15. Isikhonzi somuntu kaNkulunkulu sesivukile ekuseni, saphuma, bheka, impi enamahhashi nezinqola yayiwukakile umuzi. Yayisithi inceku kuye: “Maye, nkosi! Sesiyakwenze njani?”
16. Wathi: “Ungesabi, ngokuba abanathi baningi kunabanabo.”
17. U-Elisha wakhuleka, wathi: “Jehova, ake uvule amehlo ayo ukuba ibone.” UJehova wavula-ke amehlo aleyo nceku, yabona; bheka, intaba yayigcwele amahhashi nezinqola zomlilo nxazonke zakhe u-Elisha.
18. Sebehlela kuye, u-Elisha wakhuleka kuJehova, wathi: “Mawushaye lesi sizwe ngobumpumputhe.” Wasishaya ngobumpumputhe njengezwi lika-Elisha.
19. Wayesethi u-Elisha kubo: “Le akusiyo indlela, nalona akusiwo umuzi; ngilandeleni, nginiyise kumuntu enimfunayo.” Wabayisa eSamariya.
20. Kwathi sebefike eSamariya, u-Elisha wathi: “Jehova, vula amehlo alaba bantu ukuba babone.” UJehova wavula amehlo abo, babona; bheka, base bephakathi kweSamariya.
21. Inkosi yakwa-Israyeli yathi ku-Elisha, isibabonile: “Baba, ngibabulale na? Ngibabulale na?”
22. Kepha wathi: “Awuyikubabulala; ungababulala yini labo obathumbile ngenkemba yakho nangomnsalo wakho na? Beka isinkwa namanzi phambi kwabo ukuba badle, baphuze, baye enkosini yabo.”
23. Yayisibalungisela idili, badla, baphuza; yabavumela ukuba bahambe, baya enkosini yabo. Amaviyo ama-Aramu awabe esaphinda ukungena ezweni lakwa-Israyeli.
24. Kwathi emva kwalokho uBeni Hadadi, inkosi yase-Aramu, wabutha yonke impi yakhe, wenyuka, wavimbezela iSamariya.
25. Kwaba khona indlala enkulu eSamariya; bheka, balivimbezela kwaze kwathengiswa ngekhanda lembongolo ngezinhlamvu ezingamashumi ayisishiyagalombili zesiliva nokwesine kwesigaxa somswani wejuba ngezinhlamvu eziyisihlanu zesiliva.
26. Kwathi inkosi yakwa-Israyeli idlula phezu kogange, kwamemeza kuyo owesifazane, wathi: “Siza, nkosi yami, nkosi.”