30 Hosheya, umsa wa-Ela, wakha luzungu ngaPhekha, umsa waRemaliya. Wambamba sigulukudvwana, wambulala, kwase kube nguye inkhosi ngemnyaka wema-20 wekubusa kwaJothamu, umsa wa-Uziya.
Shalumi, umsa waJabeshi, wakhela Zakhariya luzungu, wamenta silo sengubo embikwebantfu, wambulala, wangena esikhundleni sakhe, waba yinkhosi.
Lenye yetinceku takhe, Phekha, umsa waRemaliya, wamakhela luzungu. Wabutsa emadvodza langema-50 akaGileyadi, wenta Phekahiya silo sengubo. Phekha wabulala Phekahiya kanye nabo-Agobu na-Ariye; wababulalela enqabeni yesigodlo saseSamariya. Phekha wase uba yinkhosi.
Ngesikhatsi saPhekha, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, Thiglathi Phileseri, inkhosi yase Asiriya, yefika yatfumba i-Ijoni, ne-Abela Bhethi Makha, neJanowa, neKhedeshi kanye neHasori. Watfumba iGileyadi, neGalile, nalo lonkhe live lakaNaftali, bantfu wabatfumba wabayisa e-Asiriya.
Leminye imininingwane ngekubusa kwaPhekha, nako konkhe lakwenta, kubhaliwe encwadzini yemilandvo yemakhosi aka-Israyeli.
Ngemnyaka weli-17 wekubusa kwaPhekha, umsa waRemaliya, Ahazi, umsa waJothamu, inkhosi yakaJuda, wacala kubusa.
Ngemnyaka weli-12 wekubusa kwa-Ahazi, inkhosi yakaJuda, ka-Israyeli kwabekwa Hosheya, umsa wa-Ela, waba yinkhosi. Wabusela eSamariya iminyaka leyimfica.
Ngaleso sikhatsi inkhosi Ahazi yatfumela enkhosini yase-Asiriya kuyawucela lusito.
Kodvwa kuyawutsi lomfana asengakakwati kwala lokubi akhetse lokuhle, lelo live lalamakhosi lamabili lowesabako, liyawube selingasenalutfo.
“Njengobe lesive siwalile emanti aseShilowa lehla kamnandzi, sajabulela Resini nendvodzana yaRemaliya,
Awu, Betheli, kuyakwenteka kona loko-ke nakuwe, ngobe bubi bakho bukhulu. Kuyawutsi kusa ngalelo langa, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli iyawube seyibhujiswe yaphela.”
Bayawube sebayakhuluma batsi: “Asinayo inkhosi, ngobe asizange simhloniphe Simakadze. Kodvwa nome ngabe besinayo inkhosi, beyitasentela ini?”
ISamariya nenkhosi yayo kuyawuphephuka njengelusaba lwemuka etikwemanti emfula.