Wathi: Ngishisekele nokushisekela uJehova uNkulunkulu Sebawoti , ngokuba abantwana bakwa-Israyeli balahlile isivumelwano sakho , badilizile ama-altare akho , babulele abaprofethi bakho ngenkemba , kusele mina ngedwa; sebefuna umphefumulo wami ukuba bawususe. Ukubizwa kuka-Elisha

uyakumgcoba uJehu indodana kaNimishi abe yinkosi kwa -Israyeli, umgcobe u-Elisha indodana kaShafati wase -Abela Mehola abe ngumprofethi esikhundleni sakho.

Kuyakuthi obalekela inkemba kaHazayeli abulawe nguJehu ; obalekela inkemba kaJehu uyakubulawa ngu-Elisha.

Wayesesuka lapho , wamfumana u -Elisha indodana kaShafati ; wayelima ngezinkabi ezingamabh angqa ayishumi nambili phambi kwakhe , yena esebhangqeni leshumi nambili ; u-Eliya wadlulela kuye , waphonsa ingubo yakhe kuye.

Amadodana kaJavani: ngo-Elisha, noTharishishi, noKitimi, noRodanimi.

UJowashi wayeselala koyise ; uJerobowamu wahlala esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi; uJowashi wembelwa eSamariya namakhosi akwa-Israyeli. Ukugula nokufa kuka-Elisha

U-Elisha esegula ngesifo afa ngaso, uJowashi inkosi yakwa-Israyeli wehlela kuye, wamkhalela wathi: Baba, Baba, nqola ka-Israyeli nabamahhashi bakhe!

U-Elisha wathi kuye : Thatha umnsalo nemicibisholo . Wathatha-ke umnnsalo nemicibisholo.

Wathi enkosini yakwa -Israyeli: Beka isandla sakho emnsalw eni. Yabeka-ke isandla sayo. U-Elisha wabeka izandla zakhe phezu kwezandla zenkosi.

Wathi: Vula ifasitele ngasempumalanga . Yalivula. Wayesethi u -Elisha: Cibishela. Yacibishela-ke. Wathi: Ngumcibisholo kaJehova wokusindisa , umcibisholo wokusindiswa kuma -Aramu, ngokuba uyakubulala ama -Aramu e-Afeki, uwaqede.

Wayesefa u -Elisha, bammbela. Amaviyo akwaMowabi angenela izwe ngasekwethwaseni komnyaka.

Kwathi lapho besammbela umuntu othile , bheka, babona iviyo; bamlahla umuntu ethuneni lika-Elisha. Lowo muntu wanele ukuthinta nje amathambo ka-Elisha, waphila, wema ngezinyawo zakhe. Ama-Aramu ayahlulwa

Kwathi lapho uJehova ebeyakumkhuphula u -Eliya aye ezulwini ngesivunguvungu, u-Eliya wasuka eGiligali no-Elisha.

U-Elisha wakubona , wamemeza wathi : Baba, baba, nqola ka -Israyeli nabamahhashi bakhe ! Akabe esambona futhi ; wabamba izingubo zakhe , waziklebhula kabili. U-Elisha ungumprofethi; izimangaliso zakhe

Wayithatha ingubo ka -Eliya ebiwile kuye , washaya amanzi , wathi: Uphi uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Eliya na? Esewashayile amanzi, ahlukana ngalapha nangalapha; u-Elisha wawela.

Esembonile amadodana abaprofethi aseJeriko ayemalungana naye , athi: Umoya ka -Eliya uhlezi phezu kuka -Elisha. Afika ukumhlangabeza , akhothamela phansi phambi kwakhe.

Kepha abantu bomuzi bathi ku -Elisha: Bheka, isiza somuzi sihle , njengokuba inkosi ibona, kepha amanzi mabi, izwe liyabhulubisa.

U-Eliya wathi ku -Elisha: Ake uhlale lapha , ngokuba uJehova ungithumile eBethele. Kepha u-Elisha wathi : Kuphila kukaJehova nokuphila komphefumulo wakho, angiyikukushiya. Behlela-ke eBethele.

Elashwa-ke amanzi kuze kube namuhla njengezwi lika-Elisha alikhulumayo.

