8 Ngesikhatsi saJehoramu baka-Edomu bavukela bakaJuda, base batibekela yabo inkhosi.
Uyawuphila ngenkemba yakho, usebente umnakenu, kodvwa kuyawutsi nawudlubulundzela, uyawulephula lijoko lakhe entsanyeni yakho.”
Kwasala sekute inkhosi e-Edomu; ngako kwase kubambe lisekela.
Ngako inkhosi yaka-Israyeli yaphuma ihambisana nenkhosi yakaJuda kanye nenkhosi yaka-Edomu. Emvakwemalanga lasikhombisa lamabutfo ashuca agega, aphelelwa ngemanti wona kanye netifuyo tawo tekwetfwala imitfwalo.
Kuze kube ngulamuhla naloku baka-Edomu seloku bayiphuma balwisana nebakaJuda. Ngasona leso sikhatsi nebakaLibna bavuka umbhejazane, bavukela Jehoramu, ngobe Jehoramu abesafulatsele Simakadze Nkulunkulu waboyisemkhulu.
Ngako Jehoramu wahamba waya khona kanye netindvuna takhe nato tonkhe tincola takhe temphi. Baka-Edomu bamvimbetela naletindvuna takhe netincola takhe temphi, kodvwa wavuka waphulukundlela ebusuku.
Ema-Edomu abesaphindze efika atewuhlasela bakaJuda, ahamba netitfunjwa,