2 Tikhronike 17
Jehoshafati, inkhosi yakaJuda
1Jehoshafati, umsa wa-Asa, waba yinkhosi esikhundleni sakhe; waticinisa kutsi atewuba nemandla ekubhekana nebaka-Israyeli. 2Wemisa emasotja kuwo onkhe emadolobha latinqaba kaJuda, wemisa emabutfo kaJuda nasemadolobheni aka-Efrayimu labetfunjwe nguyise Asa.
3Simakadze abenaJehoshafati, ngobe abehamba etindleleni taDavide, uyise, labehamba kuto ebusheni bakhe. Akazange abute indlela kuboBhali, 4kodvwa wabuta kuNkulunkulu weyise, walandzela imiyalo yakhe esikhundleni sekulandzela bubi lobabentiwa baka-Israyeli. 5Simakadze watintisa umbuso ngaphansi kwesandla sakhe; bonkhe bakaJuda baletsa tipho kuJehoshafati, kangangekutsi wanjinga kakhulu waba neludvumo. 6Inhlitiyo yakhe yayitinikele etindleleni taSimakadze, ngetulu kwaloko wesusa tonkhe tindzawo letiphakeme tekukhontela tithico kanye netinsika ta-Ashera kaJuda.
7Emnyakeni wesitsatfu ekubuseni kwakhe watfuma tindvuna takhe boBheni Hayili, na-Obadiya, naZakhariya, naNethaneli kanye naMikhaya kutsi tifundzise emadolobheni akaJuda. 8Tatikanye nemaLevi latsite: boShemaya, naNethaniya, naZebadiya, na-Asaheli, naShemiramothi, naJehonathani, na-Adoniya, naThobiya kanye naThobi Adoniya, nebaphristi bo-Elishama naJehoramu. 9Babehamba baphetse incwadzi yemtsetfo waSimakadze, bawufundzisa kulo lonkhe lakaJuda; bawangenela onkhe emadolobha akaJuda bafundzisa bantfu.
Bukhulu baJehoshafati
10Kwesaba Simakadze kwehlela yonkhe imibuso yemave labekhelene nelakaJuda kangangekutsi ayizange seyimhlasele Jehoshafati. 11Lamanye emaFilisti aletsa kuJehoshafati tipho nesiliva lekwakutetfulo; ema-Arabu amupha imihlambi yetihhanca letatiti-7 700, netimbuti letatiti-7 700.
12Jehoshafati waya ngekuya wakhula kuba nemandla; wakha tinqaba nemadolobha latingungu kaJuda, 13waba nekudla lokunyenti lokwakugciniwe emadolobheni akaJuda. Lapha eJerusalema abemise bonsukuwansuku bemachawe emphi.
14Bunyenti bawo ngekwemindeni yawo babume kanje:
KaJuda kwakunetindvuna tetinkhulungwane:
Adna abeyindvuna yemachawe emphi lati-300 000.
15Wesibili bekunguJehohanani
labeyindvuna yemachawe emphi lati-280 000.
16Wesitsatfu bekungu-Amasiya, umsa waZikhri,
lowatinikela kutsi akhonte Simakadze
ngemachawe emphi lati-200 000.
17KaBhenjamini bekume kanje:
Eliyada, labesihlabani selisotja,
lati-200 000 labehlome ngebutjoki nangemahawu.
18Wesibili bekunguJehozabadi labenemadvodza
lati-180 000 labehlomele imphi.
19Lawa bekungemadvodza labekhonta inkhosi, ngaphandle kwalawo labewamise emadolobheni latinqaba kulo lonkhe lakaJuda.
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