20 Elisha wase uyafa, wafihlwa. EmaMowabi abesavame kungenela lelive njalo nje entfwasahlobo atelihlasela.
Emvakwaloko Josefa wabikelwa kutsi uyise uyagula. Ngako-ke Josefa wesuka watsatsa emadvodzana akhe omabili boManase na-Efrayimu, waya nawo kuyise.
Watsi kube Jakobe acedze kuwayala emadvodzana akhe, wabuyela walala wafa, walandzela bokhokho bakhe.
Simakadze wamtfumelela emaBhabhulona, nemaSiriya, nemaMowabi, nema-Amoni kutsi atemhlasela. Wabatfumela kutsi batewubhubhisa Juda, ngekulandzela livi laSimakadze lalikhuluma ngetinceku takhe baphrofethi.
Kodvwa watsi kube Ahabi afe, inkhosi yakaMowabi yavukela inkhosi yaka-Israyeli.
Waphindze watfumela umlayeto kuJehoshafati, inkhosi yakaJuda, watsi: “Inkhosi yakaMowabi seyingivukele. Ungete wangelekelela yini uhambe nami siyekulwa naMowabi?” Waphendvula watsi: “Ngitakuhamba nawe. Mine nginguwe, nesive sami sakho, kantsi futsi nemahhashi ami ngakho.”
Kulenye yetimphi tawo emaSiriya ahlasela ema-Israyeli atfumba nentfombatana yaka-Israyeli, leyafike yaba sidzandzane semkaNamani.
Ngako inkhosi yabalungiselela lelikhulu lidzili, yabapha, batsi nasebadle bacedza, banatsa, wase uyabakhulula, babuyela enkhosini yabo eSiriya. Kusukela ngalelo langa emaSiriya agcina atsi mfo, kuhlasela live lema-Israyeli.
Wangcwatjwa emadlizeni emakhosi eDolobheni laDavide ngenca yebuhle labebentile ka-Israyeli, abentela Nkulunkulu nelithempeli lakhe.
Baphi labokhokho benu nyalo? Labaphrofethi benu bona baphila kuze kube nguphakadze yini?
Lamanye emadvodza lakholwako asingcwaba sidvumbu saStefano; akhala kakhulu amlilela.
Aphindza futsi ema-Israyeli enta lokubi emehlweni aSimakadze; kwatsi ngobe bente lokubi, Simakadze wanika Egloni, inkhosi yakaMowabi, emandla ekubusa ema-Israyeli.