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20:1 Kwathi emva kwalokhu futhi, ukuthi abantwana bakwaMowabi, futhi
kwafika abantwana bakwa-Amoni, kanye nabo ngaphandle kwabantwana bakwa-Amoni
ngokumelene noJehoshafati empini.
" 20:2 Kwase kufika abanye bamtshela uJehoshafati, bathi: "Kuyeza omkhulu
isixuku ngawe sivela phesheya kolwandle nganeno kweSiriya; futhi,
bheka, baseHasazon-tamare eliyi-Eni Gedi.
20:3 UJehoshafati wesaba, futhi wazimisela ukufuna uJehova, futhi wamemezela
ukuzila ukudla kulo lonke elakwaJuda.
20:4 Futhi uJuda babuthana ndawonye ukuze bacele usizo kuJehova
bephuma kuyo yonke imizi yakwaJuda befuna uJehova.
20:5 Futhi uJehoshafati wema ebandleni lakwaJuda naseJerusalema, e
indlu kaJehova phambi kwegceke elisha,
20:6 Wathi, O Jehova Nkulunkulu wawobaba, wena awusiye uNkulunkulu ezulwini? futhi
Kawubusi yini phezu kwayo yonke imibuso yezizwe? nasesandleni sakho
awekho yini amandla namandla, ukuze kungabikho ongamelana nawe na?
20:7 Angithi wena uNkulunkulu wethu, owaxosha abakhileyo kuleli zwe
phambi kwabantu bakho u-Israyeli, walinika inzalo ka-Abrahama yakho
umngane kuze kube phakade?
20:8 Futhi bahlala kulo, futhi baye bakwakhela wena indlu engcwele kulo
igama elithi,
20:9 Uma, lapho ububi esehlela phezu kwethu, njengenkemba, ukwahlulela, noma isifo esiwumshayabhuqe, noma
indlala, simi phambi kwale ndlu, naphambi kwakho, ngenxa yegama lakho
ikule ndlu,) ngikhale kuwe osizini lwethu;
ukuzwa futhi usize.
20:10 Manje, bheka, abantwana bakwa-Amoni, nabakwaMowabi, futhi entabeni yaseSeyiri,
awumvumelanga u-Israyeli ukuba angene, ekuphumeni kwakhe ezweni
iGibhithe, kodwa babafulathela, kabalibhubhisanga;
20:11 Bheka, Ngithi, ukuthi basivuza kanjani, ukuze beze ukusixosha esandleni sakho
impahla osinike yona ukuthi siyidle.
20:12 O Nkulunkulu wethu, ngeke yini ubahlulele? ngoba kasilamandla okumelana lalokhu
isixuku esikhulu esiza ukulwa nathi; futhi asazi ukuthi senzeni: kodwa
amehlo ethu akuwe.
20:13 Futhi wonke uJuda wema phambi kukaJehova, kanye nezingane zabo, zabo
abafazi, nabantwana babo.
20:14 Khona phezu kukaJahaziyeli indodana kaZakariya, indodana Benaya, indodana
UJehiyeli indodana kaMathaniya, umLevi wamadodana ka-Asafa, weza
UMoya kaJehova phakathi kwebandla;
20:15 Wathi: Lalelani, nonke Juda, nani bakhileyo eJerusalema,
wena nkosi Jehoshafati, Usho kanje uJehova kuwe, uthi: Ungesabi, ungesabi;
bethukile ngenxa yalesi sixuku esikhulu; ngokuba impi akuyona eyenu,
kodwa okaNkulunkulu.
20:16 Kusasa, yehlani ngokumelene nabo
I-Ziz; niyakubafumana ekupheleni kwesifufula phambi kukaJehova
ihlane laseJeruweli.
20:17 Aniyikudinga ukulwa kule mpi; zihleleni, nime
thulani, nibone ukunisindisa kukaJehova nina Juda nani
Jerusalema: ungesabi, ungapheli amandla; kusasa phumani niyokulwa nabo: ngokuba
uJehova uyakuba nawe.
20:18 UJehoshafati wakhothamisa ikhanda lakhe phansi, futhi bonke
UJuda nabakhileyo eJerusalema bawa phambi kukaJehova, bakhuleka
iNkosi.
20:19 Futhi amaLevi, kusukela kubantwana bamaKohati, futhi abantwana
amaKorahi asukuma ukuze adumise uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli ngezwi elikhulu
izwi phezulu.
