10 Ngesikhatsi Jowabe abona kutsi lelibutfo belisondzela kuye lichamuka ngembili nangemuva, wakhetsa lamanye kumasotja aka-Israyeli langemachawe, wawahlela kuze ayokulwa nemaSiriya.+ 11 Onkhe lalamanye emasotja wawanika Abishayi umnakabo+ kutsi abe ngumcondzisi* wawo kuze awahlelele kuyokulwa nema-Amoni. 12 Jowabe wase utsi kumnakabo: “Nangabe libutfo lemaSiriya+ liba nemandla kunami ubokuta utongilekelela; kodvwa nangabe libutfo lema-Amoni liba nemandla kunawe, ngitakuta ngitokulekelela. 13 Kufanele sicine futsi sibe nesibindzi+ silwele bantfu bakitsi nemadolobha aNkulunkulu wetfu, futsi Jehova utawenta lokulungile emehlweni akhe.”