25. Gaya umkhosi olingana nalowa besinawo, kube njalo emahashini nasezinqwelweni, ukuze sibe nako ukulwa namaSirayeli emathafeni. Xa siyenzile ke loo nto siya kuwongamela.” Ukumkani walamkela elo cebo, waza ke wenza njengoko.
26. Entlakohlaza uBhenadadi wawuqokelela umkhosi wakhe, waza waphuma nawo ama-Aram, wajonga eAfeki, esiya kulwa namaSirayeli.
27. Athe akuba eqokelelene amaSirayeli, axhoba, anikwa nomphako, aphuma ahlangabeza. Ke amaSirayeli emisa malunga nama-Aram ethe xakalala kuloo ntili, benjengemihlanjana emibini yeebhokhwe.
28. Umfo wakwaThixo ke weza kukumkani wakwaSirayeli, wathi kuye: “Utsho uNdikhoyo ukuthi: ‘Ngenxa yokuba ama-Aram la esithi uNdikhoyo nguThixo weentaba, asiThixo wazo iintili, ngoko ke loo nyambalala yomkhosi wawo ndiza kuyinikela ezandleni zakho, ukuze uqonde ukuba ndinguNdikhoyo.’ ”