8 A ba a re: Re tla ya ka tsela efe? Yena a re: Ka tsela e yang le lefeella la Edomo.
9 Yaba morena wa Iseraele, le morena wa Juda, le morena wa Edomo a tloha, a potoloha ka ditshiu tse supileng; ha hlokahala metsi a makgotla le a dipelesa tse a latelang.
10 Morena wa Iseraele a re: Jo! Jehova o bitsitse marena ana a mararo, ho a neela matsohong a Bamoabe!
11 Josafate a re: Hleka ha ho moporofeta wa Jehova mona, eo re ka botsang Jehova ka yena na? E mong wa bahlanka ba morena wa Iseraele a fetola, a re: Elisha, mora Shafathe, o teng, ya neng a tshella Elia metsi matsohong.
12 Josafate a re: Lentswe la Jehova le ho yena. Ebile morena wa Iseraele, le Josafate, le morena wa Edomo, ba theohela ho yena.
13 Elisha a re ho morena wa Iseraele: Ke na le taba efe le wena? Ikele ho baporofeta ba ntatao le ho baporofeta ba mmao! Empa morena wa Iseraele a re ho yena: Tjhe, hobane Jehova o bitsitse marena ana a mararo, ho a neela matsohong a Bamoabe.
14 Elisha a re: Ka Jehova wa makgotla ya utlwang, eo ke emeng pela hae, hoja ha ke ele Josafate, morena wa Juda, hloko, nka be ke sa o shebe le ho o tadima.