2 IziKronike
16:1 Ngomnyaka wamashumi amathathu nesithupha wokubusa kuka-Asa, uBhahesha inkosi yakwa-Israyeli
wenyuka wamelana noJuda, wakha iRama, ukuze amvumele
akuphumi muntu ku-Asa inkosi yakwaJuda.
16:2 U-Asa wakhipha isiliva negolide engcebeni yendlu
kaJehova nabendlu yenkosi, wathumela kuBeni Hadadi inkosi yase-Aramu;
owahlala eDamaseku, ethi:
16:3 Kukhona isivumelwano phakathi kwami nawe, njengoba kwaba phakathi kukababa
bheka, ngikuthumele isiliva negolide; hamba, yephule eyakho
yenza isivumelwano noBahasha inkosi yakwa-Israyeli ukuba asuke kimi.
16:4 UBenihadadi wayilalela inkosi u-Asa, wathuma izinduna zakhe
amabutho ngokumelene nemizi yakwa-Israyeli; bachitha i-Iyoni, noDani, ne
ne-Abelamayimi, nayo yonke imizi yokugcina impahla yakwaNafetali.
16:5 Kwathi, lapho uBhahasha ekuzwa, wayeka ukwakha
eRama, umise umsebenzi wakhe.
16:6 Inkosi u-Asa yathatha wonke uJuda; basusa amatshe ka
iRama nemithi yayo uBahasha ayakha ngakho; futhi yena
wakha ngawo iGeba neMispa.
16:7 Ngaleso sikhathi, uHanani, umboni, wafika ku-Asa, inkosi yakwaJuda, wathi
kuye, Ngokuba wencikile enkosini yase-Aramu, awuncikanga
phezu kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, ngalokho ibutho lenkosi yase-Aramu laphunyuka
esandleni sakho.
16:8 Ayengewona yini amaTopiya namaLubi ibutho elikhulu, abaningi kakhulu
izinqola nabamahhashi? nokho, ngokuba wethembele kuJehova, yena
wanikela esandleni sakho.
16:9 Ngoba amehlo kaJehova aqalaza kuwo wonke umhlaba, ukuze
azibonakalise eqinile ngenxa yalabo abanhliziyo yabo iphelele kubo
yena. Wenze ubuwula ngalokhu; ngakho-ke kusukela manje kuya phambili
lizakuba lezimpi.
16:10 U-Asa wamthukuthelela umboni, wamfaka etilongweni; ngoba yena
yayimthukuthelele ngenxa yale nto. U-Asa wacindezela abanye kubo
abantu ngesikhathi esifanayo.
16:11 Futhi bheka, izenzo zika-Asa, ezokuqala nezokugcina, bheka, zilotshiwe
incwadi yamakhosi akwaJuda nakwa-Israyeli.
16:12 U-Asa ngonyaka wamashumi amathathu nesishiyagalolunye wokubusa kwakhe waba nesifo
isifo sakhe saze saba sikhulu kakhulu;
akazange afune kuJehova, kodwa izinyanga.
16:13 U-Asa wayeselala koyise, wafa ngomnyaka wamashumi amane nanye ka-Asa.
ukubusa kwakhe.
16:14 Futhi bamngcwaba emathuneni akhe, okuyinto ayezenzele yena
emzini kaDavide, wamlalisa embhedeni owawugcwele
iphunga elimnandi kanye nezinhlobonhlobo zezinongo ezilungiselelwe abathaki be-apothecaries'
basebemtshisela umlilo omkhulu kakhulu.