USawule esethathile umbuso wakwa-Israyeli walwa nazo zonke izitha zakhe nxazonke, noMowabi, nabantwana bakwa-Amoni, no-Edomi, namakhosi aseSoba, namaFilisti; nomaphi lapho ebheka khona, wayehlula.

Nokho wanamathela ezonweni zikaJerobowamu indodana kaNebati onisa ngazo u-Israyeli, kasukanga kuzo. Impi noMowabi

Yaya yathumela kuJehoshafati inkosi yakwaJuda , yathi: Inkosi yakwaMowabi ingihlubukile; ungahamba nami, silwe noMowabi, na? Wathi: Ngiyakwenyuka, mina n jengawe, abantu bami njengabantu bakho , amahhashi ami njengamahhashi akho.

Wanqoba noMowabi ; abakwaMowabi baba yizinceku zikaDavide , bathela intela.

Kepha bayakundizela ehlombe lamaFilisti ngasentshonalanga , baphange kanyekanye abantu basempumalanga , belulele izandla zabo ngaku -Edomi noMowabi, abakwa-Amoni babalalele.

Ngokuba kule ntaba isandla sikaJehova siyakuphumula, noMowabi uyakunyathelwa phansi endaweni yakhe njengotshani bunyathelwa emgodini womquba.

iGibithe, noJuda, no-Edomi, nabantwana bakwa-Amoni, noMowabi, nabo bonke abadilingiwe emaceleni amakhanda abo abakhe ehlane , ngokuba zonke izizwe azisokile, nendlu yonke yakwa-Israyeli ayisokile enhliziyweni.

o-Edomi, noMowabi, nabantwana bakwa-Amoni,

Iyakungena nasezweni elihle , namanye amaningi ayakukhubeka , kepha lana ayakophulwa esandleni sayo : o-Edomi, noMowabi, nemvama yabantwana bakwa-Amoni.