14 “Nxa selingenile elizweni uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu alinika lona, selilithethe laba ngelenu futhi selihlala kulo beselisithi, ‘Asikhetheni inkosi njengazo zonke izizwe ezisigombolozeleyo,’+ 15 nxa kungaba njalo kumele libe leqiniso lokuthi libeka inkosi ekhethwe nguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu.+ Kumele likhethe inkosi phakathi kwabafowenu, lingakhethi umuntu wesinye isizwe ongasimfowenu ukuthi alibuse.

19 Kodwa lamuhla limtshiyile uNkulunkulu wenu+ owayelikhulula kuzo zonke izingozi lasekuhluphekeni, lathi: “Thina sifuna usinike inkosi ezasibusa.” Ngakho manini phambi kukaJehova ngezizwana zenu langosendo lwenu.’”*

43 Nanka amakhosi ayebusa elizweni lako-Edomi+ kungakabi lenkosi ko-Israyeli:+ UBhela indodana kaBheyori, idolobho lakhe kwakuthiwa yiDinihabha. 44 UBhela wathi esefile, uJobhabhi indodana kaZera weBhozira+ waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe. 45 UJobhabhi esefile, uHushami owayevela elizweni lamaThemani waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe. 46 UHushami wathi esefile, kwabusa uHadadi indodana kaBhedadi, owanqoba amaMidiyani elizweni lamaMowabi. Idolobho lakhe kwakuthiwa yi-Avithi. 47 UHadadi esefile, uSamila waseMasirekha waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe. 48 USamila wathi esefile, uShawuli waseRehobhothi waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe. 49 UShawuli esefile, uBhali-hanani indodana ka-Akhibhori waqalisa ukubusa esikhundleni sakhe. 50 Kwathi uBhali-hanani esefile, uHadadi waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe. Idolobho lakhe kwakuthiwa yiPhawu njalo inkosikazi yakhe kwakuthiwa nguMehethabheli indodakazi kaMathiredi, indodakazi kaMezahabi.