Khona u -Ahaziya indodana ka -Ahabi wathi kuJehoshafati : Izinceku zami mazihambe nezinceku zakho emikhunjini. Kepha uJehoshafati akavumanga.

Labo abathathu bafohla ikamu lamaF ilisti, bakha amanzi emthonjeni waseBetlehema owawungasesangweni , bawathatha, bawaletha kuDavide ; kepha uDavide akavumanga ukuwaphuza , kodwa wawathululela uJehova , wathi:

UNkulunkulu wami makangenqabele ukuba ngenze lokhu ; ngiyakuphuza igazi lalaba bant u ababe sengozini na ? Ngokuba bawaletha besengozini ; akavumanga ukuwaphuza. Lezo zinto zenziwa yilawa maqhawe amathathu.

nangenxa yegazi elingenacala alichithayo, ngokuba wagcwalisa iJerusalema ngegazi elingenacala, lokhu uJehova akavumanga ukukuthethelela.

Amalunga endlu yakhe asuka aya kuye ukumvusa emhlabathini , kepha akavumanga, futhi kadlanga kudla nawo.

Akavumanga nokho ukulalela izwi lakhe , kepha ngokuba wayenamandla kunaye, wamphoqa, walala naye.

Yena wayesethi kuye: Lobu bubi bokungixosha bukhulu kunalokho okunye okwenze kimi. Kepha akavumanga ukumlalela.

U-Abisalomu wayesethumela kuJowabe ukuba amthume enkosini , kepha akavumanga ukuza kuye ; waphinda wathu mela ngokwesibili , kepha akavumanga ukuza.

Lawo maqhawe amathathu afohla ikamu lamaFilisti , akha aman zi emthonjeni waseBetlehama owawungasesangweni , awathatha, awaletha kuDavide; kepha akavumanga ukuwaphuza, kodwa wawathululela uJehova.

Wathi: Makube kude nami , Jehova, ukuba ngenze lokhu ; kuyigazi lalabo bantu ababesuka besengozini. Akavumanga ukuwaphuza. Lezo zinto zenziwa yilawa maqhawe amathathu.

U-Abineri wayesethi kuye : Chezukela ngakwesokunene noma ngakwesokhohlo, ubambe enye yezinsizwa, uthathe izikhali zakhe. Kepha u- Asaheli akavumanga ukuchezuka ekumlandeleni.

Ngalokho uDavide akavumanga ukuwuletha umphongolo kaJehova kuye emzini kaDavide , kepha uDavide wawubuyisela eceleni endlini ka -Obede Edomi umGiti.