Impi Nama-Aramu
U-Elisha Nensimbi Ewele Emanzini
1Amadodana abaphrofethi athi ku-Elisha: “Bheka phambi kwakho indawo esihlala kuyo; sesiminyene. 2Masihambe siye eJordani, sithathe khona, kube yilowo nalowo, umshayo ube munye, sizakhele lapho indawo esizohlala kuyo.”
Wathi: “Hambani.”
3Kepha omunye wathi: “Vuma ukuhamba nezinceku zakho.”
Wathi: “Ngiyakuhamba.”
4Wayesehamba nabo. Bafika eJordani bagawula imithi. 5Kwathi lapho omunye esegawula umshayo, insimbi yawela emanzini; wakhala wathi: “Maye, nkosi yami! Ibitshelekiwe!”
6Umuntu kaNkulunkulu wathi: “Iwele kuphi na?”
Wamkhombisa indawo. Wayesenquma uthi, waluphonsa lapho, insimbi yantanta. 7Wayesethi: “Yikhuphule.”
Welula isandla sakhe, wayithatha.
Ama-Aramu Ashaywa Ngobumpumputhe
8Inkosi yase-Aramu yayisalokhu ilwa no-Israyeli; yelulekana nezinceku zayo, yathi: “Ngizakukanisa ndaweni thizeni.”
9Umuntu kaNkulunkulu wathumela enkosini yakwa-Israyeli, wathi: “Qaphela ukuba ungadluli kuleyo ndawo, ngoba abase-Aramu behlele khona.”
10Inkosi yakwa-Israyeli yayisithuma umuntu kaNkulunkulu kuleyo ndawo ayishoyo, wayixwayisa, yaqaphela kungekanye, kungekabili.
11Inhliziyo yenkosi yase-Aramu yagcwala intukuthelo ngalolu daba, yabiza izinceku zayo, yathi kuzo: “Ningangitshela yini ukuthi ngobani phakathi kwethu abangasenkosini yakwa-Israyeli na?”
12Enye yezinceku zayo yathi: “Hhayi, nkosi yami, nkosi, kodwa u-Elisha, umphrofethi wakwa-Israyeli, oyitshelayo inkosi yakwa-Israyeli amazwi owakhuluma ekamelweni lakho lokulala.”
13Yayisithi: “Hamba ubone ukuthi ukuphi ukuze ngithumele ngimbambe.”
Yatshelwa ukuthi: “Uyabona-ke, useDothani.”
14Yathumela khona amahhashi, izinqola, nempi enkulu; bafika ebusuku, bazungeza umuzi nxazonke.
15Inceku yomuntu kaNkulunkulu yavuka ekuseni, yaphuma; bheka, impi enamahhashi nezinqola yayiwuzungezile umuzi. Inceku yakhe yathi kuye: “Maye, nkosi! Siyakwenzenjani na?”
16Wathi: “Ungesabi, ngokuba abanathi baningi kunabanabo.”
17U-Elisha wakhuleka, wathi: “Simakade, ake uvule amehlo ayo ukuba ibone.”
USimakade wawavula-ke amehlo aleyo nceku, yabona; bheka, intaba yayigcwele amahhashi nezinqola zomlilo zika-Elisha nxazonke.
18Behlela kuye, u-Elisha wakhuleka kuSimakade, wathi: “Mawusishaye ngobumpumputhe lesi sizwe.”
Wasishaya ngobumpumputhe njengokwezwi lika-Elisha.
19Wayesethi u-Elisha kubo: “Le akusiyo indlela, nalo akusiwona umuzi; ngilandeleni, nginiyise kumuntu enimfunayo.”
Wabayisa eSamariya.
20Kwathi ukuba bafike eSamariya, u-Elisha wathi: “Simakade, vula amehlo alaba bantu ukuba babone.”
USimakade wawavula amehlo abo, babona; base bephakathi eSamariya.
21Inkosi yakwa-Israyeli isibabonile, yathi ku-Elisha: “Baba, ngibabulale yini? Ngibabulale na?”
22Kepha wathi: “Ungababulali; ngabe ubathumbe ngenkemba yakho nangomnsalo wakho laba ofuna ukubabulala na? Beka isinkwa namanzi phambi kwabo ukuba badle, baphuze, babuyele enkosini yabo.”
23Yayisibalungisela idili, idili elikhulu; badla, baphuza; yabavumela ukuba bahambe baye enkosini yabo. Amaviyo okuphanga ama-Aramu awaphindanga angena kwa-Israyeli.
Indlala Enkulu ESamariya Nokudliwa Kwendodana
24Kwathi emveni kwalokho uBheni Hadadi, inkosi yase-Aramu, waqoqa yonke impi yakhe, wenyuka, wavimbezela iSamariya. 25Kwaba khona indlala enkulu eSamariya. Balivimbezela, ikhanda lembongolo laze lathengiswa ngezinhlamvu zesiliva ezingama-80, nokwesine kwesigaxa somswani wejuba ngezinhlamvu zesiliva eziyisihlanu.
26Kwathi lapho inkosi yakwa-Israyeli izihambela nje phezu kogange, kwamemeza owesifazane kuyo, wathi: “Siza, nkosi yami, nkosi.”
27Kepha yathi: “Uma uSimakade engakusizi, mina ngingalutholaphi usizo na? Esibuyeni noma esikhamweni sewayini?”
28Yayisithi inkosi kuye: “Siyini isikhalo sakho na?”
Wathi: “Lo wesifazane wathi kimi: ‘Sinike indodana yakho ukuba siyidle namuhla, eyami indodana siyakuyidla kusasa.’
29“Ngakho-ke sayipheka indodana yami, sayidla; ngase ngithi kuye ngosuku olulandelayo: ‘Sinike indodana yakho ukuba siyidle;’ wayeyifihlile indodana yakhe.”
30Kwathi inkosi isizwile amazwi alowo wesifazane, yaklebhula izingubo zayo isahamba phezu kogange; abantu bayibona; yayembethe indwangu eyisaka ngaphansi kwezembatho emzimbeni wayo. 31Yathi: “UNkulunkulu makenze kanjalo, enezele futhi, uma ikhanda lika-Elisha, indodana kaShafathi, liyakube lisekuye namuhla.”
32Yayisithumela isithunywa phambi kwayo; u-Elisha wayehleli endlini yakhe, namalunga ehleli naye; kepha singakafiki kuye isithunywa, wathi emalungeni: “Niyabona yini ukuthi le ndodana yombulali ithumele ukuze kunqunywe ikhanda lami na? Bhekani, kuyokuthi lapho sifika isithunywa nivale umnyango nisicindezele ngawo. Kanti izigi zenkosi yaso azikho yini emva kwaso na?”
33Esakhuluma nawo, inkosi yehlela kuye, yathi: “Uyabona-ke, lobu bubi buvela kuSimakade. Pho kungani kusamele ngimlinde uSimakade na?”
