23 Bafika eMara*+ kodwa behluleka ukunatha amanzi akuleyondawo ngoba ayebaba. Yikho yabizwa ngokuthi yiMara. 24 Abantu baqalisa ukukhonona kuMosi+ besithi: “Pho sizanathani?” 25 UMosi wakhala kuJehova,+ uJehova wasemtshengisa isihlahla, wathi esiphosela emanzini atshintsha aba mnandi.

UNkulunkulu wabanika umthetho kuleyondawo, wabatshela lalokho okwakuzabenza bahlulelwe njalo wabalinga+ ukuze abone ukuthi babezamlalela yini.

19 Ngemva kwesikhathi amadoda ayehlala edolobheni athi ku-Elisha: “Sithemba uyabona nkosi ukuthi idolobho leli lisendaweni enhle,+ kodwa amanzi alapha mabi futhi ilizwe alitheli.” 20 U-Elisha wathi: “Ngiphani umganu omutsha omncane, lifake isawudo phakathi kwawo.” Basebewuletha kuye, 21 yena waya emthonjeni wamanzi wafika waphosela isawudo phakathi kwawo+ wathi: “Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova, ‘Amanzi la sengiwelaphile. Awasoze aphinde abangele ukufa kumbe ukuthi abesifazana babe zinyumba.’”