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| 1. | UJehoshafathi inkosi yakoJuda wasebuyela endlini yakhe ngokuthula eJerusalema. |
| 2. | UJehu indodana kaHanani umboni wasephuma ukumhlangabeza, wathi enkosini uJehoshafathi: Unganceda yini omubi, uthande labo abazonda i Nkosi? Ngenxa yalokhu-ke kulolaka phezu kwakho luvela ebusweni be Nkosi. |
| 3. | Loba kunjalo izinto ezinhle zitholwe kuwe, ngoba ususile izixuku elizweni, walungisa inhliziyo yakho ukumdinga uNkulunkulu. |
| 4. | UJehoshafathi wasehlala eJerusalema; wabuya waphuma wahamba phakathi kwabantu, kusukela eBherishebha kusiya entabeni yakoEfrayimi, wababuyisela e Nkosi ni, uNkulunkulu waboyise. |
| 5. | Wasemisa abahluleli elizweni kuyo yonke imizi ebiyelweyo yakoJuda, kumuzi ngomuzi. |
| 6. | Wasesithi kubahluleli: Bonani elikwenzayo, ngoba kalehluleleli umuntu kodwa i Nkosi, elani endabeni yokwahlulela. |
| 7. | Ngakho-ke uvalo nge Nkosi kalube phezu kwenu, linanzelele likwenze, ngoba e Nkosi ni uNkulunkulu wethu kakulabubi lokukhangela ubuso lokwemukela izivalamlomo. |
| 8. | Futhi leJerusalema uJehoshafathi wasemisa abanye kumaLevi labapristi lakunhloko zaboyise zakoIsrayeli kusahlulelo se Nkosi lakumibango, sebebuyele eJerusalema. |
| 9. | Wasebalaya esithi: Lizakwenza njalo ekuyesabeni i Nkosi, ngobuqotho langenhliziyo epheleleyo. |
| 10. | Lawuphi umbango oza kini ovela kubafowenu abahlala emizini yabo, phakathi kwegazi legazi, phakathi komthetho lomlayo, izimiso lezahlulelo, lizabaxwayisa ukuthi bangabi lecala e Nkosi ni, lolaka lwehlele phezu kwenu laphezu kwabafowenu. Lizakwenza njalo, futhi lingabi lacala. |
| 11. | Khangelani-ke, uAmariya umpristi oyinhloko uphezu kwenu kulo lonke udaba lukaJehova, loZebhadiya indodana kaIshmayeli, umbusi wendlu yakoJuda, kulo lonke udaba lwenkosi; labaphathi amaLevi baphambi kwenu. Qinani likwenze; le Nkosi izakuba lolungileyo. |
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