28. Wathi uMikaya, Ukuba ubuye wabuya unoxolo, wóba uYehova akathethanga ngam. Wathi, Yivani, nonke zizwe ziphela.
29. Wenyuka ke ukumkani wakwaSirayeli noYehoshafati, ukumkani wakwaYuda, baya eRamoti yaseGiliyadi.
30. Wathi ukumkani wakwaSirayeli kuYehoshafati, Ndiya kuzenza mntu wumbi, ndingene ekulweni; yàmbatha iingubo zakho wena. Wazenza mntu wumbi ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, wangena ekulweni.
31. Ke ukumkani wakwa-Aram wabawisela umthetho abathetheli bakhe beenqwelo zokulwa abamashumi mathathu anababini, wathi, Ize ningalwi nomncinane nomkhulu; yilwani nokumkani wakwaSirayeli yedwa.
32. Kwathi, bakumbona uYehoshafati abathetheli beenqwelo zokulwa, bathi bona, Inene, ngukumkani wakwaSirayeli; batyeka ke, beza kulwa naye. Wakhala uYehoshafati.
33. Kwathi, bakubona abathetheli beenqwelo zokulwa ukuba asinguye ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, babuya ekumsukeleni.
34. Wathi umntu watyeda isaphetha, efunisela, watsho kukumkani wakwaSirayeli ekuhlanganeni kwengubo yentsimbi namasondo ayo. Wathi yena kumqhubi wenqwelo yakhe yokulwa, Jika izandla zakho, undise ngaphandle komkhosi, ngokuba ndingxwelerhiwe.
35. Ukulwa kwenyuka loo mini. Ukumkani wazimisa enqwelweni phambi kwama-Aram, wafa ngokuhlwa; igazi lenxeba lakhe lankcenkceza, laya esiswini senqwelo.
36. Kwavakala kukhwazwa emkhosini ukutshona kwelanga, kusithiwa, Elowo emzini wakhe! Elowo ezweni lakhe!
37. Wafa ke ukumkani, waziswa kwaSamari. Bamngcwabela ukumkani kwaSamari.
38. Yahlanjwa inqwelo yokulwa echibini lakwaSamari; izinja zalixhapha igazi lakhe (ehlamba apho amahenyukazi), ngokwelizwi likaYehova abelithethile.
39. Ezinye izinto zika-Ahabhi, nako konke awakwenzayo, nendlu awayakhayo ngeempondo zeendlovu, nemizi yonke awayakhayo, azibhalwanga na encwadini yemicimbi yemihla yookumkani bakwaSirayeli? Walala uAhabhi kooyise;
40. uAhaziya, unyana wakhe, waba ngukumkani esikhundleni sakhe.
41. UYehoshafati, unyana ka-Asa, waba ngukumkani kwaYuda ngomnyaka wesiné ka-Ahabhi ukumkani wakwaSirayeli.
42. UYehoshafati ube minyaka imashumi mathathu anamihlanu ezelwe, ukuba ngukumkani kwakhe. Waba neminyaka emashumi mabini anamihlanu engukumkani eYerusalem. Igama lonina lalinguAzubha, intombi kaShilehi.