1 U-Israyeli wayengumvini owenabileyo,ngokobuningi bezithelo zakhe wandisa ama-altare akhe;ngokobuhle bezwe lakhe wenza izinsuku ezinhle.
2 Inhliziyo yabo yayahlukene;uyakuwaphula ama-altare abo,achithe izinsika zabo.
3 Yebo, manje bayakuthi:“Asinankosi,ngokuba asimesabanga uJehova;kepha inkosi ingasenzelani na?”
4 Bakhuluma amazwi nje,befunga amanga,benza isivumelwano;bese kumila ukwahlulela njengenhlungunyembe emiseleni yamasimu.
5 Abakhileyo eSamariya bayakuba novalongenxa yamathole aseBeti Aveni,ngokuba abantu balo bayakulila ngawo,abapristi bezithombe bakhale ngawo ngenxa yodumo lwawoukuthi lumukile kuwo.
6 Iyakuyiswa e-Asiriya ibe yisipho kuyo inkosi uJarebi;u-Efrayimi uyakwamukela ihlazo,u-Israyeli ajabhe ngeziluleko zakhe.
7 Inyamalele inkosi yaseSamariya njengebazelo ebusweni bamanzi.