2 Amakhosi
7:1 Wayesethi u-Elisha: "Yizwani izwi likaJehova; Usho kanje uJehova, uthi
Kusasa ngalesi sikhathi iseya lempuphu ecolekileyo liyakuthengiswa nge
ishekeli, namaseya amabili ebhali ngeshekeli, esangweni laseSamariya.
7:2 Khona-ke induna inkosi encike esandleni sayo yaphendula lowo muntu kaNkulunkulu
wathi: “Bheka, uma uJehova ebengenza amafasitele ezulwini, ingenzeka le nto
kube? Wathi: "Bheka, uyakukubona ngamehlo akho, kepha uyakukubona."
ningalidli.
7:3 Kwakukhona amadoda amane anochoko ekungeneni kwesango
bathi omunye komunye: “Sihlaleleni lapha size sife na?
7:4 Uma sithi: ‘Siyakungena emzini,’ indlala isemzini;
siyakufela khona; uma sihlezi lapha, siyakufa futhi. Manje
ngakho wozani, siwele ekamu* lama-Aramu;
sisindise, siyakuphila; uma besibulala, siyakufa.
7:5 Basuka kuhwelela, ukuya ekamu lama-Aramu.
sebefike emaphethelweni ekamu lama-Aramu.
bheka, kwakungekho muntu lapho.
7:6 Ngoba uJehova wayenze ibutho lama-Aramu ukuzwa umsindo
izinqola, nomsindo wamahhashi, umsindo wempi enkulu;
bathi omunye komunye: “Bhekani, inkosi yakwa-Israyeli isiqashile
amakhosi amaHeti, namakhosi aseGibithe ukuba ahlasele
thina.
7:7 Ngakho-ke basukuma babaleka kuhwelela, futhi bashiya amatende abo, futhi
amahhashi abo, nezimbongolo zabo, ikamu linjengoba linjalo, babaleka
impilo yabo.
7:8 Futhi lapho labo abanochoko befika emaphethelweni ekamu, bahamba
kwelinye itende, wadla, waphuza, wakhipha khona isiliva, ne
igolide, nezingubo, waya wakufihla; wabuya wangena
nelinye itende, wasusa nakhona, waya walithukusa.
7:9 Base bethi omunye komunye: "Asenzi kahle; lolu suku luwusuku oluhle."
izindaba, futhi sithule: uma silinda kuze kube sekuseni, abanye
ububi buyasehlela; ngakho wozani, ukuze sihambe sibike
indlu yenkosi.
7:10 Base befika, babiza umlindisango womuzi;
esithi: Safika enkambeni yamaSiriya, khangela-ke, kwakungekho
umuntu lapho, kungekho zwi lomuntu, kodwa amahhashi aboshiwe, nezimbongolo eziboshiwe, futhi
amatende njengoba ayenjalo.
7:11 Wabiza abalindisango; batshela indlu yenkosi phakathi.
" 7:12 Inkosi yavuka ebusuku, futhi yathi ezincekwini zayo, "Manje ngizovuma."
akutshele lokho ama-Aramu akwenzile kithi. Bayazi ukuthi silambile;
ngalokho baphumile ekamu* ukuyocasha endle;
besithi: Nxa bephuma emzini, sizababamba bephila, njalo
ngena edolobheni.
7:13 Futhi omunye wezinceku zakhe waphendula wathi: Ake bathathe abanye.
amahhashi amahlanu asele, asele emzini, bheka!
banjengaso sonke isixuku sakwa-Israyeli esisele kulo; bheka, mina
anothi, anjengaso sonke isixuku sabantwana bakwa-Israyeli esikhona
kudliwe:) futhi masithumele futhi sibone.
7:14 Base bethatha amahhashi amabili ezinqola; inkosi yasithuma emva kwebutho
wamaSiriya, esithi: Hambani libone.
7:15 Bawalandela, baze bafika eJordani, futhi bheka, yonke indlela yayigcwele
izingubo nezitsha ama-Aramu azilahlile ngokuphangisa kwawo.
Zabuya izithunywa, zayibikela inkosi.
7:16 Futhi abantu baphuma, futhi baphanga amatende ama-Aramu. Ngakho a
Iseya lempuphu ecolekileyo lathengiswa ngeshekeli, namaseya amabili ebhali
ngeshekeli njengezwi likaJehova.
7:17 Inkosi yayisibeka inkosi eyencika esandleni sayo ukuba ibe nenkosi
umgcini wesango; abantu bamnyathela esangweni, naye
Wafa njengokusho komuntu kaNkulunkulu owakhuluma lapho inkosi yehlela khona
yena.
7:18 Kwasekusithi lapho umuntu kaNkulunkulu ekhulumile enkosini, wathi:
Amaseya amabili ebhali ngeshekeli, neseya likafulawa ocolekileyo ngeshekeli
ishekeli, kusasa ngalesi sikhathi liyakuba sesangweni laseSamariya;
7:19 Futhi leyo nkosi yamphendula lowo muntu kaNkulunkulu, futhi wathi: "Manje, bheka, uma!
UJehova uyakwenza amafasitele ezulwini, kungenzeka yini into enjalo? Wathi,
Bheka, uyakukubona ngamehlo akho, kepha ungadli kukho.
7:20 Futhi ngakho kwaba phezu kwakhe: ngoba abantu bamnyathela esangweni.
wafa.