2 Amakhosi 4:14-28 Ibhayibheli Elingcwele (ZUL59)

14. Wayesethi: “Angenzelwa ntoni na?”UGehazi wathi: “Impela akanandodana, nendoda yakhe isindala.”

15. Wayesethi: “Mbize.” Wambiza; wema emnyango.

16. Wathi: “Ngalesi sikhathi ngomnyaka ozayo uyakusingatha indodana.”Wathi: “Hhayi, nkosi, wena muntu kaNkulunkulu, ungaqambi amanga encekukazini yakho.”

17. Kepha owesifazane wakhulelwa, wazala indodana ngaleso sikhathi ngomnyaka olandelayo njengokusho kuka-Elisha kuye.

18. Kwathi umfana esekhulile, waphuma ngelinye ilanga, waya kuyise kubavuni.

19. Wathi kuyise: “Ngafa ikhanda! Ngafa ikhanda!”Wayesethi encekwini yakhe: “Myise kunina.”

20. Yamthatha, yamyisa kunina; wahlala emathangeni akhe kwaze kwaba semini, wafa.

21. Wakhuphuka, wambeka embhedeni womuntu kaNkulunkulu, wamvalela, waphuma.

22. Wabiza indoda yakhe, wathi: “Ake ungithumele enye yezinceku nenye yezimbongolo ukuba ngigijimele kulowo muntu kaNkulunkulu, bese ngibuya.”

23. Kepha wathi: “Uyelani kuye namuhla na? Akusilo olokwethwasa kwenyanga, akusilo isabatha.”Wathi: “Kahle.”

24. Wayesebophela imbongolo, wathi encekwini yakhe: “Qhuba, uhambe njalo, ungangimisi ekuhambeni, uma ngingakutsheli.”

25. Wayesehamba-ke, wafika kulowo muntu kaNkulunkulu entabeni yaseKarmeli. Kwathi lapho lowo muntu kaNkulunkulu embona esekude, wathi kuGehazi inceku yakhe: “Bheka, nanguya umShunemikazi;

26. ake ugijime, umhlangabeze, uthi kuye: ‘Usahlezi kahle na? Indoda yakho isahlezi kahle na? Umntanakho usahlezi kahle na?’ ”Wathi: “Sisahlezi kahle.”

27. Wafika kumuntu kaNkulunkulu entabeni, wabamba izinyawo zakhe. UGehazi wasondela ukuba amxoshe, kepha umuntu kaNkulunkulu wathi: “Myeke, ngokuba inhliziyo yakhe imunyu phakathi kwakhe; uJehova ungifihlele lokho, kangitshelanga.”

28. Wayesethi: “Ngake ngacela yini indodana enkosini yami na? Angishongo yini ukuthi: ‘Ungangikhohlisi,’ na?”

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