49 Ngaleso sikhatsi Ahaziya, umsa wa-Ahabi, wakhuluma kuJehoshafati, watsi: “Vumela emadvodza akami kutsi ahambisane nemadvodza akakho emikhunjini.” Kodvwa Jehoshafati wala.
Inkhosi yayinelubhuzane lwemikhumbi yekuhweba elwandle, ikanye nalena yaHiramu. Kanye ngeminyaka lemitsatfu yayibuya yetfwele igolide, nesiliva, nematinyo endlovu, netinkawu kanye netimfene.
Jehoshafati wakha imikhumbi yekuhweba elwandle kutsi ibohamba iye e-Ofiri, ilandze igolide, kodvwa noko ayizange iphumelele kuhamba, ngobe yephukela e-Esiyoni Geberi.
Jehoshafati wase uyakhotsama, wafihlwa kuboyisemkhulu, eDolobheni laDavide, uyisemkhulu. Jehoramu, umsa wakhe, waba yinkhosi esikhundleni sakhe.
Inkhosi Solomoni waphindze wakha nemikhumbi e-Esiyoni Geberi lesedvutane ne-Elathi, ka-Edomu elugwini lweLwandle Lolubovu.
Hiramu watfumela emadvodza akakhe, ematilosi labenelwati ngetaselwandle, kutsi asebente kanye nemadvodza akaSolomoni kuleyo mikhumbi.
Abehamba ngemkhumbi aye e-Ofiri, abuye negolide leyayingemakhilogremu langetulu kweti-14 000, afike ayetfule enkhosini Solomoni.
Emvakwaloko Jehoshafati, inkhosi yakaJuda, wakha buhlobo na-Ahaziya, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, labekhohlakele kabi ngebubi.
Njengobe sivile ngemisebenti layentile Nkulunkulu, namanje sesitibonele ekhaya laNkulunkulu Somandla, ekhaya laNkulunkulu wetfu. Lelo khaya Nkulunkulu uyawulakha, alicinise phakadze naphakadze. Cabanga.