8 Ahazi watsatsa isiliva negolide leyayingatfolakala ethempelini laSimakadze nasendlini yengcebo yasesigodlweni senkhosi, wakutfumela njengesipho enkhosini yase-Asiriya.
Leminye imininingwane yetintfo letenteka ekubuseni kwaJowashi, nako konkhe lakwenta, kubhaliwe encwadzini yemilandvo yemakhosi akaJuda.
Thiglathi Phileseri, inkhosi yase-Asiriya, wahlasela lelive, Menahemu wamnika emakhilogremu labengaba ti-34 000 esiliva, atincengela kutsi amsimise embusweni wakhe.
Shalmaneseri, inkhosi yase-Asiriya, wakhuphuka watawuhlasela Hosheya, labengumuntfu longaphansi kwakhe, atsela kuye umtselo.
Asa wase ukhipha yonkhe isiliva negolide leyayibekwe engcebeni yasethempelini laSimakadze nasesigodlweni sakhe, wakutfumela kuBheni Hadadi, inkhosi yaseSiriya, leyayihlala eDamaseko.
Ubalahlile bantfu bakho, indlu yakaJakobe, ngobe sebagcwele bungoma basemphumalanga; bagcwele nekuphengula njengemaFilisti, bamdzibimunye nemahedeni.
Simakadze uyawuletsa kuwe nasetikwesive sakini, nasetikwendlu yeyihlo, sikhatsi lesingazange sesibe khona kusukela baka-Efrayimu bahlephuka kubakaJuda; uyawuletsa inkhosi yase-Asiriya.”
Ngako, nine takhamiti takaJuda, yehlukanani nelidoloba iMoreshethi Gathi. Kute lusito lolutawutfolwa ngemakhosi aka-Israyeli edolobheni lase-Akzibi.