13 zathi: “Musani ukuza nabo apha abo bathinjwa, kuba siya kuba netyala phambi koNdikhoyo. Ngaba nifuna ukusongeza na isono netyala lethu? Kaloku ityala lethu selilikhulu kakade, nengqumbo kaNdikhoyo iphezu koSirayeli.”
14 Ngoko ke amajoni lawo abakhulula abathinjwa abo, awancama namaxhoba lawo apho phambi kwamaphakathi kunye nebandla liphela.
15 Ke la madoda selekhankanyiwe awathatha amabanjwa lawo, aza emaxhobeni apho athatha iimpahla abanxiba abo babehamba ze. Bawanika iimphala zokunxiba, iimbadada, ukutya nento eselwayo, ngokunjalo namayeza okuthambisa. Abo babebuthathaka babakhwelisa koondlebe-nde. Ewe, babathatha babagodusa babasa kumawabo eJeriko, isixeko samasundu, baza ke bona babuyela eSamariya.
16 Ngelo thuba ke ukumkani uAhazi wathumela kookumkani baseAsiriya ecela uncedo.
17 Kaloku namaEdom ayephindile amhlasela uJuda, aza emka nabathinjwa.
18 Kanti ke namaFilistiya azihlasela iidolophu ezisemazantsi eentaba kumathafa elakwaJuda nakwelasentlango. Bayithimba iBhete-shemeshe, iAyalon, iGederoti, iSoko, iTimna, neGimzo, namaphandle aziphahlileyo.
19 UNdikhoyo wamthobela eluthulini uJuda ngenxa yesimo sika-Ahazi ukumkani wakhe. Kaloku yena wakhuthaza inkohlakalo kwaJuda, akanyaniseka kuNdikhoyo.