¹ Emnyakeni wesibili waJehoash indvodzana yaJehoahaz, inkhosi yaka Israel, Amaziah indvodzana yaJoash, inkhosi yemaJudah, yacala yabusa. ² Abeneminyaka lengemashumi lamabili nesihlanu budzala makabusa; wabusa iminyaka lengemashumi lababili nemfica eJerusalem. Libito lenina bekungu Jehoaddan, wase Jerusalem. ³ Wenta lokulungile emehlweni aSimakadze, kepha njenga Davide uyise. Wenta konkhe laJoash, uyise, lakwentile. ⁴ Kodvwa lendzawo lephakeme ayitsatfwanga. Labantfu bachubeka banikela bashisa nemphepho endzaweni lephakeme. ⁵ Kwefika lapho ngekhatsi kusungulwa umtsetfo, wabulala tisebenti letabulala uyise, inkhosi. ⁶ Noko akawabulalanga emadvodzana ebabulali, mayelana nalokubhalwe encwadzini yaMoses yemtsetfo, Simakadze wayalela, watsi, ''Bobabe abangabulawa ngenca yebantfwababo, futsi bantfwababo abangabulawa ngenca yaboyise. Kepha ngamunye kumele afele tono takhe.'' ⁷ Wabulala libutfo lelitinkhulungwane temashumi lase Edom Esgodzini seSalt; waphindze watsatsa Sela emphini wayibita iJoktheel, lelokubitwa ngayo namuhla. ⁸ Wase Amaziah utfumela titfunywa kuJehoash indvodzana yaJehoahaz indvodzana yaJehu inkhosi yaka Israel, itsi, ''wota, asibonane buso ngebuso emphini .'' ⁹ Kodvwa Jehoash inkhosi yema Israel yatfumela titfunywa emuva eAmaziah inkhosi yaka Judah, watsi, ''Sihlahla lebesise Lebanon batfumela umyalelo esihlahleni eLebanon, yatsi, 'Mika, indvodzakati yakho indvodzana yami abe ngufati wakhe,' kepha silwane sendle eLebanon sengca sawisa lesihlahla. ¹⁰ Ngemapela uhlasele eEdom, nenhlitiyo yakho ikuphakamisile. Lolugcabho kulenjabulo yakho, kodvwa hlala ekhaya, ngoba utawuletsela tinkinga uwe, wena naJudah nawe?'' ¹¹ Kodvwa Amaziah akalalelanga. Ngako Jehoash inkhosi yema Israel yahlasela yena naAmaziah inkhosi yakaJudah bahlangana buso ngebuso eBeth Shemesh, yaka Judah. ¹² Judah wehlulekiswa maIsrael, onkhe emadvodza abalekela ethendeni lakhe. ¹³ Jehoash inkhosi yaka Israel, yabamba Amaziah, inkhosi yema Judah indvodzana yaJehoash indvodzana yaAhaziah, eBeth Shemesh. Weta eJerusalem kutodzilita libondza leJerusalem kusuka esangweni leEphraim kuya ekoneni laleligede, sigaba lesinginkhulungwane letine. ¹⁴ Watsatsa lonkhe ligolide lelisiliva, tonkhe tintfo letatfolakala endlini yaSimakadze, netintfo letibalulekile esgodlweni senkhosi, netitfunjwa takhe, wabuyela eSamaria. ¹⁵ Letinye tinkinga taJehoash, konkhe lakwentile, emandla akhe, nekutsi walwa njani naAmaziah inkhosi yakaJudah, akukabhalwa encwadzini yemisebenti yemakhosi akaIsrael? ¹⁶ Wase Jehoash ulala phansi nabokhokho mkhulu wafihlwa eSamaria nemakhosi akaIsrael, wase Jeroboam, indvodzana yakhe, yaba yinkhosi endzaweni yakhe. ¹⁷ Amaziah indvodzana yaJoash, inkhosi yaka Judah, wahlala iminyaka lelishumi nesihlanu weminyaka emvakwekufa ¹⁸ kwa Jehoash indvodzana yaJehoahaz, inkhosi yaka Israel. Kuletinye tinkinga letifaka Amaziah, atikabhalwa yini etincwadzini temisebenti yemakhosi aka Judah? ¹⁹ Lamakhosi avumelana kumelana na Amaziah eJerusalema, wabaleka waya eLachish. Wabaleka waya eLachish, kepha batfumela emadvodza amlandzela ambulalela khona lena. ²⁰ Bamuletsa ngemahhashi, wafihlwa nebokhokho mkhulu wakhe eJerusalem edolobheni laDavide. ²¹ Bonkhe bantfu bakaJudah watsatsa Azariah, lebekaneminyale lelishumi nesitfupha, wamenta wabayinkhosi endzaweni yeyise Amaziah. ²² Bekungu Azariah lowakha kabusha Elath walibuyisela kaJudah, emvakwenkhosi Amaziah walala phansi nebokhokho mkhulu bakhe. ²³ Emnyakeni welishumi nesihlanu waAmaziah indvodzana yaJoash inkhosi yaka Judah, Jeroboam indvodzana yaJehoash inkhosi yaka Israel wacala kubusa eSamaria; wabusa iminyaka lengemashumi lamane nakunye. ²⁴ Wenta lokubi phambi kwaSimakadze. Akasukanga etonweni taJeroboam indvodzana yaNebat, lowente tono kaIsrael. ²⁵ Wabuyisela umcele eIsrael kuma Lebo Hamath elwandle lema Arabah, alandzela umyalelo waSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wema Israel, lawakhulume ngesiseebenti sakhe Jonah indvodzana ya Amittai, umprofetsi, lobewase Gath Hepher. ²⁶ Simakadze wabona kuhlupheka kwema Israel, kutsi bekubuhlungu kuyonkhe muntfu, kulabatigcili nalabakhululekile, lapho bekute lokutokhulula Israel. ²⁷ Kodvwa Simakadze abengakasho kutsi utongcolisa leligama lakaIsrael phansi kwemazulu, ngako wabakhulula ngesandla saJeroboam indvodzana yaJehoash. ²⁸ Kuletinye tinkinga mayelana naJeroboam, konkhe lakwenta, emandla akhe, wayakha njani imphi watfola Damascus naHamath, waka Judah, ngoba Israel, akukabhalwa encwadzini yemisebenti yemakhosi akaIsrael? ²⁹ Jeroboam walala nabokhokho mkhulu bakhe, nemakhosi akaIsrael, Zechzriah indvodzana yakhe yaba yinkhosi endzaweni yakhe.