Bible Reading Plan – Day 156

₁UYoram, unyana ka-Ahabhi, waba ngukumkani wakwaSirayeli eSamariya kunyaka weshumi elinesibhozo wolawulo lukaYoshafati ukumkani wakwaJuda, walawula iminyaka elishumi elinambini. ₂Ke kaloku wenza okubi emehlweni *kaNdikhoyo; noko ke akadanga afike kumgangatho kayise nonina. Walisusa ilitye likaBhali, elo lalenziwe nguyise. ₃Kambe ke naye wabambelela kwizono zikaJerobhowam unyana kaNebhati, ezo wayemlukuhlele kuzo uSirayeli; ewe, naye akashenxanga kuzo.

₄Ke kaloku uMesha ukumkani waseMowabhi wayefuye iigusha, erhuma kukumkani wakwaSirayeli ngekhulu lamawaka amatakane nangoboya beenkunzi zeegusha ezilikhulu lamawaka. ₅Kambe ke akuba engasekho ukumkani uAhabhi, ukumkani waseMowabhi wamgwilikela ukumkani wakwaSirayeli. ₆Ngoko ke ngelo thuba ukumkani uYoram waphuma eSamariya, wayiqokelela yonke imikhosi kaSirayeli. ₇Waza ke wathumela kukumkani uYoshafati wakwaJuda esithi: “Ukumkani waseMowabhi undigwilikele. Awungebi nako na ke ukundixhasa silwe nayo iMowabhi?”

Ke uYoshafati wathi: “Kulungile, ndiyaya. Mna nawe sibanye; abantu bam ngabantu bakho, namahashe am ngamahashe akho.”

₈Waza ke wathi: “Sovela ngaliphi na icala xa sibahlaselayo?”

UYoram waphendula ngelithi: “Ngentlango yase-Edom.”

₉Waphuma ke ngoko ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, enokumkani wakwaJuda nowase-Edom. Emva kwendlela ejikelezayo yeentsuku ezisixhenxe umkhosi lowo waphelelwa ngamanzi, akwabikho nala emfuyo. ₁₀Ke kaloku ukumkani wakwaSirayeli wathi: “Yini le, angathini uNdikhoyo ukuqokelela ookumkani abathathu aba, kanti uza kusuka abanikele esandleni samaMowabhi ngolu hlobo?”

₁₁UYoshafati wathi: “Bekungasekho *mshumayeli kaNdikhoyo esingabuzisa kuNdikhoyo ngaye na apha?”

Ke igosa elithile lokumkani wakwaSirayeli laphendula lathi: “Ukhona apha uElisha, unyana kaShafati. Ngulowa wayelihlakani likaEliya.”

₁₂UYoshafati wathi: “Nanko ke umntu onelizwi likaNdikhoyo!” Ngoko ke ukumkani wakwaSirayeli ekunye noYoshafati nokumkani wase-Edom behla baya kuye.

₁₃Ke uElisha wathi kukumkani wakwaSirayeli: “Andinanto yakwenza nawe! Hamba wena uye kubashumayeli bakayihlo nonyoko!”

Waphendula ke ukumkani wakwaSirayeli wathi: “Hayi kaloku, nguNdikhoyo ngokwakhe osiqokeleleyo thina zikumkani sobathathu, wathi kanti uza kusinikela esandleni samaMowabhi.”

₁₄Ke uElisha wathi: “Inene, ekho nje uNdikhoyo uSomandla, lo ndimkhonzayo, ukuba bekungeyiyo into yokuba ndihlonele ubukho bukakumkani uYoshafati wakwaJuda, ngendinganijongi nokunijonga, ndinganikhathalele futhi. ₁₅Kodwa ke khawuze nomdlali wehapu.”

Uthe ke umdlali-hapu lowo akuyikhalisa, satsho saphezu koElisha isandla sikaNdikhoyo, ₁₆waza wathi: “Utsho uNdikhoyo ukuthi: ‘Yenzani imisele kule ntili.’ ₁₇Kuba kaloku uNdikhoyo uthi: ‘Akuyi kubakho moya namvula, kodwa yona intili le yophuphuma amanzi, uze ke wena neenkomo zakho nayo yonke imfuyo yakho ningawasweli amanzi okusela.’ ₁₈Leyo ke yinto elula kuNdikhoyo; noMowabhi lowo womnikela esandleni senu. ₁₉Zonke izixeko ezinqatyisiweyo kunye nezo zizezona zibalulekileyo niya kuzoyisa. Yonke imithi emihle niya kuyigawula, niyivingce yonke imithombo, namasimi endyebo onke niwonakalise ngamatye.”

