2 UElisha wathi kuye: “Ndingakunceda kanjani ke? Khawutsho, unantoni endlwini yakho?”Ke yena wathi: “Akukho nto sinayo isicakazana sakho esi ngaphandle kwengqayana yamafutha omnquma.”
3 UElisha wathi: “Khawuhamba-hambe ujikeleze ebumelwaneni, ufune iingqayi ezingenanto, zingabi mbalwa, koko zibe ninzi.
4 Wakuba uzifumene ke, ngena endlwini yakho noonyana bakho, nizivalele khona. Uze ke ugalele amafutha lawo kwezo ngqayi zonke. Yakuzala enye yibeke bucala.”
5 Bahlukana ke, waza wazivalela noonyana bakhe apho endlwini. Bazizisa kuye iingqayi, waza ke yena wamana ezizalisa ngamafutha omnquma.
6 Zithe ke zakuzala zonke, wabhekisa kunyana wakhe wathi: “Yiza nenye kwakhona.”Kodwa ke yena wathi: “Ziphelile; akukho yimbi eseleyo.” Namafutha ke atsho aphela.
7 Wahamba ke waya kuxelela umfo wakwaThixo owathi kuye: “Hamba uye kuthengisa loo mafutha, uhlawule amatyala akho. Aseleyo ke nophila ngawo, wena noonyana bakho.”
8 Ngenye imini uElisha waya eShunem. Khona apho kwakukho mfazi uthile usisityebi owamcelayo ukuba angene endlwini yakhe afumane into etyiwayo. Ebesithi ke, xa adlulayo, aphambukele khona ukuba afumane into etyiwayo.