1. Bathi oonyana babaprofeti kuElisha, Khawubone le ndawo, sihleli kuyo phambi kwakho; sixinene kuyo.
2. Makhe siye eYordan, sizithabathele khona elowo umqadi ube mnye, sizenzele khona indawo yokuhlala. Wathi, Yiyani.
3. Wathi omnye, Makukholeke kuwe ukuhamba nabakhonzi bakho. Wathi, Ndiya kuhamba.
4. Wahamba nabo. Bathi bakufika eYordan, bagawula imithi.
5. Kwathi, omnye ewisa umqadi, intsimbi yeyela emanzini; wakhala, wathi, Yoo, nkosi yam! ibibolekiwe.
6. Wathi umfo wakwaThixo, Iwe phi na? Wambonisa loo ndawo. Wanqumla uluthi, waluphosa khona. Yadada intsimbi.
7. Wathi, Yithabathe. Wasolula isandla sakhe, wayithabatha.
8. Ke kaloku ukumkani wama-Aram* wayesilwa namaSirayeli, wacebisana nabakhonzi bakhe, esithi, Kuya kuba sekuthini, nasekuthini, apho ndolalisa khona.
9. Wathumela umfo wakwaThixo kukumkani wakwaSirayeli, esithi, Zigcine, ungegqithi kulaa ndawo; ngokuba ama-Aram ehla khona.