2 IziKronike
14:1 U-Abiya wayeselala koyise, bammbela emzini wase-Aramu
U-Asa indodana yakhe waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe. Ezinsukwini zakhe izwe lalikhona
iminyaka eyishumi ethule.
14:2 U-Asa wenza okuhle nokulungile emehlweni kaJehova
UNkulunkulu:
14:3 Wawasusa ama-altare onkulunkulu bezizweni nezindawo eziphakemeyo;
zadiliza izinsika, zagawula izixuku;
14:4 Futhi wayala uJuda ukuba afune uJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyise, futhi enze
umlayo lomlayo.
14:5 Futhi wasusa kuyo yonke imizi yakwaJuda izindawo eziphakemeyo nezindawo eziphakeme
izithombe: umbuso wazola phambi kwakhe.
14:6 Wakha imizi ebiyelweyo kwaJuda, ngokuba izwe lalinokuthula, futhi waba
kwakungekho mpi ngaleyo minyaka; ngoba uJehova wayemphumuze.
14:7 Wathi kuJuda, "Masakhe le mizi, futhi sizungeze
lezindonga, nemibhoshongo, namasango, nemigoqo, izwe lisengaphambi kwalokho
thina; ngoba simfunile uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu, simfunile, futhi yena
usiphumzile nxazonke. Ngakho bakha futhi baphumelela.
14:8 U-Asa wayenebutho lamadoda ayephethe amatshe nemikhonto, evela kwaJuda
izinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amathathu; nakwaBenjamini, ababephethe izihlangu futhi badonsa
iminsalo, izinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amabili namashumi ayisishiyagalombili; bonke labo babengamadoda anamandla
ubuqhawe.
14:9 Kwaphuma ukulwa nabo uZera umTopiya enebutho laba
izinqola eziyizinkulungwane namakhulu amathathu; wafika eMaresha.
14:10 U-Asa waphuma wamhlangabeza, bahlela impi
esigodini saseZefatha eMaresha.
" 14:11 U-Asa wakhala kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe, futhi wathi: "Jehova, akulutho
wena wokusiza, noma ngabaningi, noma ngabangenamandla: usizo
thina, Jehova Nkulunkulu wethu; ngokuba sincike kuwe, siyamelana negama lakho
lesi sixuku. Jehova, unguNkulunkulu wethu; umuntu makanganqobi
wena.
14:12 Ngakho uJehova wawashaya amaKushe phambi kuka-Asa naphambi kukaJuda; kanye ne
AmaTopiya abaleka.
14:13 U-Asa nabantu ababenaye babaxosha kwaze kwaba seGerari
amaKushe achithwa, awaba nakuvuka;
ngoba bachithwa phambi kukaJehova laphambi kwebutho lakhe; futhi bona
bamuka nempango eningi kakhulu.
14:14 Bayichitha yonke imizi nxazonke zaseGerari; ngenxa yokwesaba kwe
UJehova wabafikela, baphanga yonke imizi; ngoba kwakukhona
impango eningi kakhulu kuzo.
14:15 Bachitha namatende ezinkomo, futhi bathumba izimvu namakamela
ngobuningi, wabuyela eJerusalema.