9 “Suka uye eZarefathi yeSidoni ufike uhlale khona. Ngizatshela omunye umfelokazi ohlala kuleyondawo ukuthi abe ekunika ukudla.”+ 10 Ngakho wasuka waya eZarefathi. Wathi efika egedini ledolobho wabona owesifazana ongumfelokazi etheza inkuni wasembiza, wathi kuye: “Ngicela ungiphathele amanzi amalutshwana ngenkomitsho nginathe.”+

20 Wathandaza kuJehova wathi: “Awu Jehova Nkulunkulu wami,+ kambe usungaze umehlisele usizi olungaka umfelokazi lo engihlala emzini wakhe, ubulale indodana yakhe?” 21 U-Elija wakhothama phezu komntwana kathathu, wasethandaza kuJehova wathi: “Awu Jehova Nkulunkulu wami, ngicela umntwana lo avuke aphinde aphile.” 22 UJehova wasilalela isicelo sika-Elija,+ umntwana wavuka waphila.+ 23 U-Elija wathatha umntwana wehla laye endlini ephezulu waya laye endlini ephansi, wafika wamnika unina wathi: “Khangela indodana yakho iyaphila.”+

8 Ngelinye ilanga u-Elisha waya eShunemi.+ Endaweni le kwakulomunye owesifazana owayehlonitshwa kakhulu. Owesifazana lo wamncenga ukuthi azokudla emzini wakhe.+ Yikho u-Elisha wayesithi nxa edlula lapho, angene emzini lowo adle.

13 U-Elisha wasesithi kuGehazi: “Ngicela umbuze uthi, ‘Njengoba usebenze nzima usenzela konke lokhu,+ ufuna ngikwenzeleni?+ Ngikukhulumele lenkosi+ kumbe lomkhokheli wamabutho?’” Owesifazana wasephendula wathi: “Akulanto engikhathazayo ngoba ngihlala labantu bakithi.” 14 Ngakho u-Elisha wathi: “Manje simenzeleni?” UGehazi wasesithi: “Kalandodana+ futhi lomkakhe usegugile.” 15 U-Elisha wahle wathi: “Mbize.” UGehazi wambiza, owesifazana wafika wama emnyango. 16 U-Elisha wathi kuye: “Ngesikhathi lesi ngomnyaka ozayo uzabe uphethe indodana.”+ Kodwa yena waphendula wathi: “Hatshi nkosi yami, muntu kaNkulunkulu weqiniso! Ungathembisi incekukazi yakho into engasoze yenzakale.”

17 Lakanye owesifazana lo wazithwala, wasebeletha indodana ngomnyaka owalandelayo ngesikhathi esifananayo, njengoba nje u-Elisha wayetshilo.