51 Ngako iNkhosi Solomoni yawucedza wonkhe umsebenti endlini yaJehova lebekufanele iwente. Solomoni wabese ungenisa letintfo lebetingcweliswe+ ngubabe wakhe Davide, wafaka nelisiliva, ligolide naletinye tintfo lapho bekuhlala khona umcebo endlini yaJehova.+

18 Ngenca yaloko, Asa watsatsa lonkhe lisiliva neligolide lebelisele lapho bekugcinwa khona umcebo endlini yaJehova nalapho bekugcinwa khona umcebo endlini* yenkhosi, walinika tinceku takhe. INkhosi Asa yabese ilitfumela kuBheni-hadadi indvodzana yaThabrimoni loyindvodzana yaHeziyoni, inkhosi yaseSiriya.+ Bheni-hadadi bekahlala eDamaseko. INkhosi Asa yatsi:

14 Ngako iNkhosi Hezekiya yakaJuda yatfumela livi eLakhishi enkhosini yase-Asiriya yatsi: “Ngente liphutsa. Ungasangihlaseli, ngitakunika noma yini longase uyifune kimi.” Inkhosi yase-Asiriya yafuna inhlawulo yemathalenta langu-300* elisiliva nemathalenta langu-30 eligolide eNkhosini Hezekiya yakaJuda. 15 Ngako Hezekiya wayinika lonkhe lisiliva lebelitfolakala endlini yaJehova kanye nalapho bekuhlala khona umcebo endlini* yenkhosi.+

12 INkhosi Jehoyakhini yakaJuda yaphuma yaya enkhosini yaseBhabhulona+ ihamba namake wayo, tinceku tayo, tindvuna letisesigabeni lesisetulu,* kanye netindvuna tesigodlo;+ futsi inkhosi yaseBhabhulona yayitfumba ngemnyaka wesi-8 wekubusa kwayo.+ 13 Ngemuva kwaloko, yatsatsa wonkhe umcebo wendlu yaJehova kanye nemcebo wendlu* yenkhosi.+ Yaphihlita tonkhe titja teligolide, leto Solomoni inkhosi yaka-Israyeli lebekatentile ethempelini laJehova.+ Loku kwenteka njengobe Jehova bekashito.