Kwakhala ku-Elisha owesifazane othile wabafazi bamadodana abaprofethi, wathi: “Inceku yakho, indoda yami, ifile; wena uyazi ukuthi inceku yakho yayimesaba uJehova; sekufike umtshelekisi ukuzithathela abafana bami ababili babe yizigqila.”
U-Elisha wathi kuye: “Ngikwenzele ntoni na? Ngitshele. Unantoni endlini?”
Wathi: “Incekukazi yakho ayinalutho endlini ngaphandle komfuma wamafutha.”
Wayesethi: “Hamba utsheleke izitsha ngaphandle kubo bonke abakhelwane bakho, izitsha ezingenalutho, zingabi yingcosana. Wongena, uzivalele ngesivalo, wena namadodana akho, uthele ezitheni zonke lezo, ubeke ezigcweleyo eceleni.”
Wasuka kuye, wazivalela yena namadodana akhe ngesivalo; wona aletha kuye, yena wathela. Kwathi izitsha sezigcwele, wathi endodaneni yakhe: “Sondeza kimi nesinye isitsha.”
Kepha yathi kuye: “Akusekho sitsha.” Amafutha anquma-ke.
Wayeseya ukumtshela lowo muntu kaNkulunkulu. Wathi yena: “Hamba uthengise ngamafutha, ukhokhe isikwenetu sakho, uzondle wena namadodana akho ngaseleyo.”
Kwathi ngelinye ilanga u-Elisha wadlulela eShunemi lapho kwakukhona owesifazane ocebileyo, wamcindezela ukuba adle isinkwa. Kwakuthi njalo nxa edlula, waphambukela khona ukuba adle. Wathi endodeni yakhe: “Bheka, manje sengiyazi ukuthi ungumuntu ongcwele kaNkulunkulu, odlula kithi njalonjalo. Ake sixhume odongeni ikamelo phezulu, simbekele khona umbhede, netafula, nesihlalo, nothi lwesibani; kuyakuthi lapho eza kithi, aphambukele khona.”
Kwathi ngelinye ilanga wafika khona, waphambukela ekamelweni, walala khona. Wathi kuGehazi inceku yakhe: “Mbize lo mShunemikazi,” wema phambi kwakhe. Wathi kuye: “Ake usho kuye ukuthi: ‘Bheka, usinakekele ngakho konke lokhu kunakekela; ungenzelwa ntoni na? Uthanda ukukhulunyelwa enkosini noma enduneni yempi na?’ ”
Wathi: “Ngihlezi phakathi kwabantu bakithi.”
Wayesethi: “Angenzelwa ntoni na?”
UGehazi wathi: “Impela akanandodana, nendoda yakhe isindala.”
Wayesethi: “Mbize.” Wambiza; wema emnyango.
Wathi: “Ngalesi sikhathi ngomnyaka ozayo uyakusingatha indodana.”
Wathi: “Hhayi, nkosi, wena muntu kaNkulunkulu, ungaqambi amanga encekukazini yakho.”
Kepha owesifazane wakhulelwa, wazala indodana ngaleso sikhathi ngomnyaka olandelayo njengokusho kuka-Elisha kuye.
Kwathi umfana esekhulile, waphuma ngelinye ilanga, waya kuyise kubavuni. Wathi kuyise: “Ngafa ikhanda! Ngafa ikhanda!”
Wayesethi encekwini yakhe: “Myise kunina.” Yamthatha, yamyisa kunina; wahlala emathangeni akhe kwaze kwaba semini, wafa. Wakhuphuka, wambeka embhedeni womuntu kaNkulunkulu, wamvalela, waphuma.
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