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.
Bavuka ekuseni kakhulu, basuka baya ehlane laseThekhowa; ekuphumeni kwabo, uJehoshafati wema, wathi: “Ngizweni, Juda, nani bakhileyo eJerusalema! Kholwani nguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, niyakuqiniswa; kholwani ngabaprofethi bakhe, niyakuphumelela.
Ngemva kokubonisana nabantu, wabeka abahlabeleli enkazimulweni kaJehova ukuze badumise inkazimulo engcwele lapho bephuma phambi kwebutho, futhi bathi: “Dumisani uJehova! ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade.
Lapho sebeqala ukuhlabelela nokudumisa, uJehova wabeka abaqamekeli babantwana bakwa-Amoni, nabakwaMowabi, nasezintabeni zaseSeyiri ababefikele uJuda; bashaywa.