2 Chronicles - Chapter 20

Verse 1: Kwathi emva kwalokho kwafika abantwana bakwaMowabi nabantwana bakwa-Amoni benabanye bamaMehuni kuJehoshafati, beyokulwa.

Verse 2: Kwafika abanye, bamtshela uJehoshafati, bathi: “Kusondela kuwe isixuku esikhulu sivela phesheya kolwandle e-Aramu; bheka, sebeseHasasoni Thamari eliyi-Eni Gedi.”

Verse 3: UJehoshafati wayeseshaywa luvalo, wabhekisa ubuso bakhe ukumfuna uJehova, wamemezela ukuzila ukudla kulo lonke lwakwaJuda.

Verse 4: UJuda wabuthana ukucela ukusizwa nguJehova; baphuma emizini yonke yakwaJuda, bafika ukumfuna uJehova.

Verse 5: UJehoshafati wema ebandleni lakwaJuda nelaseJerusalema endlini kaJehova phambi kwegceke elisha,

Verse 6: wathi: “Jehova Nkulunkulu wawobaba, wena awusiye uNkulunkulu ezulwini, awusiye umbusi wemibuso yonke yabezizwe, na? Esandleni sakho kukhona amandla negunya, akakho ongamelana nawe.

Verse 7: Awuxoshanga yini, Nkulunkulu wethu, abakhileyo kuleli zwe phambi kwabantu bakho u-Israyeli, wanika lona inzalo ka-Abrahama umngane wakho kuze kube phakade, na?

Verse 8: Bahlala kulo, bakwakhela kulo indlu engcwele ibe ngeyegama lakho, bethi:

Verse 9: ‘Uma sehlelwa ngokubi, inkemba, nokwahlulelwa, nesifo, nendlala, siyakuma phambi kwale ndlu naphambi kwakho, ngokuba igama lakho likule ndlu, sikhale kuwe ekuhluphekeni kwethu, uyakuzwa, usisindise.’

Verse 10: “Bheka, manje abantwana bakwa-Amoni nabakwaMowabi nabasentabeni yaseSeyiri, ongavumelanga u-Israyeli ukubangenela ekuphumeni kwakhe ezweni laseGibithe, kepha wabachezukela, akabachithanga,

Verse 11: bheka, ukusivuza kwabo ukuba bafike ukusixosha efeni lakho osinike lona ukuba silidle.

Verse 12: Nkulunkulu wethu, awuyikubahlulela na? Ngokuba asinamandla ebusweni balesi sixuku esikhulu esisifikelayo; futhi asazi ukuthi siyakwenze njani, kodwa amehlo ethu akuwe.”

Verse 13: Wonke uJuda wayemi phambi kukaJehova, nezingane zabo, nawomkabo, namadodana abo.

Verse 14: Kwase kufika uMoya kaJehova phezu kukaJahaziyeli kaZakariya kaBenaya kaJehiyeli kaMathaniya umLevi, emadodaneni ka-Asafa phakathi kwebandla,

Verse 15: wathi: “Yizwani nina nonke bakwaJuda, nabakhileyo eJerusalema, nawe nkosi Jehoshafati: usho kanje kini uJehova, uthi: ‘Ningesabi, ningapheli amandla ngenxa yalesi sixuku esikhulu, ngokuba impi ayisiyo eyenu, ngekaNkulunkulu.

Verse 16: Yehlelani kubo kusasa; bhekani, bayakukhuphuka ngommango waseSisi; niyakubafumana ekugcineni kwesigodi ngaphambi kwehlane laseJeruweli.

Verse 17: Akusikho okwenu ukulwa kule mpi; zihleleni, nime, nibone ukunisindisa kukaJehova, nina Juda neJerusalema; ningesabi, ningapheli amandla; phumelani kubo kusasa, ngokuba uJehova unani.’ ”

Verse 18: Wayesekhothama uJehoshafati, ubuso bakhe bubheke phansi; wonke uJuda nabakhileyo eJerusalema bawa phambi kukaJehova bekhuleka kuJehova.

Verse 19: AmaLevi abantwana bamaKohati nawabantwana bamaKorahi asukuma ukumdumisa uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli ngezwi elikhulu kakhulu.

Verse 20: 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.”

Verse 21: Eselulekene nabantu wamisa abayakuhlabelela kuJehova ukuba bamdumise behlotshisiwe ngobungcwele, besaphuma ngaphambi kwempi, bathi: “Bongani uJehova, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade.”

Verse 22: Lapho sebeqala ukuhalalisa nokudumisa, uJehova wabeka abaqamekeli babantwana bakwa-Amoni, nabakwaMowabi, nabaseSeyiri, ababefikele uJuda, banqotshwa.

Verse 23: Abantwana bakwa-Amoni nabakwaMowabi bamelana nabakhileyo entabeni yaseSeyiri ukuba babachithe, babaqothule; sebebaqedile abakhileyo eSeyiri basiza, kwaba yilowo nalowo, ngokubulalana bodwa.

Verse 24: UJuda esefike embonisweni wasehlane, babheka isixuku; bheka, babe yizidumbu nje eziwele phansi, akusindanga noyedwa.

Verse 25: 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.

Verse 26: Ngosuku lwesine babuthana esiGodini saseBerakha, ngokuba bambonga uJehova khona; ngalokho igama laleyo ndawo labizwa ngokuthi isiGodi saseBerakha kuze kube namuhla.

Verse 27: Base bebuya bonke abantu bakwaJuda nabaseJerusalema, uJehoshafati ephambi kwabo, ukuba babuyele eJerusalema ngentokozo, ngokuba uJehova wayesebathokozisile phezu kwezitha zabo.

Verse 28: Bafika-ke eJerusalema benezingubhu namahabhu namacilongo endlini kaJehova.

Verse 29: Ingebhe ngoNkulunkulu yaba phezu kwayo yonke imibuso yamazwe, lapho isizwile ukuthi uJehova wayelwile nezitha zakwa-Israyeli.

Verse 30: Umbuso kaJehoshafati wawusuzola, ngokuba uNkulunkulu wakhe wamnika ukuphumula nxazonke.

Verse 31: UJehoshafati wabusa-ke phezu kukaJuda; wayeneminyaka engamashumi amathathu nanhlanu ekuqaleni kwakhe ukubusa; wabusa iminyaka engamashumi amabili nanhlanu eJerusalema; igama likanina lalingu-Azuba indodakazi kaShilehi.

Verse 32: Wahamba ngendlela ka-Asa uyise, kaphambukanga kuyo, ekwenza okulungile emehlweni kaJehova.

Verse 33: Kepha izindawo eziphakemeyo azisuswanga; futhi abantu babengabhekisanga izinhliziyo zabo kuNkulunkulu wawoyise.

Verse 34: Ezinye izindaba zikaJehoshafati, ezokuqala nezokugcina, bheka, zilotshiwe ezindabeni zikaJehu indodana kaHanani ezifakwe encwadini yamakhosi akwa-Israyeli.

Verse 35: Emva kwalokho uJehoshafati, inkosi yakwaJuda, wazihlanganisa no-Ahaziya inkosi yakwa-Israyeli; yena wayekwenza okubi impela;

Verse 36: wazihlanangisa naye ukwenza imikhumbi yokuya eTharishishi; bayenza imikhumbi e-Esiyoni Geberi.

Verse 37: U-Eliyezeri indodana kaDodavahu waseMaresha waprofetha ngoJehoshafati ngokuthi: “Ngenxa yokuba uzihlanganisile no-Ahaziya, uJehova uyakudiliza imisebenzi yakho.” Yaphuka-ke imikhumbi, yathiyeka ukuya eTharishishi.