12 “Ke wena okokwakho goduka! Uya kuthi usathi cakatha nje esixekweni, ife inkwenkwe leyo.
13 USirayeli ephela uya kuyililela, aze ke ayingcwabe. KwaJerobhowam kuphela kwayo eya kungcwatywa. Kaloku kwindlu kaJerobhowam iphela kukuyo yodwa apho uNdikhoyo uThixo kaSirayeli athe wafumana into elungileyo.
14 “UNdikhoyo uza kuzivelisela ukumkani oya kulawula kwaSirayeli, oya kuyinqamla iphele indlu kaJerobhowam. Uyabona ke ngoku, ngamaqalela ke lawo!
15 UNdikhoyo uza kuqwakanisa uSirayeli, kube ngathi kukuzama-zama kweengcongolo emanzini. Uza kumncothula uSirayeli kweli lizwe lihle kunene walipha ooyise-mkhulu. Uya kumsarhaza phesheya komlambo iEfrati. Kaloku uNdikhoyo bamcaphukise ngokwenza izibonda ezifanekisa uAshera.
16 Ngenxa yezono azenzileyo uJerobhowam, nangenxa yokuba ewexule noSirayeli, uNdikhoyo uza kumncama uSirayeli.”
17 Ke kaloku umka-Jerobhowam waphakama wemka waya eTirza. Wathi nje ukuba athi cakatha kumnyango wendlu yakhe, yasweleka inkwenkwe leyo.
18 Bayingcwaba, waza wonke uSirayeli walila ngenxa yayo ngokomlomo kaNdikhoyo kwisicaka sakhe umshumayeli uAhiya.