| 5:1 |
UNahaman, umthetheli-mkhosi wokumkani wakwa-Aram, waye eyindoda enkulu, ebekekileyo enkosini yakhe. Ngokuba uYehova walinika ama-Aram usindiso ngaye. Kwaye wayeyindoda enamandla kwaye esisityebi, kodwa uneqhenqa. |
| 5:2 |
Ke kaloku kwakuphume izihange kwa-Aram, kwaye ayebathimbile, kwilizwe lakwaSirayeli, intombazana encinci. Waye ekhonza umkaNahaman. |
| 5:3 |
Wathi kwinkosikazi yakhe: Akwaba inkosi yam le ibiphambi komprofeti okwaSamari!. Ngokuqinisekileyo, Ubeya kuyiphilisa eqhenqeni analo. |
| 5:4 |
Kwaye, Wangena uNahaman enkosini yakhe, wamxelela, esithi: “Yathetha ngolo hlobo intombi yakwaSirayeli.” |
| 5:5 |
Wathi ukumkani wakwa-Aram kuye, “Hamba, ndithumele incwadi kukumkani wakwaSirayeli. Wathi xa ephuma, wayephethe ishumi leetalente zesilivere, namawaka amathandathu eengqekembe zegolide, neshumi leengubo zokukhululana. |
| 5:6 |
Wayizisa incwadi kukumkani wakwaSirayeli, kula mazwi: “Uza kuyifumana nini le leta, yazini ukuba ndithumele umkhonzi wam kuni, UNahaman, ukuze uyiphilise eqhenqeni layo. |
| 5:7 |
Wayilesa ukumkani wakwaSirayeli incwadi, wazikrazula iingubo zakhe, watsho: “NdinguThixo, ukuze ndithabathe okanye ndinike ubomi, ukuba lo uthumele kum, ukuba ndiphilise umntu eqhenqeni lakhe? Qaphela kwaye ubone ukuba ufuna amathuba okulwa nam. |
| 5:8 |
Kwaye xa uElisha, umntu kaThixo, wayeyivile le nto, ngokukodwa, ukuba ukumkani wakwaSirayeli wazikrazula iingubo zakhe, wathumela kuye, esithi: Uzikrazuleleni na iingubo zakho?? Makeze kum, wazi ukuba kukho umprofeti kwaSirayeli. |
| 5:9 |
Ngoko ke, Wafika uNahaman namahashe akhe neenqwelo zakhe zokulwa, wema emnyango wendlu kaElisha. |
| 5:10 |
UElisha wathumela umthunywa kuye, esithi, “Hamba, ahlambe izihlandlo ezisixhenxe eYordan, yaye inyama yakho iya kuphila, wohlambuluka ke. |
| 5:11 |
Kwaye ndicaphuka, Wemka uNahaman, esithi: Ndandicinga ukuba uza kuphuma eze kum, kwaye, emi, ebeya kulinqula igama leNkosi, uThixo wakhe, nokuba ebeya kuyichukumisa indawo yeqhenqa ngesandla sakhe, bandiphilisa ke. |
| 5:12 |
AsingoAbhana noFarpar, imilambo yaseDamasko, ilungile ngaphezu kwamanzi onke akwaSirayeli, ukuze ndihlambe kuzo, ndihlambuluke?” Kodwa ke, emva kokuba ejikile wemka ecaphukile, |
| 5:13 |
abakhonzi bakhe beza kuye, bathi kuye: “Ukuba umprofeti ubenixelele, utata, ukwenza into enkulu, ngokuqinisekileyo ubumelwe kukuba uyenzile. Kangakanani ke, ngoku etshilo kuwe: ‘Hlamba, wohlambuluka ke?’” |
| 5:14 |
Wehla ke, wahlamba izihlandlo ezisixhenxe eYordan, ngokwelizwi lomfo wakwaThixo. Yabuya ke inyama yakhe, njengenyama yomntwana omncinci. wahlanjululwa. |
| 5:15 |
Wabuyela kumfo wakwaThixo, kunye neqela lakhe lonke, wafika, wema phambi kwakhe, watsho: “Ngokwenene, Ndiyazi ukuba akakho omnye uThixo, emhlabeni wonke, ngaphandle kwaSirayeli. Ngoko ke ndiyakubongoza ukuba wamkele intsikelelo kumkhonzi wakho. |
