Inkosi yase-Aramu yasilwa no-Israyeli, yacebisana nezinceku zayo, yathi: “Ikamu lami liyakuba kuleyo ndawo.”
Umuntu kaNkulunkulu wasethumela enkosini yakoIsrayeli ukuthi: Ziqaphele ukuthi ungadluli kuleyondawo; ngoba ama-Aramu ehlela khona.
Inkosi yakwa-Israyeli yayisithumela endaweni umuntu kaNkulunkulu ayemmisele yona, yamxwayisa, yamsindisa lapho, kungabi kanye nakabili.
Inhliziyo yenkosi yase-Aramu yakhathazeka kakhulu ngale ndaba; wabiza izinceku zakhe, wathi kuzo: “Aniyikungibonisa yini ukuthi ubani kithi ongowenkosi yakwa-Israyeli na?
Yathi enye yezinceku zayo: “Makungabikho noyedwa, nkosi yami, nkosi, kuphela u-Elisha umprofethi okwa-Israyeli ongatshela inkosi yakwa-Israyeli amazwi owakhuluma ekamelweni lakho.
Wathi: “Hambani nibone lapho ekhona, ukuze ngithumele ngimlande.” Wabikelwa ukuthi: “Bheka, useDothani.”
Ngakho wathumela lapho amahhashi, nezinqola, nebutho elikhulu lempi, bafika ebusuku bawuhaqa umuzi.
Inceku yomuntu kaNkulunkulu yasivuka ekuseni kakhulu, yaphuma, khangela-ke, ibutho lalihanqile umuzi, linamabhiza lezinqola. Inceku yakhe yathi kuye: “Maye, nkosi yami! sizokwenza kanjani.
Wathi: “Ungesabi, ngokuba abanathi baningi kunabanabo.”
U-Elisa wakhuleka wathi: “Nkosi, vula amehlo akhe ukuba abone.” UJehova wawavula amehlo ensizwa; wabheka, bheka, intaba yayigcwele amahhashi nezinqola zomlilo nxazonke zika-Elisha.
Esehlela kuye, u-Elisha wakhuleka kuJehova, wathi: “Shaya lesi sizwe ngobumpumputhe.” Futhi wabashaya ngobumpumputhe ngokwezwi lika-Elisha.
U-Elisha wathi kubo: “Le akusiyo indlela, nomuzi akusiwo; ngilandeleni, ngizaliletha kumuntu elimdingayo. Kodwa wabayisa eSamariya.
Kwathi sebefikile eSamariya, uElisha wathi: Jehova, vula amehlo alababantu, ukuze babone. UJehova wavula amehlo abo, babona; bheka, babephakathi kweSamariya.
Inkosi yakoIsrayeli yasisithi kuElisha ibabona: Baba, ngibahlule yini? ngizobashaya.
Wathi: “Ungabashayi; Uyafuna ukubabulala labo obathumbile ngenkemba yakho nangomnsalo wakho? ubeke isinkwa namanzi phambi kwabo, ukuze badle, baphuze, baye enkosini yabo.
Wabalungisela ukudla okukhulu; sebedlile, baphuza, wabamukisa, baya enkosini yabo. Ngakho amaviyo ama-Aramu awabe esangena ezweni lakwa-Israyeli.
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