Amadodana abaprofethi ayeseBethele aphuma , aya ku -Elisha, athi kuye : Uyazi yini ukuthi uJehova uyakususa inkosi yakho kuwe namuhla na? Wathi: Yebo, ngiyakwazi; thulani.

U-Eliya wathi kuye: Elisha, ake uhlale lapha, ngokuba uJehova ungithumile eJeriko. Kepha wathi: Kuphila kukaJehova nokuphila kwakho , angiyikukushiya. Bafika-ke eJeriko.

Amadodana abaprofethi ayeseJeriko asondela ku -Elisha, athi kuye: Uyazi yini ukuthi uJehova uyakususa inkosi yakho kuwe namuhla na? Wathi: Yebo, ngiyakwazi; thulani.

Kwathi sebewelile, u-Eliya wathi ku -Elisha: Cela engiyakukwenzela khona ngingakasuswa kuwe . Wathi u-Elisha: Makuphindwe kabili umoya wakho phezu kwami.

Kepha uJehoshafati wathi : Akakho lapha umprofethi k aJehova ukuba sibuze kuJehova ngaye na ? Enye yezinceku zenkosi yakwa -Israyeli yaphendula yathi : Ukhona u -Elisha indodana kaShafati owathela amanzi ezandleni zika-Eliya.

Kepha u -Elisha wathi enkosini yakwa -Israyeli: Nginamsebenzi muni nawe na? Hamba uye kubaprofethi bakayihlo nakubaprofethi bakanyoko . Kepha inkosi yakwa -Israyeli yathi kuye : Hhayi, ngokuba uJehova ubizile lawo makhosi amathathu ukuwanikela esandleni sakwaMowabi.

Wayesethi u-Elisha: Kuphila kukaJehova Sebawoti engimi phambi kwakhe , uma bengingamazisi uJehoshafati inkosi yakwaJuda , ngempela ngingeze ngakubheka, ngingeze ngakubona.

Kwakhala ku-Elisha owesifazane othile wabafazi bamadodana abaprofethi, wathi: Inceku yakho , indoda yami , ifile; wena uyazi ukuthi incek u yakho yayimesaba uJehova ; sekufike umtshelekisi ukuzithathela abafana bami ababili babe yizigqila.

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

U-Elisha wathi kuye : Ngikwenzele ntoni na ? Ngitshele. Unantoni endlini? Wathi: Incekukazi yakho ayinalutho endlini ngaphandle komfuma wamafutha.

U-Elisha esengene endlini , bheka, umntwana wayefile elele embhedeni wakhe.

U-Elisha wabuyela eGiligali ; kwakukhona indlala kulelo zwe ; amadodana abaprofethi ayehlezi phambi kwakhe ; wathi encekwini yakhe: Bheka ikhanzi elikhulu, uphekele amadodana abaprofethi ukudla.

Kepha wathi : Lethani impuphu . Wayiphonsa ekhanzini , wathi: Thululela abantu ukuba badle. Kwakungasekho okubi ekhanzini. U-Elisha usuthisa abantu abayikhulu

Kwathi ngelinye ilanga u -Elisha wadlulela eShunemi lapho kwakukhona owesifazane ocebileyo , wamcindezela ukuba adle isinkwa . Kwakuthi njalo nxa edlula, waphambukela khona ukuba adle.

U-Elisha wathuma isithunywa kuye ngokuthi : Hamba ugeze kasikhombisa eJordani; kuyakuthi inyama ibuyele kuwe, uhlambuluke.

Kepha uGehazi inceku ka-Elisha umuntu kaNkulunkulu wathi: Bheka, inkosi yami imyekile uNahamani lo wase -Aramu ngokungamukeli ezandleni zakhe akulethayo; kuphila kukaJehova, ngiyakugijima, ngimlandele, ngithathe into kuye.

Kepha yena wangena, wema phambi kwenkosi yakhe. U-Elisha wathi kuye: Uvelaphi, Gehazi? Wathi: Inceku yakho ayiyanga ndawo.

Kwathi u-Elisha umuntu kaNkulunkulu esezwile ukuthi inkosi yakwa-Israyeli iklebhulile izingubo zayo, wathumela enkosini, wathi: Uklebhuleleni izingubo zakho na? Makeze kimi, aze azi ukuthi kukhona umprofethi kwa-Israyeli.

