo Edomu wameasi dhidi ya Yuda. Libna pia wakaasi wakati huo huo.
23Kwa matukio mengine ya utawala wa Yehoramu na yote aliyoyafanya, je, hayakuandikwa katika kitabu cha kumbukumbu za wafalme wa Yuda? 24Yehoramu akalala pamoja na baba zake, na akazikwa pamoja nao katika Mji wa Daudi. Naye Ahazia mwanawe akawa mfalme baada yake.
Ahazia Mfalme Wa Yuda
(2 Nyakati 22:1-6)
258:25 2Fal 9:29Katika mwaka wa kumi na mbili wa utawala wa Yoramu mwana wa Ahabu mfalme wa Israeli, Ahazia mwana wa Yehoramu mfalme wa Yuda alianza kutawala. 268:26 2Fal 8:18; 1Fal 16:23Ahazia alikuwa na umri wa miaka ishirini na miwili alipoanza kutawala, naye akatawala katika Yerusalemu kwa mwaka mmoja. Mama yake aliitwa Athalia, mjukuu wa Omri mfalme wa Israeli. 278:27 1Fal 16:30; 15:26Akaenenda katika njia za nyumba ya Ahabu, na kutenda maovu machoni pa Bwana, kama nyumba ya Ahabu ilivyokuwa imefanya, kwa kuwa alikuwa ameoa kutoka nyumba ya Ahabu.
288:28 Kum 4:43; 2Fal 9:1, 14Ahazia akaenda vitani na Yoramu mwana wa Ahabu kupigana na Hazaeli mfalme wa Aramu huko Ramoth-Gileadi. Waaramu wakamjeruhi Yoramu. 298:29 1Fal 21:29; 2Fal 10:13Hivyo Mfalme Yoramu akarudi Yezreeli ili apate kuuguza majeraha aliyojeruhiwa na Waaramu huko Ramothi8:29 Yaani Rama kwa Kiebrania. alipopigana na Hazaeli mfalme wa Aramu.
Ndipo Ahazia mwana wa Yehoramu mfalme wa Yuda akashuka kwenda Yezreeli kumtazama Yoramu mwana wa Ahabu, kwa sababu alikuwa amejeruhiwa.
1Then spake Elisha unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go thou and thine household, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn: for the LORD hath called for a famine; and it shall also come upon the land seven years. 2And the woman arose, and did after the saying of the man of God: and she went with her household, and sojourned in the land of the Philistines seven years. 3And it came to pass at the seven years’ end, that the woman returned out of the land of the Philistines: and she went forth to cry unto the king for her house and for her land. 4And the king talked with Gehazi the servant of the man of God, saying, Tell me, I pray thee, all the great things that Elisha hath done. 5And it came to pass, as he was telling the king how he had restored a dead body to life, that, behold, the woman, whose son he had restored to life, cried to the king for her house and for her land. And Gehazi said, My lord, O king, this is the woman, and this is her son, whom Elisha restored to life. 6And when the king asked the woman, she told him. So the king appointed unto her a certain officer, saying, Restore all that was hers, and all the fruits of the field since the day that she left the land, even until now.8.6 officer: or, eunuch
7¶ And Elisha came to Damascus; and Ben-hadad the king of Syria was sick; and it was told him, saying, The man of God is come hither. 8And the king said unto Hazael, Take a present in thine hand, and go, meet the man of God, and enquire of the LORD by him, saying, Shall I recover of this disease? 9So Hazael went to meet him, and took a present with him, even of every good thing of Damascus, forty camels’ burden, and came and stood before him, and said, Thy son Ben-hadad king of Syria hath sent me to thee, saying, Shall I recover of this disease?8.9 with…: Heb. in his hand 10And Elisha said unto him, Go, say unto him, Thou mayest certainly recover: howbeit the LORD hath shewed me that he shall surely die. 11And he settled his countenance stedfastly, until he was ashamed: and the man of God wept.8.11 stedfastly: Heb. and set it 12And Hazael said, Why weepeth my lord? And he answered, Because I know the evil that thou wilt do unto the children of Israel: their strong holds wilt thou set on fire, and their young men wilt thou slay with the sword, and wilt dash their children, and rip up their women with child. 13And Hazael said, But what, is thy servant a dog, that he should do this great thing? And Elisha answered, The LORD hath shewed me that thou shalt be king over Syria. 14So he departed from Elisha, and came to his master; who said to him, What said Elisha to thee? And he answered, He told me that thou shouldest surely recover. 15And it came to pass on the morrow, that he took a thick cloth, and dipped it in water, and spread it on his face, so that he died: and Hazael reigned in his stead.
16¶ And in the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Jehoshaphat being then king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah began to reign.8.16 began…: Heb. reigned 17Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. 18And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab: for the daughter of Ahab was his wife: and he did evil in the sight of the LORD. 19Yet the LORD would not destroy Judah for David his servant’s sake, as he promised him to give him alway a light, and to his children.8.19 light: Heb. candle, or, lamp
20¶ In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves. 21So Joram went over to Zair, and all the chariots with him: and he rose by night, and smote the Edomites which compassed him about, and the captains of the chariots: and the people fled into their tents. 22Yet Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah unto this day. Then Libnah revolted at the same time. 23And the rest of the acts of Joram, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 24And Joram slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David: and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead.8.24 Ahaziah: also called, Azariah, and Jehoahaz
25¶ In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel did Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah begin to reign. 26Two and twenty years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign; and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Athaliah, the daughter of Omri king of Israel.8.26 daughter: or, granddaughter 27And he walked in the way of the house of Ahab, and did evil in the sight of the LORD, as did the house of Ahab: for he was the son in law of the house of Ahab.
28¶ And he went with Joram the son of Ahab to the war against Hazael king of Syria in Ramoth-gilead; and the Syrians wounded Joram. 29And king Joram went back to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. And Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick.8.29 which…: Heb. wherewith the Syrians had wounded8.29 Ramah: called Ramoth8.29 sick: Heb. wounded
