16. Bamngcwabela emzini kaDavide kookumkani; ngokuba wenza okulungileyo kwaSirayeli, nakuThixo, nakwindlu yakhe.
17. Emva kokufa kukaYehoyada, beza abathetheli bakwaYuda, baqubuda kukumkani. Waza wabaphulaphula ukumkani.
18. Bayishiya indlu kaYehova, uThixo wooyise, bakhonza ooAshera* nezithixo. Afikelwa buburhalarhume amaYuda neYerusalem ngenxa yelo tyala lawo.
19. Wathuma abaprofeti kubo bokubabuyisela kuYehova, baqononondisa; ke bona àbaphulaphula noko.
20. UMoya kaThixo wamthi gqubuthu uZekariya, unyana kaYehoyada umbingeleli, wema phezu kwabantu, wathi kubo, Utsho uThixo ukuthi, Yini na ukuba niyigqithe imithetho kaYehova, nize ningabi nampumelelo? Ngokuba nimshiyile uYehova, wonishiya nani.
21. Bamceba bamxuluba ngamatye, ngokomthetho wokumkani entendelezweni yendlu kaYehova.
22. Wenjenjalo uYowashe ukumkani, àkayikhumbula inceba abeyenzile uYehoyada, uyise kaZekariya, kuye; wesuka wambulala unyana wakhe. Ekufeni kwakhe wathi, UYehova wókhangela abuze.
23. Kwathi ekupheleni komnyaka, yenyuka yeza kuye impi yama-Aram;* eza kwaYuda naseYerusalem, ábatshabalalisa bonke abathetheli babantu ebantwini; onke amaxhoba awo awathumela kukumkani waseDamasko.
24. Ngokuba impi yama-Aram yeza inamadoda ambalwa; uYehova wanikela esandleni sawo impi eninzi kunene; ngokuba babemshiyile uYehova, uThixo wooyise. Amgweba ke uYowashe.