18 NamaFilisti ayingenela imizi yasezintilini, neyasezantsi yakwaYuda, ayithimba iBhete-shemeshe, neAyalon, neGederoti, neSoko namagxamesi ayo, neTimna namagxamesi ayo, neGimzo namagxamesi ayo, ahlala khona.
19 Ngokuba uYehova wawathoba amaYuda ngenxa ka-Ahazi, ukumkani wakwaSirayeli; ngokuba wenza inyala kwaYuda, wenza ubumenemene kuYehova.
20 UTilegati-pilenezere, ukumkani waseAsiriya, wamfikela, wambandezela, akamomeleza;
21 ngokuba uAhazi wayeyiphangile indlu kaYehova, nendlu yokumkani, nabathetheli, wanika ukumkani waseAsiriya; akwamnceda nto noko.
22 Ngexesha lokubandezelwa kwakhe waphinda wenza ubumenemene kuYehova, yena ukumkani uAhazi.
23 Wabingelela kwizithixo zaseDamasko ezazimeyisile, wathi, Izithixo zookumkani bama-Aram ezawancedayo, ndobingelela kuzo; zondinceda nam. Ke zona zaba sisikhubekiso kuye nakumaSirayeli onke.
24 UAhazi wazihlanganisa iimpahla zendlu kaThixo, wazinqunqa iimpahla zendlu kaThixo, wazivala iingcango zendlu kaYehova. Wazenzela izibingelelo ezimbombeni zonke zaseYerusalem,