15. Kepha kwathi ngangomuso wathatha indwangu embozayo, wayicwilisa emanzini, wayimboza ubuso ngayo, yafa; uHazayeli waba yinkosi esikhundleni sayo.
16. Ngomnyaka wesihlanu kaJoramu indodana ka-Ahabi inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, uJehoshafati eyinkosi kwaJuda, uJehoramu, indodana kaJehoshafati, inkosi yakwaJuda, waba yinkosi.
17. Wayeneminyaka engamashumi amathathu nambili ekuqaleni kwakhe ukubusa; wabusa iminyaka eyisishiyagalombili eJerusalema.
18. Wahamba ngendlela yamakhosi akwa-Israyeli njengokwenza kwendlu ka-Ahabi, ngokuba indodakazi ka-Ahabi yayingumkakhe; wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova.
19. Kepha uJehova akathandanga ukuchitha uJuda ngenxa kaDavide inceku yakhe njengokusho kwakhe kuye ukuthi uyakumnika yena nabantwana bakhe isibani izinsuku zonke.
20. Emihleni yakhe u-Edomi wahlubuka phansi kwesandla sakwaJuda, wazibekela inkosi.
21. UJoramu wayesewelela eSayiri, nazo zonke izinqola zakhe zinaye; wavuka ebusuku, wamchitha u-Edomi omhaqileyo nxazonke, nezinduna zezinqola, kepha abantu babalekela ematendeni abo.
22. Wahlubuka-ke u-Edomi phansi kwesandla sakwaJuda kuze kube namuhla. Khona lahlubuka neLibina ngasona leso sikhathi.
23. Ezinye izindaba zikaJoramu nakho konke akwenzayo angithi kulotshiwe encwadini yezindaba zemihla ngemihla yamakhosi akwaJuda na?
24. UJoramu wayeselala koyise, wembelwa koyise emzini kaDavide; u-Ahaziya indodana yakhe waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.
25. Ngomnyaka weshumi nambili kaJoramu indodana ka-Ahabi inkosi yakwa-Israyeli u-Ahaziya indodana kaJehoramu inkosi yakwaJuda waba yinkosi.
26. U-Ahaziya waba yinkosi eneminyaka engamashumi amabili nambili, wabusa umnyaka eJerusalema; igama likanina lalingu-Athaliya, indodakazi ka-Omri inkosi yakwa-Israyeli.
27. Wahamba ngendlela yendlu ka-Ahabi, wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova njengokwenza kwendlu ka-Ahabi, ngokuba wayengumkhwenyana wendlu ka-Ahabi.
28. Wahamba noJoramu, indodana ka-Ahabi, ukuba alwe noHazayeli inkosi yase-Aramu eRamoti Gileyadi; ama-Aramu amlimaza uJoramu.