11 Amasiya waticinisa emandla, wahola emabutfo akhe wacondza eSigodzini Seluswayi, lapho afike wabulala emadvodza aseSeyiri lati-10 000.
Davide wadvuma kakhulu, nasabuya kuyawubhubhisa ema-Edomu lati-18 000 eSigodzini Seluswayi.
Nguye lowehlula ti-10 000 tema-Edomu eSigodzini Seluswayi, watfumba iSela emphini, wayetsa libito watsi yiJokthiyeli, lelo kuselibito layo nalamuhla loku.
Ngako Amasiya wase uyawacitsa lamabutfo emphi labesabutsene lapha kuye esuka kulaka-Efrayimu, watsi akabuyele emakhaya. Emabutfo abatfukutselela bakaJuda, ahamba atsetsa asabuyela emakhaya.
Emabutfo akaJuda nawo atfumba emadvodza lati-10 000, awatsatsa aphila, enyuka nawo intsaba, aze efika esicongweni, ase awajikijela phansi, aye asaphateka aba ticucu.
Lulaka lwaSimakadze lwamvutsela Amasiya, Simakadze watfumela umphrofethi ku-Amasiya, wafike watsi: “Utifunelani letithico talabantfu letehluleke nekusindzisa bantfu bato esandleni sakho?”
Awu, Nkulunkulu, usiyekelele wasilahla, wenta netivikelo tetfu tabhidlitwa, kwaya njengobe usitfukutselele. Buya utesilulamisa.
Kutigcabha kwenhlitiyo yakho kukwedukisile, wena uhlala endlunkhulu yakho lesemifantwini yemadvwala. Umuti wakho usetulu etintsabeni. Wena utitjela utsi: ‘Ngubani nje longangehlisela phansi?’