11. U-Amasiya waziqinisa, wahola abantu bakhe, waya esiGodini Sikasawoti, wabulala abantwana baseSeyiri abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi.
12. Abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi bathunjwa ngabantwana bakwaJuda besezwa, babayisa esiqongweni sesiwa, babaphonsa phansi besesiqongweni sesiwa, baphihlizeka bonke.
13. Kepha abantu bempi ababebuyiselwe emuva ngu-Amasiya ukuba bangaphumi impi naye baphundla imizi yakwaJuda kusukela eSamariya kuze kube seBeti Horoni, babulala kuyo izinkulungwane ezintathu, bathatha impango eningi.
14. Kwathi u-Amasiya esebuyile ekubulaleni abakwa-Edomi, waletha onkulunkulu babantwana baseSeyiri, wabamisa babe ngonkulunkulu bakhe, wakhothama phambi kwabo, wabashisela impepho.
15. Ngalokho intukuthelo kaJehova yamvuthela u-Amasiya, wathuma umprofethi kuye owathi kuye: “Ufuneleni onkulunkulu babantu abangophulanga abantu babo esandleni sakho na?”
16. Kwathi esakhuluma naye, wathi kuye: “Sikubeke umluleki wenkosi na? Yeka, ubuyakubulawelani na?”Wayeseyeka umprofethi, wathi: “Ngiyazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu unqumile ukukubhubhisa, ngokuba wenzile lokho, ungalalelanga isiluleko sami.”
17. U-Amasiya, inkosi yakwaJuda, eselulekiwe wathumela kuJowashi indodana kaJehowahazi kaJehu, inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, wathi: “Woza sibhekane ubuso nobuso.”
18. UJowashi, 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.