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Bible Reading Plan – Day 158

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2 YOOKUMKANI 6

Ukungqingwa kweSamariya

24Mzuzwana emva koko uBhenadadi ukumkani wakwa-Aram wawuhlanganisa umkhosi wakhe uphela, waza waya kungqinga iSamariya. 25Kwabakho indlala enkulu apho eSamariya. Ixesha lokunqingwa kwaso laba lide ngangokuba intloko yedonki yayithengiswa ngeesiliva ezimashumi asibhozo, ke wona amakhulu amabini eegram zobulongwe behobe bezithengiswa ngeesiliva ezintlanu.

26Ukumkani wakwaSirayeli wathi egqitha ehamba eludongeni kwabakho umfazi okhalayo esithi: “Nceda, nceda, nkosi yam kumkani!”

27Ukumkani waphendula wathi: “Xa ungenakuncedwa *nguNdikhoyo, uthi mna mandiluthathe phi uncedo? Esandeni okanye kwisixovulelo sewayini?” 28Waza wambuza wathi: “Ingxaki yakho yintoni?”

Umfazi lowo waphendula wathi: “Lo mfazi uthe mandincame unyana wam simtye, ukuze ngemini elandelayo sitye owakhe unyana. 29Ngoko ke sampheka unyana wam, samtya. Ngomhla olandelayo ke, ndithe ndakuthi kuye makeze nonyana wakhe simtye, suka wamfihla.”

30Akuyiva loo mbali ukumkani wasuka wazikrazula izambatho zakhe. Bathi bakumjonga abantu ehamba apho eludongeni, bafumanisa ukuba emzimbeni unxibe ezirhwexayo. 31Wathi: “UThixo makandohlwaye nokuba kuqatha kangakanani na ukuba ndithe namhlanje ndayiyeka ihleli kuye intloko kaElisha unyana kaShafati!”

32Ke uElisha wayesendlwini yakhe, ehleli namadoda amakhulu. Ukumkani wathumela isigidimi, kodwa sathi singekafiki uElisha wathetha namadoda amakhulu lawo, wathi: “Kanti aniboni, naso esi sigwinta sithumela umntu ukuba andinqumle intloko! Niyabona ke, ze nithi sakufika eso sigidimi niluvale ucango, niluqinise, singabi nako ukungena. Kaloku izingqi zenkosi yaso nazo emva kwaso.”

33Esathetha nawo njalo, sagaleleka isigidimi. Ke ukumkani wathi: “Le ntlekele ivela kuNdikhoyo. Ngani ke ukuba ndibe salindela uNdikhoyo?”

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1UElisha waphendula wathi: “Phulaphula, nali ilizwi likaNdikhoyo! UNdikhoyo utsho ukuthi: ‘Malunga neli xesha ngomso iikhilogram ezintathu zomgubo wengqolowa kananjalo neekhilogram ezintandathu zerhasi apha eSamariya zobe zithengiswa ngesiliva enye kuphela.’ ”

2Ke iphakathi awayethembele ngalo ukumkani lathi apha kumfo wakwaThixo: “Unotshe! Soze yenzeke into enjalo, nditsho nokuba uNdikhoyo ebenokwenza iifestile ezulwini.”

UElisha waphendula wathi: “Le nto ndiyithethayo uza kuyibona ngala wakho amehlo, kambe kona ukutya soze ukufake kuloo mlomo wakho!”

Ukumka komkhosi wakwa-Aram

3Ke kaloku esangweni lesixeko phaya kwakukho amadoda amane awayeneqhenqa. Athetha-thethana athi: “Ngani ukuba sihlale apha side sife? 4Ukuba sithi: ‘Masingene esixekweni,’ yindlala yodwa khona, siya kufa. Noba singade sihlale apha, siza kufa. Ngoko ke masiwelele kwikampu yama-Aram, sizinikele kuwo. Ukuba asisindisile, sophila ke; ukuba kanti athe asibulala, sifile ke.”

