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.