3. Wathi kuye: “Makubekho umnqophiso phakathi kwam nawe, nanjengokuba wawukhona phakathi kukabawo noyihlo. Nâso isipho endikunika sona: igolide nesiliva. Wuqhawule ke umnqophiso ophakathi kwakho noBhayesha ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, khon' ukuze andiyeke.”
4. UBhenadadi ke wavumelana nokumkani uAsa, waza wathumela iingqwayi-ngqwayi zomkhosi wakhe, zaya kuhlasela iidolophu zakwaSirayeli, bayoyisa i-Iyon, nesixeko sakwaDan, neAbhele-mayim, nazo zonke izixeko ezingoovimba zakwaNafetali.
5. Akuyiva le nto uBhayesha wayeka ukwakha engqinga iRama, wawushiya loo msebenzi.
6. Ke ukumkani uAsa weza nawo onke amadoda akwaJuda, baza bawafudusa eRama amatye kunye nemithi eyayisetyenziswa khona nguBhayesha. Ngezo zinto ke wakha iGebha neMizpa.
7. Ngelo thuba ke imboni uHanani yeza kukumkani uAsa wakwaJuda, yathi kuye: “Ngenxa yokuba usuke wakholosa ngokumkani wama-Aram endaweni yokukholosa ngoNdikhoyo uThixo wakho, ngoko ke umkhosi wama-Aram uza kuphuncuka esandleni sakho.
8. Andithi na amaKushe namaLibhiya ayengumkhosi onamandla onenyambalala yeenqwelo nabakhweli-mahashe? Kanti ke wathi ngokukholosa ngoNdikhoyo, yena wawunikela esandleni sakho loo mkhosi.
9. Kaloku wona amehlo kaNdikhoyo akulo lonke ihlabathi, yaye ke uyabomeleza abo babambelele kuye ngokupheleleyo. Ewe, wenze into yobuyatha; ngoko ke ukusukela ngoku uza kuntyumpa-ntyumpeka emfazweni.”