5. Wasuka kuye, wazivalela yena namadodana akhe ngesivalo; wona aletha kuye, yena wathela.
6. Kwathi izitsha sezigcwele, wathi endodaneni yakhe: “Sondeza kimi nesinye isitsha.”Kepha yathi kuye: “Akusekho sitsha.” Amafutha anquma-ke.
7. Wayeseya ukumtshela lowo muntu kaNkulunkulu. Wathi yena: “Hamba uthengise ngamafutha, ukhokhe isikwenetu sakho, uzondle wena namadodana akho ngaseleyo.”
8. Kwathi ngelinye ilanga u-Elisha wadlulela eShunemi lapho kwakukhona owesifazane ocebileyo, wamcindezela ukuba adle isinkwa. Kwakuthi njalo nxa edlula, waphambukela khona ukuba adle.
9. Wathi endodeni yakhe: “Bheka, manje sengiyazi ukuthi ungumuntu ongcwele kaNkulunkulu, odlula kithi njalonjalo.
10. Ake sixhume odongeni ikamelo phezulu, simbekele khona umbhede, netafula, nesihlalo, nothi lwesibani; kuyakuthi lapho eza kithi, aphambukele khona.”
11. Kwathi ngelinye ilanga wafika khona, waphambukela ekamelweni, walala khona.
12. Wathi kuGehazi inceku yakhe: “Mbize lo mShunemikazi,” wema phambi kwakhe.
13. Wathi kuye: “Ake usho kuye ukuthi: ‘Bheka, usinakekele ngakho konke lokhu kunakekela; ungenzelwa ntoni na? Uthanda ukukhulunyelwa enkosini noma enduneni yempi na?’ ”Wathi: “Ngihlezi phakathi kwabantu bakithi.”
14. Wayesethi: “Angenzelwa ntoni na?”UGehazi wathi: “Impela akanandodana, nendoda yakhe isindala.”
15. Wayesethi: “Mbize.” Wambiza; wema emnyango.
16. Wathi: “Ngalesi sikhathi ngomnyaka ozayo uyakusingatha indodana.”Wathi: “Hhayi, nkosi, wena muntu kaNkulunkulu, ungaqambi amanga encekukazini yakho.”
17. Kepha owesifazane wakhulelwa, wazala indodana ngaleso sikhathi ngomnyaka olandelayo njengokusho kuka-Elisha kuye.