1. UYoram, unyana ka-Ahabhi, waba ngukumkani wakwaSirayeli eSamariya kunyaka weshumi elinesibhozo wolawulo lukaYoshafati ukumkani wakwaJuda, walawula iminyaka elishumi elinambini.
2. Ke kaloku wenza okubi emehlweni *kaNdikhoyo; noko ke akadanga afike kumgangatho kayise nonina. Walisusa ilitye likaBhali, elo lalenziwe nguyise.
3. Kambe ke naye wabambelela kwizono zikaJerobhowam unyana kaNebhati, ezo wayemlukuhlele kuzo uSirayeli; ewe, naye akashenxanga kuzo.
4. Ke kaloku uMesha ukumkani waseMowabhi wayefuye iigusha, erhuma kukumkani wakwaSirayeli ngekhulu lamawaka amatakane nangoboya beenkunzi zeegusha ezilikhulu lamawaka.
5. Kambe ke akuba engasekho ukumkani uAhabhi, ukumkani waseMowabhi wamgwilikela ukumkani wakwaSirayeli.
6. Ngoko ke ngelo thuba ukumkani uYoram waphuma eSamariya, wayiqokelela yonke imikhosi kaSirayeli.
7. Waza ke wathumela kukumkani uYoshafati wakwaJuda esithi: “Ukumkani waseMowabhi undigwilikele. Awungebi nako na ke ukundixhasa silwe nayo iMowabhi?”Ke uYoshafati wathi: “Kulungile, ndiyaya. Mna nawe sibanye; abantu bam ngabantu bakho, namahashe am ngamahashe akho.”
8. Waza ke wathi: “Sovela ngaliphi na icala xa sibahlaselayo?”UYoram waphendula ngelithi: “Ngentlango yase-Edom.”
9. Waphuma ke ngoko ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, enokumkani wakwaJuda nowase-Edom. Emva kwendlela ejikelezayo yeentsuku ezisixhenxe umkhosi lowo waphelelwa ngamanzi, akwabikho nala emfuyo.
10. Ke kaloku ukumkani wakwaSirayeli wathi: “Yini le, angathini uNdikhoyo ukuqokelela ookumkani abathathu aba, kanti uza kusuka abanikele esandleni samaMowabhi ngolu hlobo?”