16 UBhahasha+ inkosi yako-Israyeli wabuya wazohlasela abakoJuda ngomnyaka wesi-36 wokubusa kuka-Asa. Waqalisa ukwakha* iRama+ ukuze kungabi lomuntu ozaphuma kumbe ozangena elizweni lika-Asa inkosi yakoJuda.+ 2 Ngakho u-Asa wathatha isiliva legolide elalisezindlini zokugcinela inotho yendlu kaJehova+ lasendlini yenkosi,* wakuthumela kuBheni-hadadi inkosi yeSiriya+ eyayihlala eDamaseko wathi: 3 “Kulesivumelwano phakathi kwami lawe, laphakathi kukababa loyihlo. Ngikuthumele isiliva legolide, buya uzokwephula isivumelwano sakho loBhahasha inkosi yako-Israyeli ukuze asuke kimi.”

4 UBheni-hadadi wayilalela iNkosi u-Asa, wasethuma izinduna zamabutho akhe ukuthi ziyehlasela amadolobho ako-Israyeli. Zahlasela i-Ijoni,+ ledolobho lakoDani,+ le-Abheli-mayimi, lazo zonke iziphala zamadolobho akoNafithali.+ 5 UBhahasha wathi ekuzwa lokho wahle watshiya umsebenzi wokwakha* iRama. 6 INkosi u-Asa yahamba labantu bonke bakoJuda bayathwala amatshe lezigodo uBhahasha ayesakha ngazo+ iRama,+ yasisuka yayakwakha ngazo* iGebha+ leMizipha.+