Incwadzi Yesibili YemaKhosi 5:1-27
5 Namani bekayindvuna yelibutfo lenkhosi yaseSiriya, ayindvodza lesesikhundleni lesisetulu lebeyihlonishwa yinkhosi yayo ngobe Jehova bekamsebentisile ekuncobeni kwesive semaSiriya. Namani bekalichawe lelinemandla, nanobe bekaphetfwe sifo sebulephelo.*
2 Kulokunye kuhlasela kwawo, emaSiriya atfumba intfombatanyana yaka-Israyeli leyaba yincekukati yemfati waNamani.
3 Lentfombatanyana yatsi kumfati waNamani: “Kube inkhosi yami beyingavakashela umphrofethi+ eSamariya! Yena abengayelapha kulesifo sebulephelo.”+
4 Wahamba-ke* waya enkhosini yakhe, wafike wayibikela loko lentfombatanyana yaka-Israyeli beyikushito.
5 Inkhosi yaseSiriya yabese itsi: “Hamba nyalo! Ngitawutfumelela inkhosi yaka-Israyeli incwadzi.” Ngako Namani wahamba nemathalenta* langu-10 elisiliva, tigadla teligolide letingu-6 000 kanye netembatfo letinsha tekushintja letingu-10.
6 Yatfumelela inkhosi yaka-Israyeli incwadzi lebeyitsi: “Ngitfumela kuwe inceku yami Namani kanye nalencwadzi, kuze umelaphe kulesifo sakhe sebulephelo.”
7 Ngekushesha nje inkhosi yaka-Israyeli nase iyifundzile lencwadzi, yadzabula timphahla tayo, yase itsi: “NginguNkulunkulu yini mine kutsi ngingabulala ngiphindze ngiphilise?+ Ngobe itfumele lendvodza kimi futsi ingitjela kutsi angiyelaphe kulesifo sayo sebulephelo! Nani niyatibonela-ke kutsi ifuna sicabane.”
8 Watsi Elisha umuntfu waNkulunkulu weliciniso nakeva kutsi inkhosi yaka-Israyeli idzabule timphahla tayo, ngekushesha watfumela livi kuyo lelitsi: “Utidzabuleleni letingubo takho? Ngicela umvumele ete kimi kuze ati kutsi kunemphrofethi ka-Israyeli.”+
9 Ngako Namani weta nemahhashi kanye netincola takhe temphi wafike wema emnyango wendlu ya-Elisha.
10 Elisha watfumela sitfunywa kutsi simtjele sitsi: “Hamba uye eJordane+ ufike ugeze tikhatsi letingu-7.+ Umtimba wakho utakwelapheka futsi wena utawuhlanteka.”
11 Nakeva loko, Namani watfukutsela wase ucala kuhamba, watsi: “Mine bengititjela ngitsi: ‘Utawuphuma ete kimi, eme la embikwami bese ubita libito laJehova Nkulunkulu wakhe, ahambise tandla takhe tiye emuva nasembili kuze elaphe lobulephelo.’
12 I-Abana nePhaphari, lokuyimifula yaseDamaseko,+ ayincono yini kunemifula yaka-Israyeli? Angeke yini ngigeze kuyo ngihlanteke?” Nakacedza kusho njalo, wagucuka wahamba atfukutsele kakhulu.
13 Tinceku takhe taya kuye futsi tatsi: “Babe, kube lomphrofethi utsite yenta intfo lemangalisako, bewungeke yini uyente? Kangakanani-ke njengobe umane nje watsi: ‘Geza utohlanteka’?”
14 Wabese uyehla-ke Namani waya eJordane wafike wangena* emantini tikhatsi letingu-7, njengobe lomuntfu waNkulunkulu weliciniso+ ashito. Ngemuva kwaloko umtimba wakhe welapheka wafana newemfana lomncane+ futsi wahlanteka.+
15 Ngemuva kwaloko, wabuyela kulomuntfu waNkulunkulu weliciniso+ ahamba nalabantfu labebamsingatsile,* wafike wema embikwakhe wase utsi: “Nyalo sengiyati kutsi kute Nkulunkulu kulenye indzawo emhlabeni wonkhe ngaphandle kwaka-Israyeli.+ Ngicela wemukele lesipho* kimi inceku yakho.”
