8. Ke uElisha umfo wakwaThixo uthe akuva ukuba ukumkani wakwaSirayeli uzikrazule izambatho zakhe, wathumela kuye esithi: “Ngani ukuba ude ukrazule izambatho zakho? Loo mntu mthumele apha kum; uya kutsho aqonde ukuba ukho umshumayeli kwaSirayeli.”
9. Ngoko ke uNahaman wahamba naloo mahashe, nezo nqwelo zakhe, waya kuma esangweni kwamshumayeli uElisha.
10. UElisha wamthumelela isigidimi esithi: “Yiya emlanjeni iJordan, uhlambe kasixhenxe. Ulusu lwakho lobuyela kwimo yalo yangaphambili, uhlambuluke.”