12. Inkosi yavuka phakathi kobusuku, yathi ezincekwini zayo: “Ake nginitshele lokhu ama-Aramu asenzela khona. Ayazi ukuthi silambile; ngalokho aphumile ekamu* ukuba acashe, ethi: ‘Lapho bephuma emzini, siyakubabamba besezwa, singene emzini.’ ”
13. Enye yezinceku zayo yaphendula yathi: “Makuthathwe amahhashi ayisihlanu aseleyo, asele lapha bheka, anjengesixuku sonke sakwa-Israyeli esisele lapha, anjengesixuku sonke sakwa-Israyeli esesiphelile sithumele, sibone.”
14. Bathatha izinqola ezimbili namahhashi; inkosi yathumela emva kwempi yama-Aramu ngokuthi: “Hambani nibone.”
15. Bawalandela baze bafika eJordani; bheka, yonke indlela yayigcwele izingubo nezimpahla ama-Aramu ayezilahlile ekubalekeni kwawo. Izithunywa zabuya, zayitshela inkosi.
16. Abantu baphuma, baphanga ikamu* lama-Aramu. Iseya* lempuphu ecolekileyo lathengiswa ngeshekeli,* namaseya amabili ebhali* ngeshekeli njengezwi likaJehova.
17. Inkosi yabeka esangweni induna eyencika esandleni sayo; abantu bayinyathela esangweni, yafa njengokusho kwalowo muntu kaNkulunkulu akukhuluma ekwehleleni kwenkosi kuye.
18. Kwathi lowo muntu kaNkulunkulu esekhulumile enkosini ngokuthi: “Kuyakuba ngamaseya amabili ebhali ngeshekeli neseya lempuphu ecolekileyo ngeshekeli ngalesi sikhathi kusasa esangweni laseSamariya,”
19. induna yaphendula umuntu kaNkulunkulu, yathi: “Bheka, noma uJehova ewenza amafasitele ezulwini, le nto ingenzeka na?” Wathi: “Bheka, uyakukubona ngamehlo akho, ungadli kukho kodwa.”
20. Kwaba njalo kuyo: abantu bayinyathela esangweni, yafa.