12 UHazayeli wathi: “Inkosi yami ikhalelani na?”Yathi: “Ngokuba ngiyazi okubi oyakukwenza kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli; uyakuthungela izinqaba zabo ngomlilo, ubulale izinsizwa zabo ngenkemba, uphahlaze izingane zabo, uqaqe abesifazane babo abakhulelweyo.”
13 Kepha uHazayeli wathi: “Kodwa iyini inceku yakho eyinja nje ukuba yenze le nto enkulu na?”Wathi u-Elisha: “UJehova ungibonisile ukuthi uyakuba yinkosi e-Aramu.”
14 Wayesesuka ku-Elisha, weza enkosini yakhe; yathi kuye: “Utheni kuwe na?” Wathi: “Uthe kimi uyakusinda nokusinda.”
15 Kepha kwathi ngangomuso wathatha indwangu embozayo, wayicwilisa emanzini, wayimboza ubuso ngayo, yafa; uHazayeli waba yinkosi esikhundleni sayo.
16 Ngomnyaka wesihlanu kaJoramu indodana ka-Ahabi inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, uJehoshafati eyinkosi kwaJuda, uJehoramu, indodana kaJehoshafati, inkosi yakwaJuda, waba yinkosi.
17 Wayeneminyaka engamashumi amathathu nambili ekuqaleni kwakhe ukubusa; wabusa iminyaka eyisishiyagalombili eJerusalema.
18 Wahamba ngendlela yamakhosi akwa-Israyeli njengokwenza kwendlu ka-Ahabi, ngokuba indodakazi ka-Ahabi yayingumkakhe; wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova.