1. Wathi uElisha, Liveni ilizwi likaYehova. Útsho uYehova ukuthi, Eli xa ngomso iseha* yomgubo ocoliweyo yoba yishekele,* neeseha zombini zerhasi zoba yishekele esangweni lakwaSamari.
2. Wamphendula umfo wakwaThixo umphathi-mkhosi, abesayama esandleni sakhe ukumkani, wathi, Yabona, khona ukuba uYehova wenzé iifestile ezulwini, ingabakho na loo nto? Wathi yena, Khangela, ùya kuyibona loo nto ngamehlo akho, ungadli kuyo.
3. Ke kaloku kwakukho amadoda amané aneqhenqa ngaphandle kwesango. Yathi enye kwenye, Sihlaléleni na apha, side sife?
4. Ukuba sithe, masingene kulo mzi, kukho indlala kuwo umzi lo, siya kufa khona; ukuba sithe sahlala apha, siya kufa. Kaloku ke masihambe, sizilahlele emkhosini wama-Aram.* Ukuba athe asisindisa, sodla ubomi; ukuba athe asibulala, hayi ke, siya kufa.
5. Asuka ngongcwalazi, aya eminqubeni yama-Aram, ada afika ekupheleni kweminquba yama-Aram. Yini le? Kusenxiweni.