¹ Eico inshita yalifikile, uluntu Yahweh ali mukupiita Eliya mu mulu ukupitila muli kankungwe, Na Eliya baishile kwima na Elisha ukufuma ku Gilgali. ² Eliya aishile kweba Elisha ati, ''Ala, ikala pano pene. Pantu Yahweh alintumine ukuya ku Betele.'' Naye Elisha aishile kumwasuka ati, 'Napali Yahweh, ala napali webo ntakushe.''' Eico baishile kutentemukila ku Betele. ³ Abana baume baba kasesema abo bali pa Betele baishile kuli Elisha no kumwipusha ati, ''Bushe ulishibile ati Yahweh akopita wisokulu ukumufumys kuli webo muli buno bushiku?'' Elisha naye aishile kwasuka ati, ''Eee, ndishibile ico cen, nomba kutumaneni.'' ⁴ Eliya aishile ku mweba ati, ''Elisha ala, pembela pano pene, pantu Yahweh alintumine ku Yeriko.'' Naye Elisha aishile kumwasuka ati, ''Na palifye Yahweh, napali webo, ntakushe.'' Epa kuya bonse ku Yeriko. ⁵ Eluntu na bana baume ba bwina kasesema bali pa Yeriko baishile kwisa kuli Elisha no kumwipusha ati, ''Bushe ulishibile ati lelo Yahweh akopita wisokulu ukufumya kuli webo?'' Elisha aishile kwasuka ati, ''Eee, ndishibile, nomba kutumaneni.'' ⁶ Eluntu Eliya aishile kweba Elisha ati, ''Ala, ikala pano pene, pantu Yahweh alintumine ku Yodani.'' Naye Elisha aishile kwasuka ati, ''Na pali Yahweh napali webo, ntakushe.'' Efyo bonse babili bakonkenyepo. ⁷ Napanuma, abana baume baba kasesema amakumi yasano bataleme mu mulola nabo akatalamukila ninshi bena babili bataleme lwa pa Yodani. ⁸ Eliya apitile umwingila wakwe, aupombanya, akusilako napa menshi. No mumana wayabanike mumbali shibili pakuti bonse babili bende pa mushili wakuma. ⁹ Caishile, panuma ninshi balutapukle, Eliya aishile kweba Elisha ati, ''Lomba ifyo ninga kushila ulo ntalapitwa ukufuma pali webo.'' Naye Elisha aishile kwasuka ati, ''Napapata ala wingalenga icakaniko ca mupashi obe cibe pabili pali nebo.'' ¹⁰ Eliya aishile kwasuka ati, ''Walomba icintu cakukosa. Nangu line ciba ifi, nga wmbona ulo nkopitwa ukufuma pali webo, ninshi ici cikacitika pali webo, nomba nga tafili ifyo, ninshi tacakatike.'' ¹¹ Ulo bacili bkoya no kulanshanya, boneni, iceleta lya mulilo elo na bakabalwe ba mulilo baishile kuboneka, ifi fine efya patulwile aba bantu babli ukufumishiwa ku munankwe, na Eliya efyo apitilwe muli kankungwe ukuya mu mulu. ¹² Elisha ali cibweneko ici cintu aishile kupunda no kulila ati, ''Tata wandi, tata wandi, amaceleta ya mu Israeli na ba pali bakabalwe babo!'' Tabwenepo Eliya na kabili, elo aishile kubula no kwikata ifyakufwala fyakwe no kufilepulamo mu fimpifya fibili. ¹³ Aishile kwimya no mwingila wakwa Eliya uyo waponene kuli ye, no kubwelelamo aya kutalama na mumbali yamumana wa Yodani. ¹⁴ Akusula na menshi kumwingila wakwa Eliya ulya waponene no kweba ati, ''Yahweh ali kwisa, Lesa wakwa Eliya?'' Uluntu akuwile amenshi, yaishile kwabanikanamo mumbali shibili na Elisha alitapukile. ¹⁵ Uluntu abana baume baba ksesema abo abafumine ku Yeriko bamu bwene mu bushilya lyabo, elyo baishile kulanda ati, '' Umupashi wakwa Eliya watuusha pali Elisha!'' Eico baishile mukumukumanya, elo baishile kukontamika ifinso fyabo panshi ku cinso cakwe. ¹⁶ Baishile kumweba ati, ''Bona nomba mu babomfi bobe muli abaume bakushangila amakumi yasano. Twaipusha, balekeni balekuya kufwaya wisokulu, pantu kuti limbi, umupashi wakwa Yahweh uli mupitile no kumuposa mu lupili lumo nangula mu mikonko imo.'' Elisha alikene ati, ''Awe, mwi batumako.'' ¹⁷ Lelo uluntu ba baishile kumupatikisha Elisha aishile kwi katwa insoni, epakusuminishako ati, ''Batumeni. Eluntu basihile kutuma abaume amakumi yasano, no kuya mukufwaya pasnhiku shitatu, nomba tabamusangile. ¹⁸ Baishile kubwelulukila kuli Elisha, ninshi ali pa Yeriko, elo aishile kulanda kuli bo ati, Bushe nta myebele mwebele mwebo ati, 'Mwiyako'?'' ¹⁹ Abaume ba mumusumba baishile kweba Elisha ati, ''Umfwa, tukokupapata, uno musumba wa bune, ngefyo shikulu akoubona, nomba amenshi yabubi ne mpanga tayakwata mufundo.'' ²⁰ Elisha aishile kubasuka ati, ''Ndeteleniko imbale iipya mubikemo no mucele,'' eico balimuletele. ²¹ Elisha aishile kufum no kuya ku ntulo ya kamana no kuya kuposamo umucele; eluntu aishile kulanda ati, ''Yahweh alanda ati, 'Naundapa aya amenshi. Ukufuma pali ino nshita na kuntanshi, takwakabe imfwa nangula ni mpanga yakubula umufundo.''' ²² Eico amenshi yalyundapwa no bwa lelo, kwi shiwi fye ilyo Elisha alandile. ²³ Eluntu Elisha aishile kufuma kulya no kuninikila ku Betele. Ulo alikuya ne nshila, abaice abalumendo baishile kufuma mu musumba no kulamutamfya; ati, ''Kabiye, waba icilupala! Kabiye waba icilupala!'' ²⁴ Elisha aishile kucebukila kunuma yakwe aba bona; elo aba tipa pe shina lyakwa Yahweh. Eluntu inkota shibili isha ba cibuli shaishile kufuma mu mushitu no kutakanya aba lumendo amakumi yane-naba babili. ²⁵ Eluntu Elisha aishile kufuma kulya no kuya ku lupili lwa Kamele, no kufuma palya aishile kubwelulukila ku Smaria.