2 Yookumkani 2 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

2 ¹Ngethuba uBawo wethu wayeza kumthabatha uEliya ngesaqhwithi, emkhwelise ezulwini, uEliya noElisha banduluka eGiligali. ²UEliya wathi kuElisha: “Khawuhlale apha, kuba uBawo wethu undithume eBhetele.” Wathi uElisha: “Ehleli nje uBawo wethu, uphila nje nawe, andiyi kukushiya.” Behla ke baya eBhetele.

³Abaprofeti baseBhetele baphuma baya kuElisha, bathi kuye: “Uyazi na ukuba uBawo wethu uza kumthabatha namhlanje inkosi yakho, imke ngaphezu kwentloko yakho?” Wathi: “Ewe, ndiyazi; yithini cwaka.”

⁴Wathi uEliya: “Elisha, khawuhlale apha, kuba uBawo wethu undithume eYeriko.” Waphendula wathi: “Ehleli nje uBawo wethu, uphila nje nawe, andiyi kukushiya.” Bafika ke eYeriko.

⁵Igqiza labaprofeti baseYeriko lasondela kuElisha, lisithi: “Uyazi na ukuba uBawo wethu uza kumthabatha namhlanje inkosi yakho, imke kuwe?” Wathi: “Ewe, ndiyazi; yithini cwaka.”

⁶Wathi uEliya kuye: “Khawuhlale apha, kuba uBawo wethu undithume eYordan.” Wathi: “Ehleli nje uBawo wethu, uphila nje nawe, andiyi kukushiya.” Bahamba ke bobabini.

⁷Amadoda angamashumi amahlanu egqiza labaprofeti aya ema ekhangelene nabo mgama, bemi bobabini ngaseYordan. ⁸UEliya wayithabatha ingubo yakhe, wayisonga, wawabetha amanzi, acande kubini; bawela bobabini emhlabeni owomileyo. ⁹Bakuba bewelile, uEliya wathi kuElisha: “Cela into omele ndikwenzele yona, ndingekathatyathwa kuwe.” Wathi uElisha: “Khawundenze ndidle ilifa lesabelo sabantu ababini somoya wakho.”

¹⁰Wathi uEliya: “Ucele into enzima. Ukuba uthe wandibona ndithatyathwa kuwe, yoba yeyakho; ukuba kungenjalo, ayiyi kuba njalo.”

¹¹Bakubon’ ukuba bahamba bethetha, kwabakho inqwelo yomlilo namahashe omlilo, zabahlula bobabini; wenyuka uEliya waya ezulwini ngesaqhwithi. ¹²UElisha wabona, wadanduluka wathi: “Tata, Tata! Iinqwelo zokulwa zakwaSirayeli nabamahashe bazo!” Akaba saphinda ambone. Wazibamba iingubo zakhe, wazikrazula zaziziqwenga ezibini.

¹³Wayichola ingubo kaEliya eyayiwe kuye, wabuya, waya wema elunxwemeni lweYordan. ¹⁴Wayithabatha ingubo kaEliya eyayiwe kuye, wawabetha amanzi, wathi: “Uphi na uBawo wethu, uThixo kaEliya?” Wawabetha, acande amanzi ngasekunene nangasekhohlo, wawela uElisha.

¹⁵Abaprofeti baseYeriko, ababekhangelene naye, bambona bathi: “Umoya kaEliya uhlala kuElisha.” Baya kumkhawulela, baqubuda emhlabeni phambi kwakhe. ¹⁶Bathi: “Nabantwana bakho, bakho amadoda angamashumi amahlanu anamandla. Makhe baye bayifune inkosi yakho — mhlawumbi uMoya kaBawo wethu uyiphakamisile, wayilahla kwenye intaba okanye kwenye intili.” Wathi uElisha: “Hayi, musani ukubathuma.”

¹⁷Bamzama wada waba neentloni zokwala. Wathi: “Bathumeni.” Bawathuma ke amadoda angamashumi amahlanu, afuna iintsuku zantathu, akayifumana.

¹⁸Babuyela kuElisha, owayehleli eYeriko, wathi kubo: “Bendingatshongo na kuni ukuba musani ukuya?”

UBawo wethu uphilisa amanzi aseYeriko

¹⁹Abantu baloo mzi bathi kuElisha: “Khangela, nkosi yethu, lo mzi ubekwe kakuhle, njengoko ubonayo, kodwa amanzi mabi, umhlaba ungavelisi nto.”

²⁰Wathi: “Ndiphatheleni isitya esitsha, nibeke ityuwa kuso.” Basizisa kuye.

²¹Waphuma waya emthonjeni, wagalela ityuwa, wathi: “Utsho uBawo wethu ukuthi: Ndiwaphilisile la manzi; akayi kuphinda abangele kufa nokungaveli kwento.”

²²Ahlala ehlambulukile la manzi unanamhla, ngokwelizwi awalithethayo uElisha.

²³Esuka apho uElisha wenyuka waya eBhetele. Esahamba endleleni, kwaphuma emzini amakhwenkwe amancinane, adlala ngaye esithi: “Nyuka, mpandla! Nyuka, mpandla!” ²⁴Wathi guququ, wawakhangela, wawaqalekisa egameni likaBawo wethu. Kwaphuma ehlathini amabhere amabini, aqwenga abantwana abangamashumi mane anambini kuwo. ²⁵UElisha wahamba waya entabeni yeKarmele, wasuka apho wabuyela kwaSamari.