8 Bekunekulwa emkhatsini wenkhosi yemaSiriya nesive saka-Israyeli. Lenkhosi yaseSiriya yahlangana netindvuna tayo, yatikhetsela indzawo lapho itawukamba khona.
Bheni Hadadi, inkhosi yaseSiriya, wahlomisa onkhe emabutfo akhe, asitwa ngemakhosi langema-32 labehamba ngemahhashi nangetincola temphi; wenyuka wayawuhlasela iSamariya, wayivimbetela.
Ngasona leso sikhatsi tindvuna tenkhosi yaseSiriya teluleka inkhosi, tatsi: “Bonkulunkulu babo bonkulunkulu bemagcuma. Ngiko nje babenemandla kakhulu kunatsi, badzimate basehlula. Kodvwa nasingalwa nabo sisematsafeni, nakanjani sitakuba nemandla kunabo.
Bheni Hadadi wakhuluma kuye, watsi: “Ngitakuwabuyisa onkhe lamadolobha latfunjwa ngubabe kuyihlo. Nawe ungatentela timakethe edolobheni laseDamaseko, njengobe nababe atenta eSamariya.” Ahabi waphendvula watsi: “Ngitakukhululela etikwalesivumelwane.” Ngako benta leso sivumelwane, wase uyamkhulula.
Kwaze kwaphela iminyaka lemitsatfu kute imphi emkhatsini wemaSiriya nema-Israyeli.
Inkhosi yaseSiriya beyiyale tindvuna tayo tetincola temphi letingema-32, yatsi: “Nine ningalwi namuntfu lomunye, nome mncane nome mkhulu, nicondzane kuphela nenkhosi yaka-Israyeli Ahabi.”
Kwatsi emvakwesikhatsi Bheni Hadadi, inkhosi yemaSiriya, wahola yonkhe imphi yakhe wayawuvimbetela iSamariya.
Elisha watsi: “Litsatse,” nembala lomuntfu welula sandla walenyula.
Elisha wase utfumela livi enkhosini yema-Israyeli, watsi: “Caphela ungendluli ngakuleyo ndzawo, ngobe emaSiriya asehlela khona.”
Yenta tinhloso takho ngekutfola teluleko letilungile; ungacali uhlasele emphini ungenamasu.
Kuhlakanipha kwemuntfu, nekucondza kanye nemyalo longiwo sibili kungeke kukusite, nangabe kucondzene nekumelana naSimakadze.
Takheleni emasu enu, kodvwa atakwehlulekiswa; yentani emachinga enu, kodvwa ngeke aphumelele; ngobe Nkulunkulu unatsi.