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| 1. | UAbhiya waselala kuboyise, bamngcwabela emzini kaDavida. UAsa indodana yakhe wasesiba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe. Ensukwini zakhe ilizwe laba lokuthula iminyaka elitshumi. |
| 2. | UAsa wasesenza okuhle lokulungileyo emehlweni e Nkosi uNkulunkulu wakhe. |
| 3. | Ngoba wasusa amalathi ezizweni lendawo eziphakemeyo, wadiliza insika eziyizithombe, wagamula izixuku. |
| 4. | Wasesithi kuJuda bayidinge i Nkosi, uNkulunkulu waboyise, lokuthi bagcine umthetho lomlayo. |
| 5. | Wasesusa kuyo yonke imizi yakoJuda indawo eziphakemeyo lamalathi empepha. Lombuso waba lokuthula phambi kwakhe. |
| 6. | Wasesakha imizi ebiyelweyo koJuda, ngoba ilizwe lalilokuthula, njalo kungelampi laye ngaleyominyaka, ngoba i Nkosi yamphumuza. |
| 7. | Wasesithi kuJuda: Asiyakheni limizi, siyizingelezele ngemiduli, lemiphotshongo, amasango, lemigoqo, ilizwe lisesephambi kwethu; ngoba siyidingile i Nkosi uNkulunkulu wethu, si yi dingile, yasinika ukuthula inhlangothi zonke. Basebesakha, baphumelela. |
| 8. | Njalo uAsa wayelebutho labazinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amathathu abavela koJuda, bethwele ihawu lomkhonto, labazinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amabili lamatshumi ayisificaminwembili abavela koBhenjamini bethwele isihlangu esikhulu benyathela idandili; bonke laba babengamaqhawe alamandla. |
| 9. | UZera umEtiyopiya wasephuma ukumelana labo elebutho eliyinkulungwane yezinkulungwane lezinqola ezingamakhulu amathathu, wasefika eMaresha. |
| 10. | UAsa wasephuma ukumelana laye, bahlela impi esihotsheni seZefatha eMaresha. |
| 11. | UAsa wasekhala e Nkosi ni uNkulunkulu wakhe wathi: Nkosi, kakusilutho kuwe ukunceda phakathi kolamandla longelamandla; sisize, Nkosi Nkulunkulu wethu, ngoba seyeme kuwe; njalo ngebizo lakho siyemelana lalelixuku; Nkosi, wena unguNkulunkulu wethu; umuntu kangakwehluli. |
| 12. | Ngakho i Nkosi yawatshaya amaEtiyopiya phambi kukaAsa laphambi kukaJuda; amaEtiyopiya asebaleka. |
| 13. | UAsa labantu ababelaye baxotshana lawo kwaze kwaba seGerari; kwasekusiwa kumaEtiyopiya okokuthi kakwaze kwaba lokusila kiwo, ngoba acotshodiswa phambi kwe Nkosi laphambi kwebutho layo. Basebemuka lempango enengi kakhulu. |
| 14. | Basebetshaya yonke imizi ezingelezele iGerari, ngoba uvalo lwe Nkosi lwaluphezu kwayo. Basebephanga yonke imizi, ngoba kwakulempango enengi kiyo. |
| 15. | Basebetshaya lamathente ezifuyo, bathumba izimvu ezinengi lamakamela, babuyela eJerusalema. |
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