UElisha Uthembisa Isonka Ngomso
UElisha uthembisa umgubo ngamaxabiso aqhelekileyo ngomso, waza umbusi wokumkani wagculela. Amadoda amane aneqhenqa, ecinga ukuba aya kufa nokuba kutheni, afumana iminquba yama-Aram ishiyiwe, uBawo wethu ebenze beva umkhosi, aza ayeka ukuzitya aye kuzisa iindaba. Umgculeli uyanyathelwa.
7 1Wathi uElisha: “Live ilizwi likaBawo wethu. Utsho uBawo wethu ukuthi: Ngeli xa ngomso, iefa yomgubo ocoliweyo iya kuthengiswa ngeshekele yesilivere, nee-efa ezimbini zerhasi ngeshekele yesilivere, esangweni laseSamari.”
2Waza umbusi, obekleke isandla sokumkani phezu kwakhe, wamphendula umntu kaBawo wethu, wathi: “Yabona, nokuba uBawo wethu angavula iifestile emazulwini, ingenzeka na le nto?” Waphendula uElisha, wathi: “Uya kukubona ngamehlo akho, kodwa akuyi kudla nto kuko.”
UBawo Uchithachitha Umkhosi Wama-Aram
3Ke kwakukho madoda mane aneqhenqa esangweni, athi omnye komnye: “Yini na ukuba sihlale apha side sife? 4Ukuba sithi, ‘Masingene kulo mzi,’ indlala ikhona apho, size sife. Ukuba sihlala apha, nalapha siya kufa. Ngoko ke, yizani, masiye eminqubeni yama-Aram. Ukuba athe asisindisa, siya kuphila; ukuba athe asibulala, siya kufa.”
5Asuka ke ngorhatya, esiya eminqubeni yama-Aram; akufika ekupheleni kweminquba yama-Aram, nanko kungekho mntu khona. 6Kuba iNkosi uBawo wethu yenza ukuba umkhosi wama-Aram uve isandi seenqwelo zokulwa, nesandi samahashe, isandi sempi enkulu, aza athi omnye komnye: “Yabona, ukumkani wakwaSirayeli usiqeshele ookumkani bamaHeti nabaseYiputa ukuba beze kuthi!” 7Asuka ke abaleka ngorhatya, ashiya iintente zawo, namahashe awo, namaesile awo; ayishiya iminquba injengoko injalo, abalekela imiphefumlo yawo. 8Afika la madoda aneqhenqa ekupheleni kweminquba, angena ententeni enye, adla, asela, aza athabatha khona isilivere, negolide, neengubo, aya azifihla; abuya aza angena kwenye intente, athabatha khona nalapho, aya azifihla nazo. 9Athi omnye komnye: “Asenzi kakuhle. Lo mhla ngumhla weendaba ezilungileyo, size siwugcine kuthi. Ukuba silinda kude kube kusasa kusa, siya kufunyanwa sisohlwayo. Yizani ke ngoku, masiye kuxela endlwini yokumkani.”
10Afika ke abiza abalindi besango lomzi, abaxelela, esithi: “Siye eminqubeni yama-Aram, nanko kungekho mntu khona, nesandi somntu, ngamahashe odwa namaesile abotshelelweyo, neentente zinjengoko zazinjalo.”
11Bamemeza abalindi besango, kwaxelwa endlwini yokumkani ngaphakathi.
12Wavuka ke ukumkani ebusuku, wathi kubabusi bakhe: “Mandinixelele oko ama-Aram afuna ukukwenza kuthi. Ayazi ukuba siphethwe yindlala, aza aphuma eminqubeni aya kuzimela emasimini, esithi: Bakuphuma kulo mzi, siya kubabamba behleli, singene nasemzini.”
13Waphendula omnye wabakhonzi bakhe, wathi: “Makuthatyathwe mahlanu amahashe aseleyo apha emzini—nanku, anjengoyo yonke inkitha yamaSirayeli eseleyo apha, ewe, anjengayo yonke inkitha yamaSirayeli esele ifile—sithume siye kubona.”
14Athabatha ke iinqwelo ezimbini zokulwa namahashe; wawathuma ukumkani emva komkhosi wama-Aram, esithi: “Hambani niye kubona.” 15Awalandela esa eYordan; nanko yonke indlela izele ziingubo neempahla, awazilahla ama-Aram ebungxamweni bawo. Babuya abathunywa, bamxelela ukumkani.
16Baphuma abantu, bayiphanga iminquba yama-Aram. Yathengwa ke iefa yomgubo ocoliweyo ngeshekele yesilivere, nee-efa ezimbini zerhasi ngeshekele yesilivere, ngokwelizwi likaBawo wethu. 17Ukumkani wammisa umbusi, obekleke isandla sakhe phezu kwakhe, ukuba aphathe isango; wamnyathela umkhosi esangweni, wafa, njengoko wathethayo umntu kaBawo wethu, awakuthethayo ekuhleni kokumkani esiza kuye. 18Kwenzeka kanye njengoko wathethayo umntu kaBawo wethu kukumkani, esithi: “Ngeli xa ngomso esangweni laseSamari, iefa ezimbini zerhasi ziya kuthengiswa ngeshekele yesilivere, ne-efa yomgubo ocoliweyo ngeshekele yesilivere.” 19Wayemphendule umbusi umntu kaBawo wethu, esithi: “Yabona, nokuba uBawo wethu angavula iifestile emazulwini, ingenzeka na le nto?” Waza waphendula, wathi: “Uya kukubona ngamehlo akho, kodwa akuyi kudla nto kuko.” 20Kwenzeka kanye kuye: wamnyathela umkhosi esangweni, wafa.
