Lawa ngamavesi eBhayibheli akhuluma ngawo elisha
2 Amakhosi 8 : 11 – 15
11 Waquma ubuso bakhe waze waba namahloni; umuntu kaNkulunkulu wakhala izinyembezi.
12 UHasayeli wasesithi: Inkosi yami ililelani? Wathi: “Ngokuba ngiyazi okubi oyakukwenza kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli; uyakuthungela izinqaba zabo ngomlilo, izinsizwa zabo zinibulale ngenkemba, zichoboze abantwana babo, ziklebhule abesifazane babo nengane.
13 UHasayeli wasesithi: Kodwa inceku yakho iyini, iyinja, ukuthi yenze le into enkulu? U-Elisha wathi: “UJehova wangibonisa ukuthi uyakuba yinkosi e-Aramu.
14 Wayesemshiya u-Elisha, weza enkosini yakhe; bathi kuye: Wathini uElisa kuwe? Wathi: “Ungitshele ukuthi umelwe ukuphila nokusindiswa.”
15 Kwathi ngangomuso wathatha indwangu ewugqinsi, wayicwilisa emanzini, wayinemba ebusweni bakhe, yafa; uHasayeli waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.
2 Amakhosi 2 : 1 – 15
1 Kwathi uJehova esenyusele u-Eliya ezulwini ngesivunguvungu, u-Eliya wahamba no-Elisha besuka eGiligali.
2 UElija wasesithi kuElisha: Hlala lapha; ngoba uJehova ungithumile eBhetheli. U-Eliza wathi kuye: Kuphila kukaJehova nokuphila komphefumulo wakho, angiyikukushiya. Ngemva kwalokho behlela eBhetheli.
3 Amadodana abaprofethi ayeseBethele aphuma, aya ku-Elisha, athi kuye: “Uyazi yini ukuthi namuhla uJehova uyakususa inkosi yakho entlokweni yakho na? Wathi: Yebo, ngiyazi; Thula.
4 UElija wasesithi kuye: Elisha, hlala lapha; ngoba iNkosi ingithumile eJeriko. Wathi: Kuphila kukaJehova nokuphila komphefumulo wakho, angiyikukushiya. Base befika eJeriko.
5 Amadodana abaprofethi ayeseJeriko asondela ku-Elisha, athi kuye: Uyazi yini ukuthi namuhla uJehova uyakususa inkosi yakho entlokweni yakho na? Wathi: Yebo, ngiyazi; Thula.
6 UElija wasesithi kuye: Hlala lapha; ngoba uJehova wangithuma eJordani. Wathi: Kuphila kukaJehova nokuphila komphefumulo wakho, angiyikukushiya. Baqhubeke bobabili.
7 Kwasekuhamba amadoda angamatshumi amahlanu emadodaneni abaprofethi, ejama ukubukela khatshana; labo bobabili bema ngaseJordani.
8 U-Eliya wathatha ingubo yakhe, wayisonga, washaya amanzi, ahlukana lapha nalaphaya, badabula bobabili emhlabathini owomileyo.
9 Kwathi sebedabula, u-Eliya wathi ku-Elisha: “Cela engizakukwenzela khona ngaphambi kokuba ngisuswe kuwe.” U-Elisha wathi: “Izingxenye ezimbili zomoya wakho mazibe phezu kwami.”
10 Wathi: “Ucele into enzima; kodwa uma ungibona lapho ngisuswa kuwe, kuyakuba njalo kuwe; kepha uma kungenjalo, akuyikuba njalo.
11 Kwathi besakhuluma, kwabonakala inqola yomlilo namahhashi omlilo, kwabadabula bobabili; u-Eliya wenyukela ezulwini ngesivunguvungu.
12 UElisha esekubona wamemeza wathi: Baba, baba, nqola kaIsrayeli labagadi bakhe bamabhiza! Akabange esambona, wathatha ezakhe izingubo, waziklebhula kabili.
13 Wacosha ingubo ka-Eliya eyayiwile kuye, wabuya, wema ngasogwini lweJordani;
14 Wathatha ingubo ka-Eliya eyayiwile kuye, washaya amanzi, wathi: “Uphi uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Eliya na?” nalapho eshaya amanzi, ahlukana, u-Elisha wawela.
15 Kwathi amadodana abaprofethi ababezakumbona eJeriko embona athi: Umoya kaElija uhlezi phezu kukaElisha. Bamhlangabeza, bakhothama emhlabathini phambi kwakhe.
2 Amakhosi 13 : 14 – 20
14 U-Elisha wagula ngenxa yokugula afa ngakho. UJowashi inkosi yakwa-Israyeli wehlela kuye, wakhala izinyembezi ebusweni bakhe, wathi: “Baba, baba, nqola ka-Israyeli nabamahhashi bakhe!
15 U-Elisha wathi kuye: “Thatha umnsalo nomcibisholo.” Wamthathela umnsalo nomcibisholo.
16 Wathi enkosini yakwa-Israyeli: “Beka isandla sakho emnsalweni.” Futhi wabeka isandla sakhe phezu kwalo, futhi u-Elisha wabeka izandla zakhe phezu kwezandla zenkosi.
17 Wathi: “Vula ifasitela ngasempumalanga.” Wase evula. Wayesethi u-Elisha: “Dubula! Futhi wadubula. Wathi: “Umcibisholo wensindiso ovela kuJehova, umcibisholo wensindiso kwa-Aramu, ngokuba uyakuwachitha ama-Aramu e-Afeki, uze uwaqede.
18 Wathi: “Thatha imicibisholo.” Futhi wazithatha. Wathi enkosini yakwa-Israyeli: “Shaya phansi.” Futhi washaya kathathu, wahlala.
19 Umuntu kaNkulunkulu wamthukuthelela, wathi: “Ngabe ushaye kahlanu noma kasithupha; wanqoba ama-Aramu waze wawaqeda; kodwa manje uzowahlula ama-Aramu kathathu kuphela.
20 U-Elisha wafa, bammbela. Amaviyo akwaMowabi afika ezweni ekuqaleni komnyaka.
1 Amakhosi 19 : 19
19 Wasuka lapho, wafumana u-Elisa, indodana kaShafati, elima ngezinkabi eziyishumi nambili phambi kwakhe, yena ekweshumi nambili; u-Eliya wadlula kuye, waphonsa ingubo yakhe phezu kwakhe.
Luka 4 : 27
27 Kwakukhona abanochoko abaningi kwa-Israyeli ngesikhathi sika-Elisha umprofethi; kepha akuhlanjululwanga namunye kubo, kuphela uNahamani umAramu.
UGenesise 6 : 1 – 22
1 Kwathi lapho abantu beqala ukwanda emhlabeni, bezalelwa amadodakazi,
2 Amadodana kaNkulunkulu abona amadodakazi abantu ukuthi mahle; bazithathela abafazi kubo bonke ababakhethayo.
3 INkosi yathi: UMoya wami awuyikubusa njalo kumuntu, ngoba futhi uyinyama; kepha izinsuku zakhe ziyakuba yiminyaka eyikhulu namashumi amabili.
4 Kwakukhona iziqhwaga emhlabeni ngalezo zinsuku; nangemva kwalokho, lapho amadodana kaNkulunkulu engena kuwo amadodakazi abantu, awazalela abantwana, aba ngamaqhawe asendulo, amadoda anegama.
5 UNkulunkulu wabona ukuthi ububi bomuntu bukhulu emhlabeni nokuthi zonke izizindlo zemicabango yenhliziyo yakhe zimbi njalo.
6 INkosi yazisola ukuthi yenze umuntu emhlabeni, futhi yadabuka enhliziyweni yakhe.
7 Futhi iNkosi yathi: Umuntu engimdalile ngizomchitha emhlabeni; womuntu kanye nesilwane. Izilwane ezinwabuzelayo, nezinyoni zezulu; ngokuba ngiyazisola ukuthi ngabenza.
8 Kodwa uNowa wathola umusa emehlweni eNkosi.
9 Lezi ziyizizukulwane zikaNowa: UNowa wayeyindoda elungile, engenasici esizukulwaneni sakhe; uNowa wahamba noNkulunkulu.
10 UNowa wazala amadodana amathathu: uShemi, noHamu, noJafete.
11 Umhlaba wawonakele phambi kukaNkulunkulu, futhi umhlaba wawugcwele ubudlwangudlwangu.
12 UNkulunkulu wawubheka umhlaba, bheka, wawonakele; ngoba yonke inyama iyonakalisile indlela yayo emhlabeni.
13 UNkulunkulu wathi kuNowa: “Ukuphela kwayo yonke inyama kufikile phambi kobuso bami; ngokuba umhlaba ugcwele ubudlwangudlwangu ngenxa yabo; futhi bheka, ngizobabhubhisa kanye nomhlaba.
14 Zenzele umkhumbi ngokhuni lwegofere; Uyakwenza amakamelo emkhunjini, uwugcobe ngaphakathi nangaphandle ngekolitayi.
15 Nansi indlela okumelwe uwenze ngayo: Ubude bomkhumbi kumelwe bube yizingalo ezingamakhulu amathathu, ububanzi bawo bube yizingalo ezingamashumi amahlanu nokuphakama kwawo kube yizingalo ezingamashumi amathathu.
16 Wenzela umphongolo ifasitela, uliqedele ngengalo eyodwa phezulu; ubeke iminyango yomphongolo eceleni; ngephansi, isitezi sesibili nesesithathu kufanele ukwenze.
17 Bheka, ngiletha uzamcolo wamanzi emhlabeni ukuba achithe yonke inyama okukuyo umoya wokuphila phansi kwezulu; nakho konke okusemhlabeni kuyakufa.
18 Kodwa ngizamisa isivumelwano sami lawe; uyakungena emkhunjini, wena namadodana akho nomkakho nabafazi bamadodana akho kanye nawe.
19 Kuzo zonke izidalwa eziphilayo kuyo yonke inyama, kumelwe ungenise ezimbili zohlobo ngalunye emkhunjini ukuze uzigcine ziphila kanye nawe; bayoba indoda nomfazi.
20 Kuzo izinyoni ngezinhlobo zazo, nezinkomo ngezinhlobo zazo, nakuzo zonke izilwanyana ezinwabuzelayo emhlabeni ngezinhlobo zazo, kuyakuza kuwe okubili kohlobo ngalunye ukuzigcina ziphila.
21 Zithathele kukho konke ukudla okudliwayo, uzibuthele kona; kuyakuba ngukudla kwakho nokwazo.
22 Wenza ke uNowa; njengakho konke uNkulunkulu amyale ngakho, wenze njalo.
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