Ahabu la dimbaayaa la kasaaroo
1 Mansa Ahabu koomalanka kee taŋ woorowula le tarata Samariya saatewo kono. Bituŋ Yehu ye leetaroolu safee, a ye ì kii Samariya saatewo to, Yesireeli maralilaalu kaŋ, aniŋ alifaalu, aniŋ Ahabu diŋolu kuluulaalu. A ko ì ye leetaroo to ko, 2 “Ali maarii mansa dinkewolu be ali fee le, keleraŋ sareetoolu* niŋ suwoolu be ali bulu, aniŋ saatee tatariŋo, aduŋ kelejooraŋolu be ali bulu. Niŋ ñiŋ leetaroo futata ali ma doroŋ, 3 ali si moo kiliŋ tomboŋ meŋ kummaayaata ali maarii mansa dinkewolu bee kono, ka a ke mansa ti. Bituŋ ali si keloo ke ali maarii la dimbaayaa ye.” 4 Bari ñiŋ kuwo ye ì kija fara baake le, aduŋ ì ko, “Mansakee fula maŋ balaŋ noo a ma, sako ntolu.”
5 Bituŋ mansasuwo kono dookuulaa kuntiyo, saatee kumandaŋo, alifaalu, aniŋ kuluurilaalu ye ñiŋ kumoo kii Yehu kaŋ ko, “Ntolu mu i la dookuulaalu le ti, aduŋ i ye feŋ-wo-feŋ fo m̀ be a ke la le. Ntolu te moo tomboŋ na ka a ke mansa ti. Meŋ beteyaata ite fee i si wo ke.”
6 Yehu naata ì safee leetari doo la kotenke ka a fo ì ye ko, “Niŋ ali be laariŋ nte le kaŋ, aduŋ ali be soŋ na m ma, wo to ali ali maarii dinkewolu bee kuŋo kuntu, ali ye ì samba n ye naŋ Yesireeli saama ñiŋ ñoŋ waatoo.” Mansariŋolu kee taŋ woorowula le tarata kuluwo la saatewo alifaa kummaa baalu bulu. 7 Kabiriŋ leetaroo ñiŋ futata, ñiŋ alifaalu ye mansariŋ taŋ woorowula bee kuŋo kuntu. Ì ye ì ke sinsiŋolu kono, ì ye ì kii Yehu ye Yesireeli.
8 Kabiriŋ kiilaa futata Yehu ma, a ko a ye ko, “Ì ye mansa dinkewolu kuŋolu samba naŋ ne.” Wo to le Yehu ko, “Ali ì ke jurumi fula ti saatee dundaŋ daa to, ali ye ì tu jee fo saama soomandaa.” 9 Kabiriŋ fanoo keta, Yehu fintita a taata loo saatee dundaŋ daa to, a ko moolu bee ye ko, “Alitolu maŋ kuu ke. Nte le ye jamfaa siti m maarii mansa kamma ŋa a faa. Bari jumaa le ye ñiŋ moolu bee faa? 10 Wo to ali si ñiŋ loŋ ko, Yaawe* la kuma kiliŋ te boyi la, a ye meŋ fo Ahabu la dimbaayaa moolu ma. Yaawe ye kuwo bee le ke, a ye meŋ laahidi ka bo niŋ a la dookuulaa Eliya la.” 11 Bituŋ Yehu ye Ahabu la dimbaayaa moolu bee faa, mennu tuta Yesireeli saatewo kono. A ye a la moo kummaalu bee faa, ka taa a teeri kendoolu, aniŋ a la piriisoolu*, fo labaŋo la a maŋ moo tu baluuriŋ a ye.
Mansa Ahasiya baadiŋolu la faa
12 Yehu bota Yesireeli a taata Samariya. Biriŋ a be siloo kaŋ meŋ ka taa dulaa to meŋ ka kumandi Kantarilaalu Bendulaa la, 13 a niŋ Yahuuda mansa Ahasiya baadiŋo doolu benta. A ko ì ye ko, “Alitolu mu jumaa le ti?” Ì ko a ye ko, “Ntolu mu Mansa Ahasiya baadiŋolu le ti. Ǹ ka taa mansa dinkewolu niŋ mansa baamaa le kontoŋ.” 14 Bituŋ Yehu ko, “Ali ì kende muta.” Wo le to ì ye ì kende muta, ì moo taŋ naani niŋ fula, ì ye ì bee faa Kantarilaalu Bendulaa to, koloŋo daala. Hani kiliŋ ì maŋ a tu baluwo to.