₂₀Ngentsasa elandelayo ke, ngexesha lokunikela amadini, kwaba sekunjalo: amanzi ayempompoza evela ngakwicala lakwaEdom! Ewe, yaba zizantyala-ntyala zamanzi.

₂₁Ke amaMowabhi avile ukuba ookumkani aba beze kulwa nawo; ngoko ke aqokelela yonke into eyindoda, omncinci nomdala onako ukuxhoba ezemfazwe, aza emiswa emideni. ₂₂Ukuvuka kwawo kusasa ilanga lalikhazimla emanzini. Ke kaloku ngaphesheya phaya kumaMowabhi amanzi lawo asuka angathi abomvu njengegazi. ₂₃Athi: “Hayi bo, ligazi eliya! Ookumkani abaya fana balwe bodwa babulalana. Phakathi, maMowabhi! Amaxhoba ahlel' odwa!”

₂₄Kodwa ke athi akufika ekampini yamaSirayeli amaMowabhi lawo, suka avuka amaSirayeli, alwa ada awasukela. Hayi ke, amaSirayeli alihlasela elo lamaMowabhi, akawabulala awaxhela. ₂₅Azitshabalalisa iidolophu, aza kuloo masimi anendyebo yayileyo indoda yaphosa ilitye, yaza yaba lilitye nje kuloo masimi. Ayivingca imithombo, ayigawula nemithi emihle. YiKir-hareshete yodwa ekungazange kuchukunyiswe nelitye eli kuyo, kodwa nayo amadoda axhobe *ngeenkwitshi ayingqinga ayihlasela.

₂₆Uthe ke akubona ukuba idabi limongamele ukumkani waseMowabhi, suka wathatha amakhulu asixhenxe amadoda alwa ngeentshuntshe, wazama ukutyhoboza aphumele kukumkani wase-Edom, kambe ke woyiswa nayile into. ₂₇Ngoku ke wathatha unyana wakhe oyinkulu, eyayiza kuba ngukumkani xa yena engasekho, wenza ngaye idini elitshiswayo phezu kodonga lwesixeko eso. Ke kaloku amaSirayeli akhamnqa ngendlela engathethekiyo; aza ke ahlehla agoduka.

₁Umhlolokazi othile, omyeni wayengomnye wabashumayeli, wakhalela uElisha esithi: “Umyeni wam ongasekhoyo, isicaka sakho, nawe uyamazi ukuba ebemhlonele *uNdikhoyo. Kambe ke ngoku engasekho umntu awayenetyala kuye ufuna ukuthimba amakhwenkwe am amabini abe ngamakhoboka.”

₂UElisha wathi kuye: “Ndingakunceda kanjani ke? Khawutsho, unantoni endlwini yakho?”

Ke yena wathi: “Akukho nto sinayo isicakazana sakho esi ngaphandle kwengqayana yamafutha omnquma.”

₃UElisha wathi: “Khawuhamba-hambe ujikeleze ebumelwaneni, ufune iingqayi ezingenanto, zingabi mbalwa, koko zibe ninzi. ₄Wakuba uzifumene ke, ngena endlwini yakho noonyana bakho, nizivalele khona. Uze ke ugalele amafutha lawo kwezo ngqayi zonke. Yakuzala enye yibeke bucala.”

₅Bahlukana ke, waza wazivalela noonyana bakhe apho endlwini. Bazizisa kuye iingqayi, waza ke yena wamana ezizalisa ngamafutha omnquma. ₆Zithe ke zakuzala zonke, wabhekisa kunyana wakhe wathi: “Yiza nenye kwakhona.”

Kodwa ke yena wathi: “Ziphelile; akukho yimbi eseleyo.” Namafutha ke atsho aphela.

₇Wahamba ke waya kuxelela umfo wakwaThixo owathi kuye: “Hamba uye kuthengisa loo mafutha, uhlawule amatyala akho. Aseleyo ke nophila ngawo, wena noonyana bakho.”

