7. Baziqeshela amashumi amathathu anamabini amawaka eenqwelo zokulwa, nokumkani waseMahaka, nabantu bakhe; beza ke bamisa iintente phambi kweMedebha. Oonyana baka-Amon bahlanganisana, bephuma emizini yabo, beza kulwa.
8. Weva uDavide, wathuma uYowabhi, enomkhosi wonke wamagorha.
9. Baphuma oonyana baka-Amon, bakha izintlu zokulwa ekungeneni komzi, ookumkani ababezile bebodwa endle.
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.