2 Amakhosi 5:1-14

UNahamani induna yempi yenkosi yase-Aramu wayengumuntu omkhulu enkosini yakhe nodumo, ngokuba ngaye uJehova wanikela kuma-Aramu; naye wayeyiqhawe elinesibindi, kodwa enochoko. Ama-Aramu aphuma ngobunengi, athumba incekukazi ezweni lakwa-Israyeli; wamlinda umkaNahamani. Yathi enkosikazini yayo: “Sengathi uNkulunkulu, inkosi yami, ube nomprofethi oseSamariya! ngoba wayezasinda ochokweni lwakhe. Wasengena omunye watshela inkosi yakhe wathi: Itsho njalo intombi evela elizweni lakoIsrayeli. Inkosi yase-Aramu yathi: “Hamba, hamba, ngithumele incwadi enkosini yakwa-Israyeli.” Wahamba, wathatha amatalenta ayishumi esiliva namashekeli ayizinkulungwane eziyisithupha egolide nezingubo eziyishumi zokuphendulela. Waletha incwadi enkosini yakwa-Israyeli, wathi: “Uma le ncwadi ifika kuwe, bheka, ngiyakuthumela kuwe inceku yami uNahamani ukuba umpholise ochokweni lwakhe.” Kwathi 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. Kwathi 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. UNahamani wayesefika namahhashi akhe nezinqola zakhe, wema ngasemnyango wendlu ka-Elisha. U-Elisha wathuma isithunywa kuye, sokuthi: “Hamba ugeze kasikhombisa eJordani, inyama yakho ibuyele kuwe, uhlambuluke.” Kepha uNahamani wathukuthela, wahamba, wathi: “Bheka, bengithi uyakuphumela nokuphuma eze kimi, ame, abize igama likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe, ashaye isandla sakhe phezu kwaleyo ndawo naphezu konochoko.” OAbana noFariphari, imifula yaseDamaseku, abangcono yini kunawo wonke amanzi akwa-Israyeli? anginakugeza kuwo, ngihlambuluke, na? Ngakho waphenduka wahamba ngokucasuka. Izinceku zakhe zasondela zakhuluma kuye, zathi: “Baba, uma umprofethi ebekutshele into enkulu ukuba ukwenze, ubungayikuyenza na?” kakhulu kangakanani kunalokho asho kuwe ukuthi: Geza, uhlambuluke, na? Wehla, wabhapathizwa kasikhombisa eJordani njengezwi lomuntu kaNkulunkulu; inyama yakhe yabuya yaba njengenyama yomntwana omncane, wayesehlambulukile.