15 Kabiriŋ Yehu bota wo to, a niŋ Rekabu dinkewo Yehonadabu benta, a ka naa a benduŋ. A ye Yehonadabu kontoŋ, a ko a ye ko, “Fo i ŋaniyoo seneyaata n ye le komeŋ nte ŋaniyoo seneyaata ite ye ñaameŋ?” Yehonadabu ko a ye ko, “Haa, a be wo le ñaama.” Bituŋ Yehu tententa ka a fo a ye ko, “Niŋ a be wo le ñaama, wo to i buloo dii n na naŋ.” A ye a buloo dii a la. Yehu ye a selendi a faŋ fee keleraŋ sareetoo kaŋ, 16 a ko a ye ko, “Ŋà taa ñoo la i ye a juubee nte ye hamoo meŋ soto Yaawe ye.” Bituŋ a ye a samba ñoo la a la keleraŋ sareetoo kono.
17 Kabiriŋ Yehu futata Samariya saatewo to, a ye Ahabu la dimbaayaa moolu bee faa mennu tuta jee. A ye ì bee kasaara le, komeŋ Yaawe ye a fo Eliya ye nuŋ ñaameŋ.
Baali jalambatulaalu la faa
18 Bituŋ Yehu naata moolu bee bendi ñoo kaŋ dulaa kiliŋ, a ko ì ye ko, “Ahabu ye batoo meŋ ke Baali* jalaŋo la wo maŋ wara, bari nte Yehu, m be a batu la le kendeke. 19 Saayiŋ ali Baali la annabiyomoolu bee bendi, aniŋ a la piriisoolu niŋ a batulaalu bee. Ali kana hani moo kiliŋ tu kooma, kaatu m be sadaa* baa le bo la Baali jalaŋo ye. Niŋ meŋ maŋ maabee wo maarii be faa la le.” Bari Yehu tarata feeroo le taamandi kaŋ, kaatu a lafita le ka Baali batulaalu bee faa.
20 Bituŋ Yehu ko, “Ali beŋo kumandi Baali jalaŋo tooyaa la.” Wo le to ì ye a kankulaa. 21 Yehu ye kiilaa kii Banisirayila bankoo muumewo bee kaŋ. Baali jalaŋo batulaalu bee naata, hani moo kiliŋ maŋ tu kooma, aduŋ ì ye Baali jalaŋo la buŋo fandi le, biriŋ tonkoŋ fo tonkoŋ. 22 Yehu ko kewo ye, meŋ marata baturaŋ dendikoolu ma, “Dendikoo dii Baali batulaalu bee la.” Kabiriŋ a ye ì samba ì ye naŋ fokabaŋ, 23 Yehu niŋ Rekabu dinkewo Yehonadabu dunta Baali jalaŋo la buŋo kono. Yehu ko Baali batulaalu ye ko, “Ali koroosiroo ke ka a je ko, moo te ali kono meŋ mu Yaawe batulaa ti, niŋ a maŋ ke Baali jalaŋo batulaalu dammaa ti.” 24 Wo le to ì taata konoto ka sadaalu bondi, aniŋ jani sadaalu. Yehu ye a la kelediŋ taŋ seyi le londi banta, a ko ì ye ko, “M be ñiŋ moolu mennu duŋ na ali bulu, niŋ moo-wo-moo taa kanata a ma, i niyo niŋ a niyo le mu.”
