8 Amasiya wase utfumela tigijimi kuJehoyashi, umsa waJehoyahazi, umsa waJehu, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, wamnika insayeya watsi: “Wota, sitewubhekana buso nebuso.”
Watsi: “Babambeni basaphila, nome beta ngekuthula nome bete ngemphi.”
Leminye imininingwane ngekubusa kwaJehoyashi, nako konkhe lakwenta, nemphumelelo yakhe, lokufaka ekhatsi imphi yakhe layilwa na-Amasiya, inkhosi yakaJuda, kubhaliwe encwadzini yemilandvo yemakhosi aka-Israyeli.
Kodvwa, Amasiya akazange atsandze kulalela. Ngako Jehoyashi, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, wahlasela. Jehoyashi na-Amasiya, inkhosi yakaJuda, babhekana buso nebuso emphini yaseBhethi Shemeshi kulakaJuda.
Watsi Amasiya nakabuya kuyawubulala baka-Edomu, wabuya netithico tebantfu baseSeyiri, wafike watimisa taba tithico takhe, wakhotsama embikwato, washisa imihlatjelo embikwato.
Ligcabho lichamusela incabano; kodvwa kuhlakanipha kutfolakala kulabo labemukela teluleko.
Kususa incabano kufanana nekubhobosa imbobo emantini lavalelwe; kufanele ivalwe lembobo emanti asengakayandzisi.
Emavi esilima abanga kucabana, naloko lakushoko kumbangela kutsi bantfu bamshaye.
Yenta tinhloso takho ngekutfola teluleko letilungile; ungacali uhlasele emphini ungenamasu.
Ungasheshi uye enkantolo ngaloko lokubonile, ngobe nase kuphele lelicala lomunye wafakaza wakwenta silima, utawube sewentani-ke?
Kube mane lesive besiphetfwe ngimi, ngabe ngiyamsusa Abimeleki. Ngabe ngitsi kuye: ‘Khipha imphi yakho yonkhe!’ ”