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4 ¹Umka munye wamadodana abaprofethi wakhala ku-Elisha, wathi: “Inceku yakho, umyeni wami, ufile, futhi uyazi ukuthi inceku yakho yayimesaba uBaba wethu. Manje umkweletisi usefikile ukuzothatha abantwana bami bobabili ukuba babe yizigqila.”

²U-Elisha wabuza, wathi: “Ngingakwenzelani? Ngitshele, yini okhona endlini yakho?” Wathi: “Inceku yakho ayinalutho ngaphandle kwembiza yamafutha.”

³Wayesethi: “Hamba, uyoboleka izitsha phandle kubo bonke omakhelwane bakho—izitsha ezingenalutho, hhayi ezimbalwa. ⁴Ungene, uvale umnyango emva kwakho namadodana akho, uthele amafutha kuzo zonke lezi zitsha. Lapho isitsha ngasinye sigcwala, usibeke eceleni.”

⁵Ngakho wamshiya, wavala umnyango emva kwakhe namadodana akhe; bona babeletha izitsha, yena ethela. ⁶Kwathi lapho izitsha sezigcwele, wathi endodaneni yakhe: “Ngilethele esinye.” Wathi: “Asisekho esiseleyo.” Lapho-ke amafutha ema.

⁷Weza wayotshela umuntu kaBaba wethu, owathi: “Hamba, uthengise amafutha, ukhokhe isikweletu sakho, kuthi wena namadodana akho niphile ngokuseleyo.”

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⁸Ngolunye usuku u-Elisha wadabula eShunemi, lapho kwakuhlala khona owesifazane ocebile; wamncenga ukuba ahlale adle. Njalo lapho edlula, wayengena lapho ukuze adle. ⁹Wathi kumyeni wakhe: “Bheka, ngiyazi ukuthi lo muntu odlula kithi njalo ungumuntu ongcwele kaBaba wethu. ¹⁰Masimakhele ikamelo elincane ophahleni, sifake umbhede, itafula, isihlalo nesibani, ukuze ahlale kulo noma nini efika.”

¹¹Ngolunye usuku u-Elisha wafika lapho, wangena ekamelweni eliphezulu, walala. ¹²Wathi encekwini yakhe uGehazi: “Biza lo wesifazane waseShunemi.” Wayibiza, wema phambi kwakhe. ¹³U-Elisha wathi kuye: “Mtshele uthi: Usizihluphile ngakho konke lokhu ngenxa yethu. Kungenziwani ngawe? Ngingakhuluma yini ngawe enkosini noma kumholi wempi?” Waphendula wathi: “Ngihlala phakathi kwabantu bakithi.”

¹⁴Wabuza: “Kungenziwani ngaye?” UGehazi wathi: “Akanandodana, futhi umyeni wakhe usemdala.”

¹⁵Wathi: “Mbize.” Ngakho wayibiza, wema emnyango. ¹⁶Wathi: “Ngalesi sikhathi ngonyaka ozayo, uyogona indodana.” Wathi: “Cha, nkosi yami, muntu kaBaba wethu, ungayiqambeli amanga inceku yakho.”

¹⁷Owesifazane wakhulelwa, wazala indodana ngaleso sikhathi ngonyaka olandelayo, njengoba u-Elisha ayemtshelile.

¹⁸Umntwana wakhula, kwathi ngolunye usuku waphuma waya kuyise, kubavuni. ¹⁹Wathi kuyise: “Ikhanda lami! Ikhanda lami!” Uyise wathi encekwini: “Mthwale umyise kunina.”

²⁰Wamthwala wamyisa kunina; umfana wahlala emadolweni akhe kwaze kwaba semini, wayesefa. ²¹Wenyuka, wamlalisa embhedeni womuntu kaBaba wethu, wavala umnyango emva kwakhe, wahamba. ²²Wabiza umyeni wakhe, wathi: “Ngithumele inceku nembongolo, ukuze ngigijime ngiye kumuntu kaBaba wethu, bese ngibuya.”

²³Wabuza: “Uyelani kuye namuhla? Akusikho ukwethwasa kwenyanga noma iSabatha.” Wathi: “Kulungile.”

²⁴Wabophela isihlalo embongolweni, wathi encekwini yakhe: “Qhuba; ungehlisi ijubane ngenxa yami ngaphandle uma ngikutshela.” ²⁵Wasuka weza kumuntu kaBaba wethu eNtabeni iKarmeli. Kwathi uma umuntu kaBaba wethu embona esekude, wathi kuGehazi inceku yakhe: “Bheka, nanguya owesifazane waseShunemi. ²⁶Gijima manje, umhlangabeze, umbuze uthi: ‘Usaphila na? Umyeni wakho usaphila na? Umntwana usaphila na?’” Waphendula wathi: “Konke kuhle.”

²⁷Kwathi efika kumuntu kaBaba wethu entabeni, wabamba izinyawo zakhe. UGehazi weza ukuba amsunduze, kodwa wathi: “Myeke—umphefumulo wakhe usosizini olubuhlungu, futhi uBaba wethu ukufihlile kimi, akangitshelanga.”

²⁸Wathi: “Ngake ngayicela yini indodana enkosini yami? Angishongo yini ukuthi: ‘Ungangenzi ngibe nethemba’?”

²⁹U-Elisha wathi kuGehazi: “Bophela ingubo yakho okhalweni, uthathe induku yami esandleni sakho, uhambe. Uma uhlangana nomuntu, ungambingeleli; uma umuntu ekubingelela, ungamphenduli. Ubeke induku yami ebusweni bomfana.”

³⁰Kodwa unina womntwana wathi: “Kuphila kukaBaba wethu, nangokuphila kwakho, angiyikukushiya.” Ngakho wasukuma wamlandela.

³¹UGehazi wahamba phambi kwabo, wabeka induku ebusweni bomfana, kodwa kwakungekho msindo noma impendulo. Wabuyela emuva ukuyohlangabeza u-Elisha, wathi: “Umfana akavukanga.”

³²Kwathi u-Elisha engena endlini, nango umntwana, efile, elele embhedeni wakhe. ³³Ngakho wangena, wavala umnyango emva kwabo bobabili, wakhuleka kuBaba wethu. ³⁴Wayesekhuphuka, walala phezu komntwana—umlomo emlonyeni, amehlo emehlweni, izandla ezandleni. Kwathi eselulela phezu kwakhe, umzimba womntwana wafudumala. ³⁵Wasukuma, wahambahamba ekamelweni kanye, wayesekhuphuka waphinde welulela phezu komfana. Umfana wathimula kasikhombisa, wavula amehlo akhe. ³⁶U-Elisha wabiza uGehazi, wathi: “Biza lo wesifazane waseShunemi.” Wayibiza; yeza kuye, wathi: “Thatha indodana yakho.”

³⁷Weza, wawa ezinyaweni zakhe, wakhothama phansi, wayesethatha indodana yakhe wahamba.

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³⁸U-Elisha wabuyela eGiligali ngesikhathi sendlala. Kwathi amadodana abaprofethi ehlezi phambi kwakhe, wathi encekwini yakhe: “Beka imbiza enkulu eziko; uphekele amadodana abaprofethi isobho.”

³⁹Omunye waphuma waya ensimini ukuyokha imifino, wafumana umvini wasendle. Wakha amaselwa asendle agcwalisa ingubo yakhe, wabuya, waziqoba wazifaka embizeni yesobho—kungekho owayazi ukuthi ziyini. ⁴⁰Bayithululela amadoda ukuba adle, kodwa kwathi edla isobho akhala athi: “Muntu kaBaba wethu, kukhona ukufa embizeni!” Behluleka ukusidla.

⁴¹Wathi: “Lethani ufulawa,” wawuphonsa embizeni, wathi: “Thululelani abantu ukuba badle.” Akusalanga lutho olulimazayo embizeni.

⁴²Indoda evela eBhali-Shalisha yaletha kumuntu kaBaba wethu isinkwa sezithelo zokuqala—izinkwa zebhali ezingamashumi amabili nokusanhlamvu okusha esikhwameni sayo. U-Elisha wathi: “Nikani abantu badle.”

⁴³Inceku yakhe yathi: “Ngingakubeka kanjani lokhu phambi kwamadoda ayikhulu?” Waphinda wathi: “Nikani abantu ukuba badle, ngokuba uBaba wethu uthi: Bayakudla kusale.”

⁴⁴Wakubeka phambi kwabo; badla basala nokunye, njengokusho kukaBaba wethu.