10 Wahlubuka-ke u-Edomi phansi kwesandla sakwaJuda kuze kube namuhla; khona lahlubuka neLibina ngasona leso sikhathi phansi kwesandla sakhe, ngokuba wayemshiyile uJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyise.
11 Futhi wenza izindawo eziphakemeyo ezindaweni zakwaJuda, wenza ukuba abakhileyo eJerusalema baphinge, wayenga uJuda.
12 Kwafika kuye incwadi iphuma ku-Eliya umprofethi, ithi: “Usho kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu kaDavide uyihlo, uthi: ‘Ngokuba ungahambanga ngezindlela zikaJehoshafati uyihlo nangezindlela zika-Asa inkosi yakwaJuda,
13 kepha uhambe ngendlela yamakhosi akwa-Israyeli, wenza uJuda nabakhileyo eJerusalema ukuba baphinge njengokwenza kwendlu ka-Ahabi, futhi wabulala abafowenu bendlu kayihlo abahle kunawe,
14 bheka, uJehova uyakushaya ngokushaya okukhulu abantu bakho nabantwana bakho, nawomkakho, nayo yonke impahla yakho,
15 wena wehlelwe yisifo esikhulu, isifo sezibilini, ukuze izibilini zakho ziphume ngesifo ekuhambeni kwezinsuku.’ ”
16 UJehova wavusa umoya wamaFilisti nowabase-Arabiya abaseceleni kwamaKushe ngoJehoramu;