5Ngongcwalazi avuka aya ekampini yama-Aram. Athe esondela emacaleni ekampu yama-Aram lawo, kwaye kungabonakali nomntu lo. 6Kaloku *uNdikhoyo ama-Aram lawo wawenza eva isandi seenqwelo namahashe, kwaba ngathi kuza umkhosi omkhulu. Ngoko ke athetha-thethana athi: “Niyabona ukumkani wakwaSirayeli uqeshe ookumkani bamaHiti nookumkani baseJiputa ukuze basihlasele.” 7Ngoko ke ama-Aram lawo asuka abaleka ngongcwalazi, ashiya konke: iintente, namahashe, needonki zawo. Ikampu yawo leyo ayishiya injalo, asindisa ubomi bawo kuphela.

8Loo madoda ayeneqhenqa ke afika emacaleni ekampu leyo, aza angena kwenye yeentente ezo. Hayi ke, azenzela atya, asela, ade aziphathela isiliva, igolide, nempahla yokunxiba, emka nazo, aya kuzifihla. Aphindela abuyela kwenye intente, nalapho azithathela izinto, aya kuzifihla nazo.

9Asuka athi enye kwenye: “Asilungisi xa sisenjenje. Le yimini yeendaba ezimnandi, ibe ke thina naku sizigcine kuthi. Ukuba siyalinda kukhanye siya kufikelwa sisohlwayo. Ngoko ke masihambe kwangoku, siye kuxela ezi ndaba komkhulu.”

10Ahamba ke, afika abiza abalindi bamasango, abaxelela athi: “Besiye phaya kwikampu yamaSiriya, saza safika kungekho nalo mnye umntu khona. Hayi, akukho nesandi esi somntu khona! Into ekhoyo ngamahashe, needonki ezibotshelelweyo. Iintente zisenjengoko bezinjalo nazo.” 11Abalindi-masango ke nabo bakhwaza babhengeza iindaba ezo apho komkhulu.

12Ukumkani wavuka ebusuku njalo, wathetha namaphakathi akhe, wathi: “Nantsi into asenze yona ama-Aram. Ayazi ukuba siyalamba, ngoko ke ayishiyile ikampu yawo, aya kuzimela emaphandleni, esithi: ‘Xa bephuma esixekweni siya kubabamba bephila, size ke sisifikele isixeko.’ ”

13Elinye iphakathi lathi: “Masikhuphe amadoda athile, athathe amahashe amahlanu kwaseleyo apha esixekweni. Isiphelo sawo sofana nawo onke amaSirayeli, la asele apha esixekweni. Ewe, nawo oba selelindelwe kukufa njengawo onke amaSirayeli. Ngoko ke masiwathume ukuba aye kuqonda ukuba kuhle ntoni na.”

14Ngoko ke bakhetha iinqwelo ezimbini namahashe azo, waza ukumkani wazithumela ekhondweni lomkhosi wama-Aram, esithi: “Hambani niye kuqonda ukuba kuhle ntoni na.” 15Awalandela ke ada aya kufika eJordan. Yonke ke loo ndlela ayifumana ineempahla nezixhobo zama-Aram, zifane zathi saa, oko bezishiywe ngama-Aram xa abalekayo. Zajika ke ezo zigidimi, zaya kuxelela ukumkani. 16Baphuma ke abantu, bafika bazenzela kuloo kampu yama-Aram. Ngokomlomo kaNdikhoyo ke iikhilogram ezintathu zomgubo wengqolowa ngokunjalo nesithandathu seekhilogram zerhasi zathengiswa ngesiliva enye kuphela.

17Ke ukumkani wamisa elaa phakathi wayethembele ngalo, lajongana nesango. Kambe ke abantu balixovula ngenyawo apho esangweni, laza lafa ngokomlomo womfo wakwaThixo, xa wayethetha nokumkani ngokuya wayeze endlwini yakhe. 18Kwenzeke kanye ngokokuthetha komfo wakwaThixo xa wayethetha nokumkani esithi: “Malunga neli xesha ngomso esangweni leSamariya iikhilogram ezintathu zomgubo wengqolowa noba ziikhilogram ezintandathu zerhasi zothengiswa ngesiliva enye kuphela.”