₈Ngenye imini uElisha waya eShunem. Khona apho kwakukho mfazi uthile usisityebi owamcelayo ukuba angene endlwini yakhe afumane into etyiwayo. Ebesithi ke, xa adlulayo, aphambukele khona ukuba afumane into etyiwayo. ₉Lo mfazi ke wathetha nendoda yakhe wathi: “Ndiyaqonda ukuba lo mfo umana engena apha ngumntu okhethekileyo wakwaThixo. ₁₀Ngoko ke masimakhele igunjana apha phezu kwendlu yethu, kulo sibeke umandlalo, itafile, isitulo, nesibane, khon' ukuze athi xa efikile ahlale kulo.”

₁₁Efikile ke ngenye imini uElisha, wangena apho kwelo gumbi lakhe, wangqengqa. ₁₂Wathetha nehlakani lakhe uGehazi, wathi: “Khawubize lo mfazi womShunem eze apha.”

Wambiza ke, waza wafika wema phambi kwakhe. ₁₃UElisha wathi kuGehazi: “Buza kuye uthi: ‘Njengoko usenzele yonke le nquleqhu nje, mna ke ndingakwenzela ntoni? Awungethandi ndikuthethele kukumkani okanye kwinjengele yomkhosi?’ ”

Ke yena wathi: “Hayi noko, ndihleli phakathi kwamawethu.”

₁₄UElisha wathi: “Ngaba angenzelwa ntoni na?”

UGehazi wathi: “Ngathi akananyana, ibe ke nendoda yakhe seyikhulile.”

₁₅UElisha wathi: “Mbize.”

Ngoko ke wambiza, waza wafika wema emnyango. ₁₆UElisha wabhekisa kuye wathi: “Ngeli xesha kunyaka ozayo uya kuba usingathe unyana ezandleni zakho.”

Ke kaloku yena wathi: “Hayi, nkosi yam, mfo wakwaThixo, musa ukusikhohlisa isicakazana sakho.”

₁₇Ewe, umfazi lowo ke wamitha, waza ke kunyaka olandelayo malunga nelo thuba wafumana unyana ngokwelizwi elalithethwe nguElisha.

₁₈Akukhula ke umntwana lowo, ngamhla uthile waya kuyise owayesemasimini nabavuni. ₁₉Wathi kuyise: “Intloko yam; intloko yam!”

Uyise ke wabhekisa kwisicaka sakhe, wathi: “Mthwale umse kunina.” ₂₀Samthwala ke, samsa kunina, umntwana lowo wahlala njalo esingathiwe ngunina, kwada kwasemini, waza ke wasweleka. ₂₁Ke unina wamthatha waya naye kwigumbi lomfo wakwaThixo, wafika wambeka emandlalweni wakhe, waza ke waluvala ucango waphuma.

₂₂Ke wathetha nomyeni wakhe wathi: “Nceda utsho isicaka size nedonki apha; ndifuna ukuya kulaa mfo wakwaThixo ngoku, ndiphinde ndibuye.”

₂₃Ke yena wabuza wathi: “Ngani ukuba uye kuye namhlanje? Inyanga ayikathwasi, ibe ingenguwo *noMhla woPhumlo.”

Umfazi waphendula wathi: “Sukukhathazeka.”

₂₄Waza ke umfazi lowo wabeka isali edonkini, wathi kwisicaka: “Ndikhokele, ungacothi ngaphandle kokuba kutsho mna.” ₂₅Ngoko ke waphuma waya kumfo wakwaThixo kwintaba iKarmele.

Umfo wakwaThixo wambona esemgama, waza wathetha nehlakani lakhe uGehazi, wathi: “Uyabona, nankuya umShunemikazi esiza! ₂₆Yiya kumhlangabeza, ufike ubuze uthi: ‘Uphila njani? Usaphila umyeni wakho? Umntwana yena uphilile?’ ”

“Hayi noko konke nje kulungile,” waphendula watsho.

₂₇Uthe ke akufika apho entabeni kumfo wakwaThixo wasuka wambamba ezinyaweni. Ke yena uGehazi wafuna ukumtyhiliza, kodwa ke umfo wakwaThixo wathi: “Hayi, myeke! Usengxakini ebuhlungu, kambe uNdikhoyo undifihlele, akandixelela ukuba kungenxa yantoni na.”

