Eyesi-2 yooKumkani
8:1 Ke, uElisha wayethethile kwintokazi leyo, wayephilise unyana wayo.
esithi, Vuka, uhambe, wena nendlu yakho, uphambukele apho uya khona
ungaphambukela; ngokuba uYehova ubize indlala; kwaye kuya kuba njalo
ulifikele ilizwe iminyaka esixhenxe.
8:2 Yayisukile ke intokazi leyo, yenza ngokwelizwi lomfo wakwaThixo;
Wahamba nendlu yakhe, waphambukela ezweni lamaFilisti
iminyaka esixhenxe.
8:3 Ke kaloku kwathi ekupheleni kweminyaka esixhenxe leyo, yabuya loo ntokazi;
waphuma ezweni lamaFilisti; waphuma waya kuzibika kukumkani
ngenxa yendlu yayo nentsimi yayo.
8:4 Ke kaloku ukumkani ubethetha noGehazi, umkhonzi womfo wakwaThixo, esithi,
Khawundibalisele zonke izinto ezinkulu awazenzayo uElisha.
8:5 Kwathi, esamxelela ukumkani ukuphiliswa kwakhe negazi
isidumbu sakhe esadla ubomi, nanko kukho la mfazi wayephilise unyana wakhe
yazibika kukumkani ngendlu yayo nentsimi yayo. Wathi uGehazi,
Nkosi yam, kumkani, ngulo mfazi lo, ngulo nyana wakhe lo uElisha
ubuyiselwe ebomini.
8:6 Wayibuza ukumkani intokazi leyo; yamxelela. Ngoko ke ukumkani wayalela
kumphathi-mkhosi othile, esithi, Buyisela konke okwakhe, neento zonke
iziqhamo zentsimi esusela kwimini yokulishiya kwakhe ilizwe, kude kube
ngoku.
8:7 UElisha wafika eDamasko; Ke uBhen-hadade ukumkani wakwa-Aram wayesifa;
Waxelelwa kwathiwa, Umfo wakwaThixo ufikile apha.
8:8 Wathi ukumkani kuHazayeli, Thabatha umnikelo ngesandla sakho, uhambe;
khawukhawulelane nomfo wakwaThixo, ubuze kuYehova ngaye, uthi, Ndiye na?
ukuchacha kwesi sifo?
8:9 UHazayeli waya kumkhawulela, waphatha umnikelo ngesandla sakhe, nento yonke
intle yaseDamasko, imithwalo yeenkamela ezimashumi mane, yeza yema phambi kwayo
Wathi kuye, Unyana wakho uBhen-hadade, ukumkani wakwa-Aram, undithumile kuwe;
esithi, Ndiya kuphila na kwesi sifo?
8:10 Wathi uElisha kuye, Hamba uye kuthi, Ungalungisi;
phila; ke uYehova undibonisile ukuba, inene, uya kufa.
8:11 Wamkhangela, wamthi ntsho, wada waneentloni;
walila umfo wakwaThixo.
8:12 Wathi uHazayeli, Ililelani na inkosi yam? Wathi yena, Ngokuba ndiyazi
ububi oya kubenza koonyana bakaSirayeli, amandla abo
uya kuzitshisa ngomlilo, amadodana azo uwabulale ngawo
Ikrele, ibaqobe abantwana babo, Abamithiyo babaqambule.
8:13 Wathi uHazayeli, Uyintoni na umkhonzi wakho, eyinja nje, ukuba ade enze le nto?
into enkulu? Wathi uElisha, UYehova undibonisile, ukuba wena
uya kuba ngukumkani wakwa-Aram.
8:14 Wemka kuElisha, waya enkosini yakhe; ngubani owathi kuye,
Utheni na uElisha kuwe? Wathi, Undixelele ukuba wena
ngokuqinisekileyo kufuneka uchache.
8:15 Kwathi ngengomso, wathabatha qhiwu, wathabatha
wayithi nkxu emanzini, wayaneka ebusweni bakhe, yafa;
uHazayeli waba ngukumkani esikhundleni sakhe.
8:16 Ngomnyaka wesihlanu kaYoram unyana ka-Ahabhi, ukumkani wakwaSirayeli.
Ke uYehoshafati ukumkani wakwaYuda, enguYehoram unyana kaYehoshafati
ukumkani wakwaYuda waba ngukumkani.
8:17 Ubeminyaka imashumi mathathu anamibini ezelwe, ukuba ngukumkani kwakhe; waba ngukumkani yena
iminyaka esibhozo eYerusalem.
8:18 Wahamba ngendlela yookumkani bakwaSirayeli, njengoko yenza ngako indlu kakumkani
UAhabhi, ngokuba intombi ka-Ahabhi yayingumkakhe, wenza ububi kulo
emehlweni kaYehova.
8:19 UYehova ebengavumi ukulonakalisa elakwaYuda, ngenxa kaDavide umkhonzi wakhe, njengaye
Wamthembisa ukuba womnika isikhanyiso ngamaxesha onke, kwanabantwana bakhe.
8:20 Ngemihla yakhe akreqa amaEdom, aphuma phantsi kwesandla samaYuda, azenzela ukumkani
phezu kwabo.
8:21 Wagqitha uYehoram, waya eTsahira, eneenqwelo zonke zokulwa
ngobusuku, wawaxabela amaEdom awayemrhawule ngeenxa zonke;
abathetheli beenqwelo zokulwa, abantu basaba, baya ezintenteni zabo.
8:22 Akreqa ke amaEdom, aphuma phantsi kwesandla samaYuda, unanamhla. Emva koko
Yakreqa iLibhena kwangelo xesha.
8:23 Ezinye izinto zikaYoram, nako konke awakwenzayo, asizizo
ebhalwe encwadini yemicimbi yemihla yookumkani bakwaYuda?
8:24 UYehoram walala kooyise, wangcwatyelwa kooyise apho
UAhaziya unyana wakhe waba ngukumkani esikhundleni sakhe.
8:25 Ngomnyaka weshumi elinesibini kaYoram unyana ka-Ahabhi ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, wenza uAhaziya
Unyana kaYehoram ukumkani wakwaYuda waba ngukumkani.
8:26 UAhaziya ubeminyaka imashumi mabini anamibini ezelwe, ukuba ngukumkani kwakhe; kwaye yena
waba namnyaka mnye engukumkani eYerusalem. Igama lonina belinguAtaliya
intombi kaOmri ukumkani wakwaSirayeli.
8:27 Wahamba ngendlela yendlu ka-Ahabhi, wenza okubi emehlweni akhe
Njengendlu ka-Ahabhi, uYehova, njengoko yenza ngako indlu ka-Ahabhi; ngokuba ebengumyeni kukumkani
indlu ka-Ahabhi.
8:28 Wahamba noYoram, unyana ka-Ahabhi, baya kulwa noHazayeli ukumkani waseJiputa
iSiriya eRamoti yaseGiliyadi; ama-Aram amngxwelerha uYoram.
8:29 Wabuya ukumkani uYoram, waya kunyangwa eYizereli loo manxeba abenawo uYehova
Ama-Aram amnikayo eRama ekulweni kwakhe noHazayeli ukumkani wase
Siriya. Wehla uAhaziya, unyana kaYehoram, ukumkani wakwaYuda, esiya kubona
uYoram unyana ka-Ahabhi eYizereli, ngokuba ebesifa.