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

u-Adoramu wayephethe imali ; uJehoshafati indodana ka-Ahiludi wayengumabhalana.

Wayeselala u -Asa koyise , wembelwa koyise emzini kaDavide uy ise; uJehoshafati indodana yakhe waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe. ONadabi noBahasha babusa kwa-Israyeli

Kwathi ngomnyaka wesithathu uJehoshafati inkosi yakwaJud a wehlela enkosini yakwa-Israyeli.

Yathi kuJehoshafati : Uyakuhamba nami ukulwa neRamoti Gileyadi na ? UJehoshafati wathi enkosini yakwa -Israyeli: Mina nginjengawe, abantu bami banjengabantu bakho, amahhashi ami anjengamahhashi akho.

Kepha uJehoshafati wathi enkosini yakwa -Israyeli: Ake ubuze namuhla izwi likaJehova.

Kepha uJehoshafati wathi : Akusekho mprofethi kaJehova lapha ukuba sibuze kuye na?

Inkosi yakwa -Israyeli yathi kuJehoshafati : Kusekhona umuntu munye , uMikhaya, indodana kaJimila , esingabuza ngaye kuJehova , kodwa ngiyamzonda, ngokuba akaprofethi okuhle ngami kepha okubi . Wathi uJehoshafati: Inkosi mayingasho njalo.

Kwathi lapho izinduna zezinqola sezibonile uJehoshafati , zathi: Impela lo uyinkosi yakwa -Israyeli. Zase ziphambuka ukuba zilwe nayo , kepha uJehoshafati wamemeza.

U-Ahabi wayeselala koyise; u-Ahaziya waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe. UJehoshafati uyinkosi kwaJuda; u-Ahaziya uyinkosi kwa-Israyeli

UJehoshafati indodana ka -Asa waqala ukubusa kwaJuda ngomnyaka wesine ka-Ahabi inkosi yakwa-Israyeli.

UJehoshafati wayeneminyaka engamashumi amathathu nanhlanu ekuqaleni kwakhe ukubusa ; wabusa iminyaka engamashumi amabili nanhlanu eJerusalema. Igama likanina lalingu-Azuba indodakazi kaShilehi.

UJehoshafati wenza ukuthula nenkosi yakwa-Israyeli.

UJehoshafati walungisa imikhumbi yaseTharishishi ukuba iye e -Ofiri ukulanda igolide , kepha ayihambanga , ngokuba imikhumbi yaphuka e - Esiyoni Geberi.

Khona u -Ahaziya indodana ka -Ahabi wathi kuJehoshafati : Izinceku zami mazihambe nezinceku zakho emikhunjini. Kepha uJehoshafati akavumanga.

UJehoshafati wayeselala koyise , wembelwa koyise emzini kaDavide uyise ; uJehoramu indodana yakhe waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.

Kepha uJehoshafati wathi : Akakho lapha umprofethi k aJehova ukuba sibuze kuJehova ngaye na ? Enye yezinceku zenkosi yakwa -Israyeli yaphendula yathi : Ukhona u -Elisha indodana kaShafati owathela amanzi ezandleni zika-Eliya.

Wayesethi uJehoshafati: Izwi likaJehova likuye . Base behlela kuye inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, noJehoshafati, nenkosi yakwa-Edomi.

Wayesethi u-Elisha: Kuphila kukaJehova Sebawoti engimi phambi kwakhe , uma bengingamazisi uJehoshafati inkosi yakwaJuda , ngempela ngingeze ngakubheka, ngingeze ngakubona.

Ngomnyaka wesihlanu kaJoramu indodana ka-Ahabi inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, uJehoshafati eyinkosi kwaJuda , uJehoramu, indodana kaJehoshafati, inkosi yakwaJuda, waba yinkosi.

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

UJehoshafati indodana yakhe waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe , waziqinisa ukulwa no-Israyeli.

UJehova wayenaye uJehoshafati , ngokuba wahamba ngezindlela zokuqala zikayise uDavide, akafunanga oBali,

UJehoshafati wayelokhu ekhula njalo , waze waba mkhulu kakhulu ; wakha izinqaba nemizi yokubekelela kwaJuda.

UJehoshafati wayenengcebo nodumo olukhulu, wahlangana ngobuhlobo no- Ahabi.