Wayesefika uNahamani namahhashi akhe nezinqola zakhe , wema ngasemnyango wendlu ka-Elisha.

Amadodana abaprofethi athi ku-Elisha: Bheka, indawo esihlezi kuyo phambi kwakho, siminyene kuyo.

Enye yezinceku zayo yathi : Hhayi, nkosi yami , nkosi, kodwa u -Elisha, umprofethi wakwa -Israyeli, uyayitshela inkosi yakwa -Israyeli amazwi owakhulumayo ekamelweni lakho lokulala.

U-Elisha wakhuleka , wathi: Jehova, ake uvule amehlo ayo ukuba ibone . UJehova wavula-ke amehlo aleyo nceku , yabona; bheka, intaba yayigcwele amahhashi nezinqola zomlilo nxazonke zakhe u-Elisha.

Sebehlela kuye , u-Elisha wakhuleka kuJehova , wathi: Mawushaye lesi sizwe ngobumpumputhe. Wasishaya ngobumpumputhe njengezwi lika-Elisha.

Wayesethi u -Elisha kubo : Le akusiyo indlela , nalona akusiwo umuzi ; ngilandeleni, nginiyise kumuntu enimfunayo. Wabayisa eSamariya.

Kwathi sebefike eSamariya , u-Elisha wathi : Jehova, vula amehlo alaba bantu ukuba babone . UJehova wavula amehlo abo , babona; bheka, base bephakathi kweSamariya.

Inkosi yakwa-Israyeli yathi ku -Elisha, isibabonile: Baba, ngibabulale na ? Ngibabulale na?

Yathi: UNkulunkulu makenze njalo, enezele futhi, uma ikhanda lika-Elisha, indodana kaShafati, liyakube lisekuye namuhla.

Yayisithuma umuntu phambi kwayo, u-Elisha esahlezi endlini yakhe , namalunga ehlezi naye ; kepha, singakafiki kuye isithunywa , wathi emalungeni: Niyabona yini ukuthi le ndodana yombulali ithumele ukunquma ikhanda lami na ? Bhekani, ekufikeni kwesithunywa manivale isivalo , nisibuyisele emuva isithunywa ngesivalo ; angithi izigqi zezinyawo zenkosi yaso zisemva kwaso na?

Wayesethi u -Elisha: Zwanini izwi likaJ ehova; usho kanje uJehova , uthi: Kusasa ngalesi sikhathi iseya lempuphu ecolekileyo liyakuthengiswa ngeshekeli, namaseya amabili ebhali ngeshekeli esangweni laseSamariya.

U-Elisha wayekhulumile nowesifazane ondodana yakhe ayivusile ngokuthi : Suka uhambe wena nabendlu yakho, uhlale lapho ungahlala khona, ngokuba uJehova umemezele indlala, futhi iyakufika ezweni iminyaka eyisikhombisa.

U-Elisha wathi kuye : Hamba, uthi kuye : U yakusinda nokusinda , kodwa uJehova ungibonisile ukuthi ngempela uyakufa nokufa.

U-Elisha wayesemgqolozela , UHazayeli waze waba namahloni . Wayeseqhumuka ekhala umuntu kaNkulunkulu.

Kepha uHazayeli wathi: Kodwa iyini inceku yakho eyinja nje ukuba yenze le nto e nkulu na ? Wathi u-Elisha: UJehova ungibonisile ukuthi uyakuba yinkosi e-Aramu.

Wayesesuka ku-Elisha, weza enkosini yakhe ; yathi kuye: Utheni kuwe na ? Wathi: Uthe kimi uyakusinda nokusinda.

Inkosi yayisilokhu ikhuluma noGehazi inceku yomuntu kaNkulunkulu ukuthi: Ake ungilandise zonke izinto ezinkulu azenzileyo u-Elisha.

Kwathi esayilandisa inkosi ukuthi uvusile ofileyo , bheka, owesifazane ondodana yakhe ayivusileyo wakhala enkosini ngendlu yakhe nangezwe lakhe. Wayesethi uGehazi: Nkosi yami, nkosi, yilo owesifazane, yile indodana yakhe u-Elisha ayivusileyo.

Wayesefika u-Elisha eDamaseku; uBeni Hadadi inkosi yase-Aramu wayegula; watshelwa ukuthi: Umuntu kaNkulunkulu ufikile lapha.

