AMAKHOSI II 2

₁Kwathi lapho uJehova ebeyakumkhuphula uEliya aye ezulwini ngesivunguvungu, uEliya wasuka eGiligali noElisha.

₂UEliya wathi kuElisha: Ake uhlale lapha, ngokuba uJehova ungithumile eBethele. Kepha uElisha wathi: Kuphila kukaJehova nokuphila komphefumulo wakho, angiyikukushiya. Behlela-ke eBethele.

₃Amadodana abaprofethi ayeseBethele aphuma, aya kuElisha, athi kuye: Uyazi yini ukuthi uJehova uyakususa inkosi yakho kuwe namuhla na? Wathi: Yebo, ngiyakwazi; thulani.

₄UEliya wathi kuye: Elisha, ake uhlale lapha, ngokuba uJehova ungithumile eJeriko. Kepha wathi: Kuphila kukaJehova nokuphila kwakho, angiyikukushiya. Bafika-ke eJeriko.

₅Amadodana abaprofethi ayeseJeriko asondela kuElisha, athi kuye: Uyazi yini ukuthi uJehova uyakususa inkosi yakho kuwe namuhla na? Wathi: Yebo, ngiyakwazi; thulani.

₆UEliya wathi kuye: Ake uhlale lapha, ngokuba uJehova ungithumile eJordani. Kepha wathi: Kuphila kukaJehova nokuphila kwakho, angiyikukushiya. Bahamba-ke bobabili.

₇Abantu abangamashumi ayisihlanu bamadodana abaprofethi baya bema khashana maqondana nabo; bona bobabili bema ngaseJordani.

₈UEliya wathatha ingubo yakhe, wayisonga, washaya amanzi, ahlukana ngalapha nangalapha, bawela bobabili emhlabathini owomileyo.

₉Kwathi sebewelile, uEliya wathi kuElisha: Cela engiyakukwenzela khona ngingakasuswa kuwe. Wathi uElisha: Makuphindwe kabili umoya wakho phezu kwami.

₁₀Kepha wathi: Ucelé into elukhuni; nokho, uma ungibona lapha ngisuswa kuwe, kuyakuba-njalo kuwe; kodwa uma ungangiboni, akuyikuba-njalo.

₁₁Kwathi beselokhu behamba bekhuluma, bheka, nanso inqola yomlilo namahashi omlilo, kwabahlukanisa bobabili; uEliya wakhuphukela ezulwini ngesivunguvungu.

₁₂UElisha wakubona, wamemeza wathi: Baba, baba, nqola kaIsrayeli nabamahashi bakhe! Akabe esambona futhi; wabamba izingubo zakhe, waziklebhula kabili.

₁₃Wacosha ingubo kaEliya ebiwile kuye, wabuya, wema ngasogwini lwaseJordani.

₁₄Wayithatha ingubo kaEliya ebiwile kuye, washaya amanzi, wathi: Uphi uJehova uNkulunkulu kaEliya na? Esewashayile amanzi, ahlukana ngalapha nangalapha; uElisha wawela.

₁₅Esembonile amadodana abaprofethi aseJeriko ayemalungana naye, athi: Umoya kaEliya uhlezi phezu kukaElisha. Afika ukumhlangabeza, akhothamela phansi phambi kwakhe.

₁₆Athi kuye: Bheka, kukhona phakathi kwezinceku zakho amadoda angamashumi ayisihlanu anamandla; mawahambe, afune inkosi yakho; kumbe uMoya kaJehova umkhuphulile, wamlahla entabeni ethile noma esigodini esithile. Kepha wathi: Ningawathumi.

₁₇Amncengisisa waze waba-namahloni; wayesethi: Thumani. Ayesethuma abantu abangamashumi ayisihlanu; bamfuna izinsuku ezintathu, kepha abamtholanga.

₁₈Babuyela kuye esahlezi eJeriko; wathi kubo: Angishongo yini kini ukuthi: Ningahambi, na?

₁₉Kepha abantu bomuzi bathi kuElisha: Bheka, isiza somuzi sihle, njengokuba inkosi ibona, kepha amanzi mabi, izwe liyabhulubisa.

₂₀Wathi: Ngiletheleni isitsha esisha, nibeke usawoti kuso. Basiletha kuye.

₂₁Waphuma, waya emthonjeni wamanzi, waphonsa kuwo usawoti, wathi: Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Ngelaphile lawamanzi; akusayikuvela ukufa kuwo nokubhuluba.

₂₂Elashwa-ke amanzi kuze kube-namuhla njengezwi likaElisha alikhulumayo.

₂₃Wenyuka lapho, waya eBethele; esenyuka endleleni, kwaphuma abafana emzini, bamklolodela, bathi kuye: Yenyuka wena-mpandlandini! Yenyuka wenampandlandini!

₂₄Wabheka emva kwakhe, wababona, wabaqalekisa egameni likaJehova. Kwase kuphuma ehlathini amabhere* amabili ezinsikazi, adwengula abafana abangamashumi amane nambili kubo.

₂₅Wasuka khona, waya entabeni yaseKarmeli; esuka lapho wabuyela eSamariya.