Abami b’Akabiri 2:1-25
2 Omughulu Yehova abya iniakisiya inierukirya Eliya y’elubula* omo kihunga kinene, Eliya na Elisha mubaya e Gilgali.
2 Eliya mwabwira Elisha ati: “Kisi, sighala hano, kundi Yehova mwakanibwira ati niye e Beteli.” Aliwe Elisha mwamusubirya ati: “Oko kwenene-kwenene ngoko Yehova aliho kandi ngoko naghu uliho, sinendikuleka.” Neryo abalume babiri abo mubaya e Beteli yo haghuma.
3 Abaghala b’abaminyereri ababya e Beteli mubasyahindana na Elisha, bamamubwira bati: “Unasi ngoko munabwire Yehova akendiheka omukama waghu, neryo syendisyabya mukama waghu?” Elisha mwabasubirya ati: “Ninasi. Muhune.”
4 Enyuma sy’aho, Eliya mwabwira Elisha ati: “Elisha, sighala hano kisi, kundi Yehova abiribugha ati niye e Yeriko.” Aliwe Elisha mwamusubirya ati: “Oko kwenene-kwenene ngoko Yehova aliho kandi ngoko naghu uliho, sinendikuleka.” Neryo abalume babiri abo mubaya e Yeriko yo haghuma.
5 Neryo abaghala b’abaminyereri ababya e Yeriko mubasyahindana na Elisha, bamamubwira bati: “Unasi ngoko munabwire Yehova akendiheka omukama waghu, neryo syendisyabya mukama waghu?” Elisha mwabasubirya ati: “Ninasi. Muhune.”
6 Enyuma sy’aho, Eliya mwabwira Elisha ati: “Sighala hano kisi, kundi Yehova abirinibwira ati niye hakuhi ne Yordani.” Aliwe Elisha mwamusubirya ati: “Oko kwenene-kwenene ngoko Yehova aliho kandi ngoko naghu uliho, sinendikuleka.” Neryo abalume babiri abo mubaghenda haghuma.
7 Abalume 50 ababya b’oko baghala b’abaminyereri nabo mubaghenda haghuma na Eliya na Elisha. Eliya na Elisha mubimana oko musike we Yordani abaghala b’abaminyereri ibanemubaleberya hali.
8 Neryo Eliya mwimya olukimba lwiwe lw’obuminyereri, amalingalo, n’erihumba mulo mw’amaghetse. Neryo amaghetse we Yordani mwayighaba, awandi amaya oko luhande lw’amalembe n’awandi oko luhande lw’amali. Neryo abalume babiri abo mubasoka e Yordani oko kitaka ekyumire.
9 Mubabya babinasoka, Eliya mwabwira Elisha ati: “Wanzire inakukoleraki embere oMungu aniheke?” Elisha mwamusubirya ati: “Kisi, nihabawe esyosehemu ibiri sy’ekirimu ekyo Mungu akuha.”
10 Eliya mwamusubirya ati: “Wamasaba omwatsi owakalire. Wamabinilangira omughulu ngendihekwa, aho ighukendisunga ekyo wamasaba. Aliwe, utetanilangira, isiwendibanakyo.”
11 Omughulu babya bakaghenda ibanemukania, omutoka n’esyosabayiri,* ebyakire ng’omuliro mubyalw’ibyaghaba Eliya na Elisha, neryo Eliya amerukira elubula* omo kihunga kinene.
12 Elisha abya akalebya inianemubugha omo mulenge muli ati: “Baba waghe, baba waghe! Omutoka we Israeli n’abakaghendayagho!” Elisha mwatasyalangira Eliya. Mwahambirira esyongyimba siwe, amatulasyo mo bihande bibiri.
13 Enyuma sy’aho, mwatola olukimba lw’obuminyereri lwa Eliya olwatogha, neryo amasuba oko musike we Yordani.
14 Neryo mwimya olukimba lw’obuminyereri lwa Eliya olwatogha, amapikalo oko maghetse, n’eribugha ati: “Yehova, oMungu wa Eliya, ali hayi?” Mwabya abipikalo oko maghetse, amaghetse we Yordani amayighaba, awandi amaya oko luhande lw’amalembe n’awandi oko luhande lw’amali, neryo Elisha amasoka.
15 Omughulu abaghala b’abaminyereri ababya e Yeriko balangirira Elisha ibane ehali, mubabugha bati: “Ekirimu kya Eliya kyabiribya oko Elisha.” Neryo mubaya eyiri Elisha, bamakukama n’erihira obusu bwabo b’oko kitaka embere siwe.
16 Mubamubwira bati: “Tune n’abalume 50 abawite obutoki. Kisi, ughende haghuma n’abo, muyarondaye omukama waghu. Ekirimu* kya Yehova kyanganabya imokikamusumbira endata n’erimughusa oko kitwa kighuma kutse omo musya.” Aliwe Elisha mwababwira ati: “Isimwababwira muti bayamuronde.”
17 Aliwe mubamuhatikana erihika oko kika amaluha. Neryo mwasala ababwira ati: “Sawa, bayamuronde.” Neryo mubatuma abalume 50 abo. Mubabugha ebiro bisatu bakarondya Eliya, aliwe mubatamusunga.
18 Mubabya babisuba eyiri Elisha, mubeya iniane e Yeriko. Neryo mwababwira ati: “Si mungababwira niti isimwayamurondaya!”
19 Enyuma sy’aho, abandu b’omo muyi mubabwira Elisha bati: “Mukama wetu, ngoko wamalangira, omuyi wetu ali ahuwene; aliwe amaghetse wamo syuwene, n’ekitaka sikiryerako kindu.”*
20 Neryo mwababwira ati: “Muniletere akabakuli* kahya-kahya, muhire muko m’omunyu.” Neryo mubamuletera akabakuli kaghuma.
21 Neryo mwaya ahali engununuko y’amaghetse ayo, amaghusamo munyu, n’eribugha ati: “Yehova ati, ‘Nabiryuwania amaghetse aya. Syangasyaholya omundu kandi syendisyaleka abandu n’esyonyama ibatabuta.’”*
22 N’amaghetse ayo abiryuwana erihika na munabwire, ngoko Elisha anabugha.
23 Elisha mwalua aho, amaya e Beteli. Omughulu abya inianemulaba omo ndaki, abalwana balebe abakine balere mubalua omo muyi, bamatsuka erimusekererya. Mubabya bakamubwira bati: “Hetuka, iwe w’oluhala! Hetuka, iwe w’oluhala!”
24 Oko mwiso, Elisha mwabinduka, amasamalira abalwana abo, n’eribatakira omo rina rya Yehova. Neryo esyodubu ibiri sy’obukali musyalua omo musitu, syamatulanga abana 42 mo bihande-bihande.
25 Elisha mwalua aho, amaya oko Kitwa kye Karmeli. Enyuma sy’aho, mwalua eyo, amasuba e Samaria.
Amaelezo awehikwa
^ Kutse “omo kyanya.”
^ Kutse “n’esyofarasi; n’esyoshevale.”
^ Kutse “omo kyanya.”
^ Kutse “Erihunga.”
^ Kutse “kikaleka abakali ibakwisya n’esyonyama isyatorohya.”
^ Kutse “akabindi.”
^ Kutse alinga, “syendisyaleka abandu ibakwisya n’esyonyama isyatorohya.”
