13 Inkhosi yemaSiriya yatsi: “Hambani nimfune lapho akhona, kuze ngitfumele emadvodza ambambe.” Imphendvulo yabuya; inkhosi yabikelwa kwatsiwa: “Elisha useDothani.”
Lendvodza yatsi: “Sebatfutsile lapha. Ngabeva bakhuluma batsi baya eDothani.” Josefa wabalandzela, wabakhandza khona eDothani.
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!’ ”
Lenye yaletindvuna tayo yaphendvula, yatsi: “Kute namunye lapha kitsi, nkhosi yami, nkhosi, kute loyimpimpi. Kodvwa ngu-Elisha, umphrofethi waka-Israyeli, lotjela inkhosi yema-Israyeli onkhe emagama lowakhuluma usendlini yakho yekulala.”
Ngako yase ikhipha umhlambi wemahhashi, netincola temphi, nemadvodza lanemandla, aphuma ebusuku ayawukaka lelo dolobha laseDothani.
Esikhundleni saloko, inkhosi yatfumela boJerameli, umntfwanenkhosi, naSeraya, umsa wa-Azriyeli, naShelemiya, umsa wa-Abdeyeli, kutsi bayewubopha boBharuki, umbhali, naJeremiya, umphrofethi, kodvwa Simakadze abesabafihlile.