¹ UMoya kaNkulunkulu waba phezu kuka-Azariya indodana ka-Odedi; ² waphuma ukuhlangabeza u-Asa, wathi kuye: Ngizweni, Asa, noJuda wonke, noBenjamini, uJehova unani , uma ninaye ; uma nimfuna , uyakufunyanwa yinina; kepha uma nimshiya, uyakunishiya nani. ³ Kwakuyizinsuku eziningi u-Israyeli engenaye uNkulunkulu oqinisileyo , namfundisi ofundisayo, namthetho; ⁴ kepha ekuhluphekeni kwabo baphendukela kuJehova uNkulunkulu ka - Israyeli, bamfuna; wafunyanwa yibo. ⁵ Ngaleso sikhathi kwakungekho kuthula kophumayo nakongenayo , ngokuba ukuphaphatheka okukhulu kwakukhona phezu kwabo bonke abakhe ezweni. ⁶ Isizwe saphahlazwa yisizwe nomuzi ngumuzi , ngokuba uNkulunkulu wabesabisa ngezinkathazo zonke. ⁷ Kepha nina yibani namandla, zingadangali izandla zenu, ngokuba umsebenzi wenu uyakuba nomvuzo wawo. ⁸ Lapho u -Asa esezwa lawo mazwi nesiprofetho sika -Azariya ka -Odedi umprofethi, waziqinisa isibindi , wasusa izinengiso ezweni lonke lakwaJuda noBenjamini, nasemizini ayeyithathile ezintabeni zakwa-Efrayimi, walivusa i- altare likaJehova elaliphambi kompheme kaJehova. ⁹ Wabutha wonke uJuda noBenjamini nabagogobele kubo bevela kwa - Efrayimi, nakwaManase, nakwaSimeyoni, ngokuba abaningi bahlubukela kuye bevela kwa-Israyeli, lapho bebona ukuthi uJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe unaye. ¹⁰ Babuthana eJerusalema ngenyanga yesi thathu ngomnyaka weshumi nanhlanu wokubusa kuka-Asa. ¹¹ Bahlabela uJehova ngalolo suku empangweni ababeyilethile , izinkabi ezingamakhulu ayisikhombisa nezimvu eziyizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa. ¹² Bangena esivumelwaneni sokumfuna uJehova uNkulunkulu wawoy ise ngayo yonke inhliziyo yabo nangawo wonke umphefumulo wabo, ¹³ nesokuba bonke ababengamfuni uJehova uNkulunkulu ka -Israyeli babulawe, noma bebancane noma bebakhulu, owesilisa noma owesifazane. ¹⁴ Bafunga kuJehova ngezwi elikhulu , nangokukhamuluka, nangamacilongo, nangemitshingo. ¹⁵ Wonke uJuda wathokoza ngesifungo , ngokuba babefungile ngayo yonke inhliziyo yabo , bamfuna ngakho konke ukufisa kwabo ; wafunyanwa yibo ; uJehova wabaphumuza nxazonke. ¹⁶ Wamsusa uMahakha unina ka -Asa inkosi ebukhosikazini , ngokuba wayemenzele u -Ashera isithombe esinengekayo ; u-Asa wagawula isithombe sakhe, wasicolisisa, wasishisa ngasemfudlaneni iKidroni. ¹⁷ Kodwa izindawo eziphakemeyo azisuswanga kwa-Israyeli; nokho inhliziyo ka-Asa yayiphelele zonke izinsuku zakhe. ¹⁸ Wangenisa endlini kaNkulunkulu izinto ezingcwele zikayise nezinto zakhe ezingcwele: isiliva, negolide, nezitsha. ¹⁹ Akwabe kusaba khona ukulwa kwaze kwaba semnyakeni wamashumi amathathu nanhlanu wokubusa kuka-Asa.