4. Kepha izindawo eziphakemeyo azisuswanga; abantu babesahlaba, besashisa impepho ezindaweni eziphakemeyo.
5. Kwathi lapho umbuso usuqinisiwe esandleni sakhe, wazibulala izinceku zakhe ezaziyibulele inkosi uyise.
6. Kepha abantwana bababulali akababulalanga njengokulotshiweyo encwadini yomthetho kaMose njengokuyala kukaJehova ngokuthi: “Oyise abayikubulawa ngenxa yabantwana, nabantwana abayikubulawa ngenxa yawoyise, kepha yilowo nalowo uyakufa ngesakhe isono.”
7. Wabulala ku-Edomi esiGodini sikaSawoti abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi, wathatha iSela ngokulwa, waliqamba igama lokuthi iJokiteyeli kuze kube namuhla.
8. Khona u-Amasiya wathuma izithunywa kuJehowashi indodana kaJehowahazi kaJehu, inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, wathi: “Woza sibhekane ubuso nobuso.”
9. UJehowashi inkosi yakwa-Israyeli wathumela ku-Amasiya inkosi yakwaJuda, wathi: “Isihlahla somkhaya saseLebanoni sathumela kumsedari* waseLebanoni, sathi: ‘Nika indodana yami indodakazi yakho ibe ngumkayo.’ Kwadlula isilo sasendle saseLebanoni, sanyathela phansi isihlahla somkhaya.
10. Umchithile impela u-Edomi; inhliziyo yakho ikuphakamisile; dumiseka ngakho, uhlale ekhaya; uzilebelani ukuba uwe wena, noJuda ekanye nawe, na?”