Kwathi uJehova esenyusele u-Eliya ezulwini ngesivunguvungu, u-Eliya wahamba no-Elisha besuka eGiligali.
UElija wasesithi kuElisha: Hlala lapha; ngoba uJehova ungithumile eBhetheli. U-Eliza wathi kuye: Kuphila kukaJehova nokuphila komphefumulo wakho, angiyikukushiya. Ngemva kwalokho behlela eBhetheli.
Amadodana abaprofethi ayeseBethele aphuma, aya ku-Elisha, athi kuye: “Uyazi yini ukuthi namuhla uJehova uyakususa inkosi yakho entlokweni yakho na? Wathi: Yebo, ngiyazi; Thula.
UElija wasesithi kuye: Elisha, hlala lapha; ngoba iNkosi ingithumile eJeriko. Wathi: Kuphila kukaJehova nokuphila komphefumulo wakho, angiyikukushiya. Base befika eJeriko.
Amadodana abaprofethi ayeseJeriko asondela ku-Elisha, athi kuye: Uyazi yini ukuthi namuhla uJehova uyakususa inkosi yakho entlokweni yakho na? Wathi: Yebo, ngiyazi; Thula.
UElija wasesithi kuye: Hlala lapha; ngoba uJehova wangithuma eJordani. Wathi: Kuphila kukaJehova nokuphila komphefumulo wakho, angiyikukushiya. Baqhubeke bobabili.
Kwasekuhamba amadoda angamatshumi amahlanu emadodaneni abaprofethi, ejama ukubukela khatshana; labo bobabili bema ngaseJordani.
U-Eliya wathatha ingubo yakhe, wayisonga, washaya amanzi, ahlukana lapha nalaphaya, badabula bobabili emhlabathini owomileyo.
Kwathi sebedabula, u-Eliya wathi ku-Elisha: “Cela engizakukwenzela khona ngaphambi kokuba ngisuswe kuwe.” U-Elisha wathi: “Izingxenye ezimbili zomoya wakho mazibe phezu kwami.”
Wathi: “Ucele into enzima; kodwa uma ungibona lapho ngisuswa kuwe, kuyakuba njalo kuwe; kepha uma kungenjalo, akuyikuba njalo.
Kwathi besakhuluma, kwabonakala inqola yomlilo namahhashi omlilo, kwabadabula bobabili; u-Eliya wenyukela ezulwini ngesivunguvungu.
UElisha esekubona wamemeza wathi: Baba, baba, nqola kaIsrayeli labagadi bakhe bamabhiza! Akabange esambona, wathatha ezakhe izingubo, waziklebhula kabili.
Wacosha ingubo ka-Eliya eyayiwile kuye, wabuya, wema ngasogwini lweJordani;
Wathatha ingubo ka-Eliya eyayiwile kuye, washaya amanzi, wathi: “Uphi uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Eliya na?” nalapho eshaya amanzi, ahlukana, u-Elisha wawela.
Kwathi amadodana abaprofethi ababezakumbona eJeriko embona athi: Umoya kaElija uhlezi phezu kukaElisha. Bamhlangabeza, bakhothama emhlabathini phambi kwakhe.
Bathi kuye: “Bheka, kukhona amadoda anamandla angamashumi ayisihlanu kanye nezinceku zakho; mawahambe ayofuna inkosi yakho, funa uMoya kaJehova ungenyuswanga wayiphonsa entabeni ethile noma esigodini esithile. Wathi: “Awunakuthuma.”
Bamcindezela waze waba namahloni, wathi: “Thuma!” Basebethuma amadoda angamashumi amahlanu; bamfuna izinsuku ezintathu, kepha abamtholanga.
Sebefikile kuye, ngokuba ehlezi eJeriko, wathi kubo: “Angishongo yini kini ukuthi: Ningahambi na?”
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