2 Emakhosi 2
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Kwenyuselwa ezulwini kwa-Elija
1Watsi Simakadze nasatawutsatsa Elija amenyusele ezulwini ngesiwunguwungwana, bo-Elija na-Elisha babesendleleni lephuma eGilgali. 2Elija wakhuluma ku-Elisha, watsi: “Sala lapha; Simakadze usangitfumele eBetheli.”
Kodvwa Elisha waphendvula, watsi: “Ngifunga ngekuphila kwaSimakadze nangekwakho, ngitsi ngingeke ngikushiye.” Ngako bavele bewuka baya eBetheli.
3Sicumbi sebaphrofethi lesasihlala eBetheli seta ku-Elisha, safike sambuta satsi: “Uyati yini kutsi Simakadze utayitsatsa lenkhosi yakho lamuhla?”
Elisha wabaphendvula, watsi: “Yebo, ngiyati; kodvwa yekelani kukhuluma ngalendzaba.”
4Elija wakhuluma ku-Elisha, watsi: “Elisha, ngicela kutsi usale lapha; Simakadze usangitfume lapha eJerikho.”
Elisha wamphendvula, watsi: “Ngifunga ngekuphila kwaSimakadze nangekwakho, ngitsi ngingeke ngikushiye.” Ngako bahambisana bobabili baya eJerikho.
5Emadvodza labaphrofethi baseJerikho enyuka aya ku-Elisha, afike ambuta atsi: “Uyati yini kutsi Simakadze utayitsatsa lenkhosi yakho lamuhla?”
Elisha wabaphendvula, watsi: “Yebo, ngiyati; kodvwa yekelani kukhuluma ngalendzaba.”
6Elija wakhuluma ku-Elisha, watsi: “Ngicela usale lapha; Simakadze usangitfume eJordane.”
Elisha wamphendvula, watsi: “Ngifunga ngekuphila kwaSimakadze nangekwakho, ngitsi ngingeke ngikushiye.” Ngako bahambisana bobabili.
7Labanye baphrofethi lababengema-50 nabo bahamba bafike bemela bucamama, kubhekana nalendzawo lapho bekume khona bo-Elija na-Elisha ngaseJordane. 8 Elija watsatsa sembatfo sakhe wasigocota, wabe sewushaya ngaso lamanti. Emanti ehlukana ekhatsi, aya ngesekudla nangesancele, lamadvodza lamabili ewela ahamba emhlabatsini lowomile.
9 Batsi kube bewele, Elija wakhuluma ku-Elisha, watsi: “Ase ungitjele, ufuna ngikwenteleni ngisengakasuswa kuwe?”
Elisha waphendvula, watsi: “Ngicela kutsi ungiphe sabelo sebundlalifa semoya wakho sesiphindvwe kabili.”
10Elija watsi: “Ucele intfo lelukhuni; noko nawutangibona sengitsatfwa kuwe, kutakuya njengesicelo sakho; kodvwa nawungangiboni, kungeke kube njalo.”
11 Batsi basahamba bakhulumisana bobabili, masinyane kwachamuka incola yemlilo idvonswa ngemahhashi emlilo, yabehlukanisa ekhatsi, Elija wenyuka ngesiwunguwungwana wayawushona ezulwini. 12 Elisha wakubona loko wakhala, amemeta, watsi: “Babe wami! Babe wami! Incola yaka-Israyeli nebagibeli bakhe bemahhashi!” Elisha akazange aphindze ambone futsi.
Ngenca yekudzabuka kwakhe Elisha watsatsa lesembatfo sakhe wasidzabula, saba ticephu letimbili.
13 Watsatsa lengubo leyayidzilike ku-Elija, wancandzeka nayo, wafike wema elusentseni lwemfula iJordane. 14Wabe sewushaya lamanti emfula ngalengubo. Wabuta watsi: “Uphi-ke loSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wa-Elija?” Watsi kube awashaye lamanti, ehlukana ekhatsi, aya ngesekudla nangesancele, wabe sewuyewela.
15Lesicumbi sebaphrofethi lesasiphuma eJerikho, sibukela, satsi: “Lomoya wa-Elija sewusetikwa-Elisha.” Bahamba bayakumhlangabeta, bafike bawa phansi embikwakhe bamkhotsamela, 16 bakhuluma batsi: “Buka la; tsine, tinceku takho, sinemadvodza langema-50 lanelikhono. Kungaba njani asahambe ayewufuna inkhosi yakho, mhlawumbe Moya waSimakadze uyihlwitsile, wayibeka entsabeni letsite nome esihosheni lesitsite.”
Elisha wabaphendvula watsi: “Cha, ningawatfumeli.”
17Kodvwa achubeka amncenga, waze waba nemahloni kubalela. Ngako wabe sewutsi kubo: “Kulungile, batfumeleni.” Batfumela emadvodza langema-50, lahamba ayakumfuna emalanga lamatsatfu, kodvwa akazange amtfole. 18Atsi nakancandzeka abuyela ku-Elisha, labehlala eJerikho, watsi kuwo: “Angitsi nginitjelile kutsi ningayi?”
Kuphiliswa kwemanti
19 Emadvodza alelo dolobha akhuluma ku-Elisha atsi: “Ase ubuke lapha, nkhosi, lelidolobha lisendzaweni lekahle, njengobe ubona nje, kodvwa emanti alo mabi, kantsi futsi nemasimi alo asaphuphile.”
20Wawaphendvula watsi: “Ngiletseleni sitja lesisha, bese nifaka luswayi ekhatsi kuso.” Ngako babe sebakuletsa kuye loko.
21Wahamba waya kulomtfombo, wafike wafaka loluswayi ekhatsi, watsi: “Naku-ke lokukhulunywa nguSimakadze, utsi: ‘Lamanti sengiwaphilisile. Angeke aphindze futsi ente kufa nome ente lelive liphuphe.’ ” 22Lamanti kuze kube ngulamuhla seloku elapheka, kwaya njengenkhulumo leyakhulunywa ngu-Elisha.
Kuphukutwa kwa-Elisha
23Elisha wesuka lapho waya eBetheli. Watsi asahamba ngemgwaco, bafana baphuma kulelidolobha bamphukuta bamhheletela, bamemeta batsi: “Yenyuka wena mphandla-ndzini! Yenyuka wena mphandla-ndzini!”
24Wagucuka wababuka; wamemeta, abacalekisa ngelibito laSimakadze. Kwabe sekuchamuka emabhele lamabili aphuma ehlatsini, adladlabula lababengema-42 balabo bafana.
25Elisha wachubeka waya eNtsabeni iKhameli; wesuka lapho wancandzeka wabuyela eSamariya.
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