UPhuli inkosi yase-Asiriya walihlasela izwe, uMenahemu wamnika uPhuli amathalenta ayinkulungwane esiliva ukuba isandla sakhe sibe naye ukuqinisa ubukhosi esandleni sakhe.
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UPhuli inkosi yase-Asiriya walihlasela izwe, uMenahemu wamnika uPhuli amathalenta ayinkulungwane esiliva ukuba isandla sakhe sibe naye ukuqinisa ubukhosi esandleni sakhe.
Ezinsukwini zikaPheka inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, uThigilati-Phileseri inkosi yase-Asiriya wafika wathatha i-Ijoni ne-Abela Beti-maga neJanowa neKedeshi neHazori neGileyadi neGalile, lonke izwe lakwaNafetali, futhi bathatha i-Ijoni. Wayiswa ekudingisweni e-Asiriya.
U-Ahazi wayesethuma izithunywa kuThigilati Phileseri inkosi yase-Asiriya, wathi: “Ngiyinceku yakho nendodana yakho; khuphuka ungisindise esandleni senkosi yase-Aramu nasesandleni senkosi yakwa-Israyeli evukayo ngokumelene nami.
Ngalolosuku uzafunga athi: Kangiyikuba ngudokotela; ngokuba endlini yami akukho sinkwa nengubo; ungangenzi umbusi wabantu.
Ngokuba usho kanje uJehova, uthi: “Inxeba lakho alinakuphulukiswa, nesilonda sakho sibuhlungu.
U-Ohola waphinga esengowami; wafisa izithandwa zakhe kuma-Asiriya, abakhelwane bakhe;
Liyakulethwa e-Asiriya libe yisipho eNkosini uJarebi; U-Efrayimi uyokwamukela ihlazo, futhi u-Israyeli uyoba namahloni ngecebo lakhe.
U-Efrayimi udla umoya, uxosha umoya wasempumalanga; imihla ngemihla wandisa amanga nokubhubhisa; benza isivumelwano nama-Asiriya, kwangeniswa amafutha eGibithe.
IAsiriya ngeke isikhulule; asiyikugibela amahhashi, nomsebenzi wezandla zethu asisayikusho ukuthi: Ningonkulunkulu bethu, ngokuba intandane ithola umusa kuwe.
Uyakuxosha izithandwa zakhe, kepha aziyikuzifica; futhi uyozifuna, kodwa angazitholi; khona-ke uzakuthi: Ngizahamba ngibuyele endodeni yami yokuqala; ngoba ngaleso sikhathi kwakungcono ngami kunamanje.
U-Efrayimi unjengejuba eliyisiwula elingenanhliziyo; babiza iGibithe, baya e-Asiriya.
Ngoba bakhuphukela e-Asiriya, imbongolo yasendle iyodwa; U-Efrayimi waqasha izithandwa.
Ngokuba isilonda salo asinakuphulukiswa; ngoba lafika kuJuda; wafika esangweni labantu bami eJerusalema.