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15 Umoya kaNkulunkulu wehlela phezu kuka-Azariya indodana ka-Odedi. 2 Ngakho wasuka wayahlangabeza u-Asa wathi kuye: “Zwana Asa lani lonke bantu bakoJuda labakoBhenjamini, uJehova uzaqhubeka elani nxa lani lingaqhubeka lilaye.+ Nxa lingamdinga lizamthola*+ kodwa nxa lingamtshiya laye uzalitshiya.+ 3 Abako-Israyeli bahlala isikhathi eside bengamkhonzi uNkulunkulu weqiniso, bengelamphristi obafundisayo futhi bengawugcini umthetho.+ 4 Kodwa bathi sebesebunzimeni baphenduka kuJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, bamdinga bamthola.*+ 5 Ngalezozikhathi kwakungahambeki lula ngoba elizweni lonke abantu babengahlalisekanga. 6 Isizwe sasihlasela esinye isizwe, idolobho lihlasela elinye ngoba uNkulunkulu wayebangele ukuthi kube lokuxokozela lenhlupho ezitshiyeneyo.+ 7 Kodwa wena qina ungapheli amandla+ ngoba uzathola umvuzo ngenxa yomsebenzi wakho.”
8 U-Asa wathi esizwa amazwi la, lesiphrofetho sika-Odedi umphrofethi, waba lesibindi wasusa izithombe ezenyanyekayo kulo lonke ilizwe lakoJuda+ lelakoBhenjamini, lakuwo wonke amadolobho ