2 raajaakkal

2 oru sulalkaatril+ eliyaavai+ yegōvaa vaanatthukku kondupōvadharku munbu, eliyaavum elisaavum+ kilgaalilirundhu*+ purappattaargal. 2 appōdhu eliyaa avaridam, “dhayavuseidhu nī ingēyē iru, yegōvaa ennai betthēlukku pōga solliyirukkiraar” endraar. aanaal elisaa, “uyirulla kadavulaagiya yegōvaamēl aanaiyaaga solgirēn,* ungal uyirmēl aanaiyaaga solgirēn,* naan ungalaivittu pōga maattēn” endru sonnaar. adhanaal, avargal irandu pērum betthēlukku+ pōnaargal. 3 appōdhu, betthēlil irundha thīrkkadharisigalin magangal* elisaavidam vandhu, “indraikku yegōvaa ungal ejamaanai kondupōividuvaar, ungaludaiya thalaivar ungalaivittu pōgappōgiraar, ungalukku theriyumaa?”+ endru kēttaargal. adharku elisaa, “enakku theriyum, nīngal pēsaamal irungal” endru sonnaar.

4 pinbu eliyaa avaridam, “elisaa, dhayavuseidhu nī ingēyē iru. yegōvaa ennai erigōvukku+ pōga solliyirukkiraar” endraar. aanaal elisaa, “uyirulla kadavulaagiya yegōvaamēl aanaiyaaga solgirēn,* ungal uyirmēl aanaiyaaga solgirēn,* naan ungalaivittu pōga maattēn” endru sonnaar. adhanaal avargal irandu pērum erigōvukku pōnaargal. 5 erigōvil irundha thīrkkadharisigalin magangal elisaavidam vandhu, “indraikku yegōvaa ungal ejamaanai kondupōividuvaar, ungaludaiya thalaivar ungalaivittu pōgappōgiraar, ungalukku theriyumaa?” endru kēttaargal. adharku elisaa, “enakku theriyum, nīngal pēsaamal irungal” endru sonnaar.

6 pinbu eliyaa avaridam, “dhayavuseidhu nī ingēyē iru. yegōvaa ennai yōrdhaanukku pōga solliyirukkiraar” endraar. aanaal elisaa, “uyirulla kadavulaagiya yegōvaamēl aanaiyaaga solgirēn,* ungal uyirmēl aanaiyaaga solgirēn,* naan ungalaivittu pōga maattēn” endru sonnaar. adhanaal avargal irandu pērum sērndhē pōnaargal. 7 thīrkkadharisigalin magangalil 50 pēr avargal pinnaal pōnaargal; aanaal, eliyaavum elisaavum yōrdhaan aatrangaraikku vandhu nindrapōdhu, andha 50 pērum satru dhūratthil nindru paartthukkondirundhaargal. 8 pinbu eliyaa thannudaiya angiyai* kalatri,+ adhai surutti aatru thannīrai aditthaar. udanē thannīr irandaaga pirindhadhu. avargal irandu pērum varanda tharaiyil nadandhu aatrai kadandhaargal.+

9 avargal irandu pērum aatrai kadandhavudan eliyaa avaridam, “elisaa, naan unnaivittu pōgappōgirēn, unakku enna vēndumō kēl” endraar. adharku elisaa, “ungalidam irukkira kadavuludaiya sakthiyil*+ irandu paagatthai dhayavuseidhu enakku tharuvīrgalaa?”+ endru kēttaar. 10 appōdhu eliyaa, “kashtamaana ondrai kētkiraai. irundhaalum, naan kondupōgappaduvadhai nī paartthaal, nī kēttadhu kidaikkum. illaavittaal, kidaikkaadhu” endru sonnaar.

