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| 1. | Kwasekusithi emva kwalokho abantwana bakoMowabi labantwana bakoAmoni bela banye bamaAmoni beza bamelana loJehoshafathi empini. |
| 2. | Basebesiza babikela uJehoshafathi besithi: Kuyeza ixuku elikhulu ukumelana lawe phetsheya kolwandle eSiriya, khangela-ke, liseHazazoni-Tamari, eyiEngedi. |
| 3. | UJehoshafathi wasesesaba, wamisa ubuso bakhe ukudinga i Nkosi, wamemezela ukuzila ukudla kuye wonke uJuda. |
| 4. | UJuda wasezibuthanisa ukudinga e Nkosi ni; lasemizini yonke yakoJuda baphuma beza ukudinga i Nkosi. |
| 5. | UJehoshafathi wasesima ebandleni lakoJuda leJerusalema endlini ye Nkosi phambi kweguma elitsha. |
| 6. | Wasesithi: Nkosi, Nkulunkulu wabobaba, wena kawusuye yini uNkulunkulu emazulwini? Yebo, ubusa kuyo yonke imibuso yezizwe. Lesandleni sakho kukhona amandla lengalo, ukuze kungabi khona ongamelana lawe. |
| 7. | KawusiNkulunkulu wethu yini? Uxotshile abahlali balelilizwe elifeni phambi kwabantu bakho uIsrayeli, walinika inzalo kaAbrahama umngane wakho kuze kube phakade. |
| 8. | Basebehlala kilo, bakwakhela indawo engcwele kulo yebizo lakho, besithi: |
| 9. | Uba kusehlela phezu kwethu ububi, inkemba, isahlulelo, loba umatshayabhuqe wesifo, loba indlala, sizakuma phambi kwalindlu laphambi kwakho (ngoba ibizo lakho likulindlu), sikhale kuwe ekubandezelekeni kwethu, uzakuzwa-ke usindise. |
| 10. | Ngakho-ke, khangela, abantwana bakoAmoni labakoMowabi labentabeni iSeyiri ongavumanga ukuthi uIsrayeli adlule phakathi kwabo lapho besuka elizweni leGibhithe, kodwa babafulathela kabababhubhisanga; |
| 11. | khangela-ke, basivuza beza uku za sixotsha elifeni lakho owenze ukuthi silidle. |
| 12. | Nkulunkulu wethu, kawuyikubahlulela yini? Ngoba amandla kawakho kithi okumelana lalelixuku elikhulu elize ukumelana lathi; njalo thina kasikwazi esingakwenza, kodwa amehlo ethu akuwe. |
| 13. | UJuda wonke wasesima phambi kwe Nkosi, lensane zabo, omkabo labantwana babo. |
| 14. | Khona uJahaziyeli indodana kaZekariya indodana kaBhenaya indodana kaJeyiyeli indodana kaMathaniya, umLevi emadodaneni kaAsafi, uMoya we Nkosi wafika phezu kwakhe phakathi kwebandla. |
| 15. | Wasesithi: Lalelani lonke bakoJuda labahlali beJerusalema, lawe nkosi Jehoshafathi; itsho njalo i Nkosi kini: Lina lingesabi lingatshaywa luvalo ngenxa yalelixuku elikhulu, ngoba impi kayisiyo yenu, kodwa ngekaNkulunkulu. |
| 16. | Kusasa yehlani limelane labo; khangela, bayenyuka ngomqanso weZizi; lizabathola ekucineni kwesihotsha phambi kwenkangala yeJeruweli. |
| 17. | Kakusikwenu ukulwa kulokhu; zimiseni lime, libone usindiso lwe Nkosi lani, Juda leJerusalema. Lingesabi lingatshaywa luvalo; kusasa phumani limelene labo, ngoba i Nkosi izakuba lani. |
| 18. | UJehoshafathi wasekhothamisa ikhanda emhlabathini, laye wonke uJuda labahlali beJerusalema bawa phambi kwe Nkosi, beyikhonza i Nkosi. |
| 19. | AmaLevi abantwana bakoKohathi lawabantwana bakoKora asesukuma ukudumisa i Nkosi, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, ngelizwi elikhulu phezulu. |
| 20. | Basebevuka ekuseni kakhulu, baphuma baya enkangala yeThekhowa; lekuphumeni kwabo uJehoshafathi wema wathi: Ngilalelani Juda labahlali beJerusalema. Kholwani e Nkosi ni uNkulunkulu wenu, lizaqiniswa; likholwe kubaprofethi bayo, lizaphumelela. |
| 21. | Esecebisene labantu wamisela i Nkosi abahlabeleli, abazadumisa ubuhle bobungcwele, ekuphumeni phambi kwabahlomileyo, besithi: Dumisani i Nkosi, ngoba umusa wayo umi kuze kube nininini. |
| 22. | Kwathi lapho beqalisa ukuhlabelela lokudumisa, i Nkosi yabeka abacathameli ukumelana labantwana bakoAmoni, bakoMowabi, labentabeni iSeyiri ababezemelana loJuda; basebetshaywa. |
| 23. | Ngoba abantwana bakoAmoni labakoMowabi basukuma bamelana labahlali bentaba yeSeyiri ukutshabalalisa lokuchitha; njalo sebebaqedile abahlali beSeyiri, bancedisa ngulowo umakhelwane wakhe encithakalweni. |
| 24. | UJuda esefikile enqabeni yokulinda enkangala baphendukela exukwini, khangela-ke, kwakulezidumbu eziwele emhlabathini; njalo kungekho ophephileyo. |
| 25. | UJehoshafathi labantu bakhe sebefikile ukuphanga impango bathola phakathi kwabo ngobunengi, lempahla, lezidumbu, lezinto eziligugu, baziphangela baze b ehluleka uku zi thwala. Njalo baba lensuku ezintathu bephanga impango ngoba yayinengi. |
| 26. | Njalo ngosuku lwesine babuthana esihotsheni seBeraka, ngoba lapho bayibusisa i Nkosi; ngenxa yalokho babiza ibizo laleyondawo ngokuthi yisihotsha seBeraka kuze kube lamuhla. |
| 27. | Basebebuyela, wonke umuntu wakoJuda leJerusalema, loJehoshafathi enhlokweni yabo, ukuthi babuyele eJerusalema belentokozo, ngoba i Nkosi yabathokozisa phezu kwezitha zabo. |
| 28. | Basebengena eJerusalema belezigubhu zezintambo lamachacho lezimpondo, baya endlini ye Nkosi. |
| 29. | Uvalo ngoNkulunkulu lwaselusiba phezu kwayo yonke imibuso yamazwe lapho besizwa ukuthi i Nkosi yalwa lezitha zikaIsrayeli. |
| 30. | Ngakho umbuso kaJehoshafathi waba lokuthula, ngoba uNkulunkulu wakhe wamphumuza inhlangothi zonke. |
| 31. | UJehoshafathi wabusa-ke phezu kukaJuda; wayeleminyaka engamatshumi amathathu lanhlanu lapho esiba yinkosi, wabusa iminyaka engamatshumi amabili lanhlanu eJerusalema. Lebizo likanina lalinguAzuba indodakazi kaShilehi. |
| 32. | Wasehamba ngendlela kayise uAsa, kaphambukanga kuyo, esenza okulungileyo emehlweni e Nkosi. |
| 33. | Lanxa kunjalo indawo eziphakemeyo kazisuswanga; ngoba abantu babelokhu bengalungisanga inhliziyo yabo kuNkulunkulu waboyise. |
| 34. | Ezinye-ke zezindaba zikaJehoshafathi, ezokuqala lezokucina, khangela, zibhaliwe ezindabeni zikaJehu indodana kaHanani ezagoqelwa egwalweni lwamakhosi akoIsrayeli. |
| 35. | Lemva kwalokho uJehoshafathi inkosi yakoJuda wazihlanganisa loAhaziya inkosi yakoIsrayeli owenza ngenkohlakalo ekwenzeni. |
| 36. | Wasezihlanganisa laye ukwenza imikhumbi yokuya eTarshishi; basebeyenza imikhumbi eEziyoni-Geberi. |
| 37. | UEliyezeri indodana kaDodavahu weMaresha waseprofetha emelene loJehoshafathi esithi: Ngoba uzihlanganise loAhaziya, i Nkosi yephulile imisebenzi yakho. Ngakho imikhumbi yephuka, ayaze yenelisa ukuya eTarshishi. |
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