Kwathi lapho uSimakade esezomthatha u-Eliya amenyusele ezulwini ngesishingishane, u-Eliya no-Elisha basuka eGiligali. U-Eliya wathi ku-Elisha: “Ake uhlale lapha, ngokuba uSimakade ungithumele eBhethele.”
Kepha u-Elisha wathi: “Ngifunga ngiyagomela phambi kukaSimakade, naphambi kwakho, angisoze ngisuke kuwe.”
Base behlela eBhethele.
Amadodana abaphrofethi ayeseBhethele aphuma aya ku-Elisha, athi kuye: “Uyazi yini ukuthi namuhla uSimakade uzoyithatha inkosi yakho na?”
Wathi: “Yebo, ngiyazi; thulani.”
U-Eliya wathi kuye: “Elisha, ake usale lapha, ngokuba uSimakade ungithume eJerikho.”
Kepha yena wathi: “Ngifunga ngiyagomela phambi kukaSimakade naphambi kwakho, angisoze ngakushiya.”
Base beya eJerikho.
Amadodana abaphrofethi ayeseJerikho asondela ku-Elisha, athi kuye: “Uyazi yini ukuthi namuhla uSimakade uzoyithatha inkosi yakho na?”
Wathi: “Yebo, ngiyazi; thulani.”
U-Eliya wathi ku-Elisha: “Ake usale lapha, ngokuba uSimakade ungithume eJordani.”
Kepha yena wathi: “Ngifunga ngiyagomela phambi kukaSimakade naphambi kwakho, angisoze ngakushiya.”
Base behamba bobabili.
Abantu abangama-50, amadodana abaphrofethi bahamba bema buqamama maqondana nabo, bona bobabili bama ngaseJordani. U-Eliya wathatha isembatho sakhe, wasisonga, washaya amanzi, ehlukana ngapha nangapha, bawela iJordani bobabili, behamba emhlabathini owomileyo.
Kwathi besawela iJordani, u-Eliya wathi ku-Elisha: “Cela ukuthi ufisa ngikwenzeleni ngaphambi kokuba ngisuswe kuwe.”
U-Elisha wathi: “Umoya wakho mawuphindwe kabili kimi.” Wathi: “Ucele into elukhuni, nokho-ke uma ungibona lapho ngisuswa kuwe, kuyokwenzeka kanjalo kuwe, kodwa uma ungangibonanga, akuyukuba kanjalo.”
Kwathi besalokhu behamba bexoxa, bheka, kwaqhamuka inqola yomlilo namahhashi omlilo, abehlukanisa, u-Eliya wenyukela ezulwini ngesivunguvungu. U-Elisha wakubona lokho, wamemeza, wathi: “Baba, baba, inqola yempi ka-Israyeli nabamahhashi bakhe!”
Akabange esambona futhi; wabamba izingubo zakhe waziklebhula kabili.
Wacosha isembatho sika-Eliya esasiwe kuye, waphindela emuva, wema osebeni lweJordani. Wasithatha isembatho sika-Eliya, esasiwe kuye, washaya ngaso amanzi, wathi: “Uphi uSimakade, uNkulunkulu ka-Eliya na?”
Esewashayile amanzi, ahlukana ngapha nangapha, u-Elisha wawela.
Amadodana abaphrofethi ayeseJerikho, ebuqamama, ambona, athi: “Umoya ka-Eliya wehlele phezu kuka-Elisha.”
Asuka ayomhlangabeza, akhothama athi mbo emhlabathini phambi kwakhe. Athi kuye: “Bheka, phakathi kwethu izinceku zakho kunamadoda angama-50 anamandla. Mawahambe ayofuna inkosi yakho, hleze uMoya kaSimakade uyikhuphulile, wayilahla entabeni thizeni noma esigodini.”
Kepha wathi: “Ningawathumi.”
Amncengisisa waze waba namahloni, wayesethi: “Athumeni.”
Ayesethuma abantu abangama-50, bamfuna izinsuku ezintathu, kodwa abamtholanga. Abuyela kuye, amfica eselokhu eseJerikho, wayesethi kuwo: “Angishongo yini ukuthi ningahambi na?”
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