1. Kwathi lapho uJehova ebeyakumkhuphula u-Eliya aye ezulwini ngesivunguvungu, u-Eliya wasuka eGiligali no-Elisha.
2. U-Eliya wathi ku-Elisha: “Ake uhlale lapha, ngokuba uJehova ungithumile eBethele.”Kepha u-Elisha wathi: “Kuphila kukaJehova nokuphila komphefumulo wakho, angiyikukushiya.” Behlela-ke eBethele.
3. Amadodana abaprofethi ayeseBethele aphuma, aya ku-Elisha, athi kuye: “Uyazi yini ukuthi uJehova uyakususa inkosi yakho kuwe namuhla na?”Wathi: “Yebo, ngiyakwazi; thulani.”
4. U-Eliya wathi kuye: “Elisha, ake uhlale lapha, ngokuba uJehova ungithumile eJeriko.”Kepha wathi: “Kuphila kukaJehova nokuphila kwakho, angiyikukushiya.” Bafika-ke eJeriko.
5. Amadodana abaprofethi ayeseJeriko asondela ku-Elisha, athi kuye: “Uyazi yini ukuthi uJehova uyakususa inkosi yakho kuwe namuhla na?”Wathi: “Yebo, ngiyakwazi; thulani.”
6. U-Eliya wathi kuye: “Ake uhlale lapha, ngokuba uJehova ungithumile eJordani.”Kepha wathi: “Kuphila kukaJehova nokuphila kwakho, angiyikukushiya.” Bahamba-ke bobabili.
7. Abantu abangamashumi ayisihlanu bamadodana abaprofethi baya bema khashana maqondana nabo; bona bobabili bema ngaseJordani.
8. U-Eliya wathatha ingubo yakhe, wayisonga, washaya amanzi, ahlukana ngalapha nangalapha, bawela bobabili emhlabathini owomileyo.
9. Kwathi sebewelile, u-Eliya wathi ku-Elisha: “Cela engiyakukwenzela khona ngingakasuswa kuwe.”Wathi u-Elisha: “Makuphindwe kabili umoya wakho phezu kwami.”
10. Kepha wathi: “Ucele into elukhuni; nokho, uma ungibona lapha ngisuswa kuwe, kuyakuba njalo kuwe; kodwa uma ungangiboni, akuyikuba njalo.”
11. Kwathi beselokhu behamba bekhuluma, bheka, nanso inqola yomlilo namahhashi omlilo, kwabahlukanisa bobabili; u-Eliya wakhuphukela ezulwini ngesivunguvungu.
12. U-Elisha wakubona, wamemeza wathi: “Baba, baba, nqola ka-Israyeli nabamahhashi bakhe!” Akabe esambona futhi; wabamba izingubo zakhe, waziklebhula kabili.
13. Wacosha ingubo ka-Eliya ebiwile kuye, wabuya, wema ngasogwini lwaseJordani.
14. Wayithatha ingubo ka-Eliya ebiwile kuye, washaya amanzi, wathi: “Uphi uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Eliya na?” Esewashayile amanzi, ahlukana ngalapha nangalapha; u-Elisha wawela.
15. Esembonile amadodana abaprofethi aseJeriko ayemalungana naye, athi: “Umoya ka-Eliya uhlezi phezu kuka-Elisha.” Afika ukumhlangabeza, akhothamela phansi phambi kwakhe.
16. Athi kuye: “Bheka, kukhona phakathi kwezinceku zakho amadoda angamashumi ayisihlanu anamandla; mawahambe, afune inkosi yakho; kumbe uMoya kaJehova umkhuphulile, wamlahla entabeni ethile noma esigodini esithile.”Kepha wathi: “Ningawathumi.”
17. Amncengisisa waze waba namahloni; wayesethi: “Thumani.” Ayesethuma abantu abangamashumi ayisihlanu; bamfuna izinsuku ezintathu, kepha abamtholanga.
18. Babuyela kuye esahlezi eJeriko; wathi kubo: “Angishongo yini kini ukuthi: ‘Ningahambi,’ na?”
19. Kepha abantu bomuzi bathi ku-Elisha: “Bheka, isiza somuzi sihle, njengokuba inkosi ibona, kepha amanzi mabi, izwe liyabhulubisa.”
20. Wathi: “Ngiletheleni isitsha esisha, nibeke usawoti kuso.” Basiletha kuye.
21. Waphuma, waya emthonjeni wamanzi, waphonsa kuwo usawoti, wathi: “Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: ‘Ngelaphile lawa manzi; akusayikuvela ukufa kuwo nokubhuluba.’ ”
22. Elashwa-ke amanzi kuze kube namuhla njengezwi lika-Elisha alikhulumayo.
23. Wenyuka lapho, waya eBethele; esenyuka endlelni, kwaphuma abafana emzini, bamklolodela, bathi kuye: “Yenyuka wena mpandlandini! Yenyuka wena mpandlandini!”
24. Wabheka emva kwakhe, wababona, wabaqalekisa egameni likaJehova. Kwase kuphuma ehlathini amabhere* amabili ezinsikazi, adwengula abafana abangamashumi amane nambili kubo.
25. Wasuka khona, waya entabeni yaseKarmeli; esuka lapho wabuyela eSamariya.