2 Amakhosi
5:1 Manje uNahamani, induna yebutho lenkosi yaseSiriya, wayengumuntu omkhulu
nenkosi yakhe nodumo, ngokuba uJehova wayenikile ngaye
ukukhululwa eSiriya: laye wayeyiqhawe elilamandla, kodwa wayeliqhawe
onochoko.
5:2 Futhi ama-Aramu ayephume ngamaqembu, futhi waletha abathunjwa
ezweni lakwa-Israyeli incekukazi encane; wakhonza ekaNahamani
unkosikazi.
5:3 Yathi enkosikazini yayo, Sengathi inkosi yami ibikanye nomprofethi
eseSamariya! ngokuba ubengayiphilisa ochokweni lwakhe.
5:4 Futhi omunye wangena, futhi wayibikela inkosi yakhe, wathi: "Isho kanje nokuthi intombi
ongowezwe lakwa-Israyeli.
5:5 Inkosi yase-Aramu yathi: "Hambani nihambe, futhi ngizothumela incwadi kubo."
inkosi yakoIsrayeli. Wasehamba, wathatha amatalenta alitshumi
isiliva, nezinhlamvu eziyizinkulungwane eziyisithupha zegolide, nezingubo eziyishumi zokuphendulela.
5:6 Waletha incwadi enkosini yakwa-Israyeli, wathi, "Manje lapho lokhu
incwadi isifikile kuwe; bheka, ngithumile uNahamani wami ngayo
inceku yakho, ukuze uyiphulukise ochokweni lwayo.
5:7 Kwathi lapho inkosi yakwa-Israyeli isifundile incwadi, ukuthi
waklebhula izingubo zakhe, wathi: NginguNkulunkulu yini ukuba ngibulale futhi ngiphilise, lokho
Lo uthume kimi ukuba ngiphilise umuntu ochokweni lwakhe na? ngani
ake nibheke, nibone ukuthi ufuna ukungixabanisa kanjani.
5:8 Kwathi, lapho u-Elisha, umuntu kaNkulunkulu, esezwile ukuthi inkosi
U-Israyeli waklebhula izingubo zakhe, wathumela enkosini, wathi: "Ngani."
Uklebhulile izingubo zakho na? akeze kimi manje, futhi uzokwazi
ukuthi kukhona umprofethi kwaIsrayeli.
5:9 Wayesefika uNahamani namahhashi akhe nezinqola zakhe, wema ngaseceleni
umnyango wendlu ka-Elisha.
" 5:10 U-Elisha wathumela isithunywa kuye, wathi: "Hamba uyogeza eJordani."
kasikhombisa, inyama yakho ibuyele kuwe, ube khona
ihlanzekile.
5:11 Kodwa uNahamani wathukuthela, futhi wahamba, futhi wathi: "Bheka, Bengicabanga: Yena
uyakuphumela kimi impela, ame, abize igama likaJehova
uNkulunkulu wakhe, ashaye isandla sakhe phezu kwendawo, asindise onochoko.
5:12 Abana noFarpar, imifula yaseDamaseku, ayingcono kunayo yonke?
amanzi kaIsrayeli? anginakugeza kuyo, ngihlambuluke, na? Ngakho waphenduka futhi
wahamba ngolaka.
5:13 Izinceku zakhe zasondela, zakhuluma kuye, zathi: "Baba, uma
umprofethi ubekutshelile ukuthi wenze into enkulu, ubungayikukwenza na
ukwenzile? kakhulu kangakanani-ke, nxa ethi kuwe: Geza, ube!
uhlanzekile?
5:14 Khona-ke wehla, futhi wacwilisa yena kasikhombisa eJordani, ngokuvumelana
ezwini lomuntu kaNkulunkulu; inyama yakhe yabuya yaba njengaye
inyama yomntwana omncane, wayesehlambulukile.
5:15 Futhi wabuyela kumuntu kaNkulunkulu, yena neqembu lakhe lonke, futhi wafika, futhi
wema phambi kwakhe, wathi: “Bheka, manje sengiyazi ukuthi akakho uNkulunkulu
emhlabeni wonke, kodwa kwaIsrayeli;
isibusiso senceku yakho.
5:16 Kodwa wathi: "Kuphila kukaJehova, engimi phambi kwakhe, Ngiyokwamukela
akukho. Wamncenga ukuba asamukele; kodwa wala.
" 5:17 UNahamani wathi: "Ngakho-ke, ngiyakuncenga, ngeke anikezwe wakho
inceku umthwalo womnyuzi amabili womhlabathi? ngokuba inceku yakho iyakusukela manje
ninganikeli abanye onkulunkulu umnikelo wokushiswa nomhlatshelo, kuphela kuJehova
NKOSI.
5:18 Kule nto, uJehova makayithethelele inceku yakho, lapho inkosi yami ihamba
endlini kaRimoni ukukhuleka khona, wencika esandleni sami;
ngikhothame endlini kaRimoni, lapho ngikhothama phakathi
indlu kaRimoni, uJehova makayithethelele inceku yakho kule nto.
5:19 Wathi kuye, Hamba ngokuthula. Ngakho wasuka kuye umganyana.
5:20 Kodwa uGehazi, inceku ka-Elisha, umuntu kaNkulunkulu, wathi: "Bheka, wami
inkosi imyekile uNahamani lomAramu ngokungamukeli esandleni sakhe
kepha, kuphila kukaJehova, ngiyakugijima emva kwakhe;
futhi uthathe kancane kuye.
5:21 Ngakho uGehazi walandela uNahamani. Lapho uNahamani embona egijima ngemva
kuye, wehla enqoleni ukumhlangabeza, wathi: "Konke."
kahle?
5:22 Wathi, Konke kulungile. Inkosi yami ingithumile, ithi: Bheka, yebo
manje kufike kimi izinsizwa ezimbili zamadodana ka-Efrayimi zivela ezintabeni zakwa-Efrayimi
abaprofethi: ake ubaphe italenta lesiliva, lamabili
izinguquko zezingubo.
5:23 Wathi uNahamani: "Vuka, ukuthatha amathalenta amabili." Wamncenga, futhi
wabopha amatalenta amabili esiliva ezikhwameni ezimbili, kanye nezingubo ezimbili zokuphendulela;
wazibeka phezu kwezinceku zakhe ezimbili; bazithwala phambi kwakhe.
5:24 Futhi lapho efika embhoshongweni, wabathatha esandleni sabo, futhi
wazibeka endlini, wawavumela amadoda ukuba ahambe, amuka.
5:25 Kodwa yena wangena, wema phambi kwenkosi yakhe. U-Elisha wathi kuye:
Uvelaphi, Gehazi? Wathi: "Inceku yakho ayiyanga ndawo."
5:26 Wathi kuye, "Inhliziyo yami ayihambanga nawe, lapho lowo muntu ephenduka
enqoleni yakhe ukukuhlangabeza na? Ingabe yisikhathi sokwamukela imali, futhi
ukwamukela izingubo, neminqumo, nezivini, nezimvu, nezinkabi;
nezinceku nezincekukazi na?
5:27 Ngakho uchoko lukaNahamani luyonamathela kuwe kanye nakuwe
inzalo kuze kube phakade. Waphuma ebusweni bakhe enochoko emhlophe qwa
iqhwa.