2 Kodvwa Nahashi, um-Amoni, watsi: “Ngitasenta sivumelwane nani kuphela naningangivumela kutsi ngikupulute liso langasekudla kini nonkhe, kuze ngitsele lihlazo kuso sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli.”
atsi: “Ngeke sesikwente-ke loko! Dzadzewetfu singeke simnike indvodza lengakasoki, ngobe phela loko kulihlazo lapha kitsi.
“Inkhosi yase-Asiriya itsi: ‘Ningamlaleli Hezekiya, yentani sivumelwane nami, niphume nite kimi, nguleyo naleyo ndvodza-ke iyawube seyitidlela kahle esivinini sayo, nasemkhiwaneni wayo, inatse nemanti laphuma emtfonjeni wayo,
Usente saba yinhlekisa kubomakhelwane betfu, wasenta sihhala nakulabo labasihacile.
NginguNkulunkulu wabokhokho bakho: Nkulunkulu wa-Abrahama, naNkulunkulu wa-Isaka, naNkulunkulu waJakobe.” Mosi wambonya buso bakhe, ngobe esaba kubukana naNkulunkulu.
Umuntfu lolungile uyatinakekela tifuyo takhe; kodvwa lomubi utiphatsa dlephu.
Wase ukupuluta emehlo aSedekiya, wambopha ngetinketane telitfusi kuze amyise eBhabhulona.
Ngetulu kwaloko awukasimikisi eveni leligcwele lubisi neluju lwetinyosi, nelifa lemasimi netivini. Ucabanga kutsi lamadvodza langaka ungawenta timphumphutse? Singeke site.”
EmaFilisti ase ayambamba, akupuluta emehlo akhe, ehla naye, amyisa eGaza. Ambopha ngemaketane elitfusi, amgayisa ekhatsi ejele.
Akhuluma kulama-Amoni atsi: “Kusasa sitatinikela kini, nitakwenta kitsi loko lokubonakala kukuhle kini.”
“Kodvwa nine nitsite kube nibone kutsi Nahashi, inkhosi yema-Amoni, uyanisukela, nase nitsi kimi: ‘Hhayi; tsine sesifuna inkhosi letawubusa etikwetfu.’ Kodvwa noko Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu abeyinkhosi yenu.
Davide wabuta lamadvodza labeme eceleni kwakhe, watsi: “Utakwentelwani umuntfu lotawubulala lomFilisti esuse lihlazo ka-Israyeli? Ungubani yena lomFilisti longakasoki nekusoka kutsi angabita insayeya emabutfo aNkulunkulu lophilako?”