2 Amakhosi 7:1-20

Wayesethi u-Elisha: “Yizwani izwi likaJehova; Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Kusasa ngalesi sikhathi iseya lempuphu ecolekileyo liyakuthengiswa ngeshekeli, namaseya amabili ebhali ngeshekeli esangweni laseSamariya. Umnumzane inkosi encike esandleni sakhe wamphendula umuntu kaNkulunkulu, wathi: “Bheka, uma uJehova efuna ukwenza amafasitele ezulwini, le ndaba ingenzeka na? Wathi: “Bheka, uyakukubona ngamehlo akho, kepha ungadli kukho.” Kwakukhona amadoda amane anochoko ngasemnyango wesango, athi omunye komunye: “Sihlaleleni lapha size sife na? Uma sithi: ‘Siyakungena emzini, kuyakuba khona indlala emzini, sifele khona; uma sihlala lapha, siyakufa nathi. Wozani manje, siwele phambi kwempi yama-Aramu; uma besigcina siphila, siyakuphila; uma besibulala, siyakufa. Basuka kuhwelela ukuya ekamu lama-Aramu; sebefike ekupheleni kwekamu lama-Aramu, kwakungekho muntu lapho. Ngokuba uJehova wenza ukuba impi yama-Aramu izwe umsindo wezinqola nomsindo wamahhashi, yebo, umsindo wempi enkulu; bathi omunye komunye: “Bhekani, inkosi yakwa-Israyeli isiqashile amakhosi. AmaHeti namakhosi aseGibithe ukuba asehlele. Base besukuma, babaleka kuhwelela, bashiya amatende abo, namahhashi abo, nezimbongolo zabo, ikamu linjengoba linjalo, babaleka ukuze basindise ukuphila kwabo. Laba abanochoko sebefike ekugcineni kwekamu, bangena kwelinye itende, badla, baphuza, bathatha khona isiliva negolide nezingubo, bakuthukusa; wabuya, wangena kwelinye itende, wathatha nakhona, waya wakucashisa. Base bethi omunye komunye: “Akusihambi kahle; lolu suku lungusuku lwezindaba ezinhle, kepha sithule; uma silibala kuze kuse, ububi buyasehlela; woza manje, ukuze sihambe sitshele abendlu yenkosi. Base befika babiza umlindisango womuzi, bamtshela ukuthi: “Safika ekamu lama-Aramu, bheka, kwakungekho muntu lapho, nezwi lomuntu, kuphela amahhashi ahlonyiweyo nezimbongolo ezihlonyiwe, namatende njengoba ayenjalo. Wabiza abalindisango; bakubika endlini yenkosi. Inkosi yasivuka ebusuku, yathi ezincekwini zayo: “Ake nginitshele lokho ama-Aramu akwenza kithi. Bayazi ukuthi silambile; ngalokho baphuma ekamu ukuze bacashe endle, bathi: “Uma bephuma emzini, siyakubamba bephila, singene emzini; Enye yezinceku zayo yaphendula yathi: “Mabathathe amahlanu emahhashini asele emzini, bheka, anjengesixuku sonke sakwa-Israyeli esasisele kuwo; Ngithi, banjengesixuku sonke sabantwana bakwa-Israyeli ababhubhayo: masithumele, sibone. Base bethatha amahhashi empi amabili; inkosi yaxosha impi yama-Aramu, yathi: “Hambani nibone; Bawalandela baze bafika eJordani, bheka, yonke indlela yayigcwele izingubo nezitsha ama-Aramu ayezilahlile ngokuphamaza kwawo. Zabuya izithunywa, zayibikela inkosi. Amadoda aphuma, aphanga amathente ama-Aramu. Ngakho iseya lempuphu ecolekileyo lathengiswa ngeshekeli, namaseya amabili ebhali ngeshekeli njengezwi likaJehova. Inkosi yayisibeka inkosi eyencike esandleni sayo ukuba ilawule isango; abantu bamnyathela esangweni, wafa njengokusho komuntu kaNkulunkulu owakhuluma ekufikeni kwenkosi kuye. Umuntu kaNkulunkulu wakhuluma enkosini wathi: “Kusasa ngalesi sikhathi amaseya amabili ebhali ngeshekeli neseya lempuphu ecolekileyo ngeshekeli kuyakuba khona esangweni laseSamariya ngalesi sikhathi. Lowo mnumzane wamphendula umuntu kaNkulunkulu, wathi: “Bheka-ke, uma uJehova enza amafasitele ezulwini, ingaba khona into enjalo na? Wathi: “Bheka, uyakukubona ngamehlo akho, kepha ungadli kukho.” Kwamehlela-ke, ngokuba abantu bamnyathela esangweni, wafa.