U-Elisha umprofethi wabiza enye yamadodana abaprofethi , wathi kuyo : Khwica, uphathe lo mfuma wamafutha esandleni sakho , uye eRamoti Gileyadi.

UJehoshafati wema ebandleni lakwaJuda nelaseJerusalema endlini kaJehova phambi kwegceke elisha,

Haleluya! Hlabelelani kuJehova igama elisha , indumiso yakhe emhlanganweni wabangcwele.

Mhubeleni ihubo elisha, nibethe kahle ngenhlokomo.

Wabeka igama elisha emlonyeni wami , igama lokubonga uNkulunkulu wethu; abaningi bayakukubona, besabe, bamethembe uJehova.

Hlabelelani kuJehova ihubo elisha, nihlabelele kuJehova, mhlaba wonke.

Mhubeleni uJehova igama elisha , ngokuba wenze iziman galiso; esokunene sakhe nengalo yakhe engcwele kumtholele ukunqoba.

Bahlabelela igama elisha phambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi , naphambi kwezidalwa ezine, namalunga; kepha akubangakho onamandla okufunda lelo gama, kuphela abayizinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi amane nane abathengiweyo emhlabeni.

Ngase ngibona izulu elisha nomhlaba omusha ; ngokuba izulu lokuqala nomhlaba wokuqala kudlulile, nolwandle alusekho.

Ngabona umuzi ongcwele, iJerusalema elisha , wehla uvela ezulwini kuNkulunkulu, ulungisiwe njengomlobokazi ohlotshiselwe umyeni wakhe.

Onendlebe makezwe lokho akushoyo uMoya emabandleni . Onqobayo ngiyakumnika okwemana elifihliweyo , ngimuphe itshe elimhlophe , nasetsheni kulotshiwe iga ma elisha elingaziwa muntu , ngolamukelayo kuphela.

Onqobayo ngiyakumenza abe yinsika ethempelini likaNkulunkulu wami , futhi akasoze aph uma khona ; ngiyakuloba negama likaNkulunkulu wami phezu akhe, negama lomuzi kaNkulunkulu wami , iJerusalema elisha elehla ezulwini kuNkulunkulu wami, negama lami elisha.

Ahlabelela igama elisha , athi: Ufanele wena ukuyithabatha incwad i nokuvula izimpawu zayo , ngokuba wahlatshwa, wabathengela uNkulunkulu ngegazi lakho abavela kuyo yonke imindeni, nezilimi, nabantu, nezizwe,

izinqolobane zakho zigcwale ngobuningi , nezikhamo zakho zichichime ngewayini elisha.

Khona ngakuleyo ndawo , lapho wayebethelwe khona esiphambanweni , kwakukhona insimu , nasensimini kukhona ithuna elisha okwakungazange kubekwe muntu kulo.

Kwakukhona futhi kwa-Israyeli abanochoko abaningi ngesikhathi sika - Elisha umprofethi; kepha akuhlanjululwanga namunye kubo , kuphela uNayimani umSiriya.

Futhi akakho othela iwayini elisha ezimvabeni ezindala funa iwayini elisha liqhumise izimvaba, lichitheke lona, nezimvaba zonakale.

Kodwa iwayini elisha limelwe ukuthelwa ezimvabeni ezintsha.

Akakho othi ephuze iwayini elidala , afune elisha , ngokuba uthi elidala limnandi.

Futhi akakho othela iwayini elisha ezimvabeni ezindala , funa iwayini liqhumise izimvaba, lichitheke iwayini, nezimvaba zonakale; kodwa iwayini elisha lithelwa ezimvabeni ezintsha. UJesu uchachisa umyalelo wesabatha (Math. 12:1; Luk. 6:1)

wasibeka ethuneni lakhe elisha ayeliqo phe edwaleni , wagingqela itshe elikhulu emnyango wethuna, wahamba.

Akuthelwa futhi iwayini elisha ezimvabeni ezindala , funa izimvaba ziqhume, newayini lichitheke , nezimvaba zonakale . Kodwa iwayini elisha balithela ezimvabeni ezintsha, kulondeke kokubili. Indodakazi kaJayiru ivuswa ekufeni (Mark. 5:21; Luk. 8:40)

Iwayini elisha liyalila , umvini uyahhuma, bonke ababethokoza ngenhliziyo bayabubula.

Mhubeleni uJehova ihubo elisha , nodumo lwakhe , kusukela emikhawulweni yomhlaba , nina enehlela elwandle nakho konke okukulo , nina ziqhingi nabakhileyo kuzo.

Izinto zakuqala zifikile , sengimemezela izinto ezintsha ; zingakaqhamuki, ngiyanizwisa zona. Ihubo elisha

Izizwe ziyakubona ukulunga kwakho , namakhosi onke inkazimulo yakho ; uyakubizwa ngegama elisha eliyakunqunywa ngumlomo kaJehova.

ukuze kuthi ozibusisa emhlaben i azibusise kuNkulunkulu weqiniso , nofunga emhlabeni , afunge uNkulunkulu weqiniso , ngokuba izinhlupheko zakuqala zikhohlakele nangokuba zisithele emehlweni ami. Izulu elisha nomhlaba omusha

Ngokuba bheka, ngiyadala izulu elisha nomhlaba omusha ; izinto zakuqala aziyikukhunjulwa, zingene enhliziyweni.

Ngokuba njengokuba izulu elisha nomhlaba omusha engiyakukwenza kuyakuma phambi kwami , usho uJehova , kanjalo kuyakuma inzalo yakho negama lakho.

Amadodana kaJavani: ngo-Elisha, noTharishishi, noKitimi, noDodanimi.

Ngase ngibiza ukoma phezu kwezwe , naphezu kwezintaba , naphezu kwamabele, naphezu kwewayini elisha , naphezu kwamafutha , naphezu kokuvezwa ngumhlaba, naphezu kwabantu, naphezu kwezinkomo, naphezu kwayo yonke imisebenzi yezandla.

lwanquma igatsha elisha eliphezulu , lwaliyisa ezweni labahwebi , lwalibeka emzini wabathengi.

Ilineni elicolekileyo elifekethisiweyo elivela eGibith e lalinguseyili wakho , laze laba yibhanela kuwe ; isimbozo sakho sasiluhlaza sibubende , sivela eziqhingini zase-Elisha.

Uma benamahloni ngakho konke abakwenzileyo, mawubazise isimo sendlu, nokubonakala kwayo , nezindawo zayo zokuphuma , nezindawo zayo zokungena, yebo, sonke isimo sayo kanye nazo zonke izimiso zayo , nazo zonke izimo zazo kanye nayo yonke imithetho yayo , ukulobe emehlweni abo ukuba bagcine sonke isimo sayo nazo zonke izimiso zayo, bazenze. Inkonzo yethempeli elisha

Umhlaba uyakuphendula amabele , newayini elisha , namafutha, khona kuphendule uJizreyeli.

Kepha akazanga ukuthi yimin a engamnika amabele , newayini elisha , namafutha, ngamandisela isiliva negolide abenza ngakho uBali.

Ngalokho ngiyakubuye ngithabathe amabele ami ngesikhathi sawo , newayini lami elisha ngenkathi yalo , ngisuse uboya bami bezimvu nefilakisi lami lokusibekela ubunqunu bakhe.

Ubufebe newayini newayini elisha kususa umqondo.

Isibuya nesikhamo sewayini akuyikubafunza , iwayini elisha liyakumkhohlisa.

Izikhulu zakwaJuda zazizwa lezo zinto , zakhuphuka endlini yenkosi , zaya endlini kaJehova, zahlala esikhaleni sesango elisha lendlu kaJehova.

UBaruki wayesefunda encwadini amazwi kaJeremiya endlini kaJehova ekamelweni l ikaGemariya indodana kaShafani umbhali egcekeni lasenhla ngasesikhaleni sesango elisha lendlu kaJehova ezindlebeni zabantu bonke.

Amasimu achithekile , umhlabathi u yalila, ngokuba amabele achithiwe ; iwayini elisha lishile, amafutha ayawuma.

Uyakuphendulela izinhliziyo zawoyise kubantwana nezinhliziyo zabantwana koyise, funa ngifike, ngishaye izwe ngesiqalekiso. ITESTAMENTE ELISHA

Yeka ubuhle balo ! Yeka ukubukeka kwalo ! Amabele abo ayakuhlumisa izinsizwa zalo, newayini elisha izintombi zalo.