19Iphakathi elo ke lalithe apho kuloo mfo wakwaThixo: “Noba uNdikhoyo ebengade enze iifestile ezulwini ibingenakuze yenzeke into enjalo.” Umfo wakwaThixo yena wayethe: “Le nto ndiyithethayo ke uya kuyibona ngala wakho amehlo, kambe ke kona ukutya soze ukufake kuloo mlomo wakho.” 20Loo nto ke yile kanye yalihlelayo elo phakathi; kaloku abantu balinyhasha ngeenyawo esangweni apho lada lafa.

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Ukubuya komfazi waseShunem

1Ke kaloku uElisha wayethethe nalaa mfazi wayephilise unyana wakhe, wathi: “Khawuhambe uye kuzifunela indawo yokuhlala noba kuphi na apho ungayizuza khona, ze ukhe uthi chu khona okwexeshana, kuba *uNdikhoyo umisele imbalela eya kuthatha iminyaka esixhenxe kulo mhlaba.” 2Umfazi lowo ke wenza njengoko wayeyalelwe ngumfo wakwaThixo. Wemka nosapho lwakhe, waya kuhlala kwelamaFilistiya loo minyaka isixhenxe.

3Emva kwaloo minyaka isixhenxe wabuya ke kwelamaFilistiya, waza waya kucela indlu nentsimi yakhe kukumkani kwelo lakowabo. 4Ke ukumkani wathetha noGehazi ihlakani lomfo wakwaThixo, wathi: “Khawundixelele ngayo yonke imisebenzi emikhulu eyênziwa nguElisha.” 5Uthe ke uGehazi esachubela ukumkani indlela uElisha awayebaphilisa ngayo nabafileyo, suka umfazi lowo waphiliselwa unyana wakhe nguElisha, wangena, eze kucela indlu nentsimi yakhe kukumkani kwelo lakowabo.

UGehazi ke wathi: “Tyhini, nanku loo mfazi, mhlekazi kumkani! Naloo nyana wakhe wavuswa efile nguElisha, nguye lo.” 6Ukumkani ke walanda loo ngcombolo apho kuye, waza ke wamchazela.

Ngoko ke ukumkani wamnikezela kwesinye isicaka, wathi kuso: “Nika lo mfazi yonke into eyeyakhe, ndawonye nengeniso yomhlaba wakhe ukusukela kumhla walishiya eli lizwe kude kube namhlanje.”

UHazayeli ubulala uBhenadadi

7UElisha ke waya eDamasko, wafika uBhenadadi ukumkani wakwa-Aram egula. Uthe ke ukumkani lowo akuva kusithiwa: “Umfo wakwaThixo nanko efika apho,” 8wathetha noHazayeli wathi: “Thatha isipho, uhambe uhlangabeze lo mfo wakwaThixo, uze ubuzise ngaye kuNdikhoyo ukuba ngaba ndiza kuphila na.”

9UHazayeli ke wahamba, waya kuhlangabeza uElisha, emphathele zonke iindidi zemveliso yaseDamasko, zingumthwalo okwiinkamela ezimashumi mane. Waya kuma phambi kwakhe, wathi: “Unyana wakho uBhenadadi ukumkani wakwa-Aram undithume ukuba ndize kubuza ukuba ngaba wophila na kwisifo esimbambileyo!”

10UElisha uphendule wathi: “Yiya kumxelela ukuba nakanjani na uza kuphila. Ewe kambe, *uNdikhoyo undityhilele ukuba uza kufa.” 11Wathi ntsho ngamehlo, wada ke uHazayeli waziva eneentloni. Umfo wakwaThixo ke wathi chapha-chapha iinyembezi.

12“Ngani ukuba ulile, nkosi yam?” ubuzile uHazayeli.

