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.