11 avargal pēsikkondē nadandhu pōnapōdhu, thidīrendru avargalukku idaiyē oru radhamum kudhiraigalum+ vandhana; avai neruppai pōl thagathagavendru pragaasitthana. eliyaa sulalkaatril vaanatthukku kondupōgappattaar.+ 12 elisaa adhai paartthukkondirundhapōdhu, “thagappanē, thagappanē! isravēlin radhamē, kudhiraivīrarē!”+ endru satthamaaga kūppittaar. avarudaiya paarvaiyilirundhu eliyaa maraindhadhum, elisaa thannudaiya udaiyai irandaaga kilitthukkondaar.+ 13 eliyaa pōttirundha angi*+ kīlē vilundhu kidandhadhaal, elisaa adhai edutthukkondu marubadiyum yōrdhaan aatrangaraiyil pōi nindraar. 14 eliyaavin angiyaal aatru thannīrai aditthu, “eliyaavin kadavulaana yegōvaa engē?” endru kēttaar. avar thannīrai aditthadhum, adhu irandaaga pirindhadhu. elisaa aatrai kadandhu pōnaar.+

15 erigōvilirundhu vandha thīrkkadharisigalin magangal dhūratthilirundhu elisaavai paartthadhum, “eliyaavidamirundha kadavulin sakthi elisaavukku kidaitthuvittadhu”+ endru sonnaargal. adhanaal, avargal elisaavidam pōi avar munnaal mandipōttu thalaivananginaargal. 16 pinbu avargal, “ungaludaiya ūliyargalaana engaludan 50 balasaaligal irukkiraargal. avargal pōi ungal ejamaanai thēdi kandupidikka dhayavuseidhu anumadhi kodungal. oruvēlai yegōvaavin sakthi* avarai kondupōi ēdhaavadhu malaiyilō pallatthaakkilō pōttirukkalaam”+ endru sonnaargal. aanaal elisaa, “vēndaam, avargalai anuppaadhīrgal” endru sonnaar. 17 irundhaalum, avargal thirumba thirumba kēttukkondirundhaargal. adhanaal avar sangadatthōdu, “sari, anuppungal” endru sonnaar. avargal andha 50 pērai anuppinaargal. avargal mūndru naatkal vidaamal thēdiyum eliyaavai kandupidikka mudiyavillai. 18 avargal thirumbi vandhapōdhu elisaa erigōvil+ thangiyirundhaar. avargalai paartthu, “pōga vēndaamendru naan appōdhē ungalidam sonnēn, illaiyaa?” endraar.

19 konja kaalam kalitthu, andha nagaratthu aatkal elisaavidam vandhu, “ejamaanē, indha ūr arumaiyaana idatthil amaindhirukkiradhu+ endru ungalukkē theriyum. aanaal, thannīrdhaan mōsam. adhanaal, indha idatthil vilaichalē illai”* endru sonnaargal. 20 adharku avar, “oru pudhiya kinnatthil uppai konduvaarungal” endru sonnaar. avargalum konduvandhaargal. 21 appōdhu elisaa, thannīr ūtredukkum idatthukku pōi andha uppai kottinaar;+ appōdhu, “naan indha thannīrai sutthamaakkivittēn. inimēl indha thannīraal maranamō malattutthanmaiyō* ērpadaadhu endru yegōvaa solgiraar” endraar. 22 elisaa sonnapadiyē andha thannīr indruvarai sutthamaaga irukkiradhu.

23 pinbu, avar angirundhu purappattu betthēlukku pōnaar. avar pōikkondirundhapōdhu, nagaratthilirundhu siruvargal silar vandhu avarai paartthu kēli seidhaargal.+ “valukkai thalaiyaa, ēri pō! valukkai thalaiyaa, ēri pō!” endru sollikkondē irundhaargal. 24 kadaisiyil elisaa avargalai thirumbi paartthu yegōvaavin peyaril sabitthaar. appōdhu, irandu pen karadigal+ kaattilirundhu vandhu andha 42 siruvargalaiyum pīrippōttana.+ 25 avar karmēl malaikku+ pōnaar, pinbu angirundhu samaariyaavukku thirumbi pōnaar.