USimakade Wenyusela U-Eliya Ezulwini
1Kwathi lapho uSimakade esezomthatha u-Eliya amenyusele ezulwini ngesishingishane, u-Eliya no-Elisha basuka eGiligali. 2U-Eliya wathi ku-Elisha: “Ake uhlale lapha, ngokuba uSimakade ungithumele eBhethele.”
Kepha u-Elisha wathi: “Ngifunga ngiyagomela phambi kukaSimakade, naphambi kwakho, angisoze ngisuke kuwe.”
Base behlela eBhethele.
3Amadodana abaphrofethi ayeseBhethele aphuma aya ku-Elisha, athi kuye: “Uyazi yini ukuthi namuhla uSimakade uzoyithatha inkosi yakho na?”
Wathi: “Yebo, ngiyazi; thulani.”
4U-Eliya wathi kuye: “Elisha, ake usale lapha, ngokuba uSimakade ungithume eJerikho.”
Kepha yena wathi: “Ngifunga ngiyagomela phambi kukaSimakade naphambi kwakho, angisoze ngakushiya.”
Base beya eJerikho.
5Amadodana abaphrofethi ayeseJerikho asondela ku-Elisha, athi kuye: “Uyazi yini ukuthi namuhla uSimakade uzoyithatha inkosi yakho na?”
Wathi: “Yebo, ngiyazi; thulani.”
6U-Eliya wathi ku-Elisha: “Ake usale lapha, ngokuba uSimakade ungithume eJordani.”
Kepha yena wathi: “Ngifunga ngiyagomela phambi kukaSimakade naphambi kwakho, angisoze ngakushiya.”
Base behamba bobabili.
7Abantu abangama-50, amadodana abaphrofethi bahamba bema buqamama maqondana nabo, bona bobabili bama ngaseJordani. 8U-Eliya wathatha isembatho sakhe, wasisonga, washaya amanzi, ehlukana ngapha nangapha, bawela iJordani bobabili, behamba emhlabathini owomileyo.
9Kwathi besawela iJordani, u-Eliya wathi ku-Elisha: “Cela ukuthi ufisa ngikwenzeleni ngaphambi kokuba ngisuswe kuwe.”
U-Elisha wathi: “Umoya wakho mawuphindwe kabili kimi.” 10Wathi: “Ucele into elukhuni, nokho-ke uma ungibona lapho ngisuswa kuwe, kuyokwenzeka kanjalo kuwe, kodwa uma ungangibonanga, akuyukuba kanjalo.”
11Kwathi besalokhu behamba bexoxa, bheka, kwaqhamuka inqola yomlilo namahhashi omlilo, abehlukanisa, u-Eliya wenyukela ezulwini ngesivunguvungu. 12U-Elisha wakubona lokho, wamemeza, wathi: “Baba, baba, inqola yempi ka-Israyeli nabamahhashi bakhe!”
Akabange esambona futhi; wabamba izingubo zakhe waziklebhula kabili.
U-Elisha Ushaya Amanzi Ngesembatho Sika-Eliya
13Wacosha isembatho sika-Eliya esasiwe kuye, waphindela emuva, wema osebeni lweJordani. 14Wasithatha isembatho sika-Eliya, esasiwe kuye, washaya ngaso amanzi, wathi: “Uphi uSimakade, uNkulunkulu ka-Eliya na?”
Esewashayile amanzi, ahlukana ngapha nangapha, u-Elisha wawela.
15Amadodana abaphrofethi ayeseJerikho, ebuqamama, ambona, athi: “Umoya ka-Eliya wehlele phezu kuka-Elisha.”
Asuka ayomhlangabeza, akhothama athi mbo emhlabathini phambi kwakhe. 16Athi kuye: “Bheka, phakathi kwethu izinceku zakho kunamadoda angama-50 anamandla. Mawahambe ayofuna inkosi yakho, hleze uMoya kaSimakade uyikhuphulile, wayilahla entabeni thizeni noma esigodini.”
Kepha wathi: “Ningawathumi.”
17Amncengisisa waze waba namahloni, wayesethi: “Athumeni.”
Ayesethuma abantu abangama-50, bamfuna izinsuku ezintathu, kodwa abamtholanga. 18Abuyela kuye, amfica eselokhu eseJerikho, wayesethi kuwo: “Angishongo yini ukuthi ningahambi na?”
19Abantu ababehlala emzini bathi ku-Elisha: “Uyabona, umuzi usendaweni enhle, njengokuba nenkosi izibonela nje, kodwa amanzi mabi, nezwe alinakudla.”
U-Elisha Welapha Amanzi Ngosawoti
20U-Elisha wathi: “Lethani kimi isitsha esisha, nifake usawoti kuso.”
Basiletha kuye.
21Waphuma waya emthonjeni wamanzi, waphonsa kuwo usawoti, wathi: “Usho kanje uSimakade: ‘Ngiwelaphile lawa manzi, akuseyukuba bikho kufa kuwo, nakuphunza, nakuphuphuma kwezisu.’ ”
22Amanzi elapheka kusukela ngaleso sikhathi kuze kube yinamuhla, njengalokhu asho u-Elisha.
U-Elisha Uqalekisa Abafana Abamgconayo EBhethele
23Wasuka lapho wenyukela eBhethele. Esendleleni, kwaphuma abafana emzini, bamgcona, bathi: “Yenyuka mpandla ndini! Yenyuka mpandla ndini!”
24Waphenduka, wababona, wabaqalekisa egameni likaSimakade, kwase kuphuma ehlathini amabhere ezinsikazi amabili abadwengula labo bafana ababengama-42. 25Wasuka lapho, waya entabeni iKharmeli, wayesebuyela eSamariya.
