3. Akuziqonda ukuba uzinzile embusweni wawabulala amaphakathi awayebulele uyise.
4. Kambe ke zange ababulale oonyana bawo, koko wenza njengoko kubhaliweyo emthethweni kwincwadi kaMosis, apho uNdikhoyo ayalela ngokuthi: “Ooyise abayi kubulawa ngenxa yabantwana, kanti nabantwana abayi kubulawa ngenxa yooyise, koko ulowo nalowo uya kufela izono zakhe.”
5. UAmaziya wawaqokelela onke amaJuda, waza wawaba ngokwemizi, ewenza amabutho aliwaka nalikhulu – nditsho uJuda noBhenjamin. Wabagaya abaminyaka imashumi mabini nangaphezulu, waza wazuza amakhulu amathathu amawaka amadoda asemgangathweni wokungenela umkhosi, lawo anako ukusebenzisa umkhonto nekhaka.
6. Kananjalo waqesha amajoni akwaSirayeli alikhulu lamawaka, ngesiliva ebunzima buziikhilogram ezingamawaka amathathu anamakhulu amane.
7. Kodwa ke kwafika indoda yakwaThixo kuye, yathi: “Hayi, kumkani, la mabutho akwaSirayeli sukuwadibanisa namabutho akho, kuba kaloku *uNdikhoyo umchasile uSirayeli naye nabani na ongowakwaEfrayim.
8. Noba ungade ukhaliphe kangakanani na emfazweni, uThixo uya kukuyekela ngolo tshaba; kaloku uThixo nguye onegunya lokunceda nelokuyekela.”
9. UAmaziya ke wathi kuloo mfo wakwaThixo: “Kothekani kodwa ngaloo mawaka amakhulu mathathu anamakhulu amane esiliva endiyihlawule ngaloo majoni akwaSirayeli?”Umfo wakwaThixo ke waphendula wathi: “UNdikhoyo unako ukukunika nangaphezulu.”
10. Ngoko ke uAmaziya wawarhoxisa loo mabutho wayewathathe kwaEfrayim, waza wawagodusa. Kambe ke agoduka evutha ngumsindo enganelisekanga seso senzo sikaJuda.
11. Ke uAmaziya wabuya womelezeka wawukhokelela kwiNtili yeTyuwa umkhosi wakhe, apho ke wageqa amadoda aseSeyire alishumi lamawaka.
12. Kananjalo umkhosi kaJuda wathimba amadoda alishumi lamawaka, wawathatha loo mabanjwa wawasa kwincopho yeliwa, waza wawajulela ezantsi antlekeka afa onke.
13. Ke wona laa mabutho wawagodusayo uAmaziya, asuka ahamba enqoloba iidolophu zakwaJuda ukususela eSamariya kuye eBhete-horon. Abulala abantu abangamawaka amathathu, aza athimba intaphane yamaxhoba.
14. UAmaziya ukubuya kwakhe evela kubulala amaEdom wabuya nazo izithixo zabantu abo baseSeyire. Wazimisela ezo zithixo zaba zezakhe, waqubuda kuzo, wazenzela namadini atshiswayo.