King bilong Siria, Ben-hadat, i wok long pait long Israel. Tasol olgeta taim profet Elisa i givim tok lukaut long king bilong Israel, so em inap ranawe. So Ben-hadat i tingting long kidnepim Elisa. Em i painimaut olsem Elisa i stap long taun Dotan, na em i salim ami bilong Siria long holimpasim em.

Ol Siria i kam long Dotan long nait. Long neks moning, wokman bilong Elisa i go ausait na lukim bikpela lain ami i banisim taun. Em i pret na singaut: ‘Elisa, bai yumi mekim wanem?’ Elisa i tokim em: ‘I gat bikpela lain moa i stap wantaim yumi winim lain i stap wantaim ol.’ Long dispela taim stret, Jehova i opim ai bilong wokman bilong Elisa na em i lukim ol maunten i raunim taun i pulap long ol hos na ol karis bilong pait i lait olsem paia.

Taim ol soldia bilong Siria i laik holimpasim Elisa, em i beten: ‘Jehova, plis mekim ai bilong ol i tudak.’ Bihain, ol soldia inap lukluk, tasol ol i no save ol i stap long wanem hap. Elisa i tokim ol soldia: ‘Em i no taun yupela i laik go long en. Bihainim mi, bai mi  kisim yupela i go long man yupela i wok long painim.’ Ol i bihainim Elisa i go olgeta long Samaria, em hap king bilong Israel i stap.

Taim ol Siria i kamap, ol i luksave long hap ol i stap long en. King bilong Israel i askim Elisa: ‘Ating mi mas kilim ol i dai, a?’ Olsem wanem? Elisa i ting nau rot i op long bekim pasin bilong dispela lain i laik kilim em? Nogat. Elisa i tok: ‘No ken kilim ol. Givim kaikai long ol na salim ol i go.’ So king i mekim bikpela kaikai na salim ol i go bek long ples bilong ol.