3 UTjhalimaneseri iKosi ye-Asiriya wakhuphuka bona azokulwa naye+ begodu uHotjheya waba sisebenzi sakho, wathoma ukubhadela umthelo kuye.+ 4 Nanyana kunjalo, ikosi ye-Asiriya yezwa ukuthi uHotjheya ubandakanyeke ekulukeni amano wokuyisahlela, ngombana uthumele iinthunywa kuSo, iKosi yeGibhide+ begodu akhenge alethe umthelo ekosini ye-Asiriya njengeminyakeni egadungileko. Yeke ikosi ye-Asiriya yasolo imbambile begodu imvalele ngejele.

5 Ikosi ye-Asiriya yasahlela yoke inarha leyo, yafika eSamariya yalivimbezela iminyaka emithathu. 6 Ngomnyaka wethoba wokubusa kwakaHotjheya, ikosi ye-Asiriya yathumba iSamariya.+ Nje-ke yasa abantu bakwa-Israyeli ekudingisweni+ e-Asiriya beyabahlalisa eRhalarhi neRhabhori emlanjeni iGozani+ nemadorobheni wamaMede.+