2 IZikhronike 17:1-6

UJehoshafathi, indodana yakhe, waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe, waziqinisa ukuba alwe no-Israyeli. Wakanisa impi kuyo yonke imizi yakwaJuda ebiyelweyo, wabeka amabutho kwaJuda nasemizini yakwa-Efrayimi eyayinqotshwe nguyise u-Asa. USimakade wayenaye uJehoshafathi, ngokuba wahamba ngezindlela zakuqala zikakhokho wakhe uDavide, akazange afune oBhali, kepha wamfuna uNkulunkulu kayise, wahamba emthethweni wakhe, akaze alingisa okwenziwa ngu-Israyeli. Ngakho-ke uSimakade wawusimamisa umbuso esandleni sakhe, wonke uJuda wathela intela kuJehoshafathi; waba nodumo olukhulu nengcebo eningi. Inhliziyo yakhe yashisekela izindlela zikaSimakade, wazisusa izindawo eziphakemeyo, no-Ashera kwaJuda.