2 AmaKhosi Chapter 6

1. Amadodana abaprofethi athi ku-Elisha: “Bheka, indawo esihlezi kuyo phambi kwakho, siminyene kuyo.

2. Masihambe siye eJordani, sithathe khona, kube yilowo nalowo umshayo ube munye, senzele khona indawo esingahlala kuyo.” Wathi: “Hambani.”

3. Kepha omunye wathi: “Vuma uhambe nezinceku zakho.” Wathi: “Ngiyakuhamba.”

4. Wayesehamba nabo. Sebefike eJordani bagawula imithi.

5. Kwathi lapho omunye esegawula umshayo, insimbi yawela emanzini; wakhala wathi: “Maye, nkosi! Ibitshelekiwe!”

6. Wathi lowo muntu kaNkulunkulu: “Iwelephi na?” Wamkhombisa indawo. Wayesenquma uthi, waluphonsa khona, insimbi yantanta.

7. Wayesethi: “Yikhuphule.” Welula isandla sakhe, wayithatha.

8. Inkosi yase-Aramu yayisilokhu ilwa no-Israyeli; yelulekana nezinceku zayo ngokuthi: “Ukumisa kwami kuyakuba sekuthinithini.”

9. Umuntu lowo kaNkulunkulu wathumela enkosini yakwa-Israyeli, wathi: “Qaphela ukuba ungadluli kuleyo ndawo, ngokuba ama-Aramu aseyaphumula khona.”

10. Inkosi yakwa-Israyeli yayisithuma umuntu kaNkulunkulu kuleyo ndawo ayishoyo, wayixwayisa ngayo, yaqaphela kungekanye, kungekabili kuphela.

11. Inhliziyo yenkosi yase-Aramu yayiphethwe yitwetwe ngale ndaba, yabiza izinceku zayo, yathi kuzo: “Ningengitshele yini ukuthi ngobani abakithi abavuma inkosi yakwa-Israyeli na?”

12. Enye yezinceku zayo yathi: “Hhayi, nkosi yami, nkosi, kodwa u-Elisha, umprofethi wakwa-Israyeli, uyayitshela inkosi yakwa-Israyeli amazwi owakhulumayo ekamelweni lakho lokulala.”

13. Yayisithi: “Hamba ubone ukuthi uphi ukuba ngithumele ngimlande.” Watshelwa ukuthi: “Bheka, useDothani.”

14. Wathuma khona amahhashi, nezinqola, nempi enkulu; bafika ebusuku, bakaka umuzi nxazonke.

15. Isikhonzi somuntu kaNkulunkulu sesivukile ekuseni, saphuma, bheka, impi enamahhashi nezinqola yayiwukakile umuzi. Yayisithi inceku kuye: “Maye, nkosi! Sesiyakwenze njani?”

16. Wathi: “Ungesabi, ngokuba abanathi baningi kunabanabo.”

17. U-Elisha wakhuleka, wathi: “Jehova, ake uvule amehlo ayo ukuba ibone.” UJehova wavula-ke amehlo aleyo nceku, yabona; bheka, intaba yayigcwele amahhashi nezinqola zomlilo nxazonke zakhe u-Elisha.

18. Sebehlela kuye, u-Elisha wakhuleka kuJehova, wathi: “Mawushaye lesi sizwe ngobumpumputhe.” Wasishaya ngobumpumputhe njengezwi lika-Elisha.

19. Wayesethi u-Elisha kubo: “Le akusiyo indlela, nalona akusiwo umuzi; ngilandeleni, nginiyise kumuntu enimfunayo.” Wabayisa eSamariya.

20. Kwathi sebefike eSamariya, u-Elisha wathi: “Jehova, vula amehlo alaba bantu ukuba babone.” UJehova wavula amehlo abo, babona; bheka, base bephakathi kweSamariya.

21. Inkosi yakwa-Israyeli yathi ku-Elisha, isibabonile: “Baba, ngibabulale na? Ngibabulale na?”

22. Kepha wathi: “Awuyikubabulala; ungababulala yini labo obathumbile ngenkemba yakho nangomnsalo wakho na? Beka isinkwa namanzi phambi kwabo ukuba badle, baphuze, baye enkosini yabo.”

23. Yayisibalungisela idili, badla, baphuza; yabavumela ukuba bahambe, baya enkosini yabo. Amaviyo ama-Aramu awabe esaphinda ukungena ezweni lakwa-Israyeli.

24. Kwathi emva kwalokho uBeni Hadadi, inkosi yase-Aramu, wabutha yonke impi yakhe, wenyuka, wavimbezela iSamariya.

25. Kwaba khona indlala enkulu eSamariya; bheka, balivimbezela kwaze kwathengiswa ngekhanda lembongolo ngezinhlamvu ezingamashumi ayisishiyagalombili zesiliva nokwesine kwesigaxa somswani wejuba ngezinhlamvu eziyisihlanu zesiliva.

26. Kwathi inkosi yakwa-Israyeli idlula phezu kogange, kwamemeza kuyo owesifazane, wathi: “Siza, nkosi yami, nkosi.”

27. Kepha yathi: “Uma uJehova engakusizi, mina ngingatholaphi usizo na? Esibuyeni noma esikhamweni sewayini na?”

28. Yayisithi inkosi kuye: “Unani na?” Wathi: “Lo wesifazane wathi kimi: ‘Letha indodana yakho ukuba siyidle namuhla, sidle indodana yami kusasa.’

29. Sase siyipheka indodana yami, sayidla; ngase ngithi kuye ngosuku olulandelayo: ‘Letha indodana yakho ukuba siyidle;’ wayeseyifihlile indodana yakhe.”

30. Kwathi inkosi isizwile amazwi alo wesifazane, yaklebhula izingubo zayo isadlula phezu kogange; abantu babuka, bheka, yayinendwangu yamasaka phansi emzimbeni wayo.

31. Yathi: “UNkulunkulu makenze njalo, enezele futhi, uma ikhanda lika-Elisha, indodana kaShafati, liyakube lisekuye namuhla.”

32. Yayisithuma umuntu phambi kwayo, u-Elisha esahlezi endlini yakhe, namalunga ehlezi naye; kepha, singakafiki kuye isithunywa, wathi emalungeni: “Niyabona yini ukuthi le ndodana yombulali ithumele ukunquma ikhanda lami na? Bhekani, ekufikeni kwesithunywa manivale isivalo, nisibuyisele emuva isithunywa ngesivalo; angithi izigqi zezinyawo zenkosi yaso zisemva kwaso na?”

33. Esakhuluma nawo, bheka, inkosi yehlela kuye; yathi: “Bheka, lobu bubi buvela kuJehova; ngisamhlalelelani uJehova na?”