19 UPuli+ ukumkani waseAsiriya+ wafika kwelo lizwe. UMenahem wanika+ uPuli iitalente eziliwaka zesilivere,+ ukuze izandla zakhe zibe naye zibomeleze ubukumkani esandleni sakhe.+

7 Ngoko uAhazi wathumela abathunywa kuTigelati-pilesere+ ukumkani waseAsiriya, esithi: “Ndingumkhonzi wakho+ nonyana wakho. Nyuka uze kundisindisa+ entendeni kakumkani waseSiriya nasentendeni kakumkani wakwaSirayeli, abandivukelayo.”

3 UShalmanesere+ ukumkani waseAsiriya+ wenyuka nxamnye naye, yaye uHosheya waba ngumkhonzi wakhe, wahlawula unikelo+ kuye.

18 Yaye ngoku uyixhalabele ngantoni na indlela yaseYiputa+ ukuze usele amanzi aseShihore?+ Kwaye uyixhalabele ngantoni na indlela yaseAsiriya+ ukuze usele amanzi oMlambo?

36 Kutheni na ukugqala njengento engabalulekanga ukutshintsha indlela yakho?+ NaseYiputa uya kuba neentloni,+ kanye njengoko waba neentloni eAsiriya.+

 6 Isandla sisinika+ iYiputa;+ iAsiriya,+ ukuze sifumane ulwaneliseko ngesonka.

28 “‘Uye wahlabela mgama uzenza unongogo woonyana baseAsiriya ngenxa yokuba wawunganeliseki,+ wazenza unongogo wabo, akwaneliseka noko.

13 “Yaye uEfrayim wasibona isifo sakhe, noYuda isilonda sakhe.+ Yaye uEfrayim waya kuAsiriya+ waza wathumela kukumkani omkhulu.+ Kodwa yena akakwazanga ukuniphilisa,+ yaye akabanga nako ukusinyanga isilonda senu.+

11 Yaye uEfrayim ungqineke efana nehobe+ elimathileyo elingenantliziyo.+ Babiza eYiputa;+ baya eAsiriya.+

9 Kuba yena ngokwakhe unyukele kuAsiriya,+ njengeqwarhashe lizahlula.+ Kwimeko kaEfrayim, uqeshe izithandwa.+