Eyesi-2 yeziKronike
14:1 UAbhiya walala kooyise, wangcwatyelwa emzini waseNtabeni
UAsa, unyana wakhe, waba ngukumkani esikhundleni sakhe. Ngemihla yakhe lalinjalo ilizwe
iminyaka elishumi cwaka.
14:2 UAsa wenza okulungileyo nokuthe tye emehlweni kaYehova
UThixo:
14:3 Wazisusa izibingelelo zezithixo zasemzini, neziganga;
waziqhekeza izimiso zamatye, wabagawula ooAshera.
14:4 Wathi kumaYuda makamquqele uYehova, uThixo wooyise, enze
umthetho nomthetho.
14:5 Wazisusa ke emizini yonke yakwaYuda iziganga, neziganga;
bazola ubukumkani phambi kwakhe.
14:6 Wakha imizi enqatyisiweyo kwaYuda; ngokuba ilizwe belizolile, lonwabile
akukho mfazwe ngaloo minyaka; ngokuba uYehova ebemphumzile.
14:7 Wathi ke kumaYuda, Masiyakhe le mizi, siyijikeleze
zona iindonga, neenqaba, namasango, nemivalo, ngelixa ilizwe lisengaphambili
thina; ngokuba siye samquqela uYehova uThixo wethu, samquqela, waba naye
usiphumzile ngeenxa zonke. Bakha ke baba nempumelelo.
14:8 Ke uAsa ubenomkhosi wamajoni aphethe iintshuntshe, ovela kwaYuda
amakhulu amathathu amawaka; nakwaBhenjamin, ababephethe iingweletshetshe nabarhola
Izaphetha ibingamakhulu amabini, anamanci asibhozo amawaka;
ubugorha.
14:9 Kwaye waphuma nxamnye nabo uZera umTiyopiya, enomkhosi wamajoni
amawakawaka, anamakhulu mathathu eenqwelo zokulwa; waya eMaresha.
14:10 Waphuma uAsa waya kuye, bakha izintlu zokulwa
intili yeTsefata eMaresha.
14:11 UAsa wabiza kuYehova uThixo wakhe, wathi, Yehova, akukho nto
wokunceda, nokuba baninzi, nabangenamandla, nceda
thina, Yehova, Thixo wethu; ngokuba sikholose ngawe, siyakuchasa egameni lakho
esi sihlwele. Yehova, unguThixo wethu; umntu makangakoyisi
wena.
14:12 UYehova wawaxabela amaKushi phambi koAsa, naphambi kwamaYuda; kwaye i
AmaTiyopiya asaba.
14:13 UAsa nabantu ababenaye bawasukela, bada besa eGerare;
oyiswa amaKushi ngokokude angabi nakubuya aphile;
ngokuba aqotywa phambi koYehova, naphambi komkhosi wakhe; kwaye bona
bathabathe amaxhoba amaninzi kakhulu.
14:14 Bayingenela yonke imizi ngeenxa zonke eGerare; ngenxa yokoyika uYehova
UYehova wawafikela, ayiphanga yonke imizi; ngokuba kwakukho
amaxhoba amaninzi kakhulu kuzo.
14:15 Batshabalalisa neentente zemfuyo, bathimba impahla emfutshane, neenkamela;
Waza wabuyela eYerusalem.