Incwadzi Yesibili YemaKhosi 6:1-33
6 Emadvodzana ebaphrofethi+ atsi ku-Elisha: “Lendzawo lesihlala kuyo yincane kakhulu kunatsi.
2 Sicela kuhamba siye eJordane. Ngamunye wetfu atsatse lugodvo lapho bese sakha indzawo lesitawuhlala kuyo.” Watsi kuwo: “Hambani.”
3 Lenye yemadvodzana ebaphrofethi yatsi: “Sicela uhambe netinceku takho.” Elisha waphendvula watsi: “Ngitawuhamba.”
4 Ngako wahamba nawo futsi befika eJordane base bacala kugawula tihlahla.
5 Njengobe lenye yawo igawula sihlahla, lizembe lanyomuka emphinini walo lagcumkela emantini, yase iyamemeta itsi: “Awu nkhosi yami, belibolekiwe!”
6 Lomuntfu waNkulunkulu weliciniso watsi: “Ligcumkele ngakuphi?” Ngako yamkhombisa lendzawo lebeligcumkele kuyo. Wabese ujuba indvuku wayijikijela labekugcumkele khona lelizembe, labese liyandanda.
7 Watsi: “Litsatse.” Ngako lendvodza yelula sandla sayo yalitsatsa.
8 Inkhosi yaseSiriya yase iyahamba iyokulwa nema-Israyeli.+ Yancutfulisa etincekwini tayo yase itsi: “Ngitawumisa nani emathende endzaweni letsite.”
9 Lomuntfu waNkulunkulu weliciniso+ wabese utfumela livi enkhosini yaka-Israyeli lelitsi: “Ungalokotsi wendlule kuleyondzawo ngobe emaSiriya atakwehlela kuyo.”
10 Ngako inkhosi yaka-Israyeli yatfumela livi leliya kuleyondzawo umuntfu waNkulunkulu lamecwayisa ngayo. Elisha wachubeka ayecwayisa futsi ayizange iye kulendzawo tikhatsi letinyenti.+
11 Loku kwayitfukutselisa kakhulu inkhosi* yaseSiriya, kangangekutsi yaze yabita tinceku tayo yatsi kuto: “Asenisho, ngubani lamkhatsini wetfu losekela inkhosi yaka-Israyeli?”
12 Lenye inceku yalenkhosi yaphendvula yatsi: “Kute lakitsi nkhosi! Ngu-Elisha umphrofethi waka-Israyeli lona lotjela lenkhosi yaka-Israyeli tintfo wena lotikhuluma usekamelweni lakho.”+
13 Ngako yatsi: “Hambani niyofuna kutsi ukuphi ngitotfumela emadvodza ambambe.” Ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi, yabikelwa kwatsiwa: “UseDothani.”+
14 Ngekushesha yatfumela emahhashi netincola temphi kanye nelibutfo lelikhulu lemphi; lefika ebusuku futsi latungeleta lelidolobha.
15 Inceku* yalomuntfu waNkulunkulu weliciniso yatsi nayivuka ekuseni kakhulu futsi iphumela ngephandle, yabona libutfo nemahhashi netincola temphi kutungelete lelidolobha. Ngekushesha lenceku yatsi ku-Elisha: “Awu nkhosi yami! Sitakwenta njani?”
16 Kodvwa watsi kuyo: “Ungesabi!+ Ngobe banyenti labanatsi kunalabo labanabo.”+
17 Elisha wabese uyathantaza utsi: “Awu Jehova, ngicela uvule emehlo akhe atobona.”+ Ngekushesha Jehova wawavula emehlo alenceku futsi yabona lesifundza lesinetintsaba sigcwele emahhashi netincola temphi temlilo+ kutungelete Elisha.+
18 Atsi emaSiriya nakehla eta kuye, Elisha wathantaza kuJehova watsi: “Ngicela wente lesive singaboni emehlweni.”+ Ngako Nkulunkulu wawenta angaboni emehlweni njengobe Elisha bekacelile.
19 Elisha wase utsi kuwo: “Lena akusiyo lendlela leniyifunako futsi akusilo nalelidolobha lenilifunako. Ngilandzeleni, ngitanimikisa kulendvodza leniyifunako.” Kodvwa wawaholela eSamariya.+
20 Batsi nabefika eSamariya, Elisha watsi: “Awu Jehova, vula emehlo abo batobona.” Ngako Jehova wawavula emehlo abo futsi babona kutsi bebasekhatsi neSamariya.
21 Inkhosi yaka-Israyeli nayibabona yatsi ku-Elisha: “Babe, ngibabulale yini, ngibabulale yini?”
22 Yena waphendvula watsi: “Ungababulali. Ubabulala ngenkemba nangebutjoki yini bantfu lobatfumbile? Banike sinkhwa nemanti khona batokudla banatse+ bese babuyela enkhosini yabo.”
23 Ngako yabentela lidzili lelikhulu, badla, banatsa, yase ibabuyisela enkhosini yabo. Lelibutfo lelihlaselako lemaSiriya+ alizange liphindze libuye eveni laka-Israyeli.
24 Ngemuva kwaloko, Bheni-hadadi inkhosi yaseSiriya wahlanganisa lonkhe libutfo* lakhe, futsi bakhuphukela eSamariya befike bayivimbetela.+
25 Ngako kwaba nendlala lenkhulu+ eSamariya, futsi bayivimbetela kwaze kwaba ngulapho inhloko yembongolo+ ibita tinhlavu letingu-80 telisiliva futsi emangcoliso elituba, labekangephansi kwekota yelitha,* bekabita tinhlavu letisihlanu telisiliva.
26 Yatsi inkhosi yaka-Israyeli nayendlula ihamba etulu elubondzeni, umfati lotsite wamemeta watsi: “Awu nkhosi yami, sisite!”
27 Lenkhosi yatsi: “Nangabe Jehova angakusiti, mine ngingakutfolela kuphi lusito? Ebaleni lekubhulela yini nobe endzaweni yekuhlutela liwayini nobe endzaweni yekuhlutela emafutsa?”
28 Lenkhosi yambuta yatsi: “Yini inkinga yakho?” Yena watsi: “Lomfati utsite kimi, ‘Letsa indvodzana yakho siyidle lamuhla, leyami sitayidla kusasa.’+
29 Sibese siyayipheka-ke lendvodzana yami sayidla.+ Ngelilanga lelilandzelako ngatsi kuye: ‘Letsa indvodzana yakho sitoyidla.’ Kodvwa yena uyifihlile.”
30 Ngekushesha nje lenkhosi nayiva emavi alomfati yadzabula timphahla tayo.+ Nayendlula etulu elubondzeni bantfu babona kutsi igcoke indvwangu yelisaka ngephansi kwetembatfo tayo.*
31 Yabese itsi: “Shengatsi Nkulunkulu angangijezisa kakhulu nangabe lamuhla litawushona inhloko ya-Elisha indvodzana yaShafati solo ikuye!”+
32 Elisha bekahleti endlini yakhe futsi emadvodza lamadzala abenaye. Inkhosi yatfumela indvodza kutsi ihambe kucala kunayo kodvwa satsi lesitfunywa sisengakefiki, Elisha watsi kulamadvodza lamadzala: “Nibonile yini kutsi lendvodzana yembulali+ itfumele lotsite kutengijuba inhloko? Nibonaka nakufika lesitfunywa, nivale umnyango niwubambe nisivalele ngephandle. Awuvakali yini umsindvo wetinyatselo tenkhosi yaso ngemuva kwaso?”
33 Watsi nakasakhuluma nawo, sefika lesitfunywa, inkhosi yatsi: “Lenhlekelele ibangelwe nguJehova. Kungani kufanele ngichubeke ngilindzele Jehova?”
Imibhalo lengentansi
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “inhlitiyo yenkhosi.”
^ Nobe “Sisebenti.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “inkambu.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “besilingana nekota ye-cab.” I-cab beyilingana nemalitha langu-1.22. Fundza Sandzisanchazo B14.
^ Nobe “ngephansi, icalele ngalo.”