25 Kabiriŋ Yehu ye jani sadaalu bo fokabaŋ, a ko kelediŋ kantarilaalu niŋ kuntiyolu ye ko, “Ali duŋ konoto ali ye ì bee faa. Hani kiliŋ kana kana.” Bituŋ kelediŋ kantarilaalu niŋ kuntiyolu ye ì bee faa niŋ hawusaroo* la, ì ye ì furewolu fayi naŋ banta. Ì naata duŋ ka taa fo Baali jalaŋo la konoto buŋ baa kono. 26 Ì ye Baali la jalambuŋo samasiŋo fintindi naŋ banta, ì ye a jani. 27 Ka bo niŋ wo la ì ye Baali la jalaŋ samasiŋo tiñaa, aniŋ a la buŋo, aduŋ ì ye jee ke kenetotaa dulaa ti ka naa bula bii la.
28 Yehu ye Baali batoo bo Banisirayila kono wo le ñaama. 29 Bari a maŋ fata Nebati dinkewo Yerobowamu la junube kuwolu ma, wo meŋ ye a tinna Banisirayila ye junuboo ke. Yehu ye Beteli niŋ Dani sani ninsiriŋ jalambatoo kuwo tu looriŋ ne.
30 Yaawe ko Yehu ye ko, “I ye kuu kendoo le ke ka kuwolu taamandi mennu beteyaata n ñaa koto. I ye kuwo bee ke Ahabu la dimbaayaa moolu la le komeŋ n lafita a la ñaameŋ. Ñiŋ kuwo kamma la, i koomalankoolu be mansayaa ke la Banisirayila kono le ka taa fo i mumuriŋolu diŋolu jamaanoo la.” 31 Bari wo ñaa-wo-ñaa Yehu maŋ Yaawe, Banisirayila la Alla la luwaalu muta a sondomoo muumewo bee la. A maŋ fata junube baaroolu ma, Yerobowamu ye Banisirayilankoolu dundi mennu to.
32 Wo waatoolu kono le Yaawe naata a dati ka Banisirayila bankoo la waroo talaa. Aramu mansa Hasayeli ye Banisirayilankoolu noo ì la bankoo karoo bee la le, 33 daameŋ to be Yoridani Boloŋo tilibo karoo la. Wolu le mu Kileyadi bankoo muumewo bee ti, Kadu, Rubeni, aniŋ Manase, ka bo Aroweri saatewo to, meŋ be Arinoni Wulumbaŋo daala. Wo le mu Kileyadi niŋ Basani bee kafuriŋo ti.
34 Yehu la mansayaa kuu koteŋolu, a ye dookuwo meŋ ke aniŋ kuu baalu, ì bee safeeta Banisirayila Mansoolu la Taarika Kitaaboo le kono. 35 Yehu naata faa a kafuta a mumuñolu ma, aduŋ ì ye a baadee Samariya saatewo le kono. A dinkewo Yehohasi keta a noo to mansa ti. 36 Yehu ye waatoo meŋ ke Banisirayila mansayaa la Samariya saatewo kono, a taata kaañaŋ sanji muwaŋ niŋ seyi le fee.
The Descendants of Ahab Are Killed
1 There were seventy descendants of King Ahab living in the city of Samaria. Jehu wrote a letter and sent copies to the rulers of the city, to the leading citizens, and to the guardians of Ahab's descendants. The letter read: 2 “You are in charge of the king's descendants, and you have at your disposal chariots, horses, weapons, and fortified cities. So then, as soon as you receive this letter, 3 you are to choose the best qualified of the king's descendants, make him king, and fight to defend him.”
4 The rulers of Samaria were terrified. “How can we oppose Jehu,” they said, “when neither King Joram nor King Ahaziah could?” 5 So the officer in charge of the palace and the official in charge of the city, together with the leading citizens and the guardians, sent this message to Jehu: “We are your servants, and we are ready to do anything you say. But we will not make anyone king; do whatever you think best.”
6 Jehu wrote them another letter: “If you are with me and are ready to follow my orders, bring the heads of King Ahab's descendants to me at Jezreel by this time tomorrow.”
The seventy descendants of King Ahab were under the care of the leading citizens of Samaria, who were bringing them up. 7 When Jehu's letter was received, the leaders of Samaria killed all seventy of Ahab's descendants, put their heads in baskets, and sent them to Jehu at Jezreel.
