2 Abami 2 - Kinyarwanda Bibiliya Ntagatifu

IX. INKURU Y’UMUHANUZI ELISHA Ijyanwa mu ijuru rya Eliya; Elisha amuzungura

¹ Dore uko byagenze igihe Uhoraho yajyanaga Eliya mu ijuru, mu nkubi y’umuyaga. Eliya na Elisha bavanye i Giligali, bafatanya urugendo.

² Bakigenda, Eliya abwira Elisha, ati «Ndakwinginze, sigara hano kuko Uhoraho anyohereje i Beteli.» Elisha aramusubiza ati «Ndahiye Uhoraho n’ubuzima bwawe, ko ntagusiga!» Nuko baramanukana bajya i Beteli.

³ Abahanuzi bo mu itorero ry’i Beteli basanga Elisha, baramubaza bati «Uzi ko uyu munsi Uhoraho ajyana shobuja mu ijuru, hejuru yawe?» Arabasubiza ati «Nanjye ndabizi, nimuceceke!»

⁴ Eliya abwira nanone Elisha, ati «Elisha, ndakwinginze sigara hano, kuko Uhoraho anyohereje i Yeriko.» Aramusubiza ati «Nkurahiye Uhoraho n’ubuzima bwawe ko ntagusiga.» Nuko bagera i Yeriko.

⁵ Abahanuzi bari i Yeriko basanga Elisha, baramubaza bati «Uzi ko uyu munsi Uhoraho ajyana shobuja mu ijuru, hejuru yawe?» Arabasubiza ati «Nanjye ndabizi, nimuceceke!»

⁶ Eliya yongera kubwira Elisha, ati «Sigara hano ndakwinginze, kuko Uhoraho anyohereje kuri Yorudani.» Undi aramusubiza ati «Ndahiye Uhoraho nawe bwite, ko ntazagutererana!» Ubwo barajyana.

⁷ Abantu mirongo itanu bo mu itorero ry’abahanuzi barabakurikira, ariko bahagarara bareba Yorudani, Eliya na Elisha bari bahagaze bombi ku nkombe y’uruzi.

⁸ Nuko Eliya yiyambura umwitero we, arawuzinga awukubita mu mazi yigabanyamo ibice bibiri; bombi bambuka n’amaguru urwo ruzi rwumutse.

⁹ Bamaze kwambuka, Eliya abwira Elisha, ati «Nsaba icyo nagukorera mbere y’uko njyanwa kure yawe!» Elisha aramubwira ati «Iyaba nashoboraga kugabirwa incuro ebyiri z’umwuka w’ubuhanuzi ukurimo!»

¹⁰ Aramubwira ati «Usabye ikintu kiruhije. Numbona mu gihe nzaba njyanywe kure yawe, bizakubera uko ubishaka; niba atari byo, ntibizaba.»

¹¹ Bakigenda baganira, igare ry’umuriro n’amafarasi y’umuriro biba biraje, birabatandukanya. Eliya azamuka mu ijuru mu nkubi y’umuyaga.

¹² Elisha abibonye, atera hejuru agira ati «Mubyeyi! Mubyeyi! Amagare n’amafarasi bya Israheli!» Hanyuma ntiyongera kubona Eliya; nuko afata imyenda ye, ayitanyuramo kabiri.

¹³ Atora umwitero wa Eliya wari waguye, asubira kuri Yorudani, ahagarara ku nkombe zayo.

¹⁴ Afata wa mwitero, awukubitisha amazi avuga ati «Uhoraho, Imana ya Elisha, ari hehe?» Elisha akubita amazi, amwe ajya ku ruhande rumwe, andi ku rundi, ubwo arambuka.

¹⁵ Abahanuzi bo mu itorero ry’i Yeriko bamurebaga bamwitegeye, baravuga bati «Umwuka w’ubuhanuzi bwa Eliya winjiye muri Elisha.» Nuko baramusanganira, baramupfukamira, bakoza umutwe ku butaka.

¹⁶ Baramubwira bati «Muri twe abagaragu bawe, harimo abagabo mirongo itanu b’intwari; emera bajye gushaka shobuja, yenda umwuka w’Uhoraho wamutwaye umujugunya ku musozi cyangwa mu mubande.» Arabasubiza ati «Ntimugire n’umwe mwohereza!»

¹⁷ Ariko bakomeza guhatiriza kugeza ubwo bamurembeje, arababwira ati «Nimubohereze!» Bohereza ba bantu mirongo itanu bashaka Eliya mu minsi itatu baramubura.

¹⁸ Bagaruka kwa Elisha wari wasigaye i Yeriko, arababwira ati «Ese sinari nabanje kubabuza kujyayo?»

Elisha i Yeriko n’i Beteli

¹⁹ Abaturage b’i Yeriko babwira Elisha, bati «Nk’uko databuja abibona, birashimishije gutura muri uyu mugi, ariko kandi amazi y’aho ni mabi kandi n’ubutaka bw’aho burarumba.»

²⁰ Arababwira ati «Nimunzanire urweso rushya mushyiremo umunyu!» Bararumuzanira.

²¹ Arasohoka ajya ku isoko y’amazi, ajugunyamo umunyu, avuga ati «Uhoraho aravuze ngo: Nsukuye aya mazi, ntazongere kwicana, ntazongere kurumbya.»

²² Kuva ubwo, amazi ntiyongera kurangwaho umwanda kugeza uyu munsi, nk’uko Elisha yari yarabivuze.

²³ Ava aho ngaho ajya i Beteli. Agenda mu nzira, haza abana bo mu mugi bamuseka, bavuga bati «Genda, wa munyaruhara we! Genda!»

²⁴ Elisha arahindukira, arabitegereza, hanyuma abavuma mu izina ry’Uhoraho. Nuko ibirura bibiri bisohoka mu ishyamba, bishwanyaguza abana mirongo ine na babiri muri bo.

²⁵ Elisha ava aho ajya ku musozi wa Karumeli, avayo asubira i Samariya.