2 Ke kaloku wenza okubi emehlweni *kaNdikhoyo; noko ke akadanga afike kumgangatho kayise nonina. Walisusa ilitye likaBhali, elo lalenziwe nguyise.
3 Kambe ke naye wabambelela kwizono zikaJerobhowam unyana kaNebhati, ezo wayemlukuhlele kuzo uSirayeli; ewe, naye akashenxanga kuzo.
4 Ke kaloku uMesha ukumkani waseMowabhi wayefuye iigusha, erhuma kukumkani wakwaSirayeli ngekhulu lamawaka amatakane nangoboya beenkunzi zeegusha ezilikhulu lamawaka.
5 Kambe ke akuba engasekho ukumkani uAhabhi, ukumkani waseMowabhi wamgwilikela ukumkani wakwaSirayeli.
6 Ngoko ke ngelo thuba ukumkani uYoram waphuma eSamariya, wayiqokelela yonke imikhosi kaSirayeli.
7 Waza ke wathumela kukumkani uYoshafati wakwaJuda esithi: “Ukumkani waseMowabhi undigwilikele. Awungebi nako na ke ukundixhasa silwe nayo iMowabhi?”Ke uYoshafati wathi: “Kulungile, ndiyaya. Mna nawe sibanye; abantu bam ngabantu bakho, namahashe am ngamahashe akho.”
8 Waza ke wathi: “Sovela ngaliphi na icala xa sibahlaselayo?”UYoram waphendula ngelithi: “Ngentlango yase-Edom.”