3 ‘Loo siliva naloo golide yakho yeyam ngoku; nezona nzwakazi zabafazi ngabam, ngokunjalo nabantwana.’ ”
4 Waphendula ke ukumkani wakwaSirayeli esithi: “Kanye njengoko sewutshilo, mhlekazi kumkani; xa sisonke nje singabákho, nako konke esinako.”
5 Zabuza kwakhona izithunywa ezo zisithi: “UBhenadadi uthi: ‘Bendithumele ndifuna isiliva negolide nabafazi bakho nabantwana.
6 Kodwa ngomso malunga neli xesha ndothumela amagosa am aligqogqe ibhotwe lakho kunye nezindlu zamaphakathi akho. Aya kubutha yonke into oyixabisileyo, emke nayo.’ ”
7 Ke ukumkani wakwaSirayeli wawabiza onke amadoda amakhulu elizwe lakhe, wathi: “Niyambona lo mfo; uzingelana nenkathazo! Ngokuya ebethumele efuna isiliva negolide, abafazi nabantwana bam, khange ndale.”
8 Aphendula ke amadoda amakhulu nabantu xa bebonke bathi: “Hayi suka, sukuyiphulaphula le nkewu le; nezo zinto izifunayo sukuvuma nazo!”
9 Ke kaloku wathi kubathunywa bakaBhenadadi: “Yixeleleni inkosi yam ukumkani nithi mna sicaka sakhe zonke izinto ebethe uyazifuna kwisihlandlo sokuqala ndizimisele ukumnika, kodwa ke yona le ayithethayo ngoku andinakuyenza.” Bemka ke abathunywa abo, basa olu daba kuBhenadadi.