Yesibili YamaKhosi
7 Nje-ke u-Elitjha wathi, “Lalelani ilizwi lakaJehova. UJehova uthi: ‘Kusasa ngesikhathesi esangweni* leSamariya, isilinganiso seseya* yeflowuru esefiweko sizokuthengiswa ngetjhekeli* begodu iinlinganiso ezimbili zeseya yebhali zizokuthengiswa ngetjhekeli.’”+ 2 Yeke induna esisandla sekosi, ikosi ebeyithembele kiyo yathi emuntwini kaZimu weqiniso: “Ngitjho nanyana uJehova angavula amasango weenkhukhula wezulwini, into enje ingenzeka na?”+ U-Elitjha wathi: “Uzoyibona ngamehlwakho,+ kodwana angekhe udle lapho.”+
3 Bekunamadoda amane anobulepheru esangweni ledorobho,+ athi komunye nomunye: “Sizakuhlala lapha besihlongakale na? 4 Nasingathi, ‘Asingeneni ngedorobheni,’ kukulapho kunendlala ngedorobheni,+ sizokufela khona. Nangabe sihlala lapha nakhona sizokufa. Nje-ke asikhambeni siye ekampeni yamaSiriya. Nangabe ayasirhawukela, sizokuphila kodwana nangabe awasirhawukeli sizokufa.” 5 Nje-ke asuka nakurhwaqelako angena ngekampeni yamaSiriya. Kuthe nawafika emkhawulweni wekampa yamaSiriya, afumana kunganamuntu.
6 Ngombana uJehova wabangela amasotja wamaSiriya bona ezwe itjhada leenkarana neenjomani zepi, itjhada lebutho elikhulu.+ Yeke athi komunye nomunye: “Qalani! Ikosi yakwa-Israyeli iqatjhe amakhosi wamaRhiti namakhosi weGibhide bona azokulwa nathi!” 7 Yeke amaSiriya eqa abaleka ebumnyameni, atjhiya amatendawo, iinjomani, abodumbana nekampa njengombana injalo, asindisa ukuphila kwawo.
8 Kuthe amadoda anobulepheru la nakafika emkhawulweni wekampa, angena kwelinye lamatende, athoma ukudla nokusela. Azithathela isiliva, igolide nezambatho akhamba ayozifihla. Ngemva kwalokho, abuyela angena kwelinye itende azithathela izinto akhamba ayozifihla.
9 Emaswapheleni athi komunye nomunye: “Into esiyenzako le ayikalungi. Ilangeli lilanga leendaba ezimnandi! Nasingariyada silinde bekube mathathakusa, sizokufanelwa kujeziswa. Asikhambeni nje siyokubika indaba le esigodlweni.” 10 Nje-ke bakhamba, barhuwelela abalindisango bedorobho bababikela bathi: “Singene ekampeni yamaSiriya kodwana bekunganamuntu, akhenge sizwe namunye umuntu. Bekuneenjomani nabodumbana ababotjhiweko kwaphela begodu amatende atjhiywe anjalo.” 11 Yeke abalindisango barhuwelela begodu indaba le yabikwa ngesigodlweni.
12 Msinyana ikosi yasikima ngobusukobo yathi eensebenzini zayo: “Akhenginitjele lokho amaSiriya akwenze kithi. Azi kuhle ukuthi silambile,+ nje-ke atjhiye ikampa bona ayozifihla emmangweni, athi, ‘Bazokuphuma ngedorobheni, sizobabhudungela singene ngedorobheni.’”+ 13 Nje-ke esinye seensebenzi zayo sathi: “Sibawa uvumele amanye amadoda athathe iinjomani ezihlanu kezisele ngedorobheni. Qala! Azokufana naso soke isiqubuthu sakwa-Israyeli esisele lapha. Azokufana naso soke isiqubuthu sakwa-Israyeli esitjhatjalalisiweko. Akhesiwathumele sibone ukuthi kwenzakalani.” 14 Yeke athatha iinkarana ezimbili neenjomani, ikosi yawathumela ekampeni yamaSiriya, yathi: “Khambani niyokubona ukuthi kwenzakalani.” 15 Awalandela bekwaba seJordani, indlela yoke beyigutjuzeswe zizambatho nezitja ebezilahlwa maSiriya nawabalekako ngebanga lokusaba. Iinthunywa zabuyela emva zabikela ikosi.
16 Abantu batjhinga khona bazithathela izinto ngekampeni yamaSiriya, kwathi isilinganiso seseya yeflowuru esefiweko sathengiswa ngetjhekeli, iinlinganiso ezimbili zebhali zathengiswa ngetjhekeli ngokuvumelana nelizwi lakaJehova.+ 17 Ikosi yabeka induna esisandla sayo leyo ebeyithembele kiyo ukuthi iphathe isango kodwana abantu bagadangana phezu kwayo esangweni beyahlongakala, kwenzeka njengombana umuntu kaZimu weqiniso abikele ikosi ngesikhathi ikosi yehlele kuye. 18 Kwenzeka njengombana umuntu kaZimu weqiniso athe ekosini: “Iinlinganiso ezimbili zeseya yebhali zizokuthengiswa ngetjhekeli, nesilinganiso seseya yeflowuru esefiweko sizokuthengiswa ngetjhekeli kusasa ngesikhathesi esangweni leSamariya.”+ 19 Kodwana induna esisandla sekosi beyithe emuntwini kaZimu weqiniso: “Ngitjho nanyana uJehova angavula amasango weenkhukhula wezulwini, into enje ingenzeka na?” U-Elitjha wathi: “Uzoyibona ngamehlwakho kodwana angekhe udle lapho.” 20 Ngilokho-ke okwenzeka kuye ngombana abantu bagadangana phezu kwakhe esangweni bewafa.