Duteronomi 7:5 IBhayibheli ImiTlolo ECwengileko 5 “Kunokuthi nenze njalo, nakhu ekufuze nikwenze kizo: Kufuze nigirize ama-aldarazo, niphadlhe iinsika zazo ezicwengileko,+ niqunte iingodo zazo ezicwengileko,+ nitjhise neenthombe zazo ezibaziweko.+ 2 AmaKhosi 18:1 IBhayibheli ImiTlolo ECwengileko 18 Ngomnyaka wesithathu wokubusa kwakaHotjheya+ indodana ka-Ela ikosi yakwa-Israyeli, uHezekiya+ indodana yeKosi u-Arhazi+ waba yikosi yakwaJuda. 2 AmaKhosi 18:4 IBhayibheli ImiTlolo ECwengileko 4 Nguye owasusa iindawo eziphakemeko,+ waphula iinsika ezicwengileko, waqunta nesigodo esicwengileko.*+ Waphihliza inyoka yekhopha eyenziwa nguMosi+ ngombana bekube sikhatheso abantu bakwa-Israyeli bebayithunyisela intuthu yomhlatjelo begodu beyibizwa ngokuthi sithombe senyoka yekhopha.* 2 IinKronike 14:2, 3 IBhayibheli ImiTlolo ECwengileko 2 U-Asa wenza okuhle nokulungileko emehlweni kaJehova uZimakhe. 3 Wasusa ama-aldara wabozimu+ abatjhili neendawo eziphakemeko, waphihliza iinsika ezicwengileko,+ waqunta neengodo ezicwengileko.*+ 2 IinKronike 34:1 IBhayibheli ImiTlolo ECwengileko 34 UJosiya+ bekaneminyaka ebunane nakaba yikosi, wabusa iminyaka ema-31 eJerusalema.+ 2 IinKronike 34:3 IBhayibheli ImiTlolo ECwengileko 3 Ngomnyaka wobu-8 wokubusa kwakhe ngesikhathi asesemsanyana, wathoma ukufuna uZimu kaDavida ukhokhwakhe.+ Kwathi ngomnyaka we-12 wathoma ukuhlwengisa kwaJuda neJerusalema+ ngokususa iindawo eziphakemeko,+ iingodo ezicwengileko,* iinthombe ezibaziweko+ neenthombe zesimbi.
5 “Kunokuthi nenze njalo, nakhu ekufuze nikwenze kizo: Kufuze nigirize ama-aldarazo, niphadlhe iinsika zazo ezicwengileko,+ niqunte iingodo zazo ezicwengileko,+ nitjhise neenthombe zazo ezibaziweko.+
18 Ngomnyaka wesithathu wokubusa kwakaHotjheya+ indodana ka-Ela ikosi yakwa-Israyeli, uHezekiya+ indodana yeKosi u-Arhazi+ waba yikosi yakwaJuda.
4 Nguye owasusa iindawo eziphakemeko,+ waphula iinsika ezicwengileko, waqunta nesigodo esicwengileko.*+ Waphihliza inyoka yekhopha eyenziwa nguMosi+ ngombana bekube sikhatheso abantu bakwa-Israyeli bebayithunyisela intuthu yomhlatjelo begodu beyibizwa ngokuthi sithombe senyoka yekhopha.*
2 U-Asa wenza okuhle nokulungileko emehlweni kaJehova uZimakhe. 3 Wasusa ama-aldara wabozimu+ abatjhili neendawo eziphakemeko, waphihliza iinsika ezicwengileko,+ waqunta neengodo ezicwengileko.*+
3 Ngomnyaka wobu-8 wokubusa kwakhe ngesikhathi asesemsanyana, wathoma ukufuna uZimu kaDavida ukhokhwakhe.+ Kwathi ngomnyaka we-12 wathoma ukuhlwengisa kwaJuda neJerusalema+ ngokususa iindawo eziphakemeko,+ iingodo ezicwengileko,* iinthombe ezibaziweko+ neenthombe zesimbi.