Bible Reading Plan – Day 158

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?”

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!”

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.

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.”

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.

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.

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.