UJehoshafati wath i enkosini yakwa -Israyeli: Ake ubuze namuhla izwi likaJehova.

Kepha uJehoshafati wathi : Akusekho mprofethi kaJehova lapha ukuba sibuze kuye na?

Inkosi yakwa -Israyeli yathi kuJehoshafati : Kusekhona umuntu munye esingabuza ngaye kuJehova , kodwa ngiyamzonda , ngokuba akazange aprofethe okuhle ngami, kepha okubi njalo; nguMikhaya indodana kaJimila. Wathi uJehoshafati: Inkosi mayingasho njalo.

Kwathi lapho izinduna zezinqola sezibonile uJehoshafati , zathi: Yena uyinkosi yakwa -Israyeli; zase ziphenduka ukuba zilwe nayo , kepha uJehoshafati wamemeza, uJehova wamsiza; uNkulunkulu wazimukisa kuye.

UJehoshafati inkosi yakwaJuda wabuyela ng okuphila endlini yakhe eJerusalema.

UJehu, indodana kaHanani umboni , waphuma ukumhlangabeza , wathi enkosini uJehoshafati: Usiza yini ababi , uthanda abamzondayo uJehova na ? Ngalokho intukuthelo iphezu kwakho ivela kuJehova.

Nokho kufunyaniswa kuwe nezin to ezinhle , ngokuba ususile o -Ashera ezweni, wabhekisa inhliziyo yakho ukuba ifune uNkulunkulu. UJehoshafati umisa abahluleli

UJehoshafati wahlala eJerusalema , kepha wabuye waphuma , wahamba phakathi kwabantu , kusukela eBeri Sheba kuze kube sezintabeni , wababuyisela kuJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyise.

Futhi uJehoshafati wamisa eJerusalema kumaLevi nakubapristi nasezinhlokweni zawoyise bakwa -Israyeli abokwahlulela kuka Jehova nabombango. Sebebuyela eJerusalema,

Kwafika abanye , bamtshela uJehoshafati , bathi: Kusondela kuwe isixuku esikhulu sivela phesheya kolwandle e-Aramu; bheka, sebeseHasasoni Thamari eliyi-Eni Gedi.

UJehoshafati wayeseshaywa luvalo , wabhekisa ubuso bakhe ukumfuna uJehova, wamemezela ukuzila ukudla kulo lonke lwakwaJuda.

UJehoshafati wema ebandleni lakwaJuda nelaseJerusalema endlini kaJehova phambi kwegceke elisha,

Wayesekhothama uJehoshafati, ubuso bakhe bubheke phansi; wonke uJuda nabakhileyo eJerusalema bawa phambi kukaJehova bekhuleka kuJehova.

Bavuka ekuseni, baphuma baya ehlane laseThekhowa; ekuphumeni kwabo uJehoshafati wema , wathi: Ngizweni, Juda nani bakhileyo eJerusalema ! Kholwani nguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu , niyakuqiniswa; kholwani ngabaprofethi bakhe, niyakuphumelela.

Lapho uJehoshafati nabantu bakhe befika ukuqoqa impango kubo , bafumanisa phakathi kwabo ubuningi bengcebo nezidumbu nezinto ezinxanelekayo, bazihlubulela zona , kwaze kwangabakho ongazithwala ; kwaba yizinsuku ezintathu beqoqa impango, ngokuba yayiningi kangaka.

Base bebuya bonke abantu bakwaJuda nabaseJerusalema , uJehoshafati ephambi kwabo, ukuba babuyele eJerusalema ngentokozo, ngokuba uJehova wayesebathokozisile phezu kwezitha zabo.

UJehoshafati wabusa -ke phezu kukaJuda ; wayeneminyaka engamashumi amathathu nanhlanu ekuqaleni kwakhe ukubusa ; wabusa iminyaka engamashumi amabili nanhlanu eJerusalema ; igama likanina lalingu -Azuba indodakazi kaShilehi.

Emva kwalokho uJehoshafati , inkosi yakwaJuda, wazihlanganisa no - Ahaziya inkosi yakwa-Israyeli; yena wayekwenza okubi impela;

UJehoshafati wayeselala koyise , wembelwa koyise emzini kaDavide ; uJehoramu, indodana yakhe, waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.