Ingelosi kaNkulunkulu eyayihambile phambi kwempi ka -Israyeli yasuka yahamba emva kwabo , nensika yefu yasuka phambi kwabo , yema emva kwabo.

Yafika phakathi kwempi yaseGibithe nempi yakwa-Israyeli; kwakukhona ifu nobumnyama, noma ikhanya ebusuku , ukuze izimpi zingakwazi ukusondelana ubusuku bonke.

UJowabe indodana kaSeruya wayephezu kwempi , uJehoshafati indodana ka-Ahiludi wayengumabhalana;

U-Abisalomu wabeka u-Amasa phezu kwempi esikhundleni sikaJowabe. U- Amasa wayeyindodana yomuntu ogama lakhe lalingu -Itira umIsrayeli , owangena ku -Abigali indodakazi kaNahashi , udadewabo kaSeruya unina kaJowabe.

UJowabe wayesephezu kwempi yonke yakwa -Israyeli; uBenaya indodana kaJehoyada wayephezu kwamaKhereti namaPheleti;

Inkosi yayisimbeka uBenaya indodana kaJehoyada phezu kwempi esikhundleni sakhe ; uSadoki umpristi inkosi yambeka esikhundleni sika - Abiyathara.

uBenaya indodana kaJehoyada wayephezu kwempi ; oSadoki no-Abiyathara babe ngabapristi;

Bathatha izinqola ezimbili namahhashi ; inkosi yathumela emva kwempi yama-Aramu ngokuthi: Hambani nibone.

UJehoyada, umpristi, wayala izinduna zamakhulu ezazibekwe phezu kwempi, wathi kuzo : Mkhipheni endlini , nimngenise phakathi kwezinhla ; omlandelayo nimbulale ngenkemba ; ngokuba umpristi wathi : Makangabulawa endlini kaJehova.

UJowabe indodana kaSeruya wayephezu kwempi ; uJehoshafati, indodana ka-Ahiludi, wayengumabhalana;

U-Asa na bantu ababe naye bawaxosha kwaze kwaba seGerari, kwawa amaKushe kwaze kwangasala muntu ophilayo , ngokuba achithwa phambi kukaJehova naphambi kwempi yakhe, bamuka nempango enkulu kakhulu.

Eselulekene nabantu wamisa abayakuhlabelela kuJehova ukuba bamdumise behlotshisiwe ngobungcwele , besaphuma ngaphambi kwempi , bathi: Bongani uJehova, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade.

UJehoyada wayesezikhipha izinduna zamakhulu ezazibekwe phezu kwempi, wathi kuzo : Mkhipheni endlini , nimngenise phakathi kwezinhla; omlandelayo nimbulale ngenkemba ; ngokuba umpristi wathi : Ningambulali endlini kaJehova.

nehhashi lempi kanye nempongo, nenkosi phambi kwempi yayo.

Ngalokho ngiyakukhalela umvini waseSibim a njengokukhala kweJazeri , ngikumanzise, Heshiboni, ngezinyembezi zami, nawe Elehale, ngokuba phezu kwezithelo zakho nokuvuna kwakho kuwile ukumemeza kwempi.

UJehova uzwakal isa izwi lakhe phambi kwempi yakhe , ngokuba ibandla lakhe likhulu kakhulu , nowenza izwi lakhe unamandla ; yebo, usuku lukaJehova lukhulu, luyesabeka kakhulu; ngubani ongaluthwala na?