Phahi, Puli mfalume wa Ashuru washambuliya tsi ya Iziraeli, naye Menahemu achimupha kilo elufu mirongo mihahu na ne za feza ili amterye kuimarisha mamlakage dzulu ya tsi ya Iziraeli.
Wakati wa utawala wa Peka mfalume wa Iziraeli, Tigilathi-Pileseri, mfalume wa Ashuru, wateka midzi ya Ijoni, Abeli-Bethi-Maaka, Janoa, Kedeshi na Hazori, phamwenga na tsi za Giliadi, Galilaya na Nafutali na kuatsamiza enyezie kuaphirika Ashuru.
Chizuka chicho chindahalwa chiphirikpwe Ashuru chikakale maripho ga kodi kpwa mfalume mkpwulu. Atu a Efuraimu andaphaha waibu na Aiziraeli andagbwirwa ni haya kpwa cho chizuka chao cha muhi.
Aefuraimu ariphoona ukongo wao, na atu a Juda ariphoona vironda vyao, Aefuraimu aphiya tsi ya Ashuru, achendavoya msada kula kpwa mfalume mkpwulu. Ela iye kaweza kukulagulani, wala kukuphozani vironda vyenu.
Aho nkugaluka kuendza msada ela si kpwa iye Ariye Dzulu Kuriko Vyosi nao taana mana dza uha uchiovundzika. Akulu aho andaolagbwa na upanga kpwa maneno gao ga kudzikarya, gaga gandaahenda atsekpwe, kahi ya tsi ya Misiri.
Ananilavira sadaka na kurya zo nyama za sadaka ela mimi tazinihamira. Mwenyezi Mlungu andatambukira makosa gao, na aatiye adabu kpwa ajili ya dambi zao, nao andauya Misiri.
Hata akatiya, asibanangbwe ni Aashuru, chisha andakusanywa ni Amisiri, na andazikpwa ko Memufisi. Vitu vyao vya feza vindalingbwa-lingbwa ni miya, miya indamera na kubwiningiza mahema gao.
“Naangamiza midzi yenu yanjina, dza nrivyoangamiza midzi ya Sodoma na Gomora. Nyo ariotiya kala ni dza chinga cha moho chichotuluzwa mohoni, ela tamuyaniuyira vivyo,” Mwenyezi Mlungu anaamba.