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Kings · 2 Ndị Eze 5

E Mere Ka Neaman Gbakee

Otu ọchịagha dị ike si Aram bịara Izrel ka a gwọọ ya, na-atụ anya ihe dị ebube. A gwara ya ka ọ saa ahụ ugboro asaa n'osimiri Jọdan nke apịtị jupụtara, mpako ya ga-ebu ụzọ mikpuo n'ime mmiri.

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Otu nnukwu ọchịagha guzoro n'otu osimiri apịtị jupụtara, mmiri ruru ya n'úkwù. Ọ mikpuola onwe ya ugboro isii. Ọ dịghị ihe gbanwere. O kuru ume, wee mikpuo onwe ya nke ugboro asaa.

Neaman bụ onyeisi ndị agha Aram, mba dị ike gbara Izrel agbata obi n'ebe ugwu. Ọ bụ dike n'agha, nwoke ukwu, eze ya na-asọpụrụkwa ya nke ukwuu, n'ihi na site n'aka ya ka Onyenwe anyị nyere Aram mmeri. Ma Neaman nwere ọrịa akpụkpọ ahụ siri ike, nke Baịbụl kpọrọ ekpenta, ọ dịghịkwa ike ma ọ bụ ego ga-agwọ ya. N'ụlọ ya, e nwere otu nwa agbọghọ a dọtara n'agha site n'Izrel. Ọ na-ejere nwunye Neaman ozi. Otu ụbọchị ọ sịrị, a sị na onyenwe m ga-aga hụ onye amụma nọ na Sameria! Ọ gaara agwọ ya ọrịa ya.

Ozi ahụ ruru eze Aram ntị, o wee zipụ Neaman, ya na akwụkwọ ozi o degaara eze Izrel, na oké akụ dị ka onyinye: talent ọlaọcha iri, puku mkpụrụ ọlaedo isii, na uwe mara mma iri. Akwụkwọ ozi ahụ kwuru, ezitere m gị ohu m Neaman, ka i wee gwọọ ya. Eze Izrel gụrụ ya, dọwaa uwe ya n'ụjọ. Ọ̀ bụ m bụ Chineke, onye na-egbu ma na-eme ka mmadụ dị ndụ? Ọ na-achọ ka anyị lụọ ọgụ! Ma Elaịsha nụrụ banyere ya, zite ozi. Ka nwoke ahụ bịakwute m, ọ ga-amatakwa na onye amụma dị n'Izrel.

Neaman wee bịa, ya na ịnyịnya ya na ụgbọ agha ya, kwụsị n'ọnụ ụzọ Elaịsha. Elaịsha apụtaghịdị. O zipụrụ otu onye ozi. Gaa, saa ahụ ugboro asaa n'osimiri Jọdan, akpụkpọ ahụ gị ga-alaghachi, ị ga-adịkwa ọcha. Iwe were Neaman ọkụ. Echere m na ọ ga-apụtakwute m n'ezie, guzo, kpọkuo aha Onyenwe anyị Chineke ya, fee aka ya n'elu ebe ahụ, gwọọ m. Ọ̀ bụ na Abana na Fapa, osimiri Damaskọs, adịghị mma karịa mmiri niile dị n'Izrel? Ọ̀ bụ na m apụghị ịsa ahụ na ha dị ọcha? O wee chigharịa, were oké iwe pụọ.

Ma ndị ohu ya sooro ya. Nna anyị, ka ha kwuru, a sị na onye amụma ahụ gwara gị ka i mee otu nnukwu ihe, ọ̀ bụ na ị gaghị eme ya? Ọ karịkwa nke ahụ, mgbe ọ naanị gwara gị, saa ahụ ka ị dị ọcha? Neaman kwụsịrị. O chere banyere ya. Mgbe ahụ ọ gbadara n'osimiri Jọdan, mikpuo onwe ya n'ime ya ugboro asaa, dị nnọọ ka onye Chineke kwuru. Mgbe o si na mmiri pụta nke ugboro asaa, akpụkpọ ahụ ya laghachiri, dị ọcha, dị mma, dị ka akpụkpọ ahụ obere nwata.

Neaman laghachikwuru Elaịsha, n'oge a o guzoro n'ihu ya. Ugbu a amaara m na ọ dịghị Chineke n'ụwa niile ma ọ bụghị n'Izrel. Ọ rịọsiri Elaịsha ike ka ọ nara onyinye. Elaịsha jụrụ. Dị ka Onyenwe anyị, onye m na-ejere ozi, na-adị ndụ, agaghị m anara ihe ọ bụla. Neaman rịọrọ ka e nye ya ala ịnyịnya ibu abụọ ga-ebu ka o buru laa, ka o wee fee Onyenwe anyị n'elu ya. Elaịsha wee zilaga ya: gaa n'udo. Ma ohu Elaịsha, Gehazi, apụghị ịhapụ akụ ahụ ka ọ gaa. Ọ chụrụ Neaman, chepụta akụkọ ụgha, rịọ ọlaọcha na uwe. Mgbe ahụ o zoro ha, ghaara onye nwe ya ụgha. Elaịsha sịrị, ọ̀ bụ na mmụọ m esoghị gị gaa? Ọrịa Neaman wee dakwasị Gehazi. Onye mba ọzọ wedara onwe ya ala laghachiri n'ụlọ dị ọcha. Onye nke ụlọ ahụ nwere anyaukwu jiri ọrịa ahụ laa.

Gịnị mere Neaman ga-eji chọọ ibu ala laa n'ụlọ? N'ụwa oge ochie, ọtụtụ ndị kwenyere na chi bụ nke otu ala, nakwa na a pụghị ife ya nke ọma ma ọ bụghị n'ala nke ya. Ya mere Neaman rịọrọ ala Izrel ka o buru laa Aram, ka o wee fee Onyenwe anyị ná mba ọzọ. Otu ihe ọzọ kwesịrị ịmara. Okwu Hibru a sụgharịrị ekpenta gụnyere ọtụtụ ụdị ọrịa akpụkpọ ahụ, dị ka iwu dị n'akwụkwọ Levitikọs na-egosi, ọ bụghị naanị ọrịa anyị na-akpọ ekpenta taa.

E mere ka Neaman gbakee. Ị ga-ahụ ya na Ndị Eze nke Abụọ, isi nke ise. Nwoke ukwu ahụ aghaghị ịkwụsị ịtụ anya ihe dị ebube, gee nwa agbọghọ na-eje ozi na ndị ohu nke ya ntị, mee otu ihe dị mfe, nke na-egosi obi dị umeala. Ya mere, lee ajụjụ ị ga-eburu gaa. Ọ̀ nwere obere ihe Chineke na-arịọ gị ka i mee, nke mpako na-egbochi gị ime?

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Ọ̀ nwere obere ihe Chineke na-arịọ gị ka i mee, nke mpako na-egbochi gị ime?

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Sources for the history

  • 2 Kings 5:17 — Neaman rịọrọ ala nke ịnyịnya ibu abụọ ga-ebu, ka o wee chụọrọ naanị Onyenwe anyị àjà.
  • Leviticus 13 — Ụdị ọrịa akpụkpọ ahụ dị iche iche okwu Hibru a sụgharịrị ekpenta gụnyere.
  • Mordechai Cogan and Hayim Tadmor, II Kings (Anchor Bible 11, 1988) — Nkọwa banyere 2 Ndị Eze 5, gụnyere arịrịọ Neaman maka ala Izrel na njikọ oge ochie dị n'etiti chi na ala.

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