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1 UNamani wayengumlawuli webutho lenkosi yase-Aramu. Wayelodumo ehlonipheka emehlweni enkosi yakhe, ngoba ngaye uThixo wanika ele-Aramu ukunqoba. Wayelibutho elilesibindi, kodwa wayelobulephero.
Awo waaliwo omusajja erinnya lye nga ye Naamani eyali omuduumizi w’eggye lya kabaka w’e Busuuli, nga musajja wa maanyi mu maaso ga mukama we, era ng’ayagalibwa nnyo, kubanga Mukama yali awadde Busuuli obuwanguzi ku lulwe. Yali muserikale muzira ddala; naye nga mugenge.
2 Amaxuku amabutho ase-Aramu ayephumile athumba intombazana yako-Israyeli, yaba yisichaka somkaNamani.
Awo mu biro ebyo Abasuuli ne balumba Isirayiri, ne bawamba omuwala omuto okuva mu Isirayiri, n’aweerezanga mukazi wa Naamani.
3 Yathi kunkosikazi yayo, “Ngabe inkosi yami ike ibonane lomphrofethi oseSamariya! Ubezayelapha ubulephero bayo.”
Omuwala n’agamba mugole we nti, “Singa mukama wange Naamani agenda n’alaba nnabbi ali mu Samaliya, nnabbi oyo yandiyinzizza okumuwonya ebigenge bye.”
4 UNamani wayatshela inkosi yakhe ngalokhu okwakutshiwo yintombazana yako-Israyeli.
Awo Naamani n’agenda n’ategeeza mukama we ebigambo by’omuwala eyava mu Isirayiri.
5 Inkosi yase-Aramu yathi, “Ye kufanele uhambe, ngizabhalela inkosi yako-Israyeli incwadi.” Ngakho uNamani wasuka ephethe amathalenta esiliva alitshumi, amashekeli egolide azinkulungwane eziyisithupha kanye lamaxha ezigqoko alitshumi.
Kabaka wa Busuuli n’amuddamu nti, “Genda kaakano, era ogende n’ebbaluwa gye nnaawandiikira kabaka wa Isirayiri.” Awo Naamani n’asitula, n’atwala kilo bisatu mu ana eza ffeeza, ne kilo nsanvu eza zaabu, n’ebika by’engoye eby’enjawulo kkumi.
6 Incwadi ahamba layo enkosini yako-Israyeli yayisithi: “Ngalincwadi ngikuthumela inceku yami uNamani ukuba uzomelapha ubulephero bakhe.”
Era n’atwalira kabaka wa Isirayiri ebbaluwa, ng’egamba nti, “Nkuweerezza ebbaluwa eno n’omuweereza wange Naamani omuwonye ebigenge bye.”
7 Inkosi yako-Israyeli yathi iqeda ukufunda incwadi leyo, yadabula izembatho zayo yathi, “NginguNkulunkulu mina na? Ngilamandla okubulala lamandla okuphilisa na? Kungani lumuntu ethumele umuntu esithi ngimelaphe ubulephero? Angithi liyabona ukuthi udinga ukuxabana lami!”
Kabaka wa Isirayiri olwasoma ebbaluwa, n’ayuza ebyambalo bye, n’ayogera nti, “Ndi Katonda, atta era awonya, omusajja ono alyoke ampeereze omusajja we mmuwonye ebigenge bye? Mulaba bw’ansosonkerezaako oluyombo?”
8 U-Elisha umuntu kaNkulunkulu esezwe ukuthi inkosi yako-Israyeli yayisidabule izembatho zayo, wayithumela ilizwi esithi, “Kungani usudabule izembatho zakho na? Letha indoda leyo kimi ukuze yazi ukuthi kulomphrofethi ko-Israyeli.”
Erisa omusajja wa Katonda bwe yawulira nti kabaka wa Isirayiri ayuzizza ebyambalo bye, n’amutumira ng’agamba nti, “Lwaki oyuzizza ebyambalo byo? Nsindikira omusajja, alyoke ategeere nga mu Isirayiri mulimu nnabbi.”
9 Ngakho uNamani wahamba lamabhiza akhe kanye lezinqola zokulwa wayakuma emnyango wendlu ka-Elisha.
Awo Naamani n’asitula n’embalaasi ze n’amagaali ge n’ayimirira ku luggi lw’ennyumba ya Erisa.
10 U-Elisha wathuma isithunywa ukuthi siyotshela uNamani sithi: “Hamba, uyegeza kasikhombisa emfuleni uJodani, inyama yakho izahluma njalo lawe uhlambuluke.”
Erisa n’atuma omubaka okumugamba nti, “Genda, onaabe mu Yoludaani emirundi musanvu, onoowonyezebwa, omubiri gwo ne gudda buto.”
