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.”
27. Kepha yathi: “Uma uJehova engakusizi, mina ngingatholaphi usizo na? Esibuyeni noma esikhamweni sewayini na?”
28. Yayisithi inkosi kuye: “Unani na?”Wathi: “Lo wesifazane wathi kimi: ‘Letha indodana yakho ukuba siyidle namuhla, sidle indodana yami kusasa.’
29. Sase siyipheka indodana yami, sayidla; ngase ngithi kuye ngosuku olulandelayo: ‘Letha indodana yakho ukuba siyidle;’ wayeseyifihlile indodana yakhe.”
30. Kwathi inkosi isizwile amazwi alo wesifazane, yaklebhula izingubo zayo isadlula phezu kogange; abantu babuka, bheka, yayinendwangu yamasaka phansi emzimbeni wayo.
31. Yathi: “UNkulunkulu makenze njalo, enezele futhi, uma ikhanda lika-Elisha, indodana kaShafati, liyakube lisekuye namuhla.”
32. Yayisithuma umuntu phambi kwayo, u-Elisha esahlezi endlini yakhe, namalunga ehlezi naye; kepha, singakafiki kuye isithunywa, wathi emalungeni: “Niyabona yini ukuthi le ndodana yombulali ithumele ukunquma ikhanda lami na? Bhekani, ekufikeni kwesithunywa manivale isivalo, nisibuyisele emuva isithunywa ngesivalo; angithi izigqi zezinyawo zenkosi yaso zisemva kwaso na?”