2 Amakhosi 4
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2 Amakhosi 4
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1Kwasekusithi owesifazana othile phakathi kwabafazi bamadodana abaprofethi wamemeza kuEliza, wathi: Inceku yakho, indoda yami, ifile; uyazi wena ukuthi inceku yakho yayimesaba uJehova, njalo umtshelekisi weza ukuthathela amadodana ami amabili abe yizigqili zakhe.
2U-Elisha wathi kuye: “Ngikwenzeleni na? ngitshele, unani endlini? Wathi: “Incekukazi yakho ayinalutho endlini ngaphandle kwekhanzi lamafutha.”
3Wathi: “Hamba uboleke izimbiza ezingenalutho kubo bonke abakhelene nawe; ungaboleki ipheya.
4Lapho ungena, kumelwe ukhiyele wena namadodana akho umnyango futhi uthele kuzo zonke lezo zitsha, futhi kumelwe ubeke eceleni ezigcwele.
5Wasuka kuye, wazivalela yena namadodana akhe umnyango, amlethela izitsha; waphoseka.
6Kwathi izimbiza sezigcwele wathi endodaneni yakhe: Letha okunye kimi. Wathi kuye: “Akusekho mphongolo.” Asala amafutha.
7Ngemva kwalokho weza watshela lowo muntu kaNkulunkulu. Wathi: Hamba uthengise ngamafutha, ukhokhe isikweleti sakho, wena nabantwana bakho niphile ngaleya mpilo.
8Kwathi ngolunye usuku u-Elisha wawelela eShunemi, lapho kwakukhona khona owesifazane omkhulu; wamcindezela ukuba adle isinkwa. Kwathi njalo lapho edlula, waphambukela khona ukuba adle isinkwa.
9Wathi endodeni yakhe: “Bheka, ngiyabona ukuthi ngumuntu ongcwele kaNkulunkulu odlula kithi sonke isikhathi.”
10Masenze ikamelo elincane ngaseludongeni; futhi simbekele khona umbhede, netafula, nesihlalo, nothi lwesibani; futhi lapho efika kithi, kumelwe aphambukele khona.
11Kwathi ngolunye usuku wafika khona, wangena ekamelweni, walala khona.
12Wathi encekwini yakhe uGehazi: “Biza lowo mShunemi.” Lapho embiza, wema phambi kwakhe.
13Wathi kuye: “Mtshele ukuthi: Bheka, usinakekele ngakho konke lokho; yini okumele yenzelwe wena? uyakuthiwa enkosini noma enduneni yebutho na? Wathi: “Ngihlala phakathi kwabantu bakithi.”
14Wathi: “Pho, kumelwe enzeni na?” UGehazi wasesithi: Khangela, kalamntwana, lendoda yakhe isiluphele;
15Wathi: “Mbize.” Wathi uma embiza, wema emnyango.
16Wathi: “Ngalesi sikhathi, ngokwesikhathi sokuphila, uyobe ugone umfana. Wathi: “Qha, nkosi yami, muntu kaNkulunkulu, ungaqambi amanga encekwini yakho;
17Owesifazana wakhulelwa wabeletha indodana ngesikhathi uEliza amtshela ngaso, ngokwesikhathi sokuphila.
18Kwathi umntwana esekhulile, kwathi ngolunye usuku waphuma, waya kuyise kubavuni.
19Wathi kuyise: “Ikhanda lami, ikhanda lami.” Wathi kumfana: “Mthwale umyise kunina.”
20Esemthathile wamyisa kunina, wahlala emadolweni akhe kwaze kwaba semini enkulu, wafa.
21Wakhuphuka wamlalisa embhedeni womuntu kaNkulunkulu, wamvalela, waphuma.
22Wabiza umyeni wakhe, wathi: “Ngithumele enye yezinsizwa neyodwa yezimbongolo, ngigijime ngiye kulowo muntu kaNkulunkulu, ngibuye.”
23Wathi: “Uzayelani kuye namuhla na?” akusikhona ukwethwasa kwenyanga noma isabatha. Wathi: “Kuzolunga.”
24Wayesebophela imbongolo, wathi encekwini yakhe: “Khwela, uhambe; Ungangideleli ngaphandle kokuthi ngikutshele.
25Wayesehamba, wafika kumuntu kaNkulunkulu entabeni yaseKarmeli. Lapho umuntu kaNkulunkulu embona ekude, wathi encekwini yakhe uGehazi: “Bheka, nangu lowo mShunemi.”
26Gijimani nimhlangabeze, nithi kuye: ‘Uyaphila na? ukahle umyeni wakho? iyaphila ingane? Wathi: “Kuhle.”
27Esefikile kumuntu kaNkulunkulu entabeni, wambamba ezinyaweni; kodwa uGehazi wasondela ukuze amsunduze. Wayesethi umuntu kaNkulunkulu: “Makame; ngokuba umphefumulo wakhe ukhathazekile phakathi kwakhe, uJehova ungifihlele, kazange akwazise kimi.
28Wathi: “Ngacela indodana enkosini yami na?” Angishongo yini ukuthi: Ningangikhohlisi?
29Wayesethi kuGehazi: “Bhinca ukhalo lwakho, uphathe udondolo lwami esandleni sakho, uhambe; uma uhlangana nomuntu, ungambingelela; uma umuntu ekubingelela, ungabe usamphendula; ngibeke induku yami ebusweni bomfana.
30Unina womntwana wathi: Kuphila kukaJehova nokuphila komphefumulo wakho, angiyikukushiya. Wasukuma wamlandela.
31UGehazi waphuma phambi kwabo, wabeka induku ebusweni bomfana; kodwa kwakungekho zwi nezilaleli. Ngakho waphinda wahlangana laye wamtshela wathi: Umntwana kakaphaphami.
32U-Elisha esengena endlini, umntwana wayefile, elele embhedeni wakhe.
33Wangena wabahluthulela bobabili umnyango, wakhuleka kuJehova.
34Wakhuphuka, walala phezu komntwana, wabeka umlomo wakhe emlonyeni wakhe, namehlo akhe phezu kwamehlo akhe, nezandla zakhe phezu kwezandla zakhe; yafudumala inyama yomntwana.
35Wasebuyela emuva, wahambahamba endlini; wakhuphuka wazelula phezu kwakhe, umntwana wathimula kasikhombisa, umntwana wavula amehlo akhe.
36Wabiza uGehazi, wathi: “Biza lo mShunemi.” Yingakho emshayele ucingo. Esengena kuye, wathi: “Thatha indodana yakho.”
37Ngemva kwalokho wangena wawela ezinyaweni zakhe wakhothamela phansi wathatha indodana yakhe waphuma.
38U-Elisha wabuye wafika eGiligali, kwakukhona indlala ezweni; amadodana abaprofethi ayehlezi phambi kwakhe;
39Omunye waphuma waya endle ukuyokha imifino, wathola umvini wasendle, wakha kuwo ithanga lakhe, wafika wawugawula ebhodweni, ngokuba babengazi.
40Base baphakela amadoda ukuba adle. Kwathi besadla, bakhala, bathi: “O muntu kaNkulunkulu, kukhona ukufa embizeni; Futhi abakwazanga ukudla kuwo.
41Kodwa wathi: “Lethani ufulawa.” Waseyiphosa ebhodweni; wathi: “Phakela abantu, ukuze badle.” Futhi kwakungekho bubi ebhodweni.
42Kwasekufika umuntu evela eBayelisa, walethela umuntu kaNkulunkulu isinkwa solibo, izinkwa zebhali ezingamatshumi amabili lezikhwebu ezigcwele emakhoba. Wathi: “Nika abantu ukuba badle.”
43Inceku yakhe yasisithi: Ngiyinikele ebantwini abayikhulu? Uthi futhi: Nika abantu ukuthi badle, ngokuba usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Bayakudla, basale.
44Wakubeka phambi kwabo, badla, bashiya njengezwi likaJehova.
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