Izihlahla zaphuma ngesikhathi esisodwa ukugcoba inkosi phezu kwazo; zathi emnqumeni: Sibuse.
Imithi yake yaya ukuzigcobela inkosi, yathi kuwo umnqumo: ‘Yiba yinkosi yethu.’
“Imithi yake yahamba yayozibekela inkosi ezoyibusa. Ngakho-ke yathi esihlahleni somnqumo: ‘Busa! Busa! Phezu kwethu.’
UJowashi, inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, wathumela ku-Amaziya inkosi yakwaJuda, wathi: “Ikhakhasi laseLebanoni lathumela emsedarini oseLebanoni, lathi: “Nika indodakazi yakho indodana yami ibe ngumkami, futhi isihlahla sokhula saseLebanoni sathumela kumsedari oseLebanoni. Isilo sasendle sasendle saseLebanoni sasinyathela ukhula.
UJowashi, inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, wathumela ku-Amaziya inkosi yakwaJuda, wathi: “Ikhakhasi laseLebanoni lathumela emsedarini oseLebanoni, lathi: “Nika indodakazi yakho ibe ngumkami, futhi lapho-ke isihlahla sokhula saseLebanoni sathumela kumsedari oseLebanoni. Yadlula isilo sasendle eLebanoni, sanyathela ukhula.
Uma unyawo luthi: “Ngokuba ngingesiso isandla, angisikho okomzimba; Ngakho kayisiyo yini ingxenye yomzimba?
Lapho sebemtshela uJothamu, wahamba wema esiqongweni sentaba iGerizimu, waphakamisa izwi lakhe, wamemeza, wathi kubo: “Ngizweni nina bemi baseShekemi, ukuze uNkulunkulu anizwe.”
Kepha umnqumo wathi kuyo: “Ngingawayeka yini amanoni ami abadumisa ngawo uNkulunkulu nabantu, ngiye ngibe phezu kwemithi na?”