AMAKHOSI II 4

₁Kwakhala kuElisha owesifazane othile wabafazi bamadodana abaprofethi, wathi: Inceku yakho indoda yami ifile; wena uyazi ukuthi inceku yakho yayimesaba uJehova; sekufiké umtshelekisi ukuzithathela abafana bami ababili babeyizigqila.

₂UElisha wathi kuye: Ngikwenzelentoni na? Ngitshele. Unantoni endlini? Wathi: Incekukazi yakho ayinalutho endlini ngaphandle komfuma wamafutha.

₃Wayesethi: Hamba utsheleke izitsha ngaphandle kubo bonke abakhelwane bakho, izitsha ezingenalutho, zingabi-yingcosana.

₄Wongena, uzivalele ngesivalo, wena namadodana akho, uthele ezitsheni zonke lezo, ubeke ezigcweleyo eceleni.

₅Wasuka kuye, wazivalela yena namadodana akhe ngesivalo; wona aletha kuye, yena wathela.

₆Kwathi izitsha sezigcwele, wathi endodaneni yakhe: Sondeza kimi nesinye isitsha. Kepha yathi kuye: Akusekho-sitsha. Amafutha anquma-ke.

₇Wayeseya ukumtshela lowomuntu kaNkulunkulu. Wathi yena: Hamba uthengise ngamafutha, ukhokhe isikwenetu sakho, uzondle wena namadodana akho ngaseleyo.

₈Kwathi ngelinye ilanga uElisha wadlulela eShunemi lapho kwakukhona owesifazane ocebileyo, wamcindezela ukuba adle isinkwa. Kwakuthi njalo nxa edlula, waphambukela khona ukuba adle.

₉Wathi endodeni yakhe: Bheka, manje sengiyazi ukuthi ungumuntu ongcwele kaNkulunkulu odlula kithi njalonjalo.

₁₀Ake sixhume odongeni ikamelo phezulu, simbekele khona umbhede, netafula, nesihlalo, nothi lwesibani; kuyakuthi lapho eza kithi, aphambukele khona.

₁₁Kwathi ngelinye ilanga wafika khona, waphambukela ekamelweni, walala khona.

₁₂Wathi kuGehazi inceku yakhe: Mbiza lomShunemikazi. Wambiza, wema phambi kwakhe.

₁₃Wathi kuye: Ake usho kuye ukuthi: Bheka, usinakekele ngakho konke lokhukunakekela; ungenzelwa-ntoni na? Uthanda ukukhulunyelwa enkosini noma enduneni yempi na? Wathi: Ngihlezi phakathi kwabantu bakithi.

₁₄Wayesethi: Angenzelwa-ntoni na? UGehazi wathi: Impela akanandodana, nendoda yakhe isindala.

₁₅Wayesethi: Mbize. Wambiza; wema emnyango.

₁₆Wathi: Ngalesisikhathi ngomnyaka ozayo uyakusingatha indodana. Wathi: Hayi, nkosi, wena-muntu kaNkulunkulu, ungaqambi amanga encekukazini yakho.

₁₇Kepha owesifazane wakhulelwa, wazala indodana ngalesosikhathi ngomnyaka olandelayo njengokusho kukaElisha kuye.

₁₈Kwathi umfana esekhulile, waphuma ngelinye ilanga, waya kuyise kubavuni.

₁₉Wathi kuyise: Ngafa ikhanda! Ngafa ikhanda! Wayesethi encekwini yakhe: Myise kunina.

₂₀Yamthatha, yamyisa kunina; wahlala emathangeni akhe kwaze kwabasemini, wafa.

₂₁Wakhuphuka, wambeka embhedeni womuntu kaNkulunkulu, wamvalela, waphuma.

₂₂Wabiza indoda yakhe, wathi: Ake ungithumele enye yezinceku nenye yezimbongolo ukuba ngigijimele kulowomuntu kaNkulunkulu, besengibuya.

₂₃Kepha wathi: Uyelani kuye namuhla na? Akusilo olokwethwasa kwenyanga, akusilo isabatha. Wathi: Kahle.

₂₄Wayesebophela imbongolo, wathi encekwini yakhe: Qhuba, uhambe njalo, ungangimisi ekuhambeni, uma ngingakutsheli.

