20 Ngesikhatsi saJehoramu baka-Edomu bavukela bakaJuda, base batibekela yabo inkhosi.
Uyawuphila ngenkemba yakho, usebente umnakenu, kodvwa kuyawutsi nawudlubulundzela, uyawulephula lijoko lakhe entsanyeni yakho.”
Wase umisa tinkambu temasotja kulo lonkhe laka-Edomu. Onkhe ema-Edomu ase aba ngaphansi kwaDavide. Simakadze wapha Davide kuncoba nome ngukuphi lapho ahlasela khona.
Kwasala sekute inkhosi e-Edomu; ngako kwase kubambe lisekela.
Jehoshafati wakha imikhumbi yekuhweba elwandle kutsi ibohamba iye e-Ofiri, ilandze igolide, kodvwa noko ayizange iphumelele kuhamba, ngobe yephukela e-Esiyoni Geberi.
Nguye lowehlula ti-10 000 tema-Edomu eSigodzini Seluswayi, watfumba iSela emphini, wayetsa libito watsi yiJokthiyeli, lelo kuselibito layo nalamuhla loku.
Yatsi kube inkhosi yakaMowabi ibone kutsi yehluliwe, yabe seyitsatsa emadvodza labengema-700 labehlome ngetinkemba, yetama kudzabula ekhatsi icondze enkhosini yaka-Edomu, kodvwa behluleka.
Yabe seyitsatsa umsa wayo labelitubulo layo lelalitakuyilandzela litsatse bukhosi, yalinikela laba ngumhlatjelo wekushiswa elubondzeni lwelidolobha. Ema-Israyeli atfutfumela kakhulu; akhawula kulwa, ancandzeka abuyela eveni lawo.
Ngako inkhosi yaka-Israyeli yaphuma ihambisana nenkhosi yakaJuda kanye nenkhosi yaka-Edomu. Emvakwemalanga lasikhombisa lamabutfo ashuca agega, aphelelwa ngemanti wona kanye netifuyo tawo tekwetfwala imitfwalo.
Kuze kube ngulamuhla naloku baka-Edomu seloku bayiphuma balwisana nebakaJuda. Ngasona leso sikhatsi nebakaLibna bavuka umbhejazane.