Incwadzi Yesibili YemaKhosi
7 Elisha wase utsi: “Lalelani livi laJehova. Naku lokushiwo nguJehova: ‘Kusasa ngalesikhatsi egedeni* laseSamariya, bhasikidi* wafulaha locolisakele utawube ubita lishekeli,* futsi bobhasikidi lababili bebhali batawube babita lishekeli.’”+ 2 Naliva loku liphini lemlawuli wemphi, lelo inkhosi lebeyitsembele kulo, latsi kulomuntfu waNkulunkulu weliciniso: “Ngisho nobe Jehova angavula emafasitelo emvula emazulwini, kungenteka yini loku?”*+ Yena waphendvula watsi: “Utakubona ngemehlo akho,+ kodvwa angeke ukudle.”+
3 Bekunebantfu labane lebebanebulephelo, lebebahleli esangweni lelidolobha,+ futsi bakhuluma bodvwana batsi: “Sihletileni lapha ngobe sitawuze sifele khona? 4 Nangabe sitsi: ‘Asambeni siye edolobheni,’+ kube kunendlala khona, sitawufela khona. Ngisho nobe singahlala lapha sitawuvele sife. Ngako nyalo asambeni siye enkambu yemaSiriya. Nangabe angasibulali, sitawuchubeka siphila, kodvwa nangabe asibulala, sitawufa.” 5 Babese bayavuka kusihlwa bahamba bayongena enkanjini yemaSiriya. Batsi nabefika eminceleni yalenkambu, batfola kungenamuntfu lapho.
6 Jehova wabangela kutsi emaSiriya eve umsindvo wetincola newemahhashi emphi, nemsindvo welibutfo lelikhulu.+ Atjelana atsi: “Inkhosi yaka-Israyeli icashe emakhosi emaHethi nemakhosi aseGibhithe kutsi atosihlasela!” 7 Ngekushesha lamaSiriya avuka abaleka ngalobo busuku, ashiya emathende awo, emahhashi, timbongolo kanye nayo yonkhe lenkambu futsi abaleka kuze asindzise kuphila* kwawo.
8 Ngesikhatsi labantfu labanebulephelo bafika eminceleni yalenkambu, bangena kulelinye lithende bacala kudla nekunatsa. Bahamba nelisiliva, ligolide netingubo futsi bakufihla. Babese bayajika bangena kulelinye lithende bafike batsatsa letinye tintfo, bahamba bayotifihla.
9 Ekugcineni batsi kulomunye nalomunye: “Loku lesikwentako akusikahle. Leli lilanga letindzaba letimnandzi! Nasibindza futsi singenti lutfo kuze kuse, kutasifanela kujeziswa. Asambeni nyalo siyobika loku endlini yenkhosi.” 10 Ngako bahamba baya kubogadzi basegedeni lelidolobha futsi bafike bababikela batsi: “Besiye enkambu yemaSiriya kodvwa sitfole kungenamuntfu lapho, bekukhala libhungane. Bekusele emahhashi netimbongolo lebekuboshiwe kanye nemathende lebekashiywe odvwana.” 11 Ngaso leso sikhatsi, labogadzi bamemeta, futsi lendzaba yabikwa ngekhatsi endlini yenkhosi.
12 Ngekushesha inkhosi yavuka ebusuku yatsi etincekwini tayo: “Ngicela kunitjela loko emaSiriya lakucabangako ngatsi. Ayati kutsi silambile,+ ngako asukile enkambu yawo ayobhaca esigangeni ngobe atitjela atsi: ‘Ema-Israyeli atawuphuma edolobheni futsi sitawabamba asaphila siphindze singene kulelidolobha.’”+ 13 Ngako lenye yetinceku talenkhosi yatsi: “Ngicela lamanye emadvodza atsatse emahhashi lasihlanu kulasele kulelidolobha. Siphetfo sawo sitawufanana nesawo onkhe ema-Israyeli lasekhona lapha. Sitawufana nesawo onkhe ema-Israyeli lafile. Ngako asiwatfumele ayobuka.” 14 Lamadvodza atsatsa tincola temphi letimbili lebetidvonswa ngemahhashi, futsi lenkhosi yabatfumela kulenkambu yemaSiriya, yatsi kubo: “Hambani niyewubona.” 15 Awalandzela aze ayofika eJordane, futsi yonkhe lendlela beyigcwele tingubo kanye netitja emaSiriya lebekatilahlile ngesikhatsi abaleka etfukile. Letitfunywa tabuyela emuva futsi tabikela inkhosi ngaloko lebetikubonile.
16 Labantfu babese bayahamba befika batitsatsela tintfo enkambu yemaSiriya kangangekutsi bhasikidi wafulaha locolisakele besewubita lishekeli futsi bobhasikidi lababili bebhali besebabita lishekeli, njengobe Jehova bekakhulumile.+ 17 Inkhosi beyikhetse liphini lemlawuli wemphi lebeyiletsemba kutsi ligadze egedeni, kodvwa bantfu baligcobagcoba laze lafa likuleligede, kwenteka njengobe nje lomuntfu waNkulunkulu weliciniso bekayitjelile inkhosi ngesikhatsi yewukela kuye. 18 Kwenteka njengobe nje lomuntfu waNkulunkulu weliciniso bekashito enkhosini nakatsi: “Bobhasikidi lababili bebhali batawubita lishekeli futsi bhasikidi munye wafulaha locolisakele utawubita lishekeli kusasa ngalesikhatsi egedeni laseSamariya.”+ 19 Kodvwa liphini lemlawuli wemphi belitsite kulomuntfu waNkulunkulu weliciniso: “Ngisho nobe Jehova angavula emafasitelo emvula emazulwini, kungenteka yini loku?”* Elisha bekaphendvule watsi: “Utakubona ngemehlo akho, kodvwa angeke ukudle.” 20 Nguloko kanye lokwenteka kulo, ngobe bantfu baligcobagcoba laze lafa egedeni.