16. Ayilahla yonke imithetho kaNdikhoyo uThixo wawo, aza azenzela imifanekiso etyhidiweyo yethole yamibini, aqingqa nomfanekiso ka-Ashera. Aguqa abusa kuzo zonke iinkwenkwezi, anqula noBhali.
17. AmaSirayeli afaka oonyana neentombi zawo emlilweni, esenza amadini ngabo. Ewe, angena kwimikhwa yokuvumisa, ahamba nakoosiyazi, azinikezela ekwenzeni okubi emehlweni kaNdikhoyo, emcaphukisa.
18. Ngoko ke *uNdikhoyo wakhathazeka gqitha, waza wawasusa amaSirayeli phambi kwakhe, akwasala namnye ngaphandle nje kwendlu kaJuda.
19. Kanti nayo leyo ayiyithobelanga imithetho kaNdikhoyo uThixo wayo. Nabo bangena ekhondweni lemikhwa eyaqalwa nguSirayeli.
20. Ngeso sizathu ke uNdikhoyo wawabukula amaSirayeli xa ewonke. Suka wawabandezela, wawayekela azizisulu zokuxhatshazwa. Ekugqibeleni ke wawasusa phambi kwakhe.
21. UNdikhoyo wathi akumahlula uSirayeli kwindlu kaDavide, suka uSirayeli wathatha uJerobhowam unyana kaNebhati, wamenza ukumkani. UJerobhowam lowo ke wamwexula uSirayeli ekulandeleni uNdikhoyo, wamlukuhla, wamfaka kwisonokazi esikhulu.
22. AmaSirayeli athi nca kwizono zikaJerobhowam, akavuma ukwahlukana nazo,
23. wada ke uNdikhoyo wawagxotha ngokwesilumkiso awayesenze ngomlomo wezicaka zakhe abashumayeli. Ngoko ke amaSirayeli afuduswa kwelakowawo, agxothelwa eAsiriya, apho asekhona ke unanamhla.
24. Ke kaloku ukumkani waseAsiriya waya kuthatha abantu eBhabheli, eKuta, eAva, eHamati, naseSefarvayim, waza wabahlalisa kwiidolophu zamaSirayeli eSamariya. ISamariya leyo ke bayithathela kubo, bahlala kwiidolophu zayo.
25. Ekungeneni kwabo khona zange bamnqule *uNdikhoyo; ngoko ke wabathumela ngeengonyama ezababulalayo abanye abantu.
26. Bathetha nokumkani waseAsiriya, wafumana umyalezo othi: “Abantu owabafudusela kwiidolophu zaseSamariya abayazi indlela yokunqula uThixo wakhona. Ngoko ke ubathumelele iingonyama ezibabulalayo, kuba kaloku abo bantu abawazi amasiko awafunayo uThixo wakhona.”