UNamani uyapholiswa
1UNamani gade ayinduna yebutho lekosi ye-Aramu. Bekamumuntu ohloniphekileko ekosinakhe begodu akhakhaziswa babantu ngombana ngaye uSomnini gade anikele i-Aramu ukuhlula. Nanyana bekayikutani kodwana gade anekhwekhwe.
2Ama-Aramu gade aphume ngesiqhema, abuya athumbe umntazanyana enarheni yakwa-Israyeli. Yena waba sisebenzi somkaNamani. 3Umntazanyana wathi kumkaNamani: “Ibe thana ikosami beyingayokubona umphorofidi oseSamariya, gade angayiphilisa ekhwekhweni layo.”
4UNamani waya ekosinakhe wayitjela bona utheni umntazanyana wakwa-Israyeli.
5Ikosi ye-Aramu yathi: “Nakanjani khamba. Mina ngizakuthumela incwadi ekosini yakwa-Israyeli.”
Wasuka-ke uNamani wakhamba aphethe amakhilogremu amakhulu amathathu namatjhumi amane wesiliva, amakhilogremu amatjhumi alikhomba wegolide nezambatho ezilitjhumi zakanokutjho. 6Incwadi egade itlolelwe ikosi ye-Aramu beyifundeka bunje: “Ngencwadi le ngiqinisa bona uNamani incekwami uthunyelwe ngimi bonyana umpholise ekhwekhweni lakhe.”
7Kuthe bona ikosi yakwa-Israyeli ifunde incwadi, yatlebhula izambatho zayo beyathi: “Kghani senginguZimu bona ngingaba namandla wokubulala newokuphilisa na? Uyazi, umrhali lo uthumele kimi umuntu bona ngimphilise ekhwekhweni lakhe! Nani niyazibonela bonyana umuntu lo uyatjhijila nenza nje!”
8Kwathi u-Elitjha umuntu kaZimu nezwako bona ikosi yakwa-Israyeli itlebhule izambatho zayo, wathumela umlayezo kiyo wathi: “Uzitlebhuleleni izambatho zakho? Thumela umuntu loyo eze kimapha ukuze azi bona kunomphorofidi kwa-Israyeli.”
9Yeke uNamani wakhamba ngeenjomani nangeenkarana zakhe wafese wajama emnyango wendlu ka-Elitjha. 10U-Elitjha wathumela umuntu kuye bona amtjele athi: “Khamba uyokuhlamba kalikhomba ngemlanjeni iJordani. Yeke umzimbakho uzakuphola begodu uhlambuluke.”
11UNamani wanyenya khulu bewakhamba wathi: “Uyazi, bengicabanga bona uzazizela afese ajame kimapha abize ibizo lakaSomnini uZimakhe, akhambise isandla sakhe ngehla kwamabala enginawo aphilise ikhwekhwe lami. 12Khona nje, i-Abana neParipari imilambo yeDamaseku beyingasingcono kunayo yoke imilambo yakwa-Israyeli na? Alo, kubayini ngingayokuhlamba kiyo, ngihlambuluke?” Nje-ke wajika asilingeke kokufa.
13Iinceku zakhe zaya kuye zafese zambonisa zathi: “Babethu, ibe thana umphorofidi gade athe yenza izinto ezikulu, ubungazukuzenza na? Kangangani-ke nakathe, ‘Hlamba ukuze uhlambuluke?’ ”
14Nje-ke uNamani wehla wafika wazicwilisa kalikhomba eJordani njengokutjho kwelizwi lomuntu kaZimu. Umzimbakhe waphuluka waba njengowomsanyana wahlambuluka. 15UNamani nabo boke agade eze nabo babuyela emuntwini kaZimu. Wajama phambi kwakhe wathi: “Kwanjesi ngiyazi bona ephasini loke akakho omunye uZimu ngaphandle kwakwa-Israyeli. Ngiyakurabhela-ke yewamukele nasi isipho encekwinakho.”
16Umphorofidi waphendula wathi: “Ngiqinisile ngoZimu engimlotjhako ngithi, angizukwamukela litho.”
Wala nanyana uNamani sele amncenga.
17UNamani wathi: “Nawungasamukeliko, yeke vumela incekwakho ithathe ihlabathi engathwalwa ziimeyila ezimbili ngombana incekwakho angeze isatjhisela omunye uzinyana nanyana ngimuphi umhlabelo ngaphandle kwakaSomnini uZimu. 18Mayelana nokulotjha abozinyana: Inga uSomnini uZimu angacolela incekwakho lokha nayifanele iphekelele ikosayo kobana iyokulotjha ethempelini lakaRimoni. Iye, lokha incekwakho nayiguqa ethempelini lakaRimoni, ngiyarabhela inga uSomnini uZimu angacolela incekwakho ngalokhu.”
19U-Elitjha wathi: “Yewukhambe ngokuthula, ungakhathazeki.”
Kwathi uNamani asakhambe ibangana, 20uGerhazi inceku yaka-Elitjha umuntu kaZimu, wadlumbana wathi: “Uyazi, ikosami imbabalele uNamani umAramu loya ngokungamukeli kuye lokho agade akulethile. NgoZimu, ngizorhaba ngimlandele ukuze ngifunyane okuthize kuye.”
21Yeke uGerhazi wagijima walandela uNamani. Lokha uNamani nakambona agijima eza kuye, weqa ekaraneni bona amhlangabeze. Wambuza wathi: “Kusalunge koke na?”
22UGerhazi waphendula wathi: “Iye, awa koke kusalungile. Kwaphela ikosami ingithume bona ngithi, ‘Kusanda ukufika amasokana amabili wabafundi bomphorofidi, avela entatjaneni yeenarha zakwa-Efrayimu. Bewungawapha amakhilogremu amatjhumi amathathu nane wesiliva nezambatho ezimbili zakanokutjho na?’ ” 23UNamani wathi: “Awa, yewusale sewuthatha amakhilogremu amatjhumi asithandathu nabunane wesiliva.”
Wabelesela uGerhazi bona ayamukele, wabophelela isiliva leyo emigodleni emibili kanye nezambatho ezimbili zakanokutjho. Wayinikela iinceku zakhe ezimbili bona ziyithwale zikhambe phambi kwakaGerhazi.
24Kuthe lokha uGerhazi nakafika entatjaneni yedorobho, wathatha koke eencekwinezo wakubhadeka ngendlini. Wajikisa iinceku zakhamba. 25Wangena-ke yena wafese wajama phambi kwekosakhe u-Elitjha.
U-Elitjha wambuza wathi: “Ubuyaphi wena Gerhazi?”
UGerhazi waphendula wathi: “Awa, incekwekosi akhange kheyiye ndawo.”
26Kodwana u-Elitjha wathi kuye: “Kutjho bona ummoyami gade ungasinawe lokha umuntu ehla ekaraneni bona akuhlangabeze. Kungabe lesi sikhathi sokuthatha isiliva, uthathe izambatho, amafutha, isidiribe, ipahla efuywako ekulu nencani, kanye neenceku neencekukazi na? 27Ikhwekhwe lakaNamani lizokunamathela kuwe neenzukulwana zakho isiphelani.”
UGerhazi watjhiya u-Elitjha sele amhlophe njengesithwathwa ngekhwekhwe.