11 Kodwa uNamani wasuka ethukuthele wasesithi: “Mina benginakana ukuthi ngempela uzaphuma eze kimi ame abize ibizo likaThixo uNkulunkulu wakhe, aphakamise isandla phezu kwezilonda angelaphe ubulephero.
Naye Naamani n’anyiiga, n’agenda nga yeemulugunya nti, “Ndowoozezza nti anaavaayo n’ajja, n’ayimirira n’akoowoola erinnya lya Mukama Katonda we, n’awuba omukono gwe ku bitundu ebirina ebigenge, n’amponya.
12 Imifula yaseDamaseko, i-Abhana leFariphari kayingcono yini kulawo wonke amanzi ako-Israyeli na? Bengingeke ngageza kiyo ngihlambuluke na?” Ngakho wafulathela wahamba ethukuthele.
Abana ne Faafa, emigga gy’e Damasiko tegisinga amazzi gonna ag’omu Isirayiri? Lwaki sinaabira mu gyo ne mponyezebwa?” N’akyuka n’agenda ng’ajjudde obusungu bungi.
13 Izinceku zikaNamani zamlanda zathi kuye, “Baba, alubana umphrofethi ubekutshele ukuthi wenze into enkulu ube ungayikuyenza na? Pho, kwehlula ngaphi nxa esithi, ‘Geza uhlambuluke’!”
Naye abaddu ba Naamani ne bamusemberera, ne bamugamba nti, “Kitaffe, singa nnabbi yakulagidde okukola ekyobuzira, tewandikikoze? Lwaki kikukaluubiridde bw’akugambye nti, ‘Nnaaba obe mulongoofu?’”
14 Yikho ukusuka kwakhe esiya khonale efika egeza kasikhombisa, njengokulaywa kwakhe ngumuntu kaNkulunkulu, inyama yakhe yahluma njalo yahlambuluka kungathi ngeyomfana omncinyane.
N’aserengeta n’agenda ne yebbika mu Yoludaani emirundi musanvu, ng’omusajja wa Katonda bwe yamulagira, n’aba mulongoofu, omubiri gwe ne guba ng’ogw’omwana omuto.
15 Ngakho uNamani kanye lezinceku zakhe babuyela kumphrofethi uNkulunkulu. Wafika wema phambi kwakhe wathi, “Ngiyakwazi ukuthi akulankulunkulu emhlabeni wonke ngaphandle kukaNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli. Ngoxolo ngicela wamukele lesisipho senceku yakho.”
Awo Naamani n’ekibinja kye ne baddayo eri omusajja wa Katonda. N’agenda n’ayimirira mu maaso ge, n’ayogera nti, “Kaakano ntegeeredde ddala nga teri Katonda mu nsi endala zonna wabula mu Isirayiri. Noolwekyo kkiriza ekirabo okuva eri omuddu wo.”
16 Umphrofethi wathi, “Ngeqiniso elinjengokuba uThixo engimkhonzayo ephila, angiyikwamukela lutho.” Kwathi lanxa uNamani emncenga wala.
Nnabbi n’amuddamu nti, “Mazima ddala, nga Mukama gwe mpeereza bw’ali omulamu, siitwale kintu na kimu.” Naamani n’agezaako okumuwaliriza, naye ye n’agaana.
17 UNamani wasesithi, “Nxa ungasoze ukwamukele ngiyacela, mina nceku yakho, ukuba ngithole umhlabathi walapha ongalingana ukuthwalwa zimbongolo ezimbili, ngoba mina nceku angisayikunikela iminikelo yokutshiswa lemihlatshelo lakuwuphi unkulunkulu kodwa kuThixo.
Naamani n’amugamba nti, “Bwe kitaabe bwe kityo, nkwegayiridde omuddu wo aweebwe ettaka eriyinza okusitulibwa ennyumbu bbiri, kubanga omuddu wo taliddayo nate okuwaayo ebiweebwayo ebyokebwa wadde ssaddaaka eri katonda omulala yenna wabula eri Mukama.
18 Kodwa inceku yakho icela ukuba uThixo ayixolele kulokhu kuphela: Nxa inkosi yami ingena ethempelini likaRimoni ukuze iyemkhothamela ibambelele engalweni yami lami ngikhothame kanye layo, nxa ngikhothama ethempelini likaRimoni, ngiyacela ukuba uThixo angixolele kulokho.”
Era ne mu nsonga eno Mukama asaasire omuddu wo; mukama wange bw’anayingira mu ssabo lya Limoni okusinza, ne yeesigama omukono gwange, ne nvuunamira eyo mu ssabo lya Limoni, Mukama asonyiwe omuddu we olw’ensonga eyo.”
19 U-Elisha wathi, “Hamba ngokuthula.” UNamani uthe esehambe okomango othile,
Erisa n’amuddamu nti, “Genda mirembe.” Naye Naamani bwe yali yakagendako ebbanga ttono,
20 uGehazi, isisebenzi sika-Elisha inceku kaNkulunkulu, wazitshela ukuthi, “Inkosi yami imyekele uNamani wase-Aramu, wahamba ingasamukelanga isipho sakhe. Ngeqiniso elinjengoba uThixo ephila ngizamgijimela ngiyezuza ulutho kuye.”
Gekazi omuweereza wa Erisa omusajja wa Katonda, n’alowooza mu mutima gwe nti, “Laba mukama wange bw’asaasidde Naamani ono Omusuuli, n’atakkiriza kirabo kimuweerebbwa. Mazima ddala, nga Mukama bw’ali omulamu nzija kumugoberera, mbeeko kye muggyako.”
21 Ngakho uGehazi wahaluzela wamxhuma uNamani. Kwathi uNamani embona esiza egijima, wehla enqoleni yakhe wamhlangabeza, wambuza wathi, “Kulungile konke na?”
Amangwago, Gekazi n’agoberera Naamani. Naamani bwe yamulengera ng’ajja adduka, n’ava mu gaali lye okumusisinkana, n’amubuuza nti, “Byonna biri bulungi?”
22 UGehazi wathi, “Yebo, konke kulungile. Inkosi yami ingithumile ukuba ngithi, ‘Sekufike amajaha amabili exuku labaphrofethi bevela elizweni lezintaba elako-Efrayimi, icela ukuba uwanike ithalenta lesiliva elilodwa lezigqoko ezimbili.’”
N’amuddamu nti, “Byonna biri bulungi, naye mukama wange antumye okukutegeeza nti, ‘Wabaddewo bannabbi abavubuka babiri abazze gy’ali okuva mu nsi ey’ensozi eya Efulayimu, era akusabye obaweeko kilo amakumi asatu mu nnya eza ffeeza n’ebika by’engoye bya mirundi ebiri.’”
23 UNamani wathi, “Ngokujabula, ngithi thatha amathalenta amabili.” Wamkhuthaza uGehazi ukuba awamukele, wasebophela amathalenta esiliva amabili emigodleni emibili, lamaxha amabili ezigqoko. Wawaqhubela izisebenzi ezimbili, zawathwala zahamba kuqala phambi kukaGehazi.
Naamani n’amugamba nti, “Tewali kikugaana kutwala kilo nkaaga munaana.” N’awaliriza Gekazi, n’amusibirako kilo bbiri eza ffeeza mu nsawo bbiri, n’ebika by’engoye bya mirundi ebiri, Naamani n’abitikka abaddu be babiri, abaabyetikka nga bakulembeddemu Gekazi.
24 Esefikile eqaqeni uGehazi, wathatha impahla kulezozisebenzi wayazibeka endlini. Wathi kababuyele, lakanye basuka.
Gekazi bwe yatuuka ku lusozi, n’abibaggyako, n’abiteeka mu nnyumba ye, n’abasindika bagende.
25 Wasengena wafika wema phambi kwenkosi yakhe u-Elisha. U-Elisha wambuza wathi, “Ube ungaphi Gehazi?” UGehazi waphendula wathi, “Inceku yakho ayizange iye ndawo.”
N’ayingira n’ayimirira mu maaso ga Erisa mukama we. Erisa n’amubuuza nti, “Ova wa Gekazi?” Gekazi n’addamu nti, “Omuddu wo taliiko gy’agenze.”
26 Kodwa u-Elisha wathi kuye, “Umoya wami ubungekanye lawe na lapho lowomuntu ephenduka enqoleni ekuhlangabeza? Yisikhathi sokwamukela imali lesi na, kumbe esokwamukela izigqoko, lezivande zama-oliva, lamavini lemihlambi yezimvu, leyenkomo, kumbe eyezinceku zesilisa lesifazane?
Naye Erisa n’amugamba nti, “Ssaagenze naawe mu mwoyo, omusajja bwe yavudde mu ggaali lye okukusisinkana? Kino ky’ekiseera eky’okutwala ensimbi, oba engoye, oba ennimiro ez’emizeeyituuni, oba ez’emizabbibu, oba endiga, oba ente, oba abaddu, oba abaweereza abawala?
27 Ubulephero bukaNamani buzanamathela kuwe lasenzalweni yakho kuze kube laphakade.” UGehazi wasuka phambi kuka-Elisha eselobulephero esemhlophe njengongqwaqwane.
Noolwekyo ebigenge bya Naamani binaakuberangako gwe ne bazzukulu bo emirembe gyonna.” Awo Gekazi n’ava mu maaso ga Erisa nga mugenge, atukula ng’omuzira.
