UBawo wethu umphilisa uNahaman
Intombazana ethinjiweyo yakwaSirayeli ikhombela uNahaman kumprofeti kaBawo wethu. Equmbile ngokuxelelwa ukuba ahlambe eYordan, umamela abakhonzi bakhe endaweni yekratshi lakhe, aze aphume ehlambulukile. UElisha akayi kwamkela ntlawulo; uGehazi usukela isipho, aze athabathe nesifo kunye naso.
5 1UNahaman, umthetheli womkhosi wokumkani wakwa-Aram, wayeyindoda enkulu, ehlonelwe kakhulu yinkosi yakhe, kuba ngaye uBawo wethu wawasindisa ama-Aram. Wayeligorha elinobukroti, kodwa wayeneqhenqa. 2Ama-Aram ayengenele, athimba intombazana encinane kwelakwaSirayeli, yaza yakhonza umkaNahaman. 3Yathi kwinkosikazi yayo: “Akwaba inkosi yam ingaya kumprofeti oseSamari! Ebeya kumhlambulula eqhenqeni lakhe.”
4Wangena ke uNahaman wayixelela inkosi yakhe, wathi: “Nanku okuthethwe yintombazana evela ezweni lakwaSirayeli.”
5Wathi ukumkani wakwa-Aram: “Hamba. Ndiya kuthumela incwadi kukumkani wakwaSirayeli.” Wemka ke uNahaman, ephethe isilivere emalunga neeponti ezingamakhulu asixhenxe anamashumi amahlanu, negolide emalunga neeponti ezilikhulu elinamashumi amahlanu, neengubo ezilishumi zokukhululana.
6Wayizisa incwadi kukumkani wakwaSirayeli. Yayisithi: “Ndithumele kuwe umkhonzi wam uNahaman nale ncwadi, ukuze umhlambulule eqhenqeni lakhe.”
7Kuthe akuyilesa incwadi ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, wazikrazula iingubo zakhe, wathi: “NdinguThixo na, ukuba ndibulale ndibuye ndiphilise, le nto le ndoda ithumela kum ukuba ndihlambulule umntu eqhenqeni lakhe? Khanibone, ufuna ukubambana nam!”
8Kuthe uElisha, umfo wakwaBawo wethu, akuva ukuba ukumkani wakwaSirayeli uzikrazule iingubo zakhe, wathumela kukumkani, wathi: “Yini na ukuba uzikrazule iingubo zakho? Mthumele kum, aze azi ukuba kukho umprofeti kwaSirayeli.”
9Weza ke uNahaman namahashe akhe neenqwelo zakhe, wema emnyango wendlu kaElisha. 10UElisha wathumela umthunywa kuye, esithi: “Hamba uye kuhlamba izihlandlo ezisixhenxe eYordan; inyama yakho iya kubuyela kuwe, uhlambuluke.”
11Kodwa uNahaman wemka enomsindo, esithi: “Bendicinga ukuba uya kuphuma eze kum, eme, abize igama likaNdikhoyo uThixo wakhe, aphakamise isandla sakhe phezu kwendawo leyo, aliphilise iqhenqa. 12IAbana nePharpar, imilambo yaseDamasko, ayilunganga na ngaphezu kwawo onke amanzi akwaSirayeli? Bendingenakuhlamba kuyo ndihlambuluke na?” Wajika ke wemka enomsindo omkhulu.
13Kodwa basondela kuye abakhonzi bakhe, bathi: “Tata wam, ukuba umprofeti ebekuxelele into enkulu ukuba uyenze, ubungayi kuyenza na? Kobeka phi ke ngoku xa esithi nje: ‘Hlamba uhlambuluke’?”
14Wehla waza wazithi nkxu eYordan izihlandlo ezisixhenxe, ngokwelizwi lomfo wakwaBawo wethu; yabuya inyama yakhe yaba njengeyomntwana omncinane, wahlambuluka.
15Wabuya uNahaman nalo lonke iqela lakhe, beza kumfo wakwaBawo wethu. Wafika wema phambi kwakhe, wathi: “Ngoku ndiyazi ukuba akukho Thixo kuwo wonke umhlaba, ngaphandle kwelizwe lakwaSirayeli. Khawamkele umnikelo kumkhonzi wakho.”
16Waphendula uElisha, wathi: “Ehleli nje uBawo wethu, endimi phambi kwakhe, andiyi kwamkela nto.” UNahaman wamjoka ukuba ayithabathe, kodwa akavuma.
17“Ukuba akunjalo,” watsho uNahaman, “umkhonzi wakho makanikwe umhlaba ongangomthwalo woondlebende ababini, kuba umkhonzi wakho akasayi kuphinda anikele idini elinyukayo nombingelelo kuthixo wumbi, ngaphandle koNdikhoyo. 18Kodwa uNdikhoyo makamxolele umkhonzi wakho kule nto inye: xa inkosi yam ingena endlwini kaRimon ukuze iqubude, yeyame engalweni yam, ndaza nam ndaqubuda endlwini kaRimon—xa ndiqubuda khona—uNdikhoyo makamxolele umkhonzi wakho.”
19Wathi uElisha: “Hamba ngoxolo.” Wemka ke uNahaman kuye, wada wahamba umgama.
20Kodwa uGehazi, umkhonzi kaElisha umfo wakwaBawo wethu, wacinga wathi: “Inkosi yam imyekile lo mAram unguNahaman ngokulula kakhulu, ngokungakwamkeli oko akuzisileyo. Ehleli nje uBawo wethu, ndiya kumsukela ndithabathe into kuye.”
21UGehazi wamsukela uNahaman. Kwathi uNahaman akumbona egidima esiza kuye, wehla enqwelweni yakhe ukuba amkhawulele, wathi: “Kuhle na konke?”
22Wathi uGehazi: “Kuhle konke. Inkosi yam indithumile ukuba ndithi: ‘Kufike kum amadodana amabini avela koonyana babaprofeti, evela kweleentaba lakwaEfrayim. Khawawanike isilivere emalunga neeponti ezingamashumi osixhenxe anesihlanu, neengubo ezimbini zokukhululana.’”
23Wathi uNahaman: “Khawuthabathe iiponti ezilikhulu elinamashumi amahlanu.” Wamjoka uGehazi, waza wabopha isilivere emalunga neeponti ezilikhulu elinamashumi amahlanu ezingxoweni ezimbini, kunye neengubo ezimbini zokukhululana, wazinika abakhonzi bakhe ababini, baza bazithwala phambi kukaGehazi. 24Wathi akufika endulini, uGehazi wazithabatha ezo zinto esandleni sabakhonzi, wazibeka endlwini, wawandulula amadoda, aza emka. 25Wangena wema phambi kwenkosi yakhe. Wathi uElisha: “Ubukuphi, Gehazi?” Wathi yena: “Umkhonzi wakho ubengayanga ndawo.”
26Kodwa wathi uElisha: “Intliziyo yam ibingahambanga nawe na, xa loo ndoda yajika enqwelweni yayo ukuba ikukhawulele? Lixesha na lokuthabatha isilivere, neengubo, nemiyezo yeminquma, nezidiliya, nezimvu, neenkomo, nezicaka nabakhonzazana? 27Iqhenqa likaNahaman liya kunamathela kuwe nakwimbewu yakho ngonaphakade.” Waphuma ke uGehazi ebusweni bakhe, eneqhenqa, isikhumba sakhe simhlophe njengekhephu.