“Ndililiswa kukuqonda umonakalo oya kuwenza kumaSirayeli,” uphendule watsho uElisha. “Ewe, wena uya kuzitshisa iinqaba zawo, abafana ubangenele ngekrele, uze abantwana ubaqhumze emhlabeni, ke bona abafazi abakhulelweyo ubagrabhuze.”

13UHazayeli uphendule wathi: “Kuxa ndingubani, ndiyinja nje, ukuba ndide ndenze into enjalo?”

UElisha waphendula wathi: “UNdikhoyo undityhilele ukuba wena uza kuba ngukumkani wakwa-Aram.”

14UHazayeli wamshiya uElisha, wagoduka waya enkosini yakhe. Akubuza ke uBhenadadi ukuba uthini na uElisha, uHazayeli wathi: “Uthi uza kuphila.” 15Kambe ke ngemini elandelayo uHazayeli wathatha ilaphu, walifaka emanzini, waza wafuthanisela ukumkani lowo wada wafa. Akuba efile ke, uHazayeli waba ngukumkani endaweni yakhe.

UYehoram ukumkani wakwaJuda

16Ke kaloku ngonyaka wesihlanu uYoram unyana ka-Ahabhi engukumkani wakwaSirayeli, uYehoram unyana kaYoshafati ukumkani wakwaSirayeli waqalisa ukulawula kwaJuda. 17Wayeneminyaka emashumi mathathu anambini ukuqala kwakhe ukulawula, waza ke walawula eJerusalem iminyaka yasibhozo. 18Wahamba ekhondweni lookumkani bakwaSirayeli, wenza njengendlu ka-Ahabhi. Kaloku wayethathe intombi yakhe. Wênza okubi emehlweni *kaNdikhoyo. 19Kambe ke, ngenxa yesicaka sakhe uDavide, uNdikhoyo akamtshabalalisanga uJuda. Kaloku wayemthembise ngelithi womnika isibane ngoonyana bakhe yonke imihla.

20Ke ngexesha likaYehoram iEdom yamvukela uJuda, yazimisela owayo ukumkani. 21Ngoko ke uYehoram waya eZayira nazo zonke iinqwelo zakhe. Ke amaEdom amrhawula kunye nezo njengele zeenqwelo, kambe ke yena wavuka ngobusuku, waphuncuka. Ke wona umkhosi wakhe wabaleka wagoduka. 22Unanamhlanje ke iEdom isavukelene noJuda. NeLibhena ke yenza uvukelo kwangelo xesha.

23Ezinye zeziganeko zolawulo lukaYehoram, nayo yonke imisebenzi yakhe, nâzo encwadini yeembali zookumkani bakwaJuda. 24UYehoram ke waya kuphumla kooyise, waza wangcwatywa phakathi kwabo kwisixeko sikaDavide. UAhaziya unyana wakhe wangena esikhundleni sakhe wangukumkani.

UAhaziya ukumkani wakwaJuda

25Ngonyaka weshumi elinambini elawula uYoram unyana ka-Ahabhi ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, uAhaziya unyana kaYehoram ukumkani wakwaJuda waqalisa ukulawula kwaJuda. 26Waqalisa ukulawula xa aneminyaka emashumi mabini anambini, waza walawula eJerusalem unyaka wamnye. Unina yayinguAtaliya umzukulwana kaOmri ukumkani wakwaSirayeli. 27Wahamba ekhondweni lendlu ka-Ahabhi, wenza okubi emehlweni kaNdikhoyo. Kaloku wayengumkhwenyana kwindlu ka-Ahabhi.

28UAhaziya wadibana noYoram unyana ka-Ahabhi, baza balwa noHazayeli ukumkani wakwa-Aram eRamoti yaseGiliyadi. Ama-Aram lawo ke amngxwelerha uYoram, 29waza ke yena waya eYizereli, ukuze ade achache kuloo manxeba wayewafumene kuma-Aram eRama kwelo dabi labo noHazayeli ukumkani wakwa-Aram.

Ke uAhaziya unyana kakumkani uYehoram wakwaJuda wehla waya eYizereli, esiya kubona uYoram unyana ka-Ahabhi njengoko wayenzakele.

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