16 Kodvwa Elisha watsi: “Ngifunga Jehova Nkulunkulu lophilako lengimkhontako* ngitsi, angeke ngisitsatse.”+ Abemncenga kutsi asitsatse, kodvwa Elisha bekasolo ala kusitsatsa.
17 Ekugcineni Namani watsi: “Nangabe ungasitsatsi, ngicela inceku yakho inikwe umhlabatsi wakulendzawo loyimitfwalo lemibili yeminyuzi ngobe inceku yakho angeke iphindze inikele umnikelo wekushiswa nobe umhlatjelo kunome ngabe ngumuphi lomunye nkulunkulu ngaphandle kwaJehova.
18 Shengatsi Jehova angayicolela inceku yakho ngentfo yinye: Nangabe inkhosi yami ingena endlini* yaRimona kute iguce lapho, isima ngekubambelela esandleni sami, ngako kufanele ngikhotsame endlini yaRimona. Nangikhotsama endlini yaRimona, shengatsi Jehova angayicolela inceku yakho ngaloko.”
19 Nakeva loko watsi kuye: “Hamba ngekuthula.” Wabese uyesuka kuye wahamba libanga lelitsite,
20 futsi Gehazi+ inceku ya-Elisha umuntfu waNkulunkulu weliciniso,+ watsi enhlitiyweni yakhe: ‘Inkhosi yami imyekele Namani+ umSiriya ngekutsi ingakwemukeli loko lete nako. Ngifunga Jehova Nkulunkulu lophilako ngitsi ngitawugijima ngimlandzele bese ngitsatsa lokutsite kuye.’
21 Gehazi wabese uyagijima uya kuNamani. Watsi Namani nakabona kutsi kunemuntfu logijima emva kwakhe, wehla encoleni yakhe wayomhlangabeta futsi watsi kuye: “Kukhona yini lesekonakele?”
22 Yena watsi: “Kute lokonakele. Inkhosi yami ingitfume kuwe yatsi ngikutjele ngitsi: ‘Kusandza kufika emadvodza lamabili labuya esifundzeni lesinetintsaba saka-Efrayimu, futsi esuka emadvodzaneni ebaphrofethi. Ngicela uwanikete lithalenta lelisiliva netembatfo letimbili tekushintja letinsha.’”+
23 Namani watsi: “Hamba uyotsatsa emathalenta lamabili.” Wachubeka amncenga+ futsi Namani wamfakela emathalenta lamabili elisiliva etikhwameni letimbili kanye netembatfo letimbili letinsha tekushintja wakunika tinceku takhe letimbili taphatsela Gehazi.
24 Nakefika e-Ofeli,* watitsatsa letintfo kuletinceku watifaka endlini wase utsi letinceku atihambe. Nasetihambile,
25 wangena wafike wema eceleni kwenkhosi yakhe. Elisha wambuta watsi: “Ubuyaphi yeGehazi?” Kodvwa yena watsi: “Inceku yakho ayikaze iye ndzawo.”+
26 Elisha watsi kuye: “Ucabanga kutsi angati yini kutsi wena uyilandzele lendvodza nekutsi yehle encoleni yayo kute ikuhlangabete? Lesi sikhatsi sekwemukela lisiliva yini nobe tembatfo nobe tihlahla temncumo nobe emasimu emagilebisi nobe timvu nobe tinkhomo nobe tinceku nobe tincekukati?+
27 Bulephelo baNamani+ sebutawunamatsela kuwe nasentalelwaneni yakho kuze kube phakadze.” Ngekushesha waphuma embikwa-Elisha sekanebulephelo futsi sekamhlophe njengelichwa.+
Imibhalo lengentansi
^ Nobe “bekanesifo sesikhumba.”
^ Kungenteka kubhekiselwe kuNamani.
^ Lithalenta belilingana nemakhilogremu langu-34.2. Fundza Sandzisanchazo B14.
^ Nobe “wacwila.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “sibusiso.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “inkambu.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “lengima embikwakhe.”
^ Nobe “ethempelini.”
^ Lena yindzawo leseSamariya, mhlawumbe ligcuma noma indzawo yekutivikela.
