15 Basuka bayibukula imimiselo kunye nomnqophiso awayewenze kunye nooyise, abazikhathalela nezilumkiso awabayala ngazo. AmaSirayeli asuka alandelana nemifanekiso ephuthileyo, aza kananjalo nawo aphutha. Asuka alinganisa iintlanga ezaziwangqongile, nangona uNdikhoyo wayewayalile wathi: “Ze ningayilandeli imikhwa yazo.”
16 Ayilahla yonke imithetho kaNdikhoyo uThixo wawo, aza azenzela imifanekiso etyhidiweyo yethole yamibini, aqingqa nomfanekiso ka-Ashera. Aguqa abusa kuzo zonke iinkwenkwezi, anqula noBhali.
17 AmaSirayeli afaka oonyana neentombi zawo emlilweni, esenza amadini ngabo. Ewe, angena kwimikhwa yokuvumisa, ahamba nakoosiyazi, azinikezela ekwenzeni okubi emehlweni kaNdikhoyo, emcaphukisa.
18 Ngoko ke *uNdikhoyo wakhathazeka gqitha, waza wawasusa amaSirayeli phambi kwakhe, akwasala namnye ngaphandle nje kwendlu kaJuda.
19 Kanti nayo leyo ayiyithobelanga imithetho kaNdikhoyo uThixo wayo. Nabo bangena ekhondweni lemikhwa eyaqalwa nguSirayeli.
20 Ngeso sizathu ke uNdikhoyo wawabukula amaSirayeli xa ewonke. Suka wawabandezela, wawayekela azizisulu zokuxhatshazwa. Ekugqibeleni ke wawasusa phambi kwakhe.
21 UNdikhoyo wathi akumahlula uSirayeli kwindlu kaDavide, suka uSirayeli wathatha uJerobhowam unyana kaNebhati, wamenza ukumkani. UJerobhowam lowo ke wamwexula uSirayeli ekulandeleni uNdikhoyo, wamlukuhla, wamfaka kwisonokazi esikhulu.