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.