2 IziKronike
15:1 UMoya kaNkulunkulu wehlela phezu kuka-Azariya indodana ka-Odedi.
15:2 Waphuma ukumhlangabeza u-Asa, wathi kuye: "Ngizweni, Asa, nani nonke
uJuda noBenjamini; UJehova unani, nina nina; futhi uma
nimfuna, uyakufunyanwa yinina; kepha uma nimshiya, uyakuvuma
lahla wena.
15:3 Manje isikhathi eside u-Israyeli ubelokhu engenaye uNkulunkulu weqiniso, futhi ngaphandle
umpristi ofundisayo, engenamthetho.
15:4 Kodwa lapho ekuhluphekeni kwabo baphendukela kuJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, futhi
wamdinga, watholwa yibo.
15:5 Futhi ngalezo zikhathi kwakungekho ukuthula kophumayo noma kuye
eyangena, kepha izinkathazo ezinkulu zaziphezu kwabo bonke abakhileyo ezweni
amazwe.
15:6 Futhi isizwe sachithwa isizwe, futhi umuzi ngomuzi, ngoba uNkulunkulu wahlupha
nabo bonke ubunzima.
15:7 Ngakho yibani namandla, futhi ungavumeli izandla zenu zibe buthakathaka, ngenxa yomsebenzi wenu
uzoklonyeliswa.
15:8 Futhi lapho u-Asa ezwa lawa mazwi, futhi isiprofetho sika-Odedi umprofethi, yena
waqina isibindi, wasusa izithombe ezinengekayo ezweni lonke lase
oJuda noBenjamini, nasemizini ayeyithathile entabeni
u-Efrayimi, walivuselela i-altare likaJehova elaliphambi kompheme wethempeli
iNkosi.
15:9 Wabutha wonke uJuda noBenjamini, kanye nabafokazi kanye nabo
abakwa-Efrayimi, noManase, nabakwaSimeyoni, ngokuba bawela kuye bevela
u-Israyeli ngobuningi, lapho ebona ukuthi uJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe unaye.
15:10 Ngakho babuthana ndawonye eJerusalema ngenyanga yesithathu, ngo
umnyaka weshumi nanhlanu wokubusa kuka-Asa.
15:11 Futhi banikela kuJehova ngesikhathi esifanayo, kusukela empangweni
ababelethile, izinkabi ezingamakhulu ayisikhombisa nezimvu eziyizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa.
15:12 Futhi bangena esivumelwaneni sokufuna uJehova, uNkulunkulu wawoyise
ngayo yonke inhliziyo yabo nangawo wonke umphefumulo wabo;
15:13 Ukuze noma ubani ongafuni uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli kufanele afakwe
ukufa, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kuncane noma kukhulu, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi owesilisa noma owesifazane.
15:14 Bafunga kuJehova ngezwi elikhulu, nangokukhamuluka, futhi
ngamacilongo, nangezimpondo.
15:15 Wonke uJuda wajabula ngesifungo, ngokuba babefungile nabo bonke
inhliziyo, bamfuna ngakho konke ukufisa kwabo; wafunyanwa yibo;
uJehova wabanika ukuphumula nxazonke.
15:16 Futhi mayelana uMahakha, unina ka-Asa inkosi, wamsusa
ekuba yindlovukazi, ngokuba wayeyenzele u-Ashera isithombe esibaziweyo;
wehlisa isithombe sakhe, wasinyathela, wasishisa ngasemfudlaneni iKidroni.
15:17 Kodwa izindawo eziphakemeyo azisuswanga kwa-Israyeli;
inhliziyo ka-Asa yayiphelele zonke izinsuku zakhe.
15:18 Futhi wangenisa endlini kaNkulunkulu izinto uyise ayenazo
wangcweliswa, nokuthi yena ngokwakhe wayengcwelisile, isiliva, negolide, futhi
izitsha.
15:19 Futhi akubanga khona impi kuze kube unyaka wamashumi amathathu nanhlanu wokubusa
ka-Asa.