2 IziKronike 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.