U-Elitjha upapamalisa izembe
1Abafundi bomphorofidi bathi ku-Elitjha: “Qala, indawo lapha sihlanganela khona nawe seyiyincani. 2Yeke sivumela bona siye ngeJordani siyokugawula iingodo ukuze sizakhele indawo yokuhlangana.”
Yena wathi: “Khambani.”
3Omunye wabo wathi: “Bewungeze wathabela ukukhamba neenceku zakho na?”
U-Elitjha waphendula wathi: “Iye, ngizakukhamba.”
4Nje-ke wakhamba nabo. Kuthe nabafika emlanjeni iJordani bathoma ukugawula imithi. 5Kwathi omunye wabo asagawula isigodo, izembe latsomuka lawela ngemanzini. Walila wathi: “Maye, kosami! Kazi belibolekiwe nalinjaya!”
6Umuntu kaZimu wabuza wathi: “Liwelephi?”
Kuthe lokha nakamtjengisa indawo, u-Elitjha waqunta isigojwana wasiphosela lapho, izembe lapapamala emanzini. 7U-Elitjha wathi: “Lithathe.”
Yeke umuntu loyo welula isandla sakhe walenyula.
Ama-Aramu abethwa ngobuphofu
8Ikosi ye-Aramu yalwa nama-Israyeli. Ngemva kobana sele ikhulumisene neenkhulu zayo yathi: “Sizowalalela ngesiqhema ndawana thize.”
9Nje-ke umuntu kaZimu wathumela ilizwi ekosini yakwa-Israyeli wathi: “Qaphela ukudlula endaweni leyo ngombana ama-Aramu akulalele lapho.”
10Yeke ikosi yakwa-Israyeli beyiphele ithumele umlayezo endaweni umuntu kaZimu ayitjele abe ayiqaphelise ngayo. Indawo leyo yahlala iqatjhelwe. Kuthe lokha lokhu nakwenzeka ngesikhathi soke, 11ikosi ye-Aramu yakhathazeka. Yabiza iinduna zayo yabuza yathi: “Akhese ningitjele, ngubani phakathi kwethwapha ojame nekosi yakwa-Israyeli?”
12Omunye weenduna waphendula wathi: “Ndabezitha, kosami, akakho phakathi kwethu onjalo. Kodwana u-Elitjha umphorofidi okwa-Israyeli, nguye otjela ikosi yakwa-Israyeli koke, ngitjho negama ikosi elikhuluma ingelawini layo.”
13Ikosi yathi: “Khambani, nifune lapha akhona ukuze ngithumele amadoda ayombamba.”
Kwabuya umbiko othi: “UseDotani.”
14Yeke ikosi yathumela iinjomani neenkarana kanye nebutho elinamandla lapho. Ibutho laya ebusuku lazombeleza idorobhelo. 15Inceku yomuntu kaZimu yavuka ekuseni yaphumela ngaphandle. Qala nanto ibutho lizombeleze idorobho ngeenjomani nangeenkarana. Inceku yathi ku-Elitjha: “Maye kosami! Kazi sizokwenzani-ke nakunje?”
16Waphendula wathi: “Ungesabi. Abangakithi banengi khulu kunabangakibo.”
17U-Elitjha wathandaza wathi: “Awu Somnini, ivule amehlo ukuze ibone!”
Yeke uSomnini wavula amehlo wenceku, kwathi nayiqalako yabona umbundu ugcwele iinjomani neenkarana zomlilo zizombeleze u-Elitjha!
18Kuthe lokha ama-Aramu nabandamela kuye wathandaza wathi: “Somnini, betha abantwaba ngobuphofu.” Mbala uSomnini wabaphophaza kanjengombana u-Elitjha gade abawile.
19U-Elitjha wabalahlekisa wathi kibo: “Le akusiyo indlela begodu akusilo idorobho leli. Ngilandelani ngizanisa emuntwini enimfunako.” Wabarholela eSamariya.
20Kuthe nabasangena eSamariya, u-Elitjha wathandaza wathi: “Somnini, vula amehlo wabantwaba ukuze babone.”
USomnini wavula amehlwabo. Baba-ke! Bazifunyana bangaphakathi kweSamariya! 21Kwathi lokha ikosi yakwa-Israyeli nayibabonako, yabuza u-Elitjha yathi: “Ngibabulale na? Ngibabulale baba?”
22Yena waphendula wathi: “Awa, ungababulali. Awukavunyelwa ukubulala abantu obathumbe ngesabulakho nangomsebe. Baphe ukudla namanzi ukuze badle basele, bagoduke baye ekosinabo.”
23Yeke ikosi yakwa-Israyeli yabalungiselela imbedla yomnyanya, kwathi nasele baqede ukudla nokusela, yabalisa bakhamba babuyela ekosinabo.
Isiqhema sama-Aramu akhange sisabuyela enarheni yakwa-Israyeli godu.
UBhen-Hadadi uvimbezela iSamariya
24Emva kwesikhathi, uBhen-Hadadi ikosi ye-Aramu wahlanganisa loke ibutho lakhe. Waphuma wavimbezela iSamariya. 25Lokhu kwabangela indlala ekulu eSamariya: Ukuvimbezela kwathatha isikhathi eside khulu ngangobana ihloko kadumbana yathengiswa ngeempaparwana ezimatjhumi abunane wesiliva. Kuthi umsuqwa wamazuba ongagcwala itjhethe ubize iimpaparwana ezihlanu.
26Kwathi ikosi yakwa-Israyeli isakhamba emthangaleni wedorobho ihlola ubujamo, yezwa umfazi ayirhuwelela athi: “Ngisize kosami! Ngisize ngwenyama!”
27Ikosi yaphendula yathi: “Nakubanyana uSomnini uZimu akakusizi, mina ngizalifunyanaphi isizo lokusizana nawe? Kghani ngizalifumana eselelweni samabele namkha ebutlhodlhelweni bewayini?”
28Nokho yambuza yathi: “Kuhlekuhle, kwenzekani ngawe?”
Umfazi waphendula wathi: “Akusimfazi lo, othe kimi, ‘Letha indodanakho ukuze siyidle namhlanje, kuzakuthi kusasa sidle yami.’ 29Nje-ke sayipheka indodanami sayidla-ke. Kodwana ngakusasa nangithi kuye, ‘Letha indodanakho ukuze nayo siyidle-ke,’ wayifihla.”
30-31Kuthe lokha ikosi nayizwa amezwi womfazi loyo, yatlebhula izambatho zayo, yathi: “UZimu akangibulale, nakube ngizakulisa ihloko ka-Elitjha umsa kaTjhafati isese kuyapha namhlanje!”
Kwathi isakhamba njalo phezu komthangala, abantu bayihlola, qala, ngaphakathi emzimbenayo bekunesambatho sesizilo.
32U-Elitjha gade ahlezi ngendlinakhe nabaphathi bomuzi. Ikosi yathumela ngaphambili isithunywa sayo kuye. Kodwana kuthe singakafiki kuye, u-Elitjha wathi ebaphathini bomuzi: “Nithi niyangibonisa nje bonyana umbulali lo uthumele isithunywa sakhe kobana sizongiqunta ihloko? Qalani la, lokha isithunywa nasifikako, nivale umnyango wesango, niwubambe sivaleleleke ngaphandle. Angithi ikosaso iseenthendeni zaso?”
33Kuthe asakhuluma nabo njalo, mbala nasi ikosi ivela yehlela ngakuye idlumbana ithi: “Angithi nguZimu osehlisele ihlekelele engaka le. Alo, ngizabe ngisamlindelelani bona asisize?”
