2 Tikhronike
15 Umoya waNkulunkulu wehlela ku-Azariya indvodzana ya-Odedi. 2 Ngako Azariya wahamba wayohlangana na-Asa wafike watsi kuye: “Awu Asa nani nonkhe maJuda nebakaBhenjamini, ngilaleleni! Jehova utawuba nani nangabe nje nichubeka ninaye;+ nangabe nimfuna, nitamtfola+ kodvwa nangabe nimlahla naye utanilahla.+ 3 Sekuphele sikhatsi lesidze* ema-Israyeli ete Nkulunkulu weliciniso, ete umphristi lowafundzisako futsi ete umtsetfo.+ 4 Kodvwa atsi nasekacindzetelekile abuyela kuJehova Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, amfuna futsi watfolakala kuwo.+ 5 Ngaleto tikhatsi bekute umuntfu lobekangahamba ngekuphepha* ngobe bekunesiyaluyalu kuto tonkhe tifundza taka-Israyeli. 6 Sive besincotjwa ngulesinye sive futsi lidolobha belincotjwa ngulelinye, ngobe Nkulunkulu wawenta angabi nekuthula, asebentisa yonkhe inhlobo yekucindzeteleka.+ 7 Kodvwa nine, manini sibindzi futsi ningaphelelwa ngemandla+ ngobe nitawutfola umvuzo ngemisebenti yenu.”
8 Ngekushesha nje Asa nakeva lamavi kanye nalesiphrofetho semphrofethi Odedi, waba nesibindzi futsi wasusa tithico letenyanyekako kulo lonkhe live lakaJuda+ nelakaBhenjamini nasemadolobheni labekawatfumbile asesifundzeni lesinetintsaba saka-Efrayimu. Wabese wakha kabusha li-al’thare laJehova lebelisembikwevulandi yendlu yaJehova.+ 9 Asa wabese uhlanganisa emaJuda nebakaBhenjamini kanye nalabavela kuletinye tive taka-Israyeli, lokufaka ekhatsi ka-Efrayimu, kaManase nakaSimeyoni+ ngoba laba labavela kuletinye tive bebabanyenti futsi bebashiye tive takubo batosekela Asa nababona kutsi Jehova Nkulunkulu wakhe unaye. 10 Ngako bahlangana eJerusalema ngenyanga yesitsatfu, ngemnyaka wesi-15 wekubusa kwa-Asa. 11 Ngalelolanga, banikela kuJehova ngetinkhomo letingu-700 netimvu letingu-7 000 etintfweni labatitsatsela tona nabasemphini. 12 Ngetulu kwaloko, benta sivumelwane sekutsi batawufuna Jehova Nkulunkulu wabokhokho babo ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yabo, nangawo wonkhe umphefumulo* wabo.+ 13 Nome ngubani lobekangeke amfune Jehova Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, bekufanele abulawe ngisho nome amncane nome amdzala,* ayindvodza nome angumfati.+ 14 Ngako bafunga kuJehova ngekuhalalisa, bamemeta baphindze bashaya emacilongo netimphondvo. 15 Onkhe emaJuda ajabula ngalesifungo ngobe abefunge ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yawo, atimisela nekufuna Nkulunkulu futsi yena watfolakala kuwo.+ Jehova wachubeka awanika kuphumula kuyo yonkhe indzawo.+
16 INkhosi Asa yasusa gogo wayo Makha+ esikhundleni sekuba yindlovukazi, ngobe Makha bekente sithico lesenyanyekako sekukhonta insika lengcwele.*+ Asa wajuba lesithico lesenyanyekako futsi wasiphihlita wase usishisela eSihosheni saseKhidroni.+ 17 Kodvwa tindzawo letiphakeme atizange tisuswe+ ka-Israyeli.+ Nobe kunjalo, inhlitiyo ya-Asa beyitinikele ngalokuphelele kuNkulunkulu konkhe kuphila kwakhe.*+ 18 Waletsa endlini yaNkulunkulu weliciniso tintfo lebetingcweliswe nguye nababe wakhe letifaka ekhatsi lisiliva, ligolide kanye naletinye tintfo.+ 19 Kute imphi leyaba khona kwaze kwaba ngumnyaka wesi-35 wekubusa kwa-Asa.+