2 IziKronike 19:4-11

UJehoshafati wahlala eJerusalema, wabuye waphuma phakathi kwabantu kusukela eBeri Sheba kuze kube sezintabeni zakwa-Efrayimi, wababuyisela kuJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyise. Wamisa abahluleli ezweni emizini yonke ebiyelweyo yakwaJuda, umuzi ngemizi; Wathi kubahluleli: “Qaphelani enikwenzayo, ngokuba anahluleli abantu, kodwa uJehova onani ekwahluleleni.” Ngakho ukumesaba uJehova makube phezu kwenu; Qaphelani, nikwenze, ngokuba akukho bubi kuJehova uNkulunkulu wethu, nokukhetha ubuso nokwamukela izipho. Ngaphezu kwalokho, uJehoshafati wamisa eJerusalema emaLevi, nakubapristi, nasezinhloko zezindlu zawoyise bakwa-Israyeli, ukuba kube ngukwahlulela kukaJehova nokubambana, lapho sebebuyele eJerusalema. Wabayala wathi: “Niyakwenza kanjalo ngokumesaba uJehova, ngokwethembeka nangenhliziyo epheleleyo. Futhi noma yisiphi isizathu enisithola sivela kubafowenu abahlala emizini yabo, phakathi kwegazi negazi, phakathi komthetho nomyalo, izimiso nezahlulelo, kumelwe ubaxwayise ukuba bangaphambuki kuJehova, bese nifikelwa ulaka, mayelana nabafowenu: yenzani lokhu, futhi aniyikweqa. Bhekani, umpristi omkhulu u-Amariya uphezu kwenu kuzo zonke izindaba zikaJehova; noZebadiya indodana ka-Ishmayeli, umbusi wendlu yakwaJuda, kuzo zonke izindaba zenkosi; namaLevi ayakuba phambi kwakho. Yiba nesibindi, futhi uJehova uyakuba nabahle.