25 Elisha wachubeka waya eNtsabeni iKhameli; wesuka lapho wancandzeka wabuyela eSamariya.
Ngako Ahabi wahamba wayakudla wanatsa, kodvwa Elija wekhwela etulu esicongweni seNtsaba iKhameli, wagobondzela, wafaka buso bakhe emkhatsini wemadvolo akhe.
Wabe sewutfumela indvuna ku-Elija leyayihamba nelibutfo layo lelalingemadvodza langema-50. Lendvuna yenyuka yaya ku-Elija labehleti etulu esicongweni sentsaba, yafike yakhuluma kuye yatsi: “Ye muntfu waNkulunkulu, inkhosi itsi: ‘Yehla!’ ”
Kodvwa Jehoshafati wabuta, watsi: “Kute yini lapha umphrofethi waSimakadze, kuze siyewubuta ngaye kuSimakadze?” Indvuna yenkhosi yaka-Israyeli yaphendvula, yatsi: “Elisha, umsa waShafati, ulapha. Abevamise kutsela emanti etandleni ta-Elija.”
Ngako waphuma wahamba, waze wefika kulomuntfu waNkulunkulu eNtsabeni iKhameli. Watsi nakabona lomfati asesekhashane, wakhuluma kuGehazi, inceku yakhe, watsi: “Ase ubuke! Nanguya lomfati waseShunemu!
ne-Alameleki, ne-Amadi, neMishali. Ngasenshonalanga lomnyele wawugudla iKhameli neShihori Libnathi.