6 Ngako ngaleso sikhatsi inkhosi Joramu yesuka eSamariya, yahlomisa sive sonkhe saka-Israyeli.
Nema-Israyeli atsi kube ahlome, atsatsa imiphako yawo, aphuma ayawuhlasela. Ema-Israyeli akamba aba ticumbi letimbili njengemihlambi lemibili yetimbuti abhekana nawo, kantsi emaSiriya wona abegcwele lonkhe lelo tsafa.
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.”
Kwatsi Sawula nakababutsela eBhezeki, emadvodza aka-Israyeli aba ti-300 000, kwatsi bakaJuda baba ti-30 000.
Sawula wabita onkhe emadvodza, wawabutsela eThelayimu: Kwakungemabutfo aka-Israyeli lati-200 000 labehamba ngetinyawo, labephuma kaJuda abeti-10 000.