19 UElisha wathi kuye: “Hamba ngoxolo!”Emzuzwini, uNahaman selehambe umgama othile,
20 uGehazi ihlakani likaElisha, umfo wakwaThixo, wathetha yedwa wathi: “Hayi khona, inkosi yam le ide yagabadela ukumlungiselela oku lo mAram unguNahaman. Ingathini ukude ingathathi nomrhumo aze nawo lo? Hayi, suka; ekho nje uNdikhoyo, ndiza kumsukela, ukuze ndibe nento endiyifumanayo kuye!”
21 Waxhabasha ke uGehazi emva koNahaman. Uthe uNahaman akumbona ebaleka esiza ngakuye, suka wehla enqwelweni yakhe wamhlangabeza. Wabuza wathi: “Ngaba akukho nto yonakeleyo na kodwa?”
22 UGehazi uphendule wathi: “Hayi, akukho monakalo. Nto nje inkosi yam indithumile isithi: ‘Kukho bafana babini beqela labashumayeli abakhov' ukufika, bephuma kweleentaba lakwaEfrayim. Ngoko ke nceda ubaphe amawaka amathathu esiliva nezambatho ezibini zokutshintsha.’ ”
23 UNahaman waphendula esithi: “Ewe, kukuwe; ungawafumana amawaka amathandathu esiliva.” Wacenga ke esithi uGehazi makawamkele, waza ke loo siliva wayifaka kwiingxowa ezimbini, wamnika nezo zambatho zibini zokutshintsha. Ke uNahaman loo mthwalo wawunikela kwizicaka ezibini, zamandulela uGehazi ziwuphethe.
24 Akufika endulini uGehazi wawuthatha loo mthwalo apho kwizicaka, waya kuwubeka endlwini. Ke zona izicaka ezo wazindulula zemka.
25 Kamva ke wangena waya kwinkosi yakhe uElisha.UElisha wabuza ke wathi: “Uvela phi na, Gehazi?”UGehazi waphendula wathi: “Hayi, nkosi yam, isicaka esi sakho asiveli ndawo!”