2 Amakhosi
4:1 Manje kwakhala owesifazane othile kubafazi bamadodana abaprofethi
ku-Elisha, ethi: “Inceku yakho indoda yami ifile; nawe uyazi
ukuthi inceku yakho yayimesaba uJehova; umtshelekisi uze ukuzothatha
kuye amadodana ami amabili abe yizigqila.
4:2 U-Elisha wathi kuye: "Ngikwenzeleni?" ngitshele, yini onayo
usendlini? Wathi: "Incekukazi yakho ayinalutho."
indlu, gcina imbiza yamafutha.
4:3 Wathi, Hamba uye kuboleka izitsha ngaphandle kubo bonke abakhelwane bakho
izitsha ezingenalutho; ungaboleki abambalwa.
4:4 Futhi lapho ufika, uzovala umnyango phezu kwakho futhi phezu kwakho
amadodana akho, uwathululele kuzo zonke lezo zitsha, ubeke
eceleni kwalokho okugcweleyo.
4:5 Ngakho wasuka kuye, futhi wavala umnyango phezu kwakhe naphezu kwamadodana akhe, ngubani
waletha kuye izitsha; wathela.
4:6 Kwathi lapho izitsha sezigcwele, wathi kuye
ndodana, Letha futhi isitsha. Wathi kuye: "Asikho isitsha."
Okuningi. Amafutha ahlala.
4:7 Wayesefika wamtshela umuntu kaNkulunkulu. Wathi: Hamba, uthengise ngamafutha.
futhi ukhokhe isikweletu sakho, futhi uphile wena nabantwana bakho ngokunye.
4:8 Kwathi ngolunye usuku, u-Elisha wadlulela eShunemi, lapho kwakukhona khona omkhulu
owesifazane; wamcindezela ukuba adle isinkwa. Futhi kwaba njalo, ukuthi njalo
wathi edlula, waphambukela khona ukuba adle isinkwa.
4:9 Wathi endodeni yakhe: "Bheka-ke, ngiyabona ukuthi lokhu kuyisono."
umuntu ongcwele kaNkulunkulu, odlula kithi njalonjalo.
4:10 Ake senze ikamelo elincane odongeni; futhi ake sibeke
khona lapho umbhede, netafula, nesihlalo, nothi lwesibani;
kuyakuthi lapho efika kithi, aphambukele khona.
4:11 Kwathi ngolunye usuku, wafika khona, waphambukela endlini
ekamelweni, walala khona.
4:12 Wathi kuGehazi inceku yakhe, Biza lo mShunemikazi. Futhi ngenkathi enakho
wambiza, wema phambi kwakhe.
4:13 Wathi kuye: "Khuluma kuye manje, 'Bheka, uye waqaphela
ngenxa yethu ngakho konke lokhu kukhathalela; yini okumele yenzelwe wena na? ubungaba yini
kukhulunyiwe enkosini noma enduneni yebutho na? Aphendule athi.
ngihlala phakathi kwabantu bakithi.
4:14 Wathi: "Pho, yini okufanele yenziwe kuye? UGehazi waphendula wathi:
Impela akanamntwana, nomyeni wakhe usekhulile.
4:15 Wathi, Mbize. Esembizile, wema phakathi
umnyango.
4:16 Wathi, Ngalesi sikhathi, ngokwesikhathi sokuphila, wena
iyakugona indodana. Wathi: “Qha, nkosi yami, muntu kaNkulunkulu, ungakwenzi
qamba amanga incekukazi yakho.
4:17 Owesifazane wakhulelwa, wazala indodana ngaleso sikhathi u-Elisha ayenayo
wathi kuye, ngokwesikhathi sokuphila.
4:18 Kwathi umntwana esekhulile, kwathi ngolunye usuku waphuma waya kweyakhe
uyise kubavuni.
4:19 Wathi kuyise, Ikhanda lami, ikhanda lami. Wathi kumfana.
Amthwale amyise kunina.
4:20 Futhi wamthatha, wamyisa kunina, wahlala phezu kwakhe
amadolo kwaze kwaba semini, wayesefa.
4:21 Wakhuphuka, wamlalisa embhedeni womuntu kaNkulunkulu, wavala umnyango
umnyango phezu kwakhe, waphuma.
4:22 Wabiza indoda yakhe, wathi: "Ngithumele kimi omunye wabo."
izinsizwa, nenye yezimbongolo, ukuze ngigijimele kumuntu kaNkulunkulu;
futhi uze futhi.
4:23 Wathi, "Kungani uzoya kuye namuhla?" akukusha
inyanga, noma isabatha. Wathi: "Kuzakulunga."
4:24 Wayesebophela imbongolo, wathi encekwini yakhe, Shayela, uqhubeke phambili;
ungalibazisi ukungikhwela kwakho, ngaphandle kokuthi ngikubikele.
