18 Ngaleso sizatfu, iNkhosi Jehowashi yakaJuda yatsatsa yonkhe iminikelo lengcwele lebeyingcweliswe bokhokho bayo, emakhosi akaJuda, boJehoshafati, Jehoramu na-Ahaziya lokufaka ekhatsi iminikelo lengcwele yalenkhosi, lonkhe ligolide lelatfolakala lakuhlala khona umcebo endlini yaJehova nasendlini yenkhosi* futsi yakutfumela kuHazayeli inkhosi yaseSiriya.+ Ngako Hazayeli wase uyayekela kuhlasela iJerusalema.

8 Ahazi wase utsatsa lisiliva neligolide lebelisendlini yaJehova kanye nasendzaweni labekuhlala khona umcebo endlini* yenkhosi, wadiza ngako enkhosini yase-Asiriya.+