20:20 Bavuka ekuseni kakhulu, baphuma baya ehlane
eThekhowa; ekuphumeni kwabo, uJehoshafati wema wathi: Ngizwe, O
Juda, nani bakhileyo eJerusalema; Kholwani nguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu
niyakuqiniswa; kholwani ngabaprofethi bakhe, niyakuphumelela.
20:21 Futhi lapho ebonisane nabantu, wamisa abahlabeleli
INkosi, futhi kufanele idumise ubuhle bobungcwele, njengoba bephuma
phambi kwempi, bathi: “Dumisani uJehova; ngoba umusa wakhe umi kuze kube phakade
njalo.
20:22 Futhi lapho beqala ukucula nokudumisa, uJehova wabeka abaqamekeli
abantwana bakwa-Amoni, nabakwaMowabi, nabaseSeyiri ababefikile
ngokumelene noJuda; futhi bashaywa.
20:23 Ngoba abantwana bakwa-Amoni nabakwaMowabi bamelana nabakhileyo
entabeni yaseSeyiri ukubabulala nokubaqothula, nalapho sebekwenzile
ekupheleni kwabakhileyo eSeyiri, kwaba yilowo nalowo wasiza ekubhubhiseni omunye.
20:24 Futhi lapho uJuda efika embhoshongweni wokulinda ehlane
babheka isixuku, bheka, kwakuyizidumbu ziwe phansi
emhlabeni, akwaphunyuka noyedwa.
20:25 Kwathi uJehoshafati nabantu bakhe beza ukuzothatha impango kubo.
bafica phakathi kwabo ngobunengi ingcebo kanye lezidumbu, njalo
amagugu ayigugu, abazihlubula bona, ngaphezu kwabo
babe ngamuka nayo; baba izinsuku ezintathu beyibutha impango, yona
kwaba kakhulu.
20:26 Futhi ngosuku lwesine babuthana ndawonye esigodini
Berachah; ngokuba bamdumisa lapho uJehova; ngalokho igama likaJehova
indawo leyo yabizwa ngokuthi yisigodi saseBeraka kuze kube namuhla.
20:27 Khona-ke babuyela, wonke amadoda akwaJuda naseJerusalema, futhi uJehoshafati phakathi
abaphambili, ukuba babuyele eJerusalema ngokujabula; ngoba uJehova
wayebenze bathokoza phezu kwezitha zabo.
20:28 Bafika eJerusalema bephethe izingubhu namahabhu namacilongo
endlini kaJehova.
20:29 Futhi ukumesaba uNkulunkulu kwaba phezu kwayo yonke imibuso yalawo mazwe, lapho
babezwile ukuthi uJehova walwa nezitha zakwa-Israyeli.
20:30 Ngakho umbuso kaJehoshafati wazola, ngoba uNkulunkulu wakhe wamnika ukuphumula nxazonke
mayelana.
20:31 UJehoshafati wabusa phezu kukaJuda, wayeneminyaka engamashumi amathathu nanhlanu
lapho eqala ukubusa, wabusa iminyaka engamashumi amabili nanhlanu
eJerusalema. Igama likanina lalingu-Azuba indodakazi kaShilehi.
20:32 Futhi wahamba ngendlela ka-Asa uyise, futhi akazange aphambuke kuyo.
ukwenza okulungile emehlweni kaJehova.
20:33 Nokho izindawo eziphakemeyo azizange zisuswe, ngoba abantu babesenabo
azilungisanga izinhliziyo zabo kuNkulunkulu wawoyise.
20:34 Ezinye izindaba zikaJehoshafati, ezokuqala nezokugcina, bheka.
zilotshiwe encwadini kaJehu indodana kaHanani okukhulunywa ngaye kuyo
incwadi yamakhosi akwa-Israyeli.
20:35 Futhi ngemva kwalokhu uJehoshafati inkosi yakwaJuda wazihlanganisa no-Ahaziya
inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, owenza okubi kakhulu:
20:36 Futhi wazihlanganisa naye ukwenza imikhumbi ukuya eTharishishi
wenza imikhumbi e-Eziyongaber.
20:37 Khona-ke u-Eliyezeri indodana kaDodavah waseMareshah waprofetha ngokumelene
uJehoshafati wathi: “Ngokuba uzihlanganise no-Ahaziya, inkosi
uJehova uyaphulile izenzo zakho. Futhi imikhumbi yaphuka, ukuthi babe
engakwazi ukuya eTharishishi.