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20 Kwathi kamuva abantwana bakwaMowabi+ nabantwana bakwa-Amoni+ nabanye kuma-Amonimi+ kanye nabo beza bezokulwa noJehoshafati.+
2 Ngakho abantu beza batshela uJehoshafati, bathi: “Kukhona isixuku esikhulu esizokulwa nawe esivela esifundeni sasolwandle, kwa-Edomi;+ futhi bheka siseHazazoni-thamari, okungukuthi, e-Eni-gedi.”+
3 UJehoshafati wesaba+ futhi wazimisela ukuba afune uJehova.+ Ngakho wamemezela ukuba uJuda wonke azile ukudla.+
4 Ekugcineni abakwaJuda baqoqana ukuze babuze uJehova.+ Yebo beza bevela kuyo yonke imizi yakwaJuda bezobuza uJehova.+
5 Khona-ke uJehoshafati wasukuma ebandleni lakwaJuda nelaseJerusalema endlini kaJehova+ phambi kwegceke elisha,+
6 wathi:+
“O Jehova Nkulunkulu wokhokho bethu,+ awuyena yini uNkulunkulu emazulwini,+ futhi awubusi yini phezu kwayo yonke imibuso yezizwe,+ futhi awekho yini esandleni sakho amandla nobukhulu, kungekho muntu ongema aqine phambi kwakho?+
7 Awuzange yini wena ngokwakho, Nkulunkulu wethu,+ uxoshe abakhileyo kuleli zwe phambi kwabantu bakho u-Israyeli+ wawusulinika+ inzalo ka-Abrahama, owayekuthanda,+ kuze kube nini nanini?
8 Yaqala ukuhlala kulo, futhi yakha kulo indlu engcwele yegama lakho,+ ithi,
9 ‘Uma kungenzeka kufike phezu kwethu inhlekelele,+ inkemba, isahlulelo esibi, noma isifo esiwumshayabhuqe+ noma indlala,+ masime phambi kwale ndlu+ naphambi kwakho (ngoba igama lakho+ likule ndlu), ukuze sicele usizo kuwe siphume ekucindezelekeni kwethu, futhi kwangathi ungezwa usisindise.’+
10 Manje, bheka, abantwana bakwa-Amoni,+ nabakwaMowabi+ nabesifunda sezintaba saseSeyiri,+ ongazange umvumele u-Israyeli ukuba abahlasele lapho ephuma ezweni laseGibhithe, kodwa asuka kubo futhi wangababhuqa,+
11 yebo, naba besivuza+ ngokuza bazosixosha efeni lakho oye wasenza silidle.+
12 O Nkulunkulu wethu, ngeke yini ubahlulele?+ Ngoba awekho kithi amandla phambi kwalesi sixuku esikhulu esizayo sizokulwa nathi;+ futhi thina ngokwethu asazi ukuthi yini okumelwe siyenze,+ kodwa amehlo ethu abheke kuwe.”+
13 Sonke lesi sikhathi bonke abakwaJuda babemi phambi kukaJehova,+ ngisho nabancane babo,+ omkabo namadodana abo.
14 Manje uJahaziyeli indodana kaZakariya indodana kaBhenaya indodana kaJeheyeli indodana kaMathaniya umLevi wabantwana bakwa-Asafa,+ umoya+ kaJehova waba phezu kwakhe phakathi kwebandla.
15 Ngenxa yalokho wathi: “Lalela, wena Juda wonke nani abakhileyo eJerusalema nawe Nkosi Jehoshafati! Yilokhu uJehova akushilo kini, ‘Ningesabi+ noma nethuke ngenxa yalesi sixuku esikhulu; ngoba impi akuyona eyenu, kodwa ngekaNkulunkulu.+
16 Yehlani kusasa nimelane naso. Bheka sikhuphuka ngasensungubezini yaseZizi; futhi ngokuqinisekile nizosithola ekupheleni kwesigodi sesifufula phambi kwehlane laseJeruweli.
17 Ngeke kudingeke ukuba nina nilwe+ kulokhu. Yimani ezindaweni zenu, yimani+ futhi nibone insindiso+ uJehova anenzela yona. O Juda nawe Jerusalema, ningesabi noma nethuke.+ Kusasa phumani nimelane naso, uJehova uzoba nani.’”+
18 Khona manjalo uJehoshafati wakhothama ubuso bakhe bubheke phansi,+ futhi wonke uJuda nabakhileyo eJerusalema ngokwabo bawa phansi phambi kukaJehova ukuze bakhothamele uJehova.+
19 Khona-ke amaLevi+ abantwana bamaKohati+ nawabantwana bamaKhora+ asukuma ukuba adumise uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli ngezwi elikhulu ngokungaphezu kokuvamile.+
20 Bavuka ekuseni kakhulu baphumela ehlane+ laseThekhowa.+ Njengoba bephuma, uJehoshafati wema wayesethi: “Ngizweni, Juda nani abakhileyo eJerusalema!+ Yibani nokholo+ kuJehova uNkulunkulu wenu ukuze nihlale isikhathi eside. Yibani nokholo kubaprofethi bakhe+ kanjalo niphumelele.”
