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.