17. Aphuma kuqala amadodana abathetheli bamazwe. Wathumela uBhen-hadade, bamxelela, besithi, Kuphume amadoda kwaSamari.
18. Wathi, Nokuba aphumele uxolo, wabambeni ehleli; nokuba aphumele ukulwa, wabambeni ehleli.
19. Aphuma ke la madodana abathetheli bamazwe kuwo umzi, nempi ebiwalandela.
20. Yaba ngulowo wabulala umntu; asaba ke ama-Aram; amaSirayeli awasukela. Wasinda uBhen-hadade ukumkani wakwa-Aram ngehashe, enabamahashe.
21. Waphuma ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, wawaxabela amahashe neenqwelo zokulwa; waxabela phakathi kwama-Aram ngoxabelo olukhulu.
22. Wafika umprofeti lowa kukumkani wakwaSirayeli, wathi kuye, Hamba uye kuzomeleza, ukúqonde ukubone okwenzayo; ngokuba ukuvela komnyaka, ukumkani wakwa-Aram uya kunyuka alwe nawe.
23. Ke kaloku abakhonzi bokumkani bakwa-Aram bathi kuye, Ngoothixo basezintabeni oothixo babo, kuko le nto bomeleleyo kunathi; masilwe nabo ke emathafeni, ukuba asisayi komelela na kunabo.
24. Yènza le nto: bashenxise ookumkani aba, elowo endaweni yakhe, umise amabamba ezikhundleni zabo;
25. uzibalele impi engangempi le iwileyo kuwe, amahashe abe ngangaloo mahashe, iinqwelo zokulwa zibe ngangezo nqwelo zokulwa, silwe nabo ke emathafeni, ukuba asisayi komelela na kunabo. Waliphulaphula izwi labo, wenjenjalo.
26. Kwathi, ekuveleni komnyaka, wawabala uBhen-hadade ama-Aram, wenyuka waya kulwa namaSirayeli eAfeki.
27. Babalwa oonyana bakaSirayeli, baxhotyiswa baya kubahlangabeza. Bamisa oonyana bakaSirayeli phambi kwabo, benjengemihlanjana emibini yeebhokhwe; ama-Aram alizalisa ilizwe.
28. Wafika umfo wakwaThixo, wathi kukumkani wamaSirayeli, Utsho uYehova ukuthi, Ngenxa enokuba ethe ama-Aram, Nguthixo wasezintabeni uYehova, akanguthixo wasezintilini, ndiya kuyinikela esandleni sakho yonke le ngxokolo ingaka, nazi ukuba ndinguYehova.
29. Yamisa ke, ikhangelene, imihla esixhenxe. Kwathi ngomhla wesixhenxe, yadibana. Oonyana bakaSirayeli babulala kuma-Aram ikhulu lamawaka kumqikela ngamini-nye.
30. Aseleyo asabela eAfeki, ela phakathi komzi. Kwawa udonga phezu kwamawaka angamashumi amabini anamawaka asixhenxe amadoda aseleyo.Wasaba uBhen-hadade, wangena kuloo mzi, wathungela amagumbi.
31. Bathi kuye abakhonzi bakhe, Khawukhangele, sivile ukuba ookumkani bendlu yakwaSirayeli ngookumkani abanenceba. Makhe sibeke iingubo ezirhwexayo emanqeni, neentambo ezintlokweni zethu, siphume siye kukumkani wamaSirayeli; mhlawumbi wowusindisa umphefumlo wakho.
32. Babhinqa ke iingubo ezirhwexayo emanqeni, babeka iintambo ezintlokweni zabo, baya kukumkani wakwaSirayeli, bathi, Umkhonzi wakho uBhen-hadade uthi, Khawusindise umphefumlo wam. Wathi yena, Usaphilile na?
33. Ngumzalwana wam. Loo madoda ke athi lithamsanqa, angxamisa ukumrhwebesha, ukuba elo lelakhe na, athi, Ngumzalwana wakho uBhen-hadade. Wathi yena, Yiyani kumthabatha. Waphuma uBhen-hadade weza kuye; wamkhwelisa enqwelweni.