¹ Abana baume babakasesema baishilekulanda kuli Elisha ati, ''Incende iyo fwe twikalapo namwebo ilicepeshe kuli fwebo bonse. ² Twapapata lekeni tulekuya ku Yodani, nokuleka umuntu onse ateme icimuti kulya, elo nokuleka tukule ing'anda kulya iyakuti tukalekwikalamo.'' Elisha alyasukile ati, ''Kuti mwaya.'' ³ Umo palibo aishilekulanda ati , ''Twapapata kabiyeni nababomfi benu.'' Elisha alyasukile ati, ''Nalaya.'' ⁴ Eico aishilekuya nabena, elo uluntubaishilekufika ku Yodani, batampile ukutema ifimuti. ⁵ Lelo ulo umo alikutema, isembe lyaishilekulobela mu menshi; elo ena aishilekupunda elo nokwisakulanda ati, ''Yangu, shikulu wandi, lyena nayashiminefye!'' ⁶ Eico umuntu wakwa Lesa aishilekulanda ati, ''Nipesa liponene?'' Umuntu aishilekulanga Elisha incende . Eluntu ena aishilekuputula icimuti, aciposele mumenshi, nokwisakulenga isembe ukutumpuka. ⁷ Elisha aishilekulanda ati, ''Limye''. Eico umuntu aishilekutambalika ukuboko kwakwe nokulibula. ⁸ Nomba imfumu yabena Aramu yalefwaisha ukulwisha israeli. Ena alikulanshanya nababomfi bakwe, ati, ''Nalaisakubika inkambi shandi palya elo napalya pa ncende. ⁹ Eico umuntu wakwa Lesa atumine kumfumu yabena Israeli, ati, ''Cenjeleni mwilakupitila kuli ilyancende, pantu abena Aramu baleisakutentemukila kulya.'' ¹⁰ Imfumu yabena Israeli yaishilekutumako inengu ku ncende pali filya umuntu wakwa Lesa alandile elo nokusoka. Ukucila pa muku umo nangu shibili, eluntu imfumu yaile kulya, yena yalikulonda. ¹¹ Imfumu yabena Aramu yalifulilwe pali ukukukonkomesha, elo yakutile ababomfi baiko elo yaishilekulanda ati, ''Bushe tekuti mwisekunjeba nani pali fwebo uuli ku mfumu yabena Israeli?'' ¹² Eico umo pababomfi bakwe aishilekulanda ati, ''Awe shikulu wandi, mwemfumu, pantu Elisha kasesema mu Israelieweba imfumu yabena Israeli amashiwi ayo webo ulanda we mwine mumuputule obe!'' ¹³ Imfumu yalibweseshe amashiwi nokwisakulanda ati, ''Kabiyeni nokubona Elisha uko ali pakuti nebo kuti natuma abantu elo nokumwikata.'' Calyebelwe kuliye ukuti, ''Bona, ena ali mu Dotani.'' ¹⁴ Eico imfumu yaishilekutuma ku Dotani bakabalwe, amaceleta, elo nebumba ilikulu ilya fita. Bena balishile ubushiku nokwisakushinguluka umusumba. ¹⁵ Uluntu umubomfi wa muntu wakwa Lesa ashibukile ulucelo elo aishilekufumina panse, Boneni, ibumba ilikulu ilya fita nabakabalwe elo namaceleta yalishilekushinguluka umusumba. Umubomfi wakwe aishilekulanda kuliye ati, ''Yangu, mwe shikulu! nindo fwebo twalaisakucita?'' ¹⁶ Elisha alyasukile ati, ''Tekuti utiine, pantu abo abalikuli fwebo bengi ukucila abo abali bena.'' ¹⁷ Elisha alipepele nokwisakulanda ati, ''Yaweh, nalemba ukuti isuleni amenso yakwe pakuti ena abone.'' Eluntu Yaweh aishilekwisula amenso yamubomfi, elo ena aliloleshe. Boneni, impili shaliswilemo bakabalwe elo namaceleta yamulilo ukushinguluka Elisha! ¹⁸ Uluntu abena Aramu baishilekutentemukila kuliye, Elisha aishilekupepa kuli Yaweh ati, ''Pumeni aba bantu pakuti bapofule, naipusha kuli mwebo.'' Eico Yaweh alishilekubalenga abakupofula, ukulingana nefyo Elisha alombele. ¹⁹ Eluntu Elisha aishilekulanda kubena Aramu