2 AMakhosi 6:24-33

2 AMakhosi 6:24-33 ZUL20

Kwathi emveni kwalokho uBheni Hadadi, inkosi yase-Aramu, waqoqa yonke impi yakhe, wenyuka, wavimbezela iSamariya. Kwaba khona indlala enkulu eSamariya. Balivimbezela, ikhanda lembongolo laze lathengiswa ngezinhlamvu zesiliva ezingama-80, nokwesine kwesigaxa somswani wejuba ngezinhlamvu zesiliva eziyisihlanu. Kwathi lapho inkosi yakwa-Israyeli izihambela nje phezu kogange, kwamemeza owesifazane kuyo, wathi: “Siza, nkosi yami, nkosi.” Kepha yathi: “Uma uSimakade engakusizi, mina ngingalutholaphi usizo na? Esibuyeni noma esikhamweni sewayini?” Yayisithi inkosi kuye: “Siyini isikhalo sakho na?” Wathi: “Lo wesifazane wathi kimi: ‘Sinike indodana yakho ukuba siyidle namuhla, eyami indodana siyakuyidla kusasa.’ “Ngakho-ke sayipheka indodana yami, sayidla; ngase ngithi kuye ngosuku olulandelayo: ‘Sinike indodana yakho ukuba siyidle;’ wayeyifihlile indodana yakhe.” Kwathi inkosi isizwile amazwi alowo wesifazane, yaklebhula izingubo zayo isahamba phezu kogange; abantu bayibona; yayembethe indwangu eyisaka ngaphansi kwezembatho emzimbeni wayo. Yathi: “UNkulunkulu makenze kanjalo, enezele futhi, uma ikhanda lika-Elisha, indodana kaShafathi, liyakube lisekuye namuhla.” Yayisithumela isithunywa phambi kwayo; u-Elisha wayehleli endlini yakhe, namalunga ehleli naye; kepha singakafiki kuye isithunywa, wathi emalungeni: “Niyabona yini ukuthi le ndodana yombulali ithumele ukuze kunqunywe ikhanda lami na? Bhekani, kuyokuthi lapho sifika isithunywa nivale umnyango nisicindezele ngawo. Kanti izigi zenkosi yaso azikho yini emva kwaso na?” Esakhuluma nawo, inkosi yehlela kuye, yathi: “Uyabona-ke, lobu bubi buvela kuSimakade. Pho kungani kusamele ngimlinde uSimakade na?”