14 Ngako yase ikhipha umhlambi wemahhashi, netincola temphi, nemadvodza lanemandla, aphuma ebusuku ayawukaka lelo dolobha laseDothani.
Inkhosi yase-Asiriya yatfumela khenela wayo, nendvuna yemabutfo, nendvuna lenkhulu yemphi kanye nalelikhulu libutfo lemphi, lelesuka eLakhishi yaya enkhosini, Hezekiya, eJerusalema. Lemphi yefika eJerusalema yakanekisa emseleni wesitiba lesisenhla, emgwacweni loya eNsimini yeMgezi Wetingubo.
Inkhosi yemaSiriya yatsi: “Hambani nimfune lapho akhona, kuze ngitfumele emadvodza ambambe.” Imphendvulo yabuya; inkhosi yabikelwa kwatsiwa: “Elisha useDothani.”
Inceku yemuntfu waNkulunkulu Elisha yatsi iyavuka ekuseni, iphumela ngephandle, yakhangwa ngulenkhulu imphi yemahhashi netincola leyase itungelete lonkhe lidolobha. Yaphutfuma ku-Elisha kuyawuhlaba umkhosi, yatsi: “Awu! nkhosi yami! Sitakwenta njani?”
Watsi asakhuluma loko, kwefika Judasi labengulomunye walababeli-12, anesicuku lesikhulu sebantfu, sihlome ngetinkemba netindvuku, sitfunywe baphristi labakhulu kanye netibondza temaJuda.
Ngaleso sikhatsi Jesu watsi eticukwini: “Bekudzingeke ngani kutsi nite netinkemba kanye netindvuku kutengibopha shangatsi ngisigebengu? Bengihleti nani ethempelini onkhe emalanga ngifundzisa, kodvwa anizange seningibophe.
“Nanibona iJerusalema itungeletwe timphi, nibovele nati kutsi seyitawubhidlitwa.
Sawula abehamba ngakulelinye licele lentsaba, kantsi naDavide nebalandzeli bakhe babehamba ngale kulelinye licele. Davide washesha wahamba lapho, ngobe abesaba Sawula. Kwatsi lapho Sawula nemabutfo akhe asatungelete Davide nemadvodza akakhe asacondze kubatfumba,
Sawula wase ukhetsa tingwazi telucobo kulo lonkhe laka-Israyeli, kwaba ngemadvodza lati-3 000; waphuma wayawufuna Davide kanye nebalandzeli bakhe ngase-Emadvwaleni Emagoga.