2 AMakhosi 6

6 ¹Iqembu labaprofethi lathi ku-Elisha: “Bheka, indawo esihlala kuyo ngaphansi kokunakekelwa nguwe isincane kakhulu kithi.

²Masiye eJordani, yilowo nalowo athathe ugodo, sizakhele indawo yokuhlala khona.” Wathi: “Hambani.”

³Omunye wabo wathi: “Ake uvume ukuhamba nezinceku zakho.” Waphendula: “Ngizohamba.”

⁴Ngakho wahamba nabo. Bafika eJordani baqala ukugawula imithi. ⁵Kwathi omunye egawula ugodo, insimbi yembazo yawela emanzini. Wakhala: “Maye, nkosi yami! Bekuyimboleko!”

⁶Umuntu kaBaba wethu wabuza: “Yawela kuphi?” Lowo muntu wakhombisa u-Elisha indawo. U-Elisha wagawula uluthi, waluphonsa khona, wenza insimbi yantanta. ⁷Wathi: “Yikhiphe.” Ngakho lowo muntu welula isandla sakhe wayithatha.

Ibutho likaBaba wethu Elinomlilo Livikela u-Elisha

⁸Inkosi yase-Aramu yayilwa no-Israyeli. Yabonisana nezinceku zayo: “Ikamu lami lizakuba kuleyo naleyo ndawo.”

⁹Umuntu kaBaba wethu waxwayisa inkosi yakwa-Israyeli: “Ungadluli kule ndawo, ngokuba ama-Aramu ehlela khona.” ¹⁰Ngakho inkosi yakwa-Israyeli yathumela endaweni ayiqamba umuntu kaBaba wethu, eyixwayisa; yaziqapha khona, hhayi kanye, hhayi kabili. ¹¹Inkosi yase-Aramu yathukuthela ngalokhu. Yabiza izinceku zayo yabuza: “Aniyikungitshela yini ukuthi ngubani phakathi kwethu osekela inkosi yakwa-Israyeli?”

¹²Enye yezinceku zakhe yathi: “Akekho, nkosi yami. U-Elisha, umprofethi okwa-Israyeli, utshela inkosi yakwa-Israyeli amazwi owakhuluma ekamelweni lakho lokulala.”

¹³Inkosi yathi: “Hambani niyobona ukuthi ukuphi, ukuze ngithumele amadoda ambambe.” Kwabuya izwi: “UseDothani.”

¹⁴Wathumela khona amahhashi, izinqola zempi, nebutho elikhulu; bafika ebusuku bawuzungeza umuzi. ¹⁵Inceku yomuntu kaBaba wethu yavuka ekuseni kakhulu yaphuma—bheka, ibutho elinamahhashi nezinqola zempi lalizungeze umuzi. Inceku yathi: “Maye, nkosi yami! Sizokwenzenjani na?”

¹⁶Waphendula: “Ungesabi, ngokuba abanathi baningi kunalabo abanabo.” ¹⁷U-Elisha wathandaza: “Baba wami, ngiyacela uvule amehlo akhe ukuze abone.” UBaba wethu wawavula amehlo alelo jaha: labona intaba igcwele amahhashi nezinqola zempi zomlilo zizungeze u-Elisha. ¹⁸Kwathi ama-Aramu ehlela kuye, u-Elisha wathandaza kuBaba wethu: “Ngiyacela ushaye laba bantu ngobumpumputhe.” Ngakho wabashaya ngobumpumputhe, njengoba u-Elisha eshilo.

¹⁹U-Elisha wathi: “Le akuyona indlela, nalo akuwona umuzi. Ngilandeleni, ngizanihola nginiyise kumuntu enimfunayo.” Wayesebaholela eSamariya. ²⁰Kwathi sebengene eSamariya, u-Elisha wathi: “Baba wami, vula amehlo alaba bantu ukuze babone.” UBaba wethu wawavula amehlo abo, babona—babesephakathi kweSamariya.

²¹Ebabona, inkosi yakwa-Israyeli yathi ku-Elisha: “Baba, ngibabulale na? Ngibabulale na?”

²²Wathi: “Ungababulali. Ubungababulala yini labo obabambe ngenkemba nangomnsalo wakho? Banike isinkwa namanzi ukuze badle baphuze, bese behamba baye enkosini yabo.”

²³Walungisa idili elikhulu; badla baphuza, wayesebamukisa baya enkosini yabo. Izigebengu zama-Aramu azibange zisangena ezweni lakwa-Israyeli.

Ukuvinjezelwa Nendlala Kucindezela iSamariya

²⁴Emva kwalokho uBeni-Hadadi inkosi yase-Aramu wabutha lonke ibutho lakhe, wenyuka, wavimbezela iSamariya. ²⁵Kwaba khona indlala enkulu eSamariya ngesikhathi sokuvinjezelwa, kwaze kwathi ikhanda lembongolo lathengiswa ngezinhlamvu zesiliva ezingamashumi ayisishiyagalombili, nengxenye yesine yekhabhi yomquba wamajuba ngezinhlamvu zesiliva ezinhlanu. ^a a v25 Ikhabhi kwakuyisilinganiso esincane sento eyomile, cishe okulingana nekota, ngakho ingxenye yesine yekhabhi yayiwucezu oluncane lokudla, into yokudla umuntu ophelelwe yithemba. ²⁶Kwathi inkosi yakwa-Israyeli idlula odongeni, owesifazane wamemeza: “Ngisize, nkosi yami!”

²⁷Yathi: “Uma uBaba wethu engakusizi, ngingakutholaphi usizo? Esibuyeni? Esikhamweni sewayini?” ²⁸Inkosi yabuza: “Kwenzenjani?” Wathi: “Lona owesifazane wathi kimi: ‘Nikela ngendodana yakho ukuze siyidle namuhla; sizakudla eyami kusasa.’

²⁹Ngakho sayipheka indodana yami sayidla. Ngakusasa ngathi: ‘Nikela ngendodana yakho ukuze siyidle,’ kodwa wayifihla.”

³⁰Kwathi inkosi isizwa amazwi owesifazane, yaklebhula izingubo zayo; yathi idlula odongeni, abantu babona indwangu yesaka esikhumbeni sayo, ngaphansi. ³¹Yathi: “UBaba wethu makangijezise, enezele nangokubi okukhulu, uma ikhanda lika-Elisha indodana kaShafati lisahlala kuye namuhla!”

³²U-Elisha wayehlezi endlini yakhe, namalunga ayehlezi naye. Inkosi yayithumele umuntu ngaphambi kwayo, kodwa isithunywa singakafiki, u-Elisha wathi kumalunga: “Niyabona yini ukuthi le ndodana yombulali ithumela ukuzonquma ikhanda lami? Bhekani, lapho efika, valani umnyango niwuvimbe kuye. Umsindo wezinyawo zenkosi yakhe awukho yini ngemuva kwakhe?”

³³Esakhuluma nabo, isithunywa sehlela kuye. Inkosi yathi: “Le nhlekelele ivela kuBaba wethu. Ngisamlindeleni uBaba wethu?”