ati, ''Ino taili nshila, nangu uko temusumba. Nkonkeni, elo ndeisakumitwala ku muntu uyo mwebo mulefwaya.'' Eluntu ena aishilekubatungulula ku Samaria. ²⁰ Caishilekubati uluntu bena baishilekwingila mu Samaria, Elisha aishilekulanda ati, ''Yaweh, isuleni amenso yaaba bantu ukuti bena babone .'' Yaweh aishilekwisula amenso yabo elo bena baloleshe, elo boneni, bena bali mukati ka musumba wa Samaria. ²¹ Imfumu yabena Israeli yaishilekulanda kuli Elisha, uluntu yaishilekubona, ''Tata wandi, bushe mbepaye?'' ²² Elisha ayasukile ati, ''Tekuti ubepaye. Bushe kuti waipaya abo webo wikete ubusha no lupanga lobe elo no mufwi? Bapeele umukate elo na menshi ku mulola wabo, pakuti bena kuti balya nokunwa, elo besekuya kuli shikulu wabo.'' ²³ Eico imfumu yalishilekupekanya ifyakulya ifingi kuli bena, elo uluntu bena baishilekupwa ukulya no kunwa, ena alishilkubalekako, elo baishilekubwekelamo kuli shikulu wabo. Ayo amabumba yabashilika baku Aramu tababwelelemo mu calo cabena Israeli panshita ntali. ²⁴ Panuma yaifi Beni Hadadi imfumu yabena Aramu yaishilekukolonganika ifita fyaiko fyonse nokusansa Samaria elo nokuishinguluka. ²⁵ Eico mwaishilekuba icipowe icikukulu mu Samaria. Boneni, bena balishinguluka mpaka umutwe wampunda walashitikwa pa tupimfya twa silifele amakumi cine konsekonse, neciputulwa cakulengsa bune icalukombo lwama totolyo yankunda pamashekele yasano aya Silifele. ²⁶ Ulo imfumu yabena Israeli yalikupita lwapacibumba alilile kuliye ati, ''Njafweni,shikulu wandi, mwe mfumu.'' ²⁷ Ena sishilekulanda ati, ''Nga Yaweh takwafwil, nebo nakwafwa shani? Bushe kuli fimbi ifileisa mulubansa lwakutwilapo nangu umwakukamina umwangashi?'' ²⁸ Imfumu yalishilekukonkanyapo ati, ''Cindo cilekucusha wwbo?'' Naye ayasukile ati, ''Uyu mwanakashi aishilekulanda kuli nebo ati, '' Leta umwana mwaume obe pakuti tumulye lelo, elo tukesekulya umwana wandi mailo.'' ²⁹ Eico twalishilekwipika umwana mwaume wandi elo nokumulya, elo nebo naishilekulanda kuli ena ubushiku bwakonkelepo ati, ''Peela umwana mwaume obe pakuti fwebo tumulye, lelo ena alishilekumufisa umwana mwaume wakwe.'' ³⁰ Eico uluntu imfumu yaishilekumfwa aya amashiwi yamwanakashi, yaishilekulepaula ifyakufwala fyaiko (ulo yena yalikupita pacibumba), elo abantu baloleshe kukubona ukuti mukati alifwele insalu, pa mubili wakwe. ³¹ Eluntu yena yalandile ati, ''Lekeni Lesa acite ici kuli nebo, elo alundilepo nakabili, nga umutwe wakwa Elisha umwana mwaume wakwa Shafati uleisakuba pali ena lelo.'' ³² Lelo Elisha aikele mung'anda yakwe, nabakulu balikele nankwe. Imfumu yalitumine umuntu ukufuma ku cinso cakwe, lelo uluntu intumi yalikuya kuli Elisha, ena aishilekulanda kubakalamba ati, ''Boneni ifyo uyu mwana mwaume wakwa kepaya atumine kukumputula umutwe? Lolesheni, uluntu intumi yaisa, isaleniko icibi, elo mwikatishe icibi ciisuka kuli ena. Bushe tenshindo shamakasa yakwa shikulu wakwe kunuma yakwe?'' ³³ Ulo ena acili alelanda nabo, boneni, intumi yalitentemukile kuliye. Imfumu yaishilekulanda ati, ''Boneni, ubu bwafya bwafuma kuli Yaweh . Nindoiyo ndelindilila kuli Yaweh nakabili?''