UBawo wethu Uyakubuyisa Oko Kulahlekileyo
Intloko yezembe ebolekiweyo iyadada; uElisha uhlala echaza amacebo asegumbini lokulala okumkani wama-Aram; umkhosi ungqinga iDotan, waza umkhonzi wakhe aboniswe iinduli zizele ngamahashe omlilo kaBawo wethu. UElisha ondla amajoni enziwe iimfama, awathume emakhaya. Emva koko iSamari iyangqingwa, aze unina adle unyana wakhe.
6 1Iqela labaprofeti lathi kuElisha: “Khangela, le ndawo sihlala kuyo phantsi kolondolozo lwakho incinane kakhulu kuthi.
2Masiye eYordan, sithabathe elowo umthi khona, size sizakhele indawo yokuhlala apho.” Wathi: “Yiyani.”
3Omnye kubo wathi: “Khawuvume ukuhamba nabakhonzi bakho.” Waphendula: “Ndoya.”
4Waza wahamba nabo. Bafika eYordan, baqala ukugawula imithi. 5Kuthe omnye egawula umthi, intsimbi yezembe yawa emanzini. Wakhala wathi: “Yhu, nkosi yam! Ibiboleke!”
6Umfo kaBawo wethu wabuza: “Iwile phi na?” Loo mfo wambonisa uElisha indawo leyo. UElisha wagawula uthi, waluphosa khona, wayidadisa intsimbi. 7Wathi: “Yithabathe.” Loo mfo wasolula isandla sakhe, wayithabatha.
Umkhosi Womlilo kaBawo wethu Ulinda uElisha
8Ukumkani wakwa-Aram walwa namaSirayeli. Wacebisana nabakhonzi bakhe wathi: “Iminquba yam iya kuba kule nendawo.”
9Umfo kaBawo wethu wamlumkisa ukumkani wakwaSirayeli wathi: “Zilumkele ukudlula kule ndawo, kuba ama-Aram asihlela khona.” 10Waza ukumkani wakwaSirayeli wathumela kuloo ndawo awayithethayo umfo kaBawo wethu, emlumkisa; wazilumkela khona, kungekhona kanye nakubini. 11Wavutha umsindo wokumkani wakwa-Aram ngenxa yale nto. Wababiza abakhonzi bakhe wathi kubo: “Aniyi kundixelela na ukuba ngubani na kuthi oselulandele ukumkani wakwaSirayeli?”
12Omnye wabakhonzi bakhe wathi: “Akukho namnye, nkosi yam, kumkani. NguElisha, umprofeti osekwaSirayeli, oxelela ukumkani wakwaSirayeli amazwi owathetha egumbini lakho lokulala.”
13Wathi ukumkani: “Hambani niye kubona apho akhoyo, ukuze ndithume amadoda amthabathe.” Kwabuya kwaxelwa kwathiwa: “Ukho eDotan.”
14Wathuma khona amahashe, neenqwelo, nomkhosi omkhulu; befika ebusuku, bawurhawula umzi. 15Umkhonzi womfo kaBawo wethu wavuka kusasa, waphuma; naye umkhosi unamahashe neenqwelo uwungqingile umzi. Wathi umkhonzi: “Yhu, nkosi yam! Siya kwenza njani na?”
16Waphendula wathi: “Musa ukoyika, kuba abo banathi baninzi ngaphezu kwabo banabo.” 17UElisha wathandaza wathi: “Bawo, ndicela uwavule amehlo akhe, ukuze abone.” Waza uBawo wethu wawavula amehlo aloo mfana: wayibona intaba izele ngamahashe neenqwelo zomlilo zijikeleze uElisha. 18Esihla ama-Aram esiza kuye, uElisha wathandaza kuBawo wethu wathi: “Ndicela ubabethe ngobumfama aba bantu.” Waza wababetha ngobumfama, njengoko watshoyo uElisha.
19Wathi uElisha: “Asiyiyo le indlela, awungowo nalo mzi. Ndilandeleni, ndoniholela endodeni eniyifunayo.” Wandula ukubasa kwaSamari. 20Bakufika kwaSamari, wathi uElisha: “Bawo, wavule amehlo ala madoda, ukuze abone.” Waza uBawo wethu wawavula amehlo awo, abona; babephakathi kwaSamari.
21Akubabona, ukumkani wakwaSirayeli wathi kuElisha: “bawo, ndibabulale na? Ndibabulale na?”
22Wathi: “Musa ukubabulala. Ubungababulala na abo ubathimbe ngekrele lakho nangesaphetha sakho? Banike isonka namanzi, badle basele, baze baye enkosini yabo.”
23Wabenzela isidlo esikhulu; badla, basela, wandula ukubandulula baya enkosini yabo. Amatutu ama-Aram akaphindanga eza ezweni lakwaSirayeli.
Ukungqingwa Nendlala Zicudisa iSamari
24Emveni koko, uBhen-hadade ukumkani wakwa-Aram wahlanganisa umkhosi wakhe wonke, wenyuka, wawungqinga umzi wakwaSamari. 25Kwabakho indlala enzima kwaSamari ngexesha lokungqinga, yada intloko ye-esile yathengwa ngeeshekele zesilivere ezingamashumi asibhozo, nesahlulo sesine sekhabhi lobulongwe behobe ngeeshekele zesilivere ezintlanu. a a v25 Ikhabhi yayingumlinganiselo omncinane wezinto ezomileyo, malunga nekwati, ngoko isahlulo sesine sekhabhi sasiyinqamlezela yokudla. 26Ukumkani wakwaSirayeli wadlula ngasedongeni, waza umfazi othile wakhala wathi: “Ndincede, nkosi yam, kumkani!”
27Wathi: “Ukuba uBawo wethu akakuncedi, ndinganakufumana phi na uncedo lwakho? Esandeni na? Esixovulelweni na?” 28Wathi ukumkani kuye: “Unandawoni na?” Wathi: “Lo mfazi wathi kum: ‘Khawunikele ngonyana wakho sidle namhlanje; ngomso siya kudla owam.’
29Samphakha ke unyana wam, samdla. Ngemini elandelayo ndathi: ‘Khawunikele ngonyana wakho sidle,’ kodwa wamfihla.”
30Akuweva amazwi aloo mfazi, ukumkani wazikrazula iingubo zakhe; wadlula ngasedongeni, baza abantu babona iingubo ezirhwexayo enyameni yakhe, ngaphantsi. 31Wathi: “Makenjenje uBawo wethu kum, aqokele ukwenjenje, ukuba ithe yahlala kuye namhlanje intloko kaElisha, unyana kaShafati!”
32UElisha wayehleli endlwini yakhe, amadoda amakhulu ehleli naye. Ukumkani wathuma indoda phambi kwakhe, kodwa umthunywa engekafiki, uElisha wathi kumadoda amakhulu: “Niyabona na indlela lo nyana wombulali athumela ngayo ukuza kunqumla intloko yam? Khangelani, akufika, luvaleni ucango, nilunqande kuye. Asisosandi na seenyawo zenkosi yakhe emva kwakhe?”
33Esathetha nabo, umthunywa wehla weza kuye. Wathi ukumkani: “Le ntlekele ivela kuBawo wethu. Ndisamlindelani uBawo wethu?”
