2 AmaKhosi Chapter 5

1. UNahamani induna yempi yenkosi yase-Aramu wayengumuntu omkhulu phambi kwenkosi yakhe, otusekayo, ngokuba uJehova wayenikile i-Aramu ukunqoba ngaye; futhi wayeyiqhawe elinamandla, kepha wayenochoko.

2. Ama-Aramu ayephumile ngamaviyo, abuya ezweni lakwa-Israyeli enentombazana encane; yayiyincekukazi yomkaNahamani.

3. Yathi enkosikazini yayo: “Sengathi inkosi yami ingaba phambi komprofethi oseSamariya; khona ibiyakuphiliswa ochokweni lwayo.”

4. Yangena, yatshela inkosi yayo, yathi: “Intombazana yasezweni lakwa-Israyeli yasho ukuthi nokuthi.”

5. Inkosi yase-Aramu yayisithi: “Yiya khona; ngizakuthuma incwadi enkosini yakwa-Israyeli.” Wasuka, wahamba namatalenta ayishumi esiliva nezinhlamvu eziyizinkulungwane eziyisithupha zegolide, nezingubo eziyishumi zokuphendulela.

6. Waletha incwadi enkosini yakwa-Israyeli, ethi: “Manje, lapho le ncwadi ifika kuwe, bheka, ngithumile uNahamani inceku yami kuwe ukuba umphilise ochokweni lwakhe.”

7. Kwathi inkosi yakwa-Israyeli isiyifundile incwadi, yaklebhula izingubo zayo, yathi: “Mina nginguNkulunkulu yini ukuba ngibulale, ngiphilise, ukuze lo athumele kimi umuntu ukumphilisa ochokweni lwakhe, na? Ake niqonde, nibone ukufuna kwakhe ithuba lokulwa nami.”

8. Kwathi u-Elisha umuntu kaNkulunkulu esezwile ukuthi inkosi yakwa-Israyeli iklebhulile izingubo zayo, wathumela enkosini, wathi: “Uklebhuleleni izingubo zakho na? Makeze kimi, aze azi ukuthi kukhona umprofethi kwa-Israyeli.”

9. Wayesefika uNahamani namahhashi akhe nezinqola zakhe, wema ngasemnyango wendlu ka-Elisha.

10. U-Elisha wathuma isithunywa kuye ngokuthi: “Hamba ugeze kasikhombisa eJordani; kuyakuthi inyama ibuyele kuwe, uhlambuluke.”

11. Kepha uNahamani wathukuthela, wahamba, wathi: “Bheka, bengithi uyakuphumela nokuphumela kimi, eme abize igama likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe, aphunge ngesandla sakhe phezu kwaleyo ndawo, aphilise onochoko.

12. O-Abana noFariphari, imifula yaseDamaseku, abangcono kunawo onke amanzi akwa-Israyeli na? Ngingegeze kuyo yini, ngihlambuluke, na?” Wayesephenduka, wahamba ethukuthele.

13. Kepha izinceku zasondela, zakhuluma kuye, zathi: “Baba, uma umprofethi ebekhulume kuwe into enkulu, ngabe ungayenzanga na? Kakhulu kangakanani, uma ethi kuwe: ‘Geza, uhlambuluke,’ na?”

14. Wayesehla, wazicwilisa kasikhombisa eJordani njengezwi lomuntu kaNkulunkulu; inyama yakhe yabuya yaba njengenyama yomntwana omncane, wahlambuluka.

15. Wayesebuyela kulowo muntu kaNkulunkulu, yena nabantu bakhe bonke, weza, wema phambi kwakhe, wathi: “Bheka, sengiyazi ukuthi akakho uNkulunkulu emhlabeni wonke, kwa-Israyeli kuphela; ngakho ake wamukele isipho encekwini yakho.”

16. Kepha wathi: “Kuphila kukaJehova engimi phambi kwakhe, angiyikwamukela lutho.” Wamncengisisa ukuba asamukele, wenqaba kodwa.

17. Wayesethi uNahamani: “Uma kunjalo, inceku yakho mayinikwe umthwalo weminyuzi emibili womhlabathi, ngokuba inceku yakho ayisayikunikela ngomnikelo wokushiswa nomhlatshelo kwabanye onkulunkulu, kuJehova kuphela.

18. Kule nto uJehova makayithethelele inceku yakho: ekungeneni kwenkosi yami endlini kaRimoni ukukhuleka khona, isencika esandleni sami, ngiguqe nami endlini kaRimoni, lapho ngiguqa endlini kaRimoni, uJehova makayithethelele inceku yakho le nto.”

19. Wathi kuye: “Hamba ngokuthula.” Wahamba, wasuka kuye ibangana.

20. Kepha uGehazi inceku ka-Elisha umuntu kaNkulunkulu wathi: “Bheka, inkosi yami imyekile uNahamani lo wase-Aramu ngokungamukeli ezandleni zakhe akulethayo; kuphila kukaJehova, ngiyakugijima, ngimlandele, ngithathe into kuye.”

21. UGehazi wamlandela-ke uNahamani. UNahamani wathi ukumbona umuntu egijima emva kwakhe, wehlika enqoleni ukumhlangabeza, wathi: “Nisahlezi kahle na?”

22. Wathi: “Sisahlezi kahle. Inkosi yami ingithumile ngokuthi: ‘Bheka, manje kufike kimi izinsizwa ezimbili zamadodana abaprofethi zivela ezintabeni zakwa-Efrayimi; ake uzinike italenta lesiliva nezingubo ezimbili zokuphendulela.’ ”

23. UNahamani wathi: “Vuma, wamukele amatalenta amabili.” Wamncengisisa, wabopha amatalenta amabili esiliva ezinqalathini ezimbili kanye nezingubo ezimbili zokuphendulela, wakunikela ezincekwini zakhe ezimbili; zakuthwala phambi kwakhe.

24. Esefike egqumeni wakuthatha esandleni sazo, wakubeka endlini, wavumela abantu ukuba bahambe; basuka.

25. Kepha yena wangena, wema phambi kwenkosi yakhe. U-Elisha wathi kuye: “Uvelaphi, Gehazi?” Wathi: “Inceku yakho ayiyanga ndawo.”

26. Wayesethi: “Ayiyanga yini inhliziyo yami, lapho lowo muntu ephenduka enqoleni yakhe ukukuhlangabeza, na? Sekuyisikhathi sokwamukela izingubo, neminqumo, nezivini, nezimvu, nezinkabi, nezinceku, nezincekukazi, na?

27. Uchoko lukaNahamani luyakunamathela kuwe nasenzalweni yakho kuze kube phakade.” Wayesephuma yena ebusweni bakhe enochoko, emhlophe njengeqhwa.