16 Ngesikhatsi onkhe ema-Israyeli abona kutsi inkhosi yalile kuwalalela, ayiphendvula atsi: “Sinasabelo sini tsine kuDavide? Site lifa endvodzaneni yaJese. Buyelani kubonkulunkulu benu nine ma-Israyeli. Nyalo naka indlu yakho wena Davide.”+ Ngaleyo ndlela, onkhe ema-Israyeli abuyela emakhaya* awo.+

17 Kodvwa Rehobhowamu wachubeka nekubusa ema-Israyeli labekahlala emadolobheni akaJuda.+