10. Wabona uYowabhi ukuba imfazwe ibheké kuye, ngaphambili nangasemva; wanyula emadodeni onke ahleliweyo kwaSirayeli, wakha uluhlu malunga nama-Aram.
11. Abanye abantu wabanikela esandleni sika-Abhishayi, umninawa wakhe; bakha uluhlu malunga noonyana baka-Amon.
12. Wathi, Ukuba ama-Aram athe andeyisa, wòndisiza; ukuba bathe oonyana baka-Amon bakweyisa,
13. ndokusiza Yomelela, somelele ngenxa yabantu bakowethu, nangenxa yemizi yoThixo wethu; uYehova uya kwenza oko kulungileyo emehlweni akhe.
14. Wafika uYowabhi nabantu ababenaye, wema phambi kwama-Aram, eza kulwa; asaba ebusweni bakhe.
15. Babona oonyana baka-Amon ukuba asabile ama-Aram, basaba nabo ebusweni buka-Abhishayi umninawa wakhe, bangena ekhaya.
16. Waya uYowabhi eYerusalem. Abona ama-Aram ukuba agxothiwe phambi kwamaSirayeli, athuma izigidimi, awarhola ama-Aram abephesheya koMlambo,* uShofaki, umthetheli womkhosi kaHadarezere, ephambi kwawo.
17. Kwaxelwa kuDavide; wahlanganisa amaSirayeli onke, wayiwela iYordan, waya kuwo, wakha uluhlu ukuba alwe nawo. UDavide walwakha uluhlu, esiya kuwahlangabeza ama-Aram ukuba alwe nawo; alwa ke naye.
18. Asaba ama-Aram ebusweni bamaSirayeli; uDavide wabulala kuma-Aram amawaka asixhene abeenqwelo zokulwa, namashumi amané amawaka amadoda angumqikela, wabulala noShofaki, umthetheli womkhosi.