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| 1. | Kwasekusithi i Nkosi isizamenyusela uElija emazulwini ngesivunguzane, uElija wahamba loElisha bevela eGiligali. |
| 2. | UElija wasesithi kuElisha: Akuhlale lapha, ngoba i Nkosi ingithumile eBhetheli. Kodwa uElisha wathi: Kuphila kukaJehova lokuphila komphefumulo wakho, kangiyikukutshiya. Basebesehlela eBhetheli. |
| 3. | Lamadodana abaprofethi ayeseBhetheli aphuma eza kuElisha, athi kuye: Uyazi yini ukuthi i Nkosi izayisusa inkosi yakho lamuhla ekhanda lakho? Wasesithi: Yebo, mina ngiyazi; thulani. |
| 4. | UElija wasesithi kuye: Elisha, akuhlale lapha, ngoba i Nkosi ingithumile eJeriko. Kodwa wathi: Kuphila kukaJehova lokuphila komphefumulo wakho, kangiyikukutshiya. Basebefika eJeriko. |
| 5. | Amadodana abaprofethi aseJeriko asesondela kuElisha, athi kuye: Uyazi yini ukuthi lamuhla i Nkosi izasusa inkosi yakho ekhanda lakho? Wasesithi: Yebo, mina ngiyazi; thulani. |
| 6. | UElija wasesithi kuye: Akuhlale lapha, ngoba i Nkosi ingithumile eJordani. Kodwa wathi: Kuphila kukaJehova lokuphila komphefumulo wakho, kangiyikukutshiya. Basebehamba bobabili. |
| 7. | Amadoda angamatshumi amahlanu awamadodana abaprofethi asesiyakuma khatshana maqondana labo; bona bobabili basebesima eJordani. |
| 8. | UElija wasethatha isembatho sakhe, wa si goqa, watshaya amanzi, asedabuka ngapha langapha; bobabili basebechapha emhlabathini owomileyo. |
| 9. | Kwasekusithi sebechaphile uElija wathi kuElisha: Cela engizakwenzela khona ngingakasuswa kuwe. UElisha wathi: Ake kuthi isabelo esiphindwe kabili somoya wakho sibe phezu kwami. |
| 10. | Wasesithi: Ucele ulutho olulukhuni; uba ungibona lapha ngisuswa kuwe, kuzakuba njalo kuwe; kodwa uba kungenjalo, kakuyikuba njalo. |
| 11. | Kwasekusithi besahamba, behamba bekhuluma, khangela-ke, kwaba lenqola yomlilo lamabhiza omlilo, kwabehlukanisa bobabili. UElija wasesenyukela emazulwini ngesivunguzane. |
| 12. | UElisha wasekubona wamemeza wathi: Baba wami! Baba wami! Inqola yakoIsrayeli labamabhiza bayo! Njalo kazabe esambona. Wasebamba izigqoko zakhe, wazidabula zaba yiziqa ezimbili. |
| 13. | Wasedobha isembatho sikaElija esawa kuye, wabuyela, wema ekhunjini lweJordani. |
| 14. | Wasethatha isembatho sikaElija esawa kuye, watshaya amanzi esithi: Ingaphi i Nkosi, uNkulunkulu kaElija, yona kanye? Esewatshayile amanzi, ehlukana ngapha langapha; uElisha wasechapha. |
| 15. | Kwathi amadodana abaprofethi ayeseJeriko maqondana laye embona athi: Umoya kaElija uhlezi phezu kukaElisha. Asesiza ukumhlangabeza, akhothamela emhlabathini phambi kwakhe. |
| 16. | Asesithi kuye: Khangela khathesi, kulamadoda aqinileyo angamatshumi amahlanu kanye lenceku zakho; akuwayekele ahambe adinge inkosi yakho; mhlawumbe uMoya we Nkosi uyenyusile wayiphosela kwenye yezintaba, loba kwesinye sezihotsha. Wasesithi: Lingathumi. |
| 17. | Sebemphikelele waze waba lenhloni, wathi: Thumani. Basebethuma amadoda angamatshumi amahlanu; adinga insuku ezintathu, kodwa awamtholanga. |
| 18. | Asebuyela kuye ehlezi eJeriko, wathi kuwo: Kangitshongo yini kini ukuthi: Lingahambi? |
| 19. | Amadoda omuzi asesithi kuElisha: Ake ukhangele, indawo yalumuzi inhle njengoba inkosi yami ibona; kodwa amanzi mabi, lomhlabathi kawuvundanga. |
| 20. | Wasesithi: Ngilethelani umganu omutsha, lifake itswayi kuwo. Basebe wu letha kuye. |
| 21. | Wasephuma waya emthonjeni wamanzi, waphosela itswayi kuwo, wathi: Itsho njalo i Nkosi: Ngiwelaphile amanzi la; kakusayikuba khona ukufa lokuphunza okuvela lapho. |
| 22. | Amanzi aseselatshwa kuze kube lamuhla, njengelizwi likaElisha alikhulumayo. |
| 23. | Wasesenyuka esuka lapho waya eBhetheli; kwathi esenyuka endleleni kwaphuma abafanyana emzini, bamklolodela bathi kuye: Yenyuka, mpandlandini! Yenyuka, mpandlandini! |
| 24. | Wasenyemukula, wababona wabaqalekisa ngebizo le Nkosi. Kwaphuma amabhere amabili amasikazi ehlathini, adabula abafana abangamatshumi amane lambili kubo. |
| 25. | Wasesuka lapho, waya entabeni iKharmeli, esuka lapho wabuyela eSamariya. |
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