Munene wu mwami wa himbi ligali yavolera muporofeti Elisha, “Yago siganyala kwekoleka ku mba kali niiva Yahova mwene yakatumi uvuswage kuli imbura ku ing'inga ndala!” Navuzwa Elisha yamuvolera, “Ivi ulagalola nigekolekaa, navuzwa si ulalia ku chukulia yicho kali hakuzu mba.”
ni vavavolera, “Vwali vove vulahi Yahova alakwitira mu Egebeti. Uwene yeyo kwaali kwakikaaye hasi nukulia zinyama ni viukulia vindi vinyingi. Navuzwa munyi mukoleti mu changalangwi yiki kwosi kukuziri mu ninzara?”
Vaaliho avageni vandi kologendo harara na vandu va Isiraeli. Vaali ni liegomba linene kulia inyama; kali avandu va Isiraeli vene vatanga kwililira nivavoora: “O, kwakaveeye ninyama kwalia!
Vahing'ana na Nyasaye harara na Musa nivatanga kwigana, “Kigira ki mwakutuliza mu Egebeti kukuziri mwigendanyama, mutaveeye ni chukulia na mazi? Sikuyaanzi viukulia vidamanu yivi mba!”