Baba Vanotora Eria Vachienda Naye Kumba
Erisha anoramba katatu kusiya Eria, uye anoona ngoro yomoto Baba vedu pavanomutora. Anonhonga nguo yake yakadonha, anorova Jorodhani achibvunza kuti Mwari waEria aripi, uye anoyambuka. Anoporesa tsime rine chepfu, uye anotuka vakomana vaimuseka, zvikava nemigumisiro inotyisa.
2 1Baba vedu pavakanga vava kuda kutora Eria vachimuisa kudenga nechamupupuri, Eria naErisha vakabva kuGirigari. 2Eria akati kuna Erisha, “Ndapota gara pano; Baba vedu vandituma kuBheteri.” Erisha akati, “NaBaba vedu vapenyu, uye nemi sezvamuri vapenyu, handingakusiyai.” Saka vakaburukira kuBheteri.
3Vaprofita vaiva paBheteri vakabuda kuna Erisha vakabvunza, “Unoziva here kuti nhasi Baba vedu vachatora tenzi wako kubva pamusoro pako?” Akati, “Hongu, ndinoziva. Nyararai.”
4Eria akati, “Erisha, ndapota gara pano; Baba vedu vandituma kuJeriko.” Akapindura akati, “NaBaba vedu vapenyu, uye nemi sezvamuri vapenyu, handingakusiyai.” Saka vakaenda kuJeriko.
5Boka ravaprofita raiva paJeriko rakaswedera kuna Erisha, richibvunza, “Unoziva here kuti Baba vedu vachatora tenzi wako kwauri nhasi?” Akati, “Hongu, ndinoziva. Nyararai.”
6Eria akati kwaari, “Ndapota gara pano; Baba vedu vandituma kuJorodhani.” Akati, “NaBaba vedu vapenyu, uye nemi sezvamuri vapenyu, handingakusiyai.” Saka vose vari vaviri vakaenderera mberi.
7Varume makumi mashanu veboka ravaprofita vakaenda vakamira vakatarisana navo vari kure, asi ivo vose vari vaviri vakamira paJorodhani. 8Eria akatora jasi rake, akaripeta, akarova mvura, ikaparadzana kumativi maviri; vose vari vaviri vakayambuka pavhu rakaoma. 9Vakati vayambuka, Eria akati kuna Erisha, “Kumbira zvaunoda kuti ndikuitire ndisati ndatorwa kwauri.” Erisha akati, “Ndapota regai ndigare nhaka yemugove wakapetwa kaviri womweya wenyu.”
10Eria akati, “Wakumbira chinhu chakaoma. Kana ukandiona ndichitorwa kwauri, zvichava zvako; kana zvikasadaro, hazvingavi zvako.”
11Pavakanga vachifamba vachitaura, ngoro yomoto namabhiza omoto zvakavaparadzanisa, Eria akakwira kudenga nechamupupuri. 12Erisha akaona akachema achiti, “Baba vangu, baba vangu! Ngoro dzavaIsraeri navatasvi vayo vamabhiza!” Ipapo haana kuzomuonazve. Akabata nguo dzake akadzibvarura napakati.
13Akanhonga jasi raEria rakanga radonha, akadzokera, akamira pamhenderekedzo yeJorodhani. 14Akatora jasi raEria rakanga radonha, akarova mvura, akabvunza, “Vari kupi Baba vedu, Mwari waEria?” Akairova; mvura ikaparadzana kurudyi nokuruboshwe, Erisha akayambuka.
15Vaprofita vaiva paJeriko, vakatarisana naye, vakaona vakati, “Mweya waEria wagara pana Erisha.” Vakamuchingamidza, vakakotamira pasi pamberi pake. 16Vakati, “Tarirai, varanda venyu vane varume makumi mashanu vakasimba. Regai vaende vanotsvaka tenzi wenyu—zvimwe Mweya waBaba vedu wamusimudza ukamukanda pane rimwe gomo kana mune mumwe mupata.” Erisha akati, “Kwete, musavatuma.”
17Vakaramba vachimugombedzera kusvikira anyara kuramba. Akati, “Vatumei.” Saka vakatuma varume makumi mashanu, vakatsvaka kwamazuva matatu asi havana kumuwana.
18Pavakadzokera kuna Erisha, uyo akanga achigara muJeriko, akati kwavari, “Handina kukuudzai here kuti musaenda?”
Baba Vanoporesa Mvura yeJeriko
19Vanhu veguta vakati kuna Erisha, “Tarirai, ishe wedu, guta rino riri panzvimbo yakanaka, sezvamunoona, asi mvura yakaipa uye nyika haibereki.”
20Akati, “Ndiunzirei ndiro itsva, mugoisa munyu mairi.” Vakamuunzira.
21Akabuda akaenda kuchitubu, akakanda munyu mukati, akati, “Zvanzi naBaba vedu: Ndaporesa mvura iyi; haichazombokonzera rufu kana kushaya zvibereko.”
22Mvura yakaramba yakachena kusvikira nhasi, maererano neshoko rakanga rataurwa naErisha.
23Kubva ipapo Erisha akakwira kuBheteri. Paakanga achifamba mumugwagwa, vakomana vaduku vakabuda muguta vakamuseka vachiti, “Kwira, iwe wemhanza! Kwira, iwe wemhanza!” 24Akatendeuka, akavatarisa, akavatuka nezita raBaba vedu. Ipapo mabhere maviri akabuda musango akabvambura vakomana makumi mana navaviri. 25Erisha akaenda kuGomo reKarimeri uye kubva ipapo akadzokera kuSamaria.