21 Ngaphezu kwalokho, wacebisana+ nabantu futhi wamisa abahlabeleli+ abahlabelelela uJehova nalabo abanikela indumiso+ behlobe ngezingcwele+ njengoba bephuma phambi kwamadoda ahlomile,+ bethi: “Dumisani uJehova,+ ngoba umusa wakhe wothando umi kuze kube nini nanini.”+
22 Ngesikhathi abaqala ngaso ukukhamuluka kwenjabulo nokudumisa, uJehova wabeka amadoda ukuba aqamekele+ abantwana bakwa-Amoni, bakwaMowabi nabesifunda sezintaba saseSeyiri ababeza kwaJuda, bashayana bodwa.+
23 Futhi abantwana bakwa-Amoni nabakwaMowabi bamelana nabakhileyo esifundeni sezintaba saseSeyiri+ ukuba babanikele ekubhujisweni futhi bababhuqe; ngokushesha nje lapho sebeqedile ngabakhileyo eSeyiri, basizana ukuba yilowo nalowo achithe owakubo.+
24 Kodwa uJuda, wafika enqabeni yokulinda yasehlane.+ Lapho ephendulela ubuso bakhe esixukwini, bheka, nasiya, izidumbu zaso zidindilizile emhlabathini+ kungekho muntu ophunyukileyo.
25 Ngakho uJehoshafati nabantu bakhe beza bezophanga impango+ kubo, bathola phakathi kwabo ngokuchichimayo izimpahla nezembatho nezinto ezifiselekayo; futhi babahlubula ukuze bazithathele zona kwaze kwaba yilapho bengasakwazi ukuthwala okwengeziwe.+ Kwathatha izinsuku ezintathu ukuphanga impango, ngoba yayichichima.
26 Ngosuku lwesine babuthana ndawonye ethafeni eliphansi laseBherakha, ngoba badumisa uJehova lapho.+ Yingakho baqamba+ leyo ndawo ngokuthi iThafa Eliphansi LaseBherakha—kuze kube namuhla.
27 Khona-ke wonke amadoda akwaJuda naseJerusalema abuya, noJehoshafati ephambi kwawo, ukuba abuyele eJerusalema ngokujabula, ngoba uJehova wayewenze ajabula ngezitha zawo.+
28 Ngakho afika eJerusalema endlini kaJehova+ eshaya izinsimbi zomculo ezinezintambo+ namahabhu+ namacilongo.+
29 Ingebhe+ kaNkulunkulu yaba phezu kwayo yonke imibuso yamazwe lapho izwa ukuthi uJehova wayelwe nezitha zika-Israyeli.+
30 Ngakho umbuso wobukhosi bukaJehoshafati awubanga nasiphazamiso, futhi uNkulunkulu wakhe waqhubeka emnika ukuphumula nxazonke.+
31 UJehoshafati+ waqhubeka ebusa phezu kukaJuda. Wayeneminyaka engamashumi amathathu nanhlanu lapho eqala ukubusa, wabusa iminyaka engamashumi amabili nanhlanu eJerusalema. Igama likanina kwakungu-Azuba+ indodakazi kaShilihi.
32 Waqhubeka ehamba endleleni kayise u-Asa,+ akazange aphambuke kuyo, ngokwenza okulungile emehlweni kaJehova.+
33 Kuphela nje izindawo eziphakeme+ azizange zinyamalale; futhi abantu ngokwabo babengazange bayilungisele uNkulunkulu wokhokho babo inhliziyo yabo.+
34 Zonke ezinye izindaba zikaJehoshafati, ezokuqala nezokugcina, bheka zilotshiwe emazwini kaJehu+ indodana kaHanana,+ afakwa eNcwadini+ Yamakhosi akwa-Israyeli.
35 Ngemva kwalokhu uJehoshafati inkosi yakwaJuda wabambisana no-Ahaziya+ inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, owenza ngendlela ekhohlakele.+
36 Ngakho wamenza waba umuntu obambisene naye ekwenzeni imikhumbi eya eTharishishi+ futhi benza imikhumbi e-Eziyoni-gebheri.+
37 Nokho, u-Eliyezeri indodana kaDodavahu waseMaresha wakhuluma eprofetha ngoJehoshafati, wathi: “Njengoba nje uye wabambisana no-Ahaziya,+ ngokuqinisekile uJehova uzoyibhidliza imisebenzi yakho.”+ Ngokuvumelana nalokho imikhumbi yaphihlizeka,+ futhi ayibanga namandla okuya eTharishishi.+
