Gen Z: 2 Kings 5
1So Naaman, the big boss of Syria, was a total legend, 'cause God helped Syria win battles, but he was also a leper.
2The Syrians rolled out and snagged a little maid from Israel, and she was vibin' with Naaman's wife.
3She was like, "Yo, if only my dude could chill with the prophet in Samaria, he’d get healed from that leprosy, fr!"
4So someone went in and told Naaman, "This is what the maid from Israel said, no cap."
5The king of Syria was like, "Bet, I’ll send a letter to the king of Israel." He dipped with ten talents of silver, six thousand gold coins, and a fresh fit.
6He dropped the letter to the king of Israel, saying, "Yo, I sent Naaman my servant to you so you can heal him of his leprosy."
7When the king of Israel read the letter, he ripped his clothes and was like, "Am I God? Can I bring people back to life? This dude wants me to heal Naaman's leprosy. What’s the deal?"
8Elisha heard the king was stressed about his clothes and sent a message, "Why you trippin'? Let him come to me, and he’ll see there’s a prophet in Israel."
9So Naaman pulled up with his horses and chariot, chillin' at Elisha's door.
10Elisha sent a messenger saying, "Go wash in the Jordan seven times, and you’ll be all good, no cap."
11But Naaman was mad, and dipped out, saying, "I thought he’d come through, stand tall, and call on his God, then wave his hand and heal the leper. Sus vibes."
12Aren't Abana and Pharpar, those rivers in Damascus, way better than all the waters in Israel? Can’t I just wash in them and be clean? So, he bounced out in a rage, no cap.
13Then his crew came up and said, "Yo, if the prophet told you to do some crazy thing, you’d be all in, right? So why not just wash and be clean?"
14So, he finally went down and dipped seven times in the Jordan, just like the man of God said; his skin was fresh like a baby’s, and he was clean. Lit!
15He rolled back to the man of God, with his whole squad, stood there, and said, "Yo, now I know there’s no God on earth but in Israel. So, please take a blessing from your servant."
16But he was like, "As the Lord lives, I ain’t taking anything." Naaman insisted, but he was like, "Nah, fr."
17Naaman then said, "Can I get two mules' worth of dirt? From now on, I’m only offering to the Lord, no cap."
18"For this, the Lord forgive your servant. When my boss goes into Rimmon’s house to worship and leans on me, I gotta bow too. Please forgive me for this."
19He said, "Go in peace." So, Naaman left a little ways, vibing.
20But Gehazi, Elisha’s servant, was like, "Hold up, my master let Naaman slide without taking anything. As the Lord lives, I’m gonna chase him down and snag something."
21So Gehazi was chasing Naaman, and when Naaman saw him sprinting, he hopped off the chariot to vibe check him, like, "Is everything chill?"
22Gehazi was like, "All good, fam. My master hit me up, saying two young prophets from mount Ephraim just rolled up: hook them up with a talent of silver and some fresh fits."
23Naaman was like, "Bet, take two talents." He pushed him to take it, packed two talents of silver in bags with two outfits, and had his servants carry them for Gehazi.
24When he reached the tower, he took the stuff from them, stashed it in the crib, and let the guys bounce.
25But then he went in and stood in front of his master. Elisha was like, "Where you been, Gehazi?" And he replied, "I didn’t go anywhere, no cap."
26Elisha said, "Didn’t my heart go with you when that dude turned back from his chariot? Is this the time to stack cash, flex fits, or grab land and servants?"
27So Naaman’s leprosy is gonna stick to you and your fam forever. Gehazi bounced out of there a leper, straight-up white as snow.