3 UKumkani uShalmanesere waseAsiriya walwa naye,+ yaye uHosheya waba sisicaka sakhe, waza waqalisa ukumnika umrhumo.+

3 Ndalala nomprofetikazi,* wakhulelwa, waza wazala umntwana oyinkwenkwe.+ Emva koko uYehova wathi kum: “Mthiye igama elinguMahere-shalali-hashe-bhazi, 4 kuba ngaphambi kokuba loo nkwenkwe ikwazi ukuthi, ‘Tata!’ nokuthi ‘Mama!’ ubutyebi baseDamasko namaxhoba aseSamariya aza kusiwa kukumkani waseAsiriya.”+

24 Ngoko ke iNkosi enguMongami uYehova wemikhosi ithi: “Sanukumoyika bantu bam abahlala eZiyon, umAsiriya, owayekade enibetha ngentonga+ nowayeniphakamisela induku ngendlela eyenza ngayo iYiputa.+