8 When Jehu was told that the heads of Ahab's descendants had been brought, he ordered them to be piled up in two heaps at the city gate and to be left there until the following morning. 9 In the morning he went out to the gate and said to the people who were there, “I was the one who plotted against King Joram and killed him; you are not responsible for that. But who killed all these? 10 This proves that everything that the Lord said about the descendants of Ahab will come true. The Lord has done what he promised through his prophet Elijah.” 11 Then Jehu put to death all the other relatives of Ahab living in Jezreel, and all his officers, close friends, and priests; not one of them was left alive.
The Relatives of King Ahaziah Are Killed
12 Jehu left Jezreel to go to Samaria. On the way, at a place called “Shepherds' Camp,” 13 he met some relatives of the late King Ahaziah of Judah and asked them, “Who are you?”
“Ahaziah's relatives,” they answered. “We are going to Jezreel to pay our respects to the children of Queen Jezebel and to the rest of the royal family.” 14 Jehu ordered his men, “Take them alive!” They seized them, and he put them to death near a pit there. There were forty-two people in all, and not one of them was left alive.
All Remaining Relatives of Ahab Are Killed
15 Jehu started out again, and on his way he was met by Jonadab son of Rechab. Jehu greeted him and said, “You and I think alike. Will you support me?”
“I will,” Jonadab answered.
“Give me your hand, then,” Jehu replied. They clasped hands, and Jehu helped him up into the chariot, 16 saying, “Come with me and see for yourself how devoted I am to the Lord.” And they rode on together to Samaria. 17 When they arrived there, Jehu killed all of Ahab's relatives, not sparing even one. This is what the Lord had told Elijah would happen.
The Worshipers of Baal Are Killed
18 Jehu called the people of Samaria together and said, “King Ahab served the god Baal a little, but I will serve him much more. 19 Call together all the prophets of Baal, all his worshipers, and all his priests. No one is excused; I am going to offer a great sacrifice to Baal, and whoever is not present will be put to death.” (This was a trick on the part of Jehu by which he meant to kill all the worshipers of Baal.) 20 Then Jehu ordered, “Proclaim a day of worship in honor of Baal!” The proclamation was made, 21 and Jehu sent word throughout all the land of Israel. All who worshiped Baal came; not one of them failed to come. They all went into the temple of Baal, filling it from one end to the other. 22 Then Jehu ordered the priest in charge of the sacred robes to bring the robes out and give them to the worshipers. 23 After that, Jehu himself went into the temple with Jonadab son of Rechab and said to the people there, “Make sure that only worshipers of Baal are present and that no worshiper of the Lord has come in.” 24 Then he and Jonadab went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings to Baal. He had stationed eighty men outside the temple and had instructed them: “You are to kill all these people; anyone who lets one of them escape will pay for it with his life!”
25 As soon as Jehu had presented the offerings, he said to the guards and officers, “Go in and kill them all; don't let anyone escape!” They went in with drawn swords, killed them all, and dragged the bodies outside. Then they went on into the inner sanctuary of the temple, 26 brought out the sacred pillar that was there, and burned it. 27 So they destroyed the sacred pillar and the temple, and turned the temple into a latrine—which it still is today.
28 That was how Jehu wiped out the worship of Baal in Israel. 29 But he imitated the sin of King Jeroboam, who led Israel into the sin of worshiping the gold bull-calves he set up in Bethel and in Dan. 30 The Lord said to Jehu, “You have done to Ahab's descendants everything I wanted you to do. So I promise you that your descendants, down to the fourth generation, will be kings of Israel.” 31 But Jehu did not obey with all his heart the Law of the Lord, the God of Israel; instead, he followed the example of Jeroboam, who led Israel into sin.
The Death of Jehu
32 At that time the Lord began to reduce the size of Israel's territory. King Hazael of Syria conquered all the Israelite territory 33 east of the Jordan, as far south as the town of Aroer on the Arnon River—this included the territories of Gilead and Bashan, where the tribes of Gad, Reuben, and East Manasseh lived.
34 Everything else that Jehu did, including his brave deeds, is recorded in The History of the Kings of Israel. 35 He died and was buried in Samaria, and his son Jehoahaz succeeded him as king. 36 Jehu had ruled in Samaria as king of Israel for twenty-eight years.
