8 Elija watsatsa sembatfo sakhe wasigocota, wabe sewushaya ngaso lamanti. Emanti ehlukana ekhatsi, aya ngesekudla nangesancele, lamadvodza lamabili ewela ahamba emhlabatsini lowomile.
Watsi kube Elija alive, wambonya buso bakhe ngengubo yakhe, waphuma wayakuma ekungeneni kwemgedze. Lelivi lalikhuluma kuye, latsi: “Wentani lapha, Elija?”
Ngako Elija wesuka lapho wahamba wakhandza Elisha, umsa waShafati, alima ngesipani setinkhabi letatingema-24, yena abekuleti letimbili tekugcina. Elija waya kuye, wafike wamembesa ngalengubo yakhe.
Wabe sewushaya lamanti emfula ngalengubo. Wabuta watsi: “Uphi-ke loSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wa-Elija?” Watsi kube awashaye lamanti, ehlukana ekhatsi, aya ngesekudla nangesancele, wabe sewuyewela.
Kodvwa ema-Israyeli wona abewele emhlabatsini lowomile elwandle, futsi nemanti ajinge achubeka kuma tindvonga ngesekudla nangesancele.
Simakadze uyakomisa sihlenge selwandle lwaseGibhithe; uyakwelula sandla sakhe lesinemandla etikweYufrathe, ayihamule ngemoya loshisako. Lomfula uyakuwehlukanisa ekhatsi, ube ngimifula lesikhombisa, khona bantfu batekwewela bafake tincabule.
Ngekukholwa ema-Israyeli ewela Lwandle Lolubovu, kwaba shangatsi kusemhlabatsini lowomile; atsi emaGibhithe ayakwenta loko, acwila, afa.
Bagcotjwa ngematje, [bavivinywa] bancunywa ngemasaha, babulawa ngenkemba, bazulazula bembetse tikhumba tetimvu netetimbuti, beswela, bahlushwa, baphatfwa kabi.
Ingilosi yesitfupha yatfululela sitja sayo etikwemfula lomkhulu i-Yufrathe. Emanti awo oma, kwavuleka indlela yemakhosi laphuma emphumalanga.
Sawula wasibuta watsi: “Unjani?” Lesangoma samphendvula satsi: “Likhehla lelidzala lelembetse umjiva, liyakhuphuka.” Ngako Sawula wavele wati kutsi nguSamuweli; wakhotsama wawa phansi ngebuso.