Bible Reading Plan – Day 157

₁UNahamani induna yempi yenkosi yase-Aramu wayengumuntu omkhulu phambi kwenkosi yakhe, otusekayo, ngokuba uJehova wayenikile i-Aramu ukunqoba ngaye; futhi wayeyiqhawe elinamandla, kepha wayenochoko.

₂Ama-Aramu ayephumile ngamaviyo, abuya ezweni lakwa-Israyeli enentombazana encane; yayiyincekukazi yomkaNahamani. ₃Yathi enkosikazini yayo: “Sengathi inkosi yami ingaba phambi komprofethi oseSamariya; khona ibiyakuphiliswa ochokweni lwayo.”

₄Yangena, yatshela inkosi yayo, yathi: “Intombazana yasezweni lakwa-Israyeli yasho ukuthi nokuthi.”

₅Inkosi yase-Aramu yayisithi: “Yiya khona; ngizakuthuma incwadi enkosini yakwa-Israyeli.” Wasuka, wahamba namatalenta* ayishumi esiliva nezinhlamvu eziyizinkulungwane eziyisithupha zegolide, nezingubo eziyishumi zokuphendulela. ₆Waletha incwadi enkosini yakwa-Israyeli, ethi: “Manje, lapho le ncwadi ifika kuwe, bheka, ngithumile uNahamani inceku yami kuwe ukuba umphilise ochokweni lwakhe.”

₇Kwathi inkosi yakwa-Israyeli isiyifundile incwadi, yaklebhula izingubo zayo, yathi: “Mina nginguNkulunkulu yini ukuba ngibulale, ngiphilise, ukuze lo athumele kimi umuntu ukumphilisa ochokweni lwakhe, na? Ake niqonde, nibone ukufuna kwakhe ithuba lokulwa nami.”

₈Kwathi u-Elisha umuntu kaNkulunkulu esezwile ukuthi inkosi yakwa-Israyeli iklebhulile izingubo zayo, wathumela enkosini, wathi: “Uklebhuleleni izingubo zakho na? Makeze kimi, aze azi ukuthi kukhona umprofethi kwa-Israyeli.” ₉Wayesefika uNahamani namahhashi akhe nezinqola zakhe, wema ngasemnyango wendlu ka-Elisha. ₁₀U-Elisha wathuma isithunywa kuye ngokuthi: “Hamba ugeze kasikhombisa eJordani; kuyakuthi inyama ibuyele kuwe, uhlambuluke.”

₁₁Kepha uNahamani wathukuthela, wahamba, wathi: “Bheka, bengithi uyakuphumela nokuphumela kimi, eme abize igama likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe, aphunge ngesandla sakhe phezu kwaleyo ndawo, aphilise onochoko. ₁₂O-Abana noFariphari, imifula yaseDamaseku, abangcono kunawo onke amanzi akwa-Israyeli na? Ngingegeze kuyo yini, ngihlambuluke, na?” Wayesephenduka, wahamba ethukuthele.

₁₃Kepha izinceku zasondela, zakhuluma kuye, zathi: “Baba, uma umprofethi ebekhulume kuwe into enkulu, ngabe ungayenzanga na? Kakhulu kangakanani, uma ethi kuwe: ‘Geza, uhlambuluke,’ na?” ₁₄Wayesehla, wazicwilisa kasikhombisa eJordani njengezwi lomuntu kaNkulunkulu; inyama yakhe yabuya yaba njengenyama yomntwana omncane, wahlambuluka.

₁₅Wayesebuyela kulowo muntu kaNkulunkulu, yena nabantu bakhe bonke, weza, wema phambi kwakhe, wathi: “Bheka, sengiyazi ukuthi akakho uNkulunkulu emhlabeni wonke, kwa-Israyeli kuphela; ngakho ake wamukele isipho encekwini yakho.”

₁₆Kepha wathi: “Kuphila kukaJehova engimi phambi kwakhe, angiyikwamukela lutho.” Wamncengisisa ukuba asamukele, wenqaba kodwa.

₁₇Wayesethi uNahamani: “Uma kunjalo, inceku yakho mayinikwe umthwalo weminyuzi* emibili womhlabathi, ngokuba inceku yakho ayisayikunikela ngomnikelo wokushiswa nomhlatshelo kwabanye onkulunkulu, kuJehova kuphela. ₁₈Kule nto uJehova makayithethelele inceku yakho: ekungeneni kwenkosi yami endlini kaRimoni ukukhuleka khona, isencika esandleni sami, ngiguqe nami endlini kaRimoni, lapho ngiguqa endlini kaRimoni, uJehova makayithethelele inceku yakho le nto.”

₁₉Wathi kuye: “Hamba ngokuthula.” Wahamba, wasuka kuye ibangana.

₂₀Kepha uGehazi inceku ka-Elisha umuntu kaNkulunkulu wathi: “Bheka, inkosi yami imyekile uNahamani lo wase-Aramu ngokungamukeli ezandleni zakhe akulethayo; kuphila kukaJehova, ngiyakugijima, ngimlandele, ngithathe into kuye.”

₂₁UGehazi wamlandela-ke uNahamani. UNahamani wathi ukumbona umuntu egijima emva kwakhe, wehlika enqoleni ukumhlangabeza, wathi: “Nisahlezi kahle na?”

₂₂Wathi: “Sisahlezi kahle. Inkosi yami ingithumile ngokuthi: ‘Bheka, manje kufike kimi izinsizwa ezimbili zamadodana abaprofethi zivela ezintabeni zakwa-Efrayimi; ake uzinike italenta* lesiliva nezingubo ezimbili zokuphendulela.’ ”

₂₃UNahamani wathi: “Vuma, wamukele amatalenta* amabili.” Wamncengisisa, wabopha amatalenta amabili esiliva ezinqalathini ezimbili kanye nezingubo ezimbili zokuphendulela, wakunikela ezincekwini zakhe ezimbili; zakuthwala phambi kwakhe. ₂₄Esefike egqumeni wakuthatha esandleni sazo, wakubeka endlini, wavumela abantu ukuba bahambe; basuka. ₂₅Kepha yena wangena, wema phambi kwenkosi yakhe. U-Elisha wathi kuye: “Uvelaphi, Gehazi?”

Wathi: “Inceku yakho ayiyanga ndawo.”

₂₆Wayesethi: “Ayiyanga yini inhliziyo yami, lapho lowo muntu ephenduka enqoleni yakhe ukukuhlangabeza, na? Sekuyisikhathi sokwamukela izingubo, neminqumo, nezivini, nezimvu, nezinkabi, nezinceku, nezincekukazi, na? ₂₇Uchoko lukaNahamani luyakunamathela kuwe nasenzalweni yakho kuze kube phakade.” Wayesephuma yena ebusweni bakhe enochoko, emhlophe njengeqhwa.

₁Amadodana abaprofethi athi ku-Elisha: “Bheka, indawo esihlezi kuyo phambi kwakho, siminyene kuyo. ₂Masihambe siye eJordani, sithathe khona, kube yilowo nalowo umshayo ube munye, senzele khona indawo esingahlala kuyo.”

Wathi: “Hambani.”

₃Kepha omunye wathi: “Vuma uhambe nezinceku zakho.”

Wathi: “Ngiyakuhamba.” ₄Wayesehamba nabo. Sebefike eJordani bagawula imithi. ₅Kwathi lapho omunye esegawula umshayo, insimbi yawela emanzini; wakhala wathi: “Maye, nkosi! Ibitshelekiwe!”

₆Wathi lowo muntu kaNkulunkulu: “Iwelephi na?” Wamkhombisa indawo. Wayesenquma uthi, waluphonsa khona, insimbi yantanta. ₇Wayesethi: “Yikhuphule.” Welula isandla sakhe, wayithatha.

₈Inkosi yase-Aramu yayisilokhu ilwa no-Israyeli; yelulekana nezinceku zayo ngokuthi: “Ukumisa kwami kuyakuba sekuthinithini.”

₉Umuntu lowo kaNkulunkulu wathumela enkosini yakwa-Israyeli, wathi: “Qaphela ukuba ungadluli kuleyo ndawo, ngokuba ama-Aramu aseyaphumula khona.” ₁₀Inkosi yakwa-Israyeli yayisithuma umuntu kaNkulunkulu kuleyo ndawo ayishoyo, wayixwayisa ngayo, yaqaphela kungekanye, kungekabili kuphela.

₁₁Inhliziyo yenkosi yase-Aramu yayiphethwe yitwetwe ngale ndaba, yabiza izinceku zayo, yathi kuzo: “Ningengitshele yini ukuthi ngobani abakithi abavuma inkosi yakwa-Israyeli na?”

₁₂Enye yezinceku zayo yathi: “Hhayi, nkosi yami, nkosi, kodwa u-Elisha, umprofethi wakwa-Israyeli, uyayitshela inkosi yakwa-Israyeli amazwi owakhulumayo ekamelweni lakho lokulala.”

₁₃Yayisithi: “Hamba ubone ukuthi uphi ukuba ngithumele ngimlande.” Watshelwa ukuthi: “Bheka, useDothani.” ₁₄Wathuma khona amahhashi, nezinqola, nempi enkulu; bafika ebusuku, bakaka umuzi nxazonke.

₁₅Isikhonzi somuntu kaNkulunkulu sesivukile ekuseni, saphuma, bheka, impi enamahhashi nezinqola yayiwukakile umuzi. Yayisithi inceku kuye: “Maye, nkosi! Sesiyakwenze njani?”

₁₆Wathi: “Ungesabi, ngokuba abanathi baningi kunabanabo.”

₁₇U-Elisha wakhuleka, wathi: “Jehova, ake uvule amehlo ayo ukuba ibone.” UJehova wavula-ke amehlo aleyo nceku, yabona; bheka, intaba yayigcwele amahhashi nezinqola zomlilo nxazonke zakhe u-Elisha.

₁₈Sebehlela kuye, u-Elisha wakhuleka kuJehova, wathi: “Mawushaye lesi sizwe ngobumpumputhe.” Wasishaya ngobumpumputhe njengezwi lika-Elisha.

₁₉Wayesethi u-Elisha kubo: “Le akusiyo indlela, nalona akusiwo umuzi; ngilandeleni, nginiyise kumuntu enimfunayo.” Wabayisa eSamariya.

₂₀Kwathi sebefike eSamariya, u-Elisha wathi: “Jehova, vula amehlo alaba bantu ukuba babone.” UJehova wavula amehlo abo, babona; bheka, base bephakathi kweSamariya.

₂₁Inkosi yakwa-Israyeli yathi ku-Elisha, isibabonile: “Baba, ngibabulale na? Ngibabulale na?”

₂₂Kepha wathi: “Awuyikubabulala; ungababulala yini labo obathumbile ngenkemba yakho nangomnsalo wakho na? Beka isinkwa namanzi phambi kwabo ukuba badle, baphuze, baye enkosini yabo.” ₂₃Yayisibalungisela idili, badla, baphuza; yabavumela ukuba bahambe, baya enkosini yabo. Amaviyo ama-Aramu awabe esaphinda ukungena ezweni lakwa-Israyeli.