2 IziKronike 17:1 UJehoshafati, indodana yakhe, waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe, futhi waziqinisa ngokumelene no-Israyeli. 17:2 Futhi wabeka amabutho kuyo yonke imizi ebiyelweyo yakwaJuda, futhi wamisa nezikaniso zamabutho ezweni lakwaJuda nasemizini yakwa-Efrayimi u-Asa uyise wayethathile. 17:3 Futhi uJehova wayenaye uJehoshafati, ngoba wahamba ezindleleni zokuqala kayise uDavide, akafunanga oBali; 17:4 Kodwa wafuna eNkosini uNkulunkulu kayise, futhi wahamba endleleni yakhe imiyalo, hhayi ngokwezenzo zika-Israyeli. 17:5 Ngakho uJehova wawuqinisa umbuso esandleni sakhe; noJuda wonke baletha izipho kuJehoshafati; futhi wayenengcebo nodumo inala. 17:6 Futhi inhliziyo yakhe yaziphakamisa ezindleleni zikaJehova, futhi wathatha susa izindawo eziphakemeyo no-Ashera kwaJuda. 17:7 Futhi ngomnyaka wesithathu wokubusa kwakhe wathumela ezikhulwini zakhe, ngisho uBenihayili, no-Obadiya, noZakariya, noNethaneli, futhi uMikhaya, ukufundisa emizini yakwaJuda. 17:8 Futhi kanye nabo wathumela amaLevi, oShemaya, noNethaniya, futhi uZebadiya, no-Asaheli, noShemiramoti, noJehonathani, no-Adoniya, oThobiya, noThobadoniya, amaLevi; kanye nabo o-Elishama noJehoramu, abapristi. 17:9 Futhi bafundisa kwaJuda, futhi wayephethe incwadi yomthetho kaJehova basebezulazula emizini yonke yakoJuda, befundisa abantu. 17:10 Futhi ukumesaba uJehova kwehlela yonke imibuso yamazwe ukuthi bazungeza uJuda, abaze balwe noJehoshafati. 17:11 Futhi abanye amaFilisti alethela uJehoshafati izipho kanye intela isiliva; ama-Arabiya amlethela imihlambi eyizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa nesikhombisa izinqama ezingamakhulu, nezimpongo eziyizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa namakhulu ayisikhombisa. 17:12 UJehoshafati waba mkhulu kakhulu; wakha izinqaba kwaJuda; kanye namadolobha ezitolo. 17:13 Wayenemisebenzi eminingi emizini yakwaJuda, namadoda empi. amadoda anamandla, ayekhona eJerusalema. 17:14 Futhi lezi izinombolo zabo ngokwezindlu zabo oyise: KwaJuda izinduna zezinkulungwane; u-Adna induna, kanye yena amaqhawe anamandla ayizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amathathu. 17:15 Futhi eduze kwakhe kwakukhona uJehohanan induna, futhi kanye naye abangamakhulu amabili nambili izinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisishiyagalombili. 17:16 Eceleni kwakhe kwakungu-Amasiya, indodana kaZikiri, owanikela ngokuzithandela yena kuJehova; kanye naye amadoda anamandla ayizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amabili ubuqhawe. 17:17 KwaBhenjamini; uEliyada iqhawe elinamandla, enamadoda ahlomileyo abayizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amabili ngomnsalo nesihlangu. 17:18 Eceleni kwakhe kwakunguJehozabadi, futhi kanye naye ikhulu namashumi ayisishiyagalombili izinkulungwane ezilungele impi. 17:19 Laba babekhonza enkosini, ngaphandle kwalabo inkosi eyayibafaka othangweni imizi kulo lonke elakwaJuda.