36 Elisha wabita Gehazi, watsi kuye: “Bita lomfati waseShunemu.” Wambita. Watsi kube efike, watsi kuye: “Tsatsa indvodzana yakho.”
Tinceku tafuna litjitji lelihle kulo lonkhe laka-Israyeli, taze tatfola Abishagi, labewaseShunemu, tamtsatsa tamletsa enkhosini.
Elija wamtsatsa lomfana wehla naye ekamelweni lelisetulu, wammikisa endlini kabo, wafike wamnika unina, watsi kulonina: “Buka-ke, umfana wakho sewuyaphila.”
Elisha wesuka lapho wahambahamba lapha ekamelweni, waphindze wabhabhalala etikwalomfana. Lomfana watsimula kasikhombisa, wase uvula emehlo.
Lomfati wangena, wawela etinyaweni ta-Elisha, wakhotsamela emhlabatsini. Wase utsatsa lendvodzana yakhe, waphuma nayo.
Elisha watsi: “Litsatse,” nembala lomuntfu welula sandla walenyula.
Elisha abekhulume kulomfati labekavuse umfanyana wakhe ekufeni, watsi: “Baleka kanye nemndeni wakho niyewubhaca nome ngukuphi lapho ningabhaca khona, kube sikhashana, ngobe Simakadze sewukumisile kutsi kube nendlala eveni letawutsatsa iminyaka lesikhombisa.”
Lelijaha lelalifile lavuka lahlala ngetibunu, lacala lakhuluma. Jesu wase ulinika unina.
Labasikati bemukeliswa labafile babo bavusiwe. Labanya babetfoswa ngetinhlupho letitinhlobonhlobo bangete bavuma kukhululwa, kuze bemukeliswe lokuncono lokukuvuswa kulabafile.