Ngasemuva abantwana bakwaMowabi nabantwana bakwa-Amoni nabanye kanye nabo ngaphandle kwabantwana bakwa-Amoni benyuka bamelana noJehoshafati ukulwa.
Kwase kufika abanye bamtshela uJehoshafati, bathi: “Kukhona isixuku esikhulu esiza kuwe sivela ngaphesheya kolwandle ngaphesheya kwe-Aramu; bheka, baseHasazon-tamare eliyi-Eni Gedi.
UJehoshafati wesaba, waqala ukumfuna ukumfuna uJehova, wamemezela usuku lokuzila ukudla kwaJuda wonke.
UJuda wabuthana ukuba acele usizo kuJehova; beza bephuma kuyo yonke imizi yakwaJuda ukumfuna uJehova.
UJehoshafati wema ebandleni lakwaJuda nelaseJerusalema endlini kaJehova phambi kwegceke elisha;
wathi: “Nkosi, Nkulunkulu wawobaba, wena awusiye uNkulunkulu ezulwini na?” kanti kawubusi yini phezu kwayo yonke imibuso yabezizwe? esandleni sakho awekho amandla namandla, ukuze kungabikho muntu ongamelana nawe?
Awusiye uNkulunkulu wethu yini owaxosha abakhileyo kuleli zwe phambi kwabantu bakho u-Israyeli, walinika inzalo ka-Abrahama umngane wakho kuze kube phakade na?
Bahlala kulo, bazakhela kuyo indlu engcwele yegama lakho, bathi:
Uma, lapho ububi busehlela, njengenkemba, isahlulelo, noma isifo, noma indlala, sima phambi kwale ndlu naphambi kobuso bakho (ngokuba igama lakho likule ndlu) bese ubiza osizini lwethu, khona-ke uzozwa futhi usize.
Manje bheka, abantwana bakwa-Amoni nabakwaMowabi nezintaba zaseSeyiri ongathandanga ukuba u-Israyeli abahlasele ekuphumeni kwabo ezweni laseGibhithe, kodwa wabafulathela futhi akababhubhisanga;
Bheka, ngithi, basivuza kanjani ngokuza ukusixosha efeni lakho owasinika lona njengefa.
O Nkulunkulu wethu, awufuni yini ukubahlulela? ngokuba asinawo amandla okumelana nalesi sixuku esikhulu esisihlaselayo; futhi asazi ukuthi senzeni, kodwa amehlo ethu akuwe.
Wonke uJuda wema phambi kukaJehova, nabancane babo, nawomkabo, nabantwana babo.
UMoya weNkosi wehlela phezu kukaJahaziyeli indodana kaZakariya indodana kaBenaya indodana kaJehiyeli indodana kaMathaniya umLevi wamadodana ka-Asafa, uMoya weNkosi phakathi kwebandla weza;
Wathi: “Zwanini, nonke Juda, nani enakhileyo eJerusalema, nenkosi uJehoshafati: Usho kanje uJehova kini, uthi: Ningesabi, ningapheli amandla ngenxa yalesi sixuku esikhulu; ngoba impi kayisiyo eyenu, kodwa ngekaNkulunkulu.
Yehlani kusasa nilwe nabo; bheka, bakhuphukela eweni likaSisi; niyakubafumana ekupheleni kwesifufula, ngaphambi kwehlane laseJeruweli.
Anifanele ukulwa kule mpi; sukumani nime, nibone ukukhulula kukaJehova nani Juda neJerusalema; ningesabi, ningapheli amandla; phumani kusasa niyokulwa nabo, ngokuba uJehova uyakuba nani.
UJehoshafati wakhothamisa ubuso bakhe bubheke phansi; noJuda wonke nabakhileyo eJerusalema bawa phambi kukaJehova, bakhuleka kuJehova.
AmaLevi, kubantwana bamaKohati nakubantwana bamaKhori, asukuma ukuba adumise uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli ngezwi elikhulu phezulu.
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