4:25 Ngakho wahamba, wafika kumuntu kaNkulunkulu entabeni yaseKarmeli. Futhi kwafika
Kwathi lapho umuntu kaNkulunkulu embona ekude, wathi kuGehazi wakhe
inceku, Bheka, yileya mShunemikazi;
4:26 Gijima manje, ngiyakuncenga, ukumhlangabeza, futhi uthi kuye, 'Ingabe kusahamba kahle
wena? Iyaphila indoda yakho? uyaphila yini ngengane? Futhi yena
waphendula wathi: Kuhle.
4:27 Futhi lapho efika kumuntu kaNkulunkulu entabeni, wambamba eduze
kodwa uGehazi wasondela ukuze amsunduze. Futhi umuntu kaNkulunkulu wathi:
Myekeni; ngokuba umphefumulo wakhe ukhathazekile phakathi kwakhe, uJehova ucashile
kuvela kimi, akangitshelanga.
28 Wathi: "Ngacela indodana enkosini yami na? angishongo ukuthi: Musa
ungikhohlise?
4:29 Wathi kuGehazi, Bhinca ukhalo lwakho, uthabathe udondolo lwami esandleni sakho.
isandla, uhambe; uma uhlangana nomuntu, ungambulisi; futhi uma ikhona
ngiyakubingelela, ungaphindi umphendule, ubeke udondolo lwami ebusweni bukaJehova
ingane.
" 4:30 Futhi unina womntwana wathi, "Kuphila kukaJehova futhi njengoba umphefumulo wakho
kuphila, angiyikukushiya. wasukuma, wamlandela.
4:31 UGehazi wadlula phambi kwabo, walubeka udondolo ebusweni bakhe
ingane; kodwa akubangakho zwi, noma ukuzwa. Ngakho wahamba
futhi ukumhlangabeza, wamtshela, wathi: Umntwana akakavuki.
4:32 Futhi lapho u-Elisha wangena endlini, bheka, umntwana wayefile, futhi
walala embhedeni wakhe.
4:33 Ngakho wangena, wavala umnyango phezu kwabo bobabili, futhi wathandaza
iNkosi.
4:34 Wakhuphuka, walala phezu komntwana, wabeka umlomo wakhe phezu kwakhe
umlomo, namehlo akhe phezu kwamehlo akhe, nezandla zakhe phezu kwezandla zakhe: futhi yena
welulela phezu komntwana; nenyama yomntwana yafudumala.
4:35 Wasebuya, wahamba endlini, waya ngapha langapha; wenyuka, futhi
wazelula phezu kwakhe; umntwana wathimula kasikhombisa;
ingane yavula amehlo.
4:36 Wambiza uGehazi, wathi, Biza lo mShunemikazi. Ngakho wambiza.
Esengena kuye, wathi: "Thatha indodana yakho."
4:37 Wayesengena, wawa ngasezinyaweni zakhe, wakhothamela emhlabathini.
wayiphakamisa indodana yakhe, waphuma.
4:38 U-Elisha wabuyela eGiligali, kwakukhona indlala ezweni; futhi
amadodana abaprofethi ayehlezi phambi kwakhe, wathi kowakhe
inceku, ubeke embizeni enkulu, uphekele amadodana kaJehova ukudla
abaprofethi.
4:39 Omunye waphuma waya endle ukuyokha imifino, wafumana umvini wasendle.
wabutha kuwo amathanga asendle, yagcwala ingubo yakhe, weza wawaklebhula
ebhodweni lokudla, ngokuba babengazi.
4:40 Ngakho bawaphakela amadoda ukuba adle. Futhi kwenzeka njengoba benjalo
bedla okuphekiwe, bakhala, bathi: “O muntu kaNkulunkulu!
kukhona ukufa embizeni. Futhi abakwazanga ukudla kuwo.
4:41 Kodwa wathi: Lethani impuphu. Wayiphonsa embizeni; wathi,
Thelela abantu, ukuze badle. Futhi kwakungekho okubi ku
ibhodwe.
4:42 Futhi kwafika umuntu evela eBali Shalisha, futhi waletha isinkwa umuntu kaNkulunkulu
owolibo, izinkwa zebhali ezingamashumi amabili nezikhwebu zamabele
ikhoba layo. Wasesithi: Nika abantu ukuthi badle.
4:43 Yathi inceku yakhe: "Yini, ngibeke lokhu phambi kwabantu abayikhulu?" Yena
wabuye wathi: “Nika abantu ukuba badle, ngokuba usho kanje uJehova.
Bayakudla, bakushiye.
4:44 Ngakho wabeka phambi kwabo, futhi badla, futhi washiya kukho, ngokuvumelana
ezwini likaJehova.