18 Khonokho u-Asa wathatha loke isiliva negolide ebelisele ngemabulungelweni wamagugu wendlu kaJehova nangemabulungelweni wamagugu wendlu yekosi* walinikela iinsebenzi zakhe. IKosi u-Asa yalithumela kuBhen-Hadadi indodana kaThabrimoni indodana kaRheziyoni, ikosi yeSiriya,+ obekahlala eDamaseku, yathi: 19 “Kunesivumelwano phakathi kwami nawe, naphakathi kwakababa noyihlo. Ngikuthumela isipho sesiliva negolide. Ngibawa uphule isivumelwano sakho noBhatjha iKosi yakwa-Israyeli, ukwenzela bonyana asuke kimi.”