2 AmaKhosi 2 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

2 Amakhosi 2 U-Eliya no-Elisha

¹ Kwathi uJehova esenyusele u-Eliya ezulwini ngesivunguvungu, u-Eliya wahamba no-Elisha besuka eGiligali.

² UElija wasesithi kuElisha: Hlala lapha; ngoba uJehova ungithumile eBhetheli. U-Eliza wathi kuye: Kuphila kukaJehova nokuphila komphefumulo wakho, angiyikukushiya. Ngemva kwalokho behlela eBhetheli.

³ Amadodana abaprofethi ayeseBethele aphuma, aya ku-Elisha, athi kuye: “Uyazi yini ukuthi namuhla uJehova uyakususa inkosi yakho entlokweni yakho na? Wathi: Yebo, ngiyazi; Thula.

⁴ UElija wasesithi kuye: Elisha, hlala lapha; ngoba iNkosi ingithumile eJeriko. Wathi: Kuphila kukaJehova nokuphila komphefumulo wakho, angiyikukushiya. Base befika eJeriko.

⁵ Amadodana abaprofethi ayeseJeriko asondela ku-Elisha, athi kuye: Uyazi yini ukuthi namuhla uJehova uyakususa inkosi yakho entlokweni yakho na? Wathi: Yebo, ngiyazi; Thula.

⁶ UElija wasesithi kuye: Hlala lapha; ngoba uJehova wangithuma eJordani. Wathi: Kuphila kukaJehova nokuphila komphefumulo wakho, angiyikukushiya. Baqhubeke bobabili.

⁷ Kwasekuhamba amadoda angamatshumi amahlanu emadodaneni abaprofethi, ejama ukubukela khatshana; labo bobabili bema ngaseJordani.

⁸ U-Eliya wathatha ingubo yakhe, wayisonga, washaya amanzi, ahlukana lapha nalaphaya, badabula bobabili emhlabathini owomileyo.

⁹ Kwathi sebedabula, u-Eliya wathi ku-Elisha: “Cela engizakukwenzela khona ngaphambi kokuba ngisuswe kuwe.” U-Elisha wathi: “Izingxenye ezimbili zomoya wakho mazibe phezu kwami.”

¹⁰ Wathi: “Ucele into enzima; kodwa uma ungibona lapho ngisuswa kuwe, kuyakuba njalo kuwe; kepha uma kungenjalo, akuyikuba njalo.

¹¹ Kwathi besakhuluma, kwabonakala inqola yomlilo namahhashi omlilo, kwabadabula bobabili; u-Eliya wenyukela ezulwini ngesivunguvungu.

¹² UElisha esekubona wamemeza wathi: Baba, baba, nqola kaIsrayeli labagadi bakhe bamabhiza! Akabange esambona, wathatha ezakhe izingubo, waziklebhula kabili.

¹³ Wacosha ingubo ka-Eliya eyayiwile kuye, wabuya, wema ngasogwini lweJordani;

¹⁴ Wathatha ingubo ka-Eliya eyayiwile kuye, washaya amanzi, wathi: “Uphi uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Eliya na?” nalapho eshaya amanzi, ahlukana, u-Elisha wawela.

¹⁵ Kwathi amadodana abaprofethi ababezakumbona eJeriko embona athi: Umoya kaElija uhlezi phezu kukaElisha. Bamhlangabeza, bakhothama emhlabathini phambi kwakhe.

¹⁶ Bathi kuye: “Bheka, kukhona amadoda anamandla angamashumi ayisihlanu kanye nezinceku zakho; mawahambe ayofuna inkosi yakho, funa uMoya kaJehova ungenyuswanga wayiphonsa entabeni ethile noma esigodini esithile. Wathi: “Awunakuthuma.”

¹⁷ Bamcindezela waze waba namahloni, wathi: “Thuma!” Basebethuma amadoda angamashumi amahlanu; bamfuna izinsuku ezintathu, kepha abamtholanga.

¹⁸ Sebefikile kuye, ngokuba ehlezi eJeriko, wathi kubo: “Angishongo yini kini ukuthi: Ningahambi na?”

¹⁹ Abantu bomuzi base bethi ku-Elisha: “Bheka, isimo salumuzi sihle, njengokuba inkosi yami ibona, kepha amanzi awalutho, nomhlabathi awubabaleki;

²⁰ Wathi: “Ngiletheleni imbiza entsha, nifake usawoti kuyo.” Basebemletha kuye.

²¹ Waphuma, waya emthonjeni wamanzi, wathela usawoti kuwo, wathi: “Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Ngenzile lawa manzi ukuba aphile; kusukela lapho akusayikuba khona indawo efileyo leyinkangala.

²² Amanzi asephulukisiwe kuze kube namuhla, njengezwi lika-Elisha alikhulumayo.

²³ Wasesenyuka esuka lapho waya eBhetheli; kwathi esendleleni, kwaphuma abantwana abancane bomuzi, bamklolodela, bathi kuye: Yenyuka, mpandlandini; khuphuka, khanda elinempandla.

²⁴ Waphenduka wababheka, wabaqalekisa egameni likaJehova. Kwavela amabhere amabili ezinsikazi ehlathini, azala abantwana abangamashumi amane nambili.

²⁵ Wasuka lapho, waya eNtabeni iKarmeli, wasuka lapho, wabuyela eSamariya.