2 Amakhosi
6:1 Futhi amadodana abaprofethi athi ku-Elisha: "Bheka manje, indawo
lapho esihlala khona lawe kuminyene kakhulu kithi.
6:2 Ake sihambe siye eJordani, sithathe khona, kube yilowo nalowo ugongolo;
masizenzele khona indawo yokuhlala. Futhi waphendula.
Hamba wena.
6:3 Omunye wathi, "Vuma, ngicela uhambe nezinceku zakho." Futhi yena
waphendula wathi: Ngizahamba.
6:4 Ngakho wahamba nabo. Sebefike eJordani bagawula izinkuni.
6:5 Kodwa omunye esagamula ugodo, izembe lawela emanzini;
wakhala, wathi: “Maye, nkosi! ngoba yayibolekiwe.
6:6 Umuntu kaNkulunkulu wathi: "Iwele kuphi? Wamkhombisa indawo. Futhi
wagawula induku, wayiphonsa khona; nensimbi yabhukuda.
6:7 Ngakho wathi, Yiphakamisele kuwe. Waseselula isandla, wathatha
yona.
6:8 Khona-ke inkosi yaseSiriya walwa ngokumelene no-Israyeli, futhi wacebisana naye
izinceku, ethi: Kuleyo ndawo kuyakuba yikamu lami.
6:9 Futhi lowo muntu kaNkulunkulu wathumela enkosini yakwa-Israyeli, wathi: "Qaphela lokho
awudluli endaweni enjalo; ngoba amaSiriya ehlele khona.
6:10 Inkosi yakwa-Israyeli yathumela kuleyo ndawo lowo muntu kaNkulunkulu ayeyitshele yona
wamxwayisa, wazisindisa lapho, hhayi kanye nakabili.
6:11 Ngakho inhliziyo yenkosi yase-Aramu yakhathazeka kakhulu ngenxa yalokhu
into; wabiza izinceku zakhe, wathi kuzo: “Aniyikubonisa yini na?
mina ngubani kithi ongowenkosi yakwa-Israyeli na?
6:12 Enye yezinceku zakhe yathi: "Hhayi, nkosi yami, nkosi, ngaphandle kuka-Elisha
umprofethi okwa-Israyeli, uyitshela inkosi yakwa-Israyeli amazwi
ukhuluma ekamelweni lakho.
6:13 Wathi, "Hambani nihlole lapho ekhona, ukuze ngithumele ngimlande." Futhi
wabikelwa ukuthi: "Bheka, useDothani."
6:14 Ngakho wathumela khona amahhashi, nezinqola, futhi impi enkulu
bafika ebusuku, bawuzungeza umuzi.
6:15 Futhi lapho inceku yomuntu kaNkulunkulu wavuka ekuseni, futhi waphuma.
bheka, impi yawuzungeza umuzi namahhashi nezinqola. Futhi
inceku yakhe yathi kuye: “Maye, nkosi yami! sizokwenza kanjani?
6:16 Futhi waphendula, "Ungesabi, ngoba labo abanathi baningi kunabo
lokho kube nabo.
" 6:17 U-Elisha wathandaza, wathi: "Nkosi, ngicela uvule amehlo akhe, ukuze abone."
angabona. UJehova wawavula amehlo ensizwa; wabona: futhi,
bheka, intaba yayigcwele amahhashi nezinqola zomlilo nxazonke
Elisha.
6:18 Futhi lapho behlela kuye, u-Elisha wathandaza kuJehova, futhi wathi.
Ake ushaye laba bantu ngobumpumputhe. Futhi wabashaya
ubumpumputhe ngokwezwi lika-Elisha.
6:19 U-Elisha wathi kubo: "Le akuyona indlela, futhi lena akuyona indlela
muzi: ngilandeleni, nginiyise kumuntu enimfunayo. Kodwa yena
wabayisa eSamariya.
6:20 Kwathi sebefikile eSamariya, u-Elisha wathi:
Jehova, vula amehlo alaba bantu, ukuze babone. Futhi uJehova wavula
amehlo abo, babona; bheka, babephakathi
iSamariya.
6:21 Inkosi yakwa-Israyeli yathi ku-Elisha, lapho ebabona, "Baba!
ngibashaye na? ngibashaye na?
6:22 Wathi yena: Ungabashayi;
omthumbile ngenkemba yakho nangomnsalo wakho na? setha isinkwa
namanzi phambi kwabo, ukuze badle, baphuze, baye ezindaweni zabo
inkosi.
6:23 Futhi wabalungiselela ukudla okukhulu, futhi lapho sebedlile futhi
edakiwe, wabamukisa, baya enkosini yabo. Ngakho amabhande we
I-Aramu ayiphindanga yangena ezweni lakwa-Israyeli.
6:24 Kwathi emva kwalokhu, ukuthi uBenihadadi, inkosi yase-Aramu, wabutha konke
ibutho lakhe, wenyuka, wavimbezela iSamariya.
6:25 Kwase kuba khona indlala enkulu eSamariya, bheka, balivimbezela.
ikhanda likababhemi laze lathengiswa ngezinhlamvu zesiliva ezingamashumi ayisishiyagalombili
ingxenye yesine yenkezo yobulongwe bejuba ngezinhlamvu eziyisihlanu zesiliva.
6:26 Kwathi inkosi yakwa-Israyeli idlula phezu kodonga, kwakhala a
wathi kuye: Siza, nkosi yami, nkosi.
6:27 Wathi: "Uma uJehova engakusizi, mina ngizokusiza ngani na?" ngaphandle
Ebaleni noma esikhamweni sewayini na?
" 6:28 Inkosi yasisithi kuye: "Kuyini kuwe? Wasephendula wathi: Lokhu
owesifazane wathi kimi: 'Letha indodana yakho ukuba siyidle namuhla, thina.'
ngizodla indodana yami kusasa.
6:29 Ngakho sayipheka indodana yami, futhi sayidla, futhi ngathi kuye ngosuku olulandelayo
“Letha indodana yakho ukuba siyidle; wayifihla indodana yakhe.
6:30 Kwathi, lapho inkosi isizwile amazwi owesifazane, ukuthi
klebhula izingubo zakhe; wadlula phezu kodonga, abantu babheka;
bheka, wayenendwangu yamasaka ngaphakathi enyameni yakhe.
6:31 Wathi: "UNkulunkulu makenze njalo kimi, enezele futhi, uma ikhanda lika-Elisha inkosi."
indodana kaShafati izakuma phezu kwakhe lamuhla.
6:32 Kodwa u-Elisha wayehlezi endlini yakhe, futhi abadala babehlezi naye; kanye nenkosi
wathuma umuntu phambi kwakhe; kodwa singakafiki kuye isithunywa, wathi
kumalunga: Bhekani ukuthi le ndodana yombulali ithumele ukuthabatha
ikhanda lami? bhekani, ekufikeni kwesithunywa, nivale umnyango, nisibambe
zila ukudla ngasemnyango; umsindo wezinyawo zenkosi yakhe awukho emva kwakhe na?
6:33 Esakhuluma nabo, bheka, isithunywa sehlela kuye
wathi: “Bheka, lobu bubi buvela kuJehova; ngilindeni
ngoJehova na?