₂₅Wayesehamba-ke, wafika kulowomuntu kaNkulunkulu entabeni yaseKarmeli. Kwathi lapho lowomuntu kaNkulunkulu embona esekude, wathi kuGehazi inceku yakhe: Bheka, nanguya umShunemikazi;

₂₆ake ugijime, umhlangabeze, uthi kuye: Usahlezi kahle na? Indoda yakho isahlezi kahle na? Umntanakho usahlezi kahle na? Wathi: Sisahlezi kahle.

₂₇Wafika kumuntu kaNkulunkulu entabeni, wabamba izinyawo zakhe. UGehazi wasondela ukuba amxoshe, kepha umuntu kaNkulunkulu wathi: Myeke, ngokuba inhliziyo yakhe imunyu phakathi kwakhe; uJehova ungifihlele lokho, kangitshelanga.

₂₈Wayesethi: Ngake ngacela yini indodana enkosini yami na? Angishongo yini ukuthi: Ungangikhohlisi, na?

₂₉Wayesethi kuGehazi: Bhinca izikhali zakho, uthathe udondolo lwami ngesandla sakho, uhambe; uma uhlangana nomuntu, ungambingeleli; uma umuntu ekubingelela, ungamphenduli, ubeke udondolo lwami ebusweni bomntwana.

₃₀Unina womntwana wathi: Kuphila kukaJehova nokuphila kwakho, angiyikukushiya. Wayesesuka wamlandela.

₃₁UGehazi wadlulela ngaphambi kwabo, walubeka udondolo ebusweni bomntwana; akwabakho-zwi nakunaka. Ngalokho wabuya ukumhlangabeza, wamtshela ukuthi: Umntwana akavukanga.

₃₂UElisha esengené endlini, bheka, umntwana wayefile elele embhedeni wakhe.

₃₃Wangena, wabavalela bobabili isivalo, wakhuleka kuJehova.

₃₄Wakhuphuka, walala phezu komntwana, wabeka umlomo wakhe phezu komlomo wakhe, namehlo akhe phezu kwamehlo akhe, nezandla zakhe phezu kwezandla zakhe; lapho esekhothama phezu kwakhe, inyama yomntwana yafudumala.

₃₅Wayesebuya, wahambahamba khona endlini, waya emuva, waya phambili; wakhuphuka, wakhothama phezu kwakhe; umntwana wathimula kasikhombisa; umntwana wavula amehlo akhe.

₃₆Wayesembiza uGehazi, wathi: Mbize lowomShunemikazi. Wambiza. Esengené kuye, wathi: Thatha indodana yakho.

₃₇Wayesefika, wawa ngasezinyaweni zakhe, wakhothama phansi; wayithatha indodana yakhe, waphuma.

₃₈UElisha wabuyela eGiligali; kwakukhona indlala kulelozwe; amadodana abaprofethi ayehlezi phambi kwakhe; wathi encekwini yakhe: Beka ikhanzi elikhulu, uphekele amadodana abaprofethi ukudla.

₃₉Kwaphuma omunye, waya endle ukukha imifino, wafumana intandela yasendle, wabutha kuyo izintangazane, yagcwala ingubo yakhe; wafika, waziklabelela ekhanzini lokudla, ngokuba babengazazi.

₄₀Base bethululela abantu ukuba badle. Kwathi besadla lokhokudla, bakhala bathi: We muntu kaNkulunkulu, kukhona ukufa ekhanzini. Babengasenakudla.

₄₁Kepha wathi: Lethani impuphu. Wayiphonsa ekhanzini, wathi: Thululela abantu ukuba badle. Kwakungasekho okubi ekhanzini.

₄₂Kwavela umuntu waseBali-Shalisha, walethela lomuntu kaNkulunkulu ukudla kolibo, izinkwa zebhali* ezingamashumi amabili nezikhwebu ezintsha zamabele enqalathini yakhe. Wathi: Banike abantu ukuba badle.

₄₃Kepha isikhonzi sakhe sathi: Uthini? Ngibeke lokhu phambi kwabantu abayikhulu na? Wathi: Banike ukuba badle, ngokuba usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Bayakudla, kusale.

₄₄Sase sikubeka phambi kwabo; badla, kwasala njengezwi likaJehova.