U-Elisha wathuma isithunywa kuye ngokuthi : Hamba ugeze kasikhombisa eJordani; kuyakuthi inyama ibuyele kuwe, uhlambuluke.

Kepha izinceku zasondela, zakhuluma kuye, zathi: Baba, uma umprofethi ebekhulume kuwe into enkulu , ngabe ungayenzanga na ? Kakhulu kangakanani, uma ethi kuwe: Geza, uhlambuluke, na?

Ekuzalweni kwakho inkaba yakho ayinqunywanga ngosuku lokuzalwa kwakho, awugezwanga ngamanzi ukuba uhlambuluke , awuhlikihlwanga nakanye ngosawoti, awusongwanga nokusongwa.