₂₈Umfazi lowo wathi: “Ngaba ndakha ndamcela na umntwana kuwe, nkosi yam? Ndandingatshongo na ukuthi: ‘Musa ukundinika ilize lethemba’?”

₂₉UElisha wabhekisa kuGehazi wathi: “Finyeza uxhabashe! Thatha induku yam, uhambe ngokukhawuleza, ubaleke. Umntu odibana naye ngendlela uze ungambulisi, nawe xa umntu ekubulisa, uze ungachithi ixesha ngempilo. Le nduku yam uze uyibeke phezu kobuso benkwenkwe leyo.”

₃₀Kodwa ke unina womntwana wathi: “Ekho nje uNdikhoyo, ukho nje nawe, andiyi kuhamba ngaphandle kwakho.” Ngoko ke waphakama uElisha wamlandela.

₃₁Ke kaloku uGehazi wabakhokela, wafika wabeka induku leyo phezu kobuso benkwenkwe, kodwa ke kwathi cwaka akwabikho kusabela. Ke uGehazi wajika wahlangabeza uElisha wamxelela esithi: “Laa nkwenkwe ayivuki tu.”

₃₂Ekufikeni kwakhe ke uElisha kwelo khaya, wafumana inkwenkwe leyo isemandlalweni wakhe, iseliswelekile. ₃₃Akufika ke wangena apho egumbini, waza waluvala ucango, basala bobabini, waza ke wathandaza uNdikhoyo. ₃₄Ngoko ke wazolula apho phezu kwaloo nkwenkwe, yangumlomo emlonyeni, neliso elisweni, nezandla ezandleni. Kuthe ke kusenjalo, suka waya ufudumala ngokufudumala umzimba wenkwenkwe leyo. ₃₅UElisha ke wakhe wayishiya, wahamba-hamba apho endlwini, waza ke waphinda wabuya wazolula apho phezu kwenkwenkwana. Ke inkwenkwe leyo yathimla kasixhenxe, yaza ke yawavula amehlo ayo.

₃₆UElisha wayalela uGehazi wathi: “Khawubize umShunemikazi lowo!” Wambiza ke, kwathi akuba efikile wathi: “Thatha, nanko unyana wakho!” ₃₇Wangena ke, wavova, waguqa emhlabeni. Waza ke wasuka wamthatha unyana wakhe lowo, waphuma.

₃₈Ke uElisha wabuyela eGiligali. Ngelo thuba kwakukho imbalela kuloo ngingqi. Ke kaloku iqela labashumayeli lalihleli phambi kwakhe, waza wathi kwihlakani lakhe: “Thatha imbiza enkulu, uphekele aba bashumayeli isityu.”

₃₉Omnye wâbo bashumayeli waphuma, waya emasimini, wafika waqokelela amathangazana. Wawaqokelela wawaqushula ngesondo lengubo yakhe. Akubuya ke wawanqunqela kuloo mbiza yesityu, nakuba kwakungekho mntu uwaziyo into ayiyo. ₄₀Isityu eso ke saphakwa sanikwa loo madoda, kodwa ke athe xa aqalayo ukutya akhala athi: “Mfo wakwaThixo, ukufa kusembizeni!” Akaba nako ke ukusitya esi sityu.

₄₁Ke uElisha wathi: “Ndiziseleni umgubo wengqolowa.” Wawuthatha ke, wawugalela apho embizeni, wathi: “Phakelani abantu batye.” Bakutya ke ukutya oko kungenasikhwa.

₄₂Ke kaloku kwafika umfo othile, evela eBhali-shalisha, ezisele umfo wakwaThixo izonka ezinerhasi ezimashumi mabini. Zazenziwe ngolibo lwerhasi. Kananjalo wayephethe nezikhwebu zolibo olo. UElisha wathi kuye: “Yipha abantu batye.”

₄₃Kambe ke saphendula isicaka sathi: “Ndingathini ukubeka intwana engaka phambi kwabantu abalikhulu?”

Kodwa ke uElisha wathi: “Yipha abantu batye. Kaloku *uNdikhoyo uthi: ‘Baya kutya bade bakushiye.’ ” ₄₄Wakuthatha ke wakunika abantu, baza batya bada bakushiya, ngokomlomo kaNdikhoyo.