2 Madzimambo 6:8-14

Zvino mambo weSiria wakarwa navaIsiraeri; akarangana navaranda vake, akati, “Matende angu anofanira kudzikwa pokuti nopokuti.” Zvino munhu waMwari ndokutuma shoko kuna mambo weIsiraeri, akati, “Chenjerai, murege kupfuura nopokuti, nokuti vaSiria voburukira ipapo.” Ipapo mambo weIsiraeri akatuma vanhu ikoko kwaakaudzwa nokunyeverwa nomunhu waMwari, akazvingwarirapo asingadaro kamwe nakaviri bedzi. Naizvozvo mwoyo wamambo weSiria akanyaniswe kwazvo pamusoro pechinhu ichi; akadana varanda vake, akati kwavari, “Hamungandiratidzi here, kuti ndianiko pakati patiri unonzwana namambo weIsiraeri?” Mumwe wavaranda vake akati, “Kwete, ishe wangu mambo, asi Erisha muporofita, ari pakati peIsiraeri, ndiye unoudza mambo weIsiraeri mashoko amunotaura muimba yenyu yomukati.” Akati, “Endai mundotarira kwaari, nditume vanhu kuzomutora.” Akaudzwa, zvichinzi, “Uri paDhotani.” Naizvozvo akatumirako mabhiza, nengoro, nehondo huru; vakafamba usiku, vakakomba guta.