8. Ezinye izindaba zikaJehowahazi, nakho konke akwenzayo, namandla akhe, angithi kulotshiwe encwadini yezindaba zemihla ngemihla yamakhosi akwa-Israyeli na?
9. UJehowahazi wayeselala koyise; bammbela eSamariya; uJowashi indodana yakhe waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.
10. Ngomnyaka wamashumi amathathu nesikhombisa kaJowashi, inkosi yakwaJuda, uJehowashi, indodana kaJehowahazi, waba yinkosi kwa-Israyeli eSamariya, wabusa iminyaka eyishumi nesithupha.
11. Wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova, kasukanga kuzo zonke izono zikaJerobowamu indodana kaNebati onisa ngazo u-Israyeli, kodwa wahamba kuzo.
12. Ezinye izindaba zikaJowashi, nakho konke akwenzayo, namandla akhe alwa ngawo no-Amasiya inkosi yakwaJuda, angithi kulotshiwe encwadini yezindaba zemihla ngemihla yamakhosi akwa-Israyeli na?
13. UJowashi wayeselala koyise; uJerobowamu wahlala esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi; uJowashi wembelwa eSamariya namakhosi akwa-Israyeli.
14. U-Elisha esegula ngesifo afa ngaso, uJowashi inkosi yakwa-Israyeli wehlela kuye, wamkhalela wathi: “Baba, Baba, nqola ka-Israyeli nabamahhashi bakhe!”
15. U-Elisha wathi kuye: “Thatha umnsalo nemicibisholo.” Wathatha-ke umnnsalo nemicibisholo.
16. Wathi enkosini yakwa-Israyeli: “Beka isandla sakho emnsalweni.” Yabeka-ke isandla sayo. U-Elisha wabeka izandla zakhe phezu kwezandla zenkosi.
17. Wathi: “Vula ifasitele ngasempumalanga.” Yalivula. Wayesethi u-Elisha: “Cibishela.” Yacibishela-ke. Wathi: “Ngumcibisholo kaJehova wokusindisa, umcibisholo wokusindiswa kuma-Aramu, ngokuba uyakubulala ama-Aramu e-Afeki, uwaqede.”
18. Wayesethi: “Thatha imicibisholo.” Yayithatha-ke. Wathi enkosini yakwa-Israyeli: “Shaya emhlabathini.” Yashaya kathathu, yayeka.
19. Lowo muntu kaNkulunkulu wayithukuthelela, wathi: “Uma ubushaye kahlanu noma kayisithupha, wawulahlulile i-Aramu waze waliqeda, kepha manje uyakulahlula i-Aramu kathathu kuphela.”
20. Wayesefa u-Elisha, bammbela. Amaviyo akwaMowabi angenela izwe ngasekwethwaseni komnyaka.