Abantu bakwa-Israyeli basusa oBhali no-Ashitharothi, bakhonza uSimakade kuphela.
Abakwa-Israyeli base besusa oBali no-Ashitaroti, bamkhonza uJehova yedwa.
Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babalahla oBali no-Ashitaroti, bakhonza uJehova yedwa.
ngoba bangishiyile, bayokhuleka ku-Ashitharothi unkulunkulu wamaSidoni, uKhemoshi, unkulunkulu wabakwaMowabi, nakuMilikhomu, unkulunkulu wabakwa-Amoni, abahambanga ngezindlela zami, ukuba benze okuhle emehlweni ami, abazilandela izimiso zami, nezehlulelo zami njengoDavide, uyise.
USolomoni walandela u-Ashitharothi, unkulunkulukazi wamaSidoni noMilikhomu, isinengiso sabakwa-Amoni.
uma bephendukela kuwe ngenhliziyo yabo yonke nangawo wonke umphefumulo wabo besezweni lezitha zabo ezibathumbileyo, bakhuleke kuwe bebheke ezweni lakubo owalinika okhokho babo, umuzi owukhethileyo, nendlu engiyakhele igama lakho,
I-althare elaliseBhethele, nendawo ephakemeyo eyenziwa nguJerobhowamu, indodana kaNebhathi, owonisa u-Israyeli, nalelo althare nendawo ephakemeyo yakudiliza, yayishisa indawo ephakemeyo, yayiqothisisa yaba ngumlotha, yashisa no-Ashera.
I-Asiriya aliyukusisindisa, ngeke siwagibele amahhashi, asisayukusho futhi kuyo imisebenzi yezandla zethu ukuthi onkulunkulu bethu, ngokuba nguwe ohawukela intandane.”
U-Efrayimi uyakuthi: “Zizongenzelani nje izithombe ezibaziweyo na? Mina ngiyakuphendula, ngimnakekele. Mina nginjengomsayiphuresi oluhlaza, izithelo zakho zifunyanwa kimi.”
Abakwa-Israyeli base benza okubi emehlweni kaSimakade, bakhonza oBhali;
Bamshiya uSimakade, bakhonza uBhali no-Ashitharothi.
USamuweli wathi kuyo yonke indlu yakwa-Israyeli: “Uma nibuyela kuSimakade ngenhliziyo yenu yonke, susani phakathi kwenu onkulunkulu babezizwe no-Ashitharothi, nibhekise izinhliziyo zenu kuSimakade, nikhonze Yena yedwa; uzonihlenga esandleni samaFilisti.”
USamuweli wathi: “Buthelani wonke u-Israyeli eMizpha, ukuze nginikhulekele kuSimakade.”