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.”