2 Ndị Eze 6
1 Ụmụ ndị amụma gwara Ịlaisha okwu sị, “Lee, ebe a anyị bi nʼihu gị dị oke nta karịa.
And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha', Behold now, the place where we dwell before thee is too narrow for us.
2 Ya mere, ka anyị gaa nʼakụkụ Jọdan gbute osisi anyị ga-eji wuo ụlọ ebe anyị ga-ebi.” Ọ sịrị ha, “Meenụ ka unu kwuru.”
Let us go, we pray thee, as far as the Jordan, and take thence every man one beam, and let us prepare for us there a place to dwell therein. And he said, Go.
3 Ma otu onye nʼime ha rịọrọ ya sị, “Biko, nna anyị ukwu, soronụ anyị.” O kwenyere na ọ ga-eso ha.
And one said, Give thy assent, I pray thee, and go with thy servants. And he said, I will indeed go.
4 O sonyekwara ha. Mgbe ha bịaruru nʼakụkụ Jọdan, ha malitere igbutu osisi.
So he went with them; and they came to the Jordan, and they cut down trees.
5 Ma mgbe otu nʼime ha nọ na-egbutu otu osisi, anyụike ya dabara nʼime mmiri. O tiri mkpu sị, “Ewoo, onyenwe m. Ọ bụkwanụ ihe a rịọtara arịọta.”
But as one was felling a beam, the axe-head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, my Lord! it was also borrowed.
6 Mgbe ahụ, onye nke Chineke jụrụ ya sị, “Ebee ka ọ dabara?” Mgbe o ziri ya ebe ọ dabara, Ịlaisha gbutere osisi tụba ya nʼebe ahụ, mee ka anyụike ahụ segolite na-erugharị nʼelu mmiri.
And the man of God said, Where did it fall? And he showed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither, and he caused the iron to swim.
7 Ọ sịrị, “Tụtụlite ya.” O setịrị aka ya wepụta ya.
And then said he, Lift it up to thee. And he stretched out his hand, and took it.
8 Nʼoge a, eze ndị Aram na ndị Izrel nọ nʼagha. Mgbe ya na ndịisi agha ya kparịtachara, ọ sịrị, “Aga m eguzobe ọmụma ụlọ ikwu m nʼebe dị otu a na nʼebe dị otu a.”
And the king of Syria made war against Israel, and took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place shall be my camp.
9 Ngwangwa, onye nke Chineke zigaara eze Izrel ozi sị, “Lezie anya, unu ejekwala nso nʼebe ahụ, nʼihi na eze Aram na ndị agha ya nọ nʼebe ahụ.”
And the man of God sent unto the king of Israel, saying, Beware that thou pass not that place; for thither the Syrians are come down.
10 Nʼihi nke a, eze Izrel mere nchọpụta banyere ebe ahụ onye nke Chineke gwara ya. Ọtụtụ mgbe Ịlaisha dọrọ eze aka na ntị, nʼihi ya, ha nọrọ na nche nʼebe ahụ niile.
And the king of Israel sent to the place, which the man of God had told him and warned him of, and he took care of himself there: not once nor twice.
11 Ihe ndị a mere ka iwe wee eze ndị Aram. Ọ kpọkọtara ndịisi ọrụ ya nye ha iwu sị, “Gwanụ m, onye nʼime anyị dịnyere eze Izrel?”
Therefore the heart of the king of Syria was sorely troubled concerning this thing; and he called for his servants, and said unto them, Can ye not tell me who of us is for the king of Israel?
12 Otu onye nʼime ndị ọchịagha ya sịrị, “O nweghị onye ọbụla nʼime anyị, onyenwe m bụ eze. Ọ bụ Ịlaisha, onye amụma Izrel, bụ onye na-agwa eze Izrel okwu niile i na-ekwu nʼime ebe ndina gị.”
And one of his servants said, Not so, my Lord, O king; but Elisha', the prophet that is in Israel, can tell unto the king of Israel the words that thou mayest speak in thy sleeping-chamber.
13 Ya mere, eze Aram nyere ha iwu sị ha, “Gaanụ, chọpụta ebe ọ nọ, ka m ziga ndị agha ga-aga jide ya.” Ha gara lọta, kọọrọ ya na Ịlaisha nọ na Dọtan.
And he said, Go and see where he is, that I may send and fetch him. And it was told unto him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan.
14 Nʼihi ya, nʼotu anyasị eze Aram zigara ọtụtụ ndị agha ya, ndị ji ịnyịnya na ụgbọ agha gbaa obodo ahụ gburugburu.
And he sent thither horses, and chariots, and a strong army: and they came by night, and surrounded the city.
15 Mgbe onye na-ejere onye nke Chineke ozi biliri ọtọ nʼisi ụtụtụ pụọ, ọ hụrụ ọtụtụ ndị agha na ịnyịnya na ụgbọala, ka ha gbara obodo ha nọ gburugburu. O tiri mkpu sị, “Ewoo, onyenwe m, gịnị ka anyị ga-eme ugbu a?”
And the servant of the man of God rose early, and went forth, when, behold, an army compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master! how shall we do?
16 Ma Ịlaisha zara sị ya, “Atụla egwu, nʼihi na ndị nọnyere anyị dị ọtụtụ karịa ndị nọnyeere ha.”
And he said, Fear not: for those that are with us are more than those that are with them.
17 Mgbe ahụ, Ịlaisha kpere ekpere sị, “Onyenwe anyị, biko, saghee anya ya abụọ ka ọ hụ.” Onyenwe anyị meghere anya ohu Ịlaisha, mee ka ọ hụ ịnyịnya ọkụ, na ụgbọala ọkụ jupụtara nʼugwu dị gburugburu ebe ahụ niile.
And Elisha' prayed, and said, O Lord, open, I pray thee, his eyes, that he may see. And the Lord opened the eyes of the young man: and he saw, and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha'.
18 Mgbe ndị iro ahụ na-abịaru ya nso, Ịlaisha kpọkuru Onyenwe anyị nʼekpere sị, “Mee ka ìsì kpuo ndị agha niile.” O mekwara ka ìsì kpuo ha, dịka Ịlaisha rịọọrọ.
And when they came down to him, Elisha' prayed unto the Lord, and said, Smite, I pray thee, this people with blindness. And he smote them with blindness according to the word of Elisha'.
19 Ịlaisha pụtara sị ha, “Nke a abụghị ụzọ, nke a abụkwaghị obodo unu na-achọ. Soronụ m, ka m gosi unu nwoke unu na-achọ.” O duuru ha jee Sameria.
And Elisha' said unto them, This is not the way, neither is this the city: follow me, and I will lead you to the man whom ye wish to seek. And he led them thus to Samaria.
20 Mgbe ha bịaruru Sameria, Ịlaisha kpere ekpere sị, “Biko, Onyenwe anyị, ugbu a meghee anya ha, ka ha hụ ụzọ.” Onyenwe anyị meghere anya ha dịka Ịlaisha kpere nʼekpere; ha matakwara na ha nọ na Sameria.
And it came to pass, when they were come into Samaria, that Elisha' said, Lord, open the eyes of these, that they may see. And the Lord opened their eyes, and they saw, and, behold, they were in the midst of Samaria.
21 Mgbe eze Izrel hụrụ ha, ọ jụrụ Ịlaisha ajụjụ sị, “Nna m, ị chọrọ ka m gbuo ha?”
And the king of Israel said unto Elisha', when he saw them, Shall I smite them? Shall I smite them, my father?
22 Ịlaisha zara sị ya, “Egbula ha. Ị ga-egbu ndị i ji mma agha na ụta gị dọta nʼagha? Nye ha nri na mmiri, zilaga ha ka ha lakwuru onyenwe ha.”
But he said, Thou shalt not smite them: wouldst thou smite those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow? set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go [back] to their master.
23 Ya mere, ọ kwadooro ha oke oriri dị ukwuu, mgbe ha riri, ṅụkwaa, o zilagara ha, ha lakwuuru nna ha ukwu. Site nʼoge ahụ gaa nʼihu, ndị otu Aram na-apụnara mmadụ ihe kwusịrị inye nsogbu nʼoke ala ndị Izrel.
And he prepared for them a great meal; and they ate and drank, and he sent them away, and they went [back] to their master. And the predatory bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel.
24 Ma mgbe ụfọdụ oge gasịrị, Ben-Hadad, eze Aram, chịkọtara ndị agha ya niile pụta bịa gbaa Sameria gburugburu.
And it came to pass after this, that Ben-hadad the king of Syria assembled all his camp, and went up, and besieged Samaria.
25 Nʼihi nke a, oke ụnwụ dara nʼobodo Sameria. Nri kọrọ nʼala ahụ ruo na e bidoro ire otu isi ịnyịnya ibu iri shekel ọlaọcha asatọ. E rekwara nsị nduru shekel ise.
And there was a great famine in Samaria; and, behold, they besieged it, until an ass's head was sold for eighty pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a kab of dove's dung for five pieces of silver.
26 Mgbe eze Izrel na-agafe nʼelu mgbidi gbara obodo ahụ gburugburu, otu nwanyị kpọkuru ya sị ya, “Nyere m aka, onyenwe m eze.”
And it happened as the king of Israel was passing along upon the wall, that a woman cried unto him, saying, Help, my Lord, O king.
27 Ma eze zara sị ya, “Ọ bụrụ na Onyenwe anyị ekweghị inyere gị aka, ebee ka m ga-esi nwetara gị inyeaka? Ọ bụ site nʼebe ịzọcha ọka? Ka ọ bụ nʼebe ịzọcha mmanya vaịnị?”
And he said, If the Lord do not help thee, whence shall I help thee? shall it be out of the threshing-floor, or out of the wine-press?
28 Mgbe ahụ, eze jụrụ ya sị, “Gịnị na-eme?” Ọ zara, “Nwanyị a sịrị, ‘Nye nwa gị nwoke ka anyị rie ya taa, echi anyị ga-eri nwa m nwoke.’
And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she said, This woman said unto me, Give up thy son, that we may eat him today, and my son we will eat tomorrow.
29 Ya mere, na anyị siri nwa m rie ya. Nʼụbọchị nke so ya asịrị m ya, ‘Wepụta nwa gị nwoke ka anyị rie ya,’ ma o zoola ya.”
So we boiled my son, and ate him; but when I said unto her on the next day, Give up thy son, that we may eat him: she hid her son.
30 Mgbe eze nụrụ okwu nwanyị a, ọ dọwara uwe ya. Ma dịka ọ na-agabiga nʼelu mgbidi ahụ, ndị mmadụ lere anya hụ nʼokpuru uwe, akwa mkpe dị nʼime ahụ ya.
And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the woman, that he rent his clothes, as he was passing along upon the wall: and the people looked, and, behold, he had sackcloth beneath upon his flesh.
31 Ọ sịrị, “Ka Chineke mesoo m mmeso, otu ọbụla mmeso ahụ si dị njọ, ma ọ bụrụ na isi Ịlaisha nwa Shafat anọgide nʼahụ ya taa.”
Then said he, May God do so unto me and continue so yet farther, if the head of Elisha' the son of Shaphat shall remain on him this day.
32 Nʼoge a, Ịlaisha nọdụrụ ala nʼụlọ ya, ndị okenye sokwa ya nọdụ. Eze zipụrụ onyeozi, ma tupu o rute, Ịlaisha gwara ndị okenye ahụ okwu sị ha, “Unu ahụla na ogbu mmadụ a ezitela mmadụ ka ọ bịa gbupụ m isi. Mgbe onyeozi ya bịaruru, mechienụ ụzọ hapụ ya nʼezi, nʼihi na eze nʼonwe ya ga-eso ya nʼazụ bịa.”
But Elisha' was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him; and he sent a man from before him; but before the messenger could yet come to him, he said to the elders, See ye how this son of the murderer hath sent to remove my head? look, when the messenger cometh, shut the door, and hold him back with the door: is not the sound of his master's feet behind him?
33 Mgbe Ịlaisha nọ na-agwa ha okwu, lee onyeozi ahụ ka ọ na-abịakwute ya. Eze sokwa ya nʼazụ na-ekwu okwu na-asị, “Onyenwe anyị emeela ka ihe ọjọọ dị otu a dakwasị anyị. Gịnị mere m ga-eji lee anya inyeaka site nʼaka Onyenwe anyị ọzọ?”
And while he was yet speaking with them, behold, the messenger came down unto him: and he said, Behold, this evil is of the Lord; what shall I hope for in the Lord any longer?
