1UJehoshafati inkosi yakwaJuda wabuyela ngokuthula endlini yakhe eJerusalema.
2UJehu, indodana kaHanani, umboni, waphuma ukumhlangabeza, wathi enkosini uJehoshafati: “Kumelwe usize ababi, uthande labo abazonda uJehova na?” ngalokho intukuthelo yehlela phezu kwakho ivela ebusweni bukaJehova.
3Kodwa okuhle kwatholakala kuwe ngoba wasusa izihlahla elizweni, walungisa inhliziyo yakho ukuthi ifune uNkulunkulu.
4UJehoshafati wahlala eJerusalema, wabuye waphuma phakathi kwabantu kusukela eBeri Sheba kuze kube sezintabeni zakwa-Efrayimi, wababuyisela kuJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyise.
5Wamisa abahluleli ezweni emizini yonke ebiyelweyo yakwaJuda, umuzi ngemizi;
6Wathi kubahluleli: “Qaphelani enikwenzayo, ngokuba anahluleli abantu, kodwa uJehova onani ekwahluleleni.”
7Ngakho ukumesaba uJehova makube phezu kwenu; Qaphelani, nikwenze, ngokuba akukho bubi kuJehova uNkulunkulu wethu, nokukhetha ubuso nokwamukela izipho.
8Ngaphezu kwalokho, uJehoshafati wamisa eJerusalema emaLevi, nakubapristi, nasezinhloko zezindlu zawoyise bakwa-Israyeli, ukuba kube ngukwahlulela kukaJehova nokubambana, lapho sebebuyele eJerusalema.
9Wabayala wathi: “Niyakwenza kanjalo ngokumesaba uJehova, ngokwethembeka nangenhliziyo epheleleyo.
10Futhi noma yisiphi isizathu enisithola sivela kubafowenu abahlala emizini yabo, phakathi kwegazi negazi, phakathi komthetho nomyalo, izimiso nezahlulelo, kumelwe ubaxwayise ukuba bangaphambuki kuJehova, bese nifikelwa ulaka, mayelana nabafowenu: yenzani lokhu, futhi aniyikweqa.
11Bhekani, umpristi omkhulu u-Amariya uphezu kwenu kuzo zonke izindaba zikaJehova; noZebadiya indodana ka-Ishmayeli, umbusi wendlu yakwaJuda, kuzo zonke izindaba zenkosi; namaLevi ayakuba phambi kwakho. Yiba nesibindi, futhi uJehova uyakuba nabahle.
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