11 Abanye abantu wabanikela esandleni sika-Abhishayi, umninawa wakhe; bakha uluhlu malunga noonyana baka-Amon.
12 Wathi, Ukuba ama-Aram athe andeyisa, wòndisiza; ukuba bathe oonyana baka-Amon bakweyisa,
13 ndokusiza Yomelela, somelele ngenxa yabantu bakowethu, nangenxa yemizi yoThixo wethu; uYehova uya kwenza oko kulungileyo emehlweni akhe.
14 Wafika uYowabhi nabantu ababenaye, wema phambi kwama-Aram, eza kulwa; asaba ebusweni bakhe.
15 Babona oonyana baka-Amon ukuba asabile ama-Aram, basaba nabo ebusweni buka-Abhishayi umninawa wakhe, bangena ekhaya.
16 Waya uYowabhi eYerusalem. Abona ama-Aram ukuba agxothiwe phambi kwamaSirayeli, athuma izigidimi, awarhola ama-Aram abephesheya koMlambo,* uShofaki, umthetheli womkhosi kaHadarezere, ephambi kwawo.
17 Kwaxelwa kuDavide; wahlanganisa amaSirayeli onke, wayiwela iYordan, waya kuwo, wakha uluhlu ukuba alwe nawo. UDavide walwakha uluhlu, esiya kuwahlangabeza ama-Aram ukuba alwe nawo; alwa ke naye.