2 Amakhosi 5
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2 Amakhosi 5
UNahamani, induna yebutho lenkosi yase-Aramu, uyaphulukiswa
1UNahamani induna yempi yenkosi yase-Aramu wayengumuntu omkhulu enkosini yakhe nodumo, ngokuba ngaye uJehova wanikela kuma-Aramu; naye wayeyiqhawe elinesibindi, kodwa enochoko.
2Ama-Aramu aphuma ngobunengi, athumba incekukazi ezweni lakwa-Israyeli; wamlinda umkaNahamani.
3Yathi enkosikazini yayo: “Sengathi uNkulunkulu, inkosi yami, ube nomprofethi oseSamariya! ngoba wayezasinda ochokweni lwakhe.
4Wasengena omunye watshela inkosi yakhe wathi: Itsho njalo intombi evela elizweni lakoIsrayeli.
5Inkosi yase-Aramu yathi: “Hamba, hamba, ngithumele incwadi enkosini yakwa-Israyeli.” Wahamba, wathatha amatalenta ayishumi esiliva namashekeli ayizinkulungwane eziyisithupha egolide nezingubo eziyishumi zokuphendulela.
6Waletha incwadi enkosini yakwa-Israyeli, wathi: “Uma le ncwadi ifika kuwe, bheka, ngiyakuthumela kuwe inceku yami uNahamani ukuba umpholise ochokweni lwakhe.”
7Kwathi inkosi yakwaIsrayeli iyifunda incwadi, yaklebhula izingubo zayo, yathi: “NginguNkulunkulu yini ukuba ngibulale futhi ngiphilise, ukuthi lo muntu athumele kimi ukuba ngiphilise umuntu ochokweni lwakhe.”? ngalokho qaphelani nibone ukuthi ufuna ukuxabana nami.
8Kwathi u-Elisha umuntu kaNkulunkulu esezwile ukuthi inkosi yakwa-Israyeli iklebhulile izingubo zayo, wathumela enkosini wathi: “Uklebhulelani izingubo zakho na? akeze kimi manje, futhi uzokwazi ukuthi kukhona umprofethi kwa-Israyeli.
9UNahamani wayesefika namahhashi akhe nezinqola zakhe, wema ngasemnyango wendlu ka-Elisha.
10U-Elisha wathuma isithunywa kuye, sokuthi: “Hamba ugeze kasikhombisa eJordani, inyama yakho ibuyele kuwe, uhlambuluke.”
11Kepha uNahamani wathukuthela, wahamba, wathi: “Bheka, bengithi uyakuphumela nokuphuma eze kimi, ame, abize igama likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe, ashaye isandla sakhe phezu kwaleyo ndawo naphezu konochoko.”
12OAbana noFariphari, imifula yaseDamaseku, abangcono yini kunawo wonke amanzi akwa-Israyeli? anginakugeza kuwo, ngihlambuluke, na? Ngakho waphenduka wahamba ngokucasuka.
13Izinceku zakhe zasondela zakhuluma kuye, zathi: “Baba, uma umprofethi ebekutshele into enkulu ukuba ukwenze, ubungayikuyenza na?” kakhulu kangakanani kunalokho asho kuwe ukuthi: Geza, uhlambuluke, na?
14Wehla, wabhapathizwa kasikhombisa eJordani njengezwi lomuntu kaNkulunkulu; inyama yakhe yabuya yaba njengenyama yomntwana omncane, wayesehlambulukile.
15Wabuyela kumuntu kaNkulunkulu, yena nesixuku sakhe sonke, weza, wema phambi kwakhe; wathi: Bheka, manje ngiyazi ukuthi akukho Nkulunkulu emhlabeni wonke, ngaphandle kwa-Israyeli; Khuleka, uthathe isibusiso encekwini yakho.
16Kodwa wathi: Kuphila kukaJehova engimi phambi kwakhe, kangiyikwamukela muntu. Wamncenga ukuba asamukele; kodwa wala.
17Wayesethi uNahamani: “Inceku yakho ayiyikunikwa iminyuzi emibili yomhlaba na? ngoba inceku yakho ayisayikunikela umnikelo wokutshiswa lomhlatshelo kwabanye onkulunkulu ngaphandle kweNKOSI.
18Kulokhu, uJehova uyakuthethelela inceku yakho ukuthi uma inkosi yami ingena endlini kaRimoni ukukhonza khona, yeyame esandleni sami, mina ngikhothame endlini kaRimoni; uma ngikhothama endlini kaRimoni, uJehova athethelele inceku yakho kule ndaba.
19Wathi kuye: “Hamba ngokuthula.” Ngakho wasuka kancane kuye.
20Kepha uGehazi, inceku ka-Elisha, umuntu kaNkulunkulu, wathi: “Bheka, inkosi yami yamyeka uNahamani lo umAramu ngokungamukeli esandleni sakhe lokho akulethile; kodwa kuphila kukaJehova, ngizagijima ngimlandele, ngithathe okuthile kuye.
21UGehazi wasemlandela uNahamani. UNahamani embona egijima emva kwakhe, wehla enqoleni ukumhlangabeza, wathi: “Uyaphila na?”
22Wathi: “Kulungile.” Inkosi yami ingithumile ukuthi: ‘Bheka, manje kufike kimi izinsizwa ezimbili ezivela kumadodana abaprofethi zivela ezintabeni zakwa-Efrayimi; ubanike italenta lesiliva nezingubo zangaphansi ezimbili.
23Wayesethi uNahamani: “Suka, uthathe amathalenta amabili.” Wamncenga, wabophela amatalenta amabili esiliva emasakeni amabili, nezingubo zangaphansi ezimbili, wakubeka phezu kwezinceku zakhe ezimbili; bathwala phambi kwakhe.
24Esefikile embhoshongweni, wakuthatha esandleni sabo, wakubeka endlini; wawadedela amadoda, ahamba.
25Kodwa yena wangena wema phambi kwenkosi yakhe. U-Elisha wathi kuye: “Uvelaphi, Gehazi? Wathi: “Inceku yakho ayihambanga ndawo.”
26Wathi kuye: “Inhliziyo yami ayihambanga yini nawe lapho lowo muntu ephenduka enqoleni yakhe ukukuhlangabeza na?” Yisikhathi sokwamukela imali yini, sokwamukela izingubo zokugqoka, neminqumo, nezivini, nezimvu, nezinkomo, nezinceku, nezincekukazi, na?
27Ngakho uchoko lukaNahamani luyonamathela kuwe nasenzalweni yakho kuze kube phakade; Wasuka ebusweni bakhe, enochoko, emhlophe njengeqhwa.
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