15. Wawabala ke amadodana abathetheli bamazwe, aba ngamakhulu amabini anamanci mathathu anamabini; emva kwawo wababala bonke abantu; bonke oonyana bakaSirayeli baba ngamawaka asixhenxe.
16. Baphuma emini enkulu. Ke kaloku uBhen-hadade ubesela, enxila eminqubeni, yena nookumkani abamashumi mathathu anababini, ookumkani abo bamncedisayo.
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;