10. Elinye icandelo lomkhosi walinika umntakwabo uAbhishayi, waza wawahlela loo madoda ajongana nama-Amon.
11. UJowabhi wathi: “Ukuba athe andongamela ama-Aram la, kofuneka uze kundihlangula; ukanti ke xa ethe akongamela ama-Amon, nam ndoza kukuhlangula.
12. Uze uqine, silwe ngobukroti, ngenxa yabantu bethu, nangenxa yezixeko zikaThixo. UNdikhoyo uya kwenza oko kukholekileyo kuye.”
13. UJowabhi namabutho akhe bafunza kuwo ama-Aram, aza wona abaleka.
14. Athe ke ama-Amon akubona ama-Aram ebaleka, asuka nawo abaleka angena ngaphakathi esixekweni, esaba kuAbhishayi umntakwabo-Jowabhi. Ngoko ke uJowabhi wabuya ekulweni nama-Amon, waya eJerusalem nomkhosi wakhe.