10 Elisha watfumela sitfunywa kuye watsi: “Hamba, ufike ugeze kasikhombisa emfuleni iJordane, umtimba wakho utawuphila ube musha, uhlambuluke.”
Wahamba waya kulomtfombo, wafike wafaka loluswayi ekhatsi, watsi: “Naku-ke lokukhulunywa nguSimakadze, utsi: ‘Lamanti sengiwaphilisile. Angeke aphindze futsi ente kufa nome ente lelive liphuphe.’ ”
wabe sewutsi: “Naku-ke Simakadze lakushoko: ‘Yenta lesihosha sigcwale tikhilikitsi.’
Elisha wesuka lapho wahambahamba lapha ekamelweni, waphindze wabhabhalala etikwalomfana. Lomfana watsimula kasikhombisa, wase uvula emehlo.
Elisha watsi: “Letsani fulaha.” Wase umfaka ekhatsi ebhodweni, watsi: “Phakelani labantfu badle.” Kwabate lokwaba yingoti ebhodweni.
Kodvwa Namani wancandzeka atfukutsele abila, watsi: “Bengicabanga kutsi utawuphuma ete kimi, afike eme, bese umemeta libito laSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakhe, ajikitise nesandla sakhe etikwaletilondza, angiphilise kulobulephelo bami.
Ngako wavele wahamba wafike waticwilisa kasikhombisa emfuleni iJordane, njengobe umuntfu waNkulunkulu abeshito kuye, umtimba wakhe wahlambuluka wabuyela waba musha, waba njengewemfanyana losemncane.
Ngako-ke Namani wahamba ngemahhashi kanye nangetincola takhe, wafike wema emnyango wendlu yaka-Elisha.
Mosi wabuyela kuJethro, uyisetala, watsi kuye: “Ngicela umane ungivumele ngibuyele eGibhithe, ngiyewuhlola bantfu bakitsi kutsi basekhona yini labasaphila.” Jethro wamvumela, wamvalelisa kahle watsi: “Hamba, ngikufisela inhlanhla lenhle.”
Lendvwangu nome lemicu nome lesikhumba nome ngabe yentiwe ngani-ke lapho kunyamalele khona lelibala kutawuhlanteka emvakwekugezwa kwesibili.
acwilise umuno wakhe wangesekudla, afafate incenye yalamafutsa kasikhombisa embikwaSimakadze.
Utawube sewutsatsa letinkhuni temsedari, nehishophu, nalomtiya lobovu ngalokutopele kanye nalenyoni lephilako, akwenye engatini yalena lebulewe, kanye nasemantini lageletako, afafate lendlu kasikhombisa.
Kufanele afafate lesigulane kasikhombisa, bese umetfula kutsi uhlambulukile, akhulule nalenyoni lephilako, itindizele iye esigangeni.
Kufanele enye umuno wakhe kulengati yalenkunzana, bese uyifafata ngemuno etikwesihlalo semusa; aphindze ayifafate kasikhombisa embikwesihlalo semusa.
Ingati uyawuyifafata ngemuno wakhe kasikhombisa kulelilati atelihlambulula ekungcoleni kwema-Israyeli, alehlukanisele Simakadze libe ngcwele.”
Lona lohlantekile kufanele afafate lowo longcolile ngelilanga lesitsatfu nangelesikhombisa; ngaleli lesikhombisa uyawube asamhlambulula. Lona lotewuhlanjululwa kufanele ageze timphahla takhe tekwembatsa kanye nemtimba wakhe ngemanti, uyawuba ngulohlambulukile ngabona lobo busuku.
Eleyazare-ke, umphristi, uyawube sewutsatsa ingati yalo ngemuno wakhe, afafate kasikhombisa ngalengati yalo abhekise ngasembikwelithende lekuhlangana.
Bekuvame njalo kutsi kwehle ingilosi yeNkhosi, ifike iwatamatamise lamanti. Bekutsi lowo longene kucala emuva kwekutanyatanyiswa kwemanti, aphile esifeni sakhe, nome ngabe saluphi luhlobo.]
Watsi kuyo: “Hamba uyewugeza echibini laseSilowama!” (Lelibito lisho kutsi: “Utfunyiwe”.) Lendvodza yavele yahamba yayawugeza, yabuya seyibona.
Babenjalo labanye emkhatsini wenu. Kodvwa-ke nyalo senagezwa, nangcweliswa, nemukeleka kuNkulunkulu kutsi nilungile egameni leNkhosi Jesu Khristu nangaMoya waNkulunkulu wetfu.
Uboba nebaphristi labasikhombisa labaphetse emacilongo lasikhombisa lentiwe ngetimphondvo temvu; babohamba embikwalelibhokisi lesivumelwane. Ngelilanga lesikhombisa lelidolobha nibolitungeleta emahlandla lasikhombisa, baphristi bona bashaye lamacilongo.