18 Ngemnyaka wesitsatfu wekubusa kwaHosheya+ indvodzana ya-Ela inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, Hezekiya+ indvodzana yeNkhosi Ahazi+ yakaJuda waba yinkhosi.

4 Nguye lowasusa tindzawo letiphakeme,+ waphihlita ematje langcwele waphindze wabhidlita netinsika letingcwele.*+ Wasila nenyoka yelitfusi lebeyentiwe nguMosi;+ ngobe kuze kube nguleso sikhatsi bantfu baka-Israyeli bebasolo bayentela imihlatjelo yekushiswa futsi lenyoka beyivame kubitwa ngekutsi sithico senyoka yelitfusi.*

31 Batsi nje nabacedza kwenta konkhe loku, onkhe ema-Israyeli lebekalapho aphuma aya emadolobheni akaJuda afike aphihlita ematje langcwele,+ abhidlita netinsika letingcwele,*+ futsi awisa tindzawo letiphakeme+ nema-al’thare*+ kulo lonkhe lakaJuda nelakaBhenjamini, lokufaka ekhatsi ka-Efrayimu kanye nakaManase,+ kwaze kwaba ngulapho sekakubhubhise ngalokuphelele. Atsi nakacedza kwenta loko, onkhe ema-Israyeli abuyela emadolobheni awo, nguloyo naloyo wabuyela endzaweni yakhe.