Inkosi yase-Aramu yayisalokhu ilwa no-Israyeli; yelulekana nezinceku zayo, yathi: “Ngizakukanisa ndaweni thizeni.”
Umuntu kaNkulunkulu wathumela enkosini yakwa-Israyeli, wathi: “Qaphela ukuba ungadluli kuleyo ndawo, ngoba abase-Aramu behlele khona.”
Inkosi yakwa-Israyeli yayisithuma umuntu kaNkulunkulu kuleyo ndawo ayishoyo, wayixwayisa, yaqaphela kungekanye, kungekabili.
Inhliziyo yenkosi yase-Aramu yagcwala intukuthelo ngalolu daba, yabiza izinceku zayo, yathi kuzo: “Ningangitshela yini ukuthi ngobani phakathi kwethu abangasenkosini yakwa-Israyeli na?”
Enye yezinceku zayo yathi: “Hhayi, nkosi yami, nkosi, kodwa u-Elisha, umphrofethi wakwa-Israyeli, oyitshelayo inkosi yakwa-Israyeli amazwi owakhuluma ekamelweni lakho lokulala.”
Yayisithi: “Hamba ubone ukuthi ukuphi ukuze ngithumele ngimbambe.”
Yatshelwa ukuthi: “Uyabona-ke, useDothani.”
Yathumela khona amahhashi, izinqola, nempi enkulu; bafika ebusuku, bazungeza umuzi nxazonke.
Inceku yomuntu kaNkulunkulu yavuka ekuseni, yaphuma; bheka, impi enamahhashi nezinqola yayiwuzungezile umuzi. Inceku yakhe yathi kuye: “Maye, nkosi! Siyakwenzenjani na?”
Wathi: “Ungesabi, ngokuba abanathi baningi kunabanabo.”
U-Elisha wakhuleka, wathi: “Simakade, ake uvule amehlo ayo ukuba ibone.”
USimakade wawavula-ke amehlo aleyo nceku, yabona; bheka, intaba yayigcwele amahhashi nezinqola zomlilo zika-Elisha nxazonke.
Behlela kuye, u-Elisha wakhuleka kuSimakade, wathi: “Mawusishaye ngobumpumputhe lesi sizwe.”
Wasishaya ngobumpumputhe njengokwezwi lika-Elisha.
Wayesethi u-Elisha kubo: “Le akusiyo indlela, nalo akusiwona umuzi; ngilandeleni, nginiyise kumuntu enimfunayo.”
Wabayisa eSamariya.
Kwathi ukuba bafike eSamariya, u-Elisha wathi: “Simakade, vula amehlo alaba bantu ukuba babone.”
USimakade wawavula amehlo abo, babona; base bephakathi eSamariya.
Inkosi yakwa-Israyeli isibabonile, yathi ku-Elisha: “Baba, ngibabulale yini? Ngibabulale na?”
Kepha wathi: “Ungababulali; ngabe ubathumbe ngenkemba yakho nangomnsalo wakho laba ofuna ukubabulala na? Beka isinkwa namanzi phambi kwabo ukuba badle, baphuze, babuyele enkosini yabo.”
Yayisibalungisela idili, idili elikhulu; badla, baphuza; yabavumela ukuba bahambe baye enkosini yabo. Amaviyo okuphanga ama-Aramu awaphindanga angena kwa-Israyeli.
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