2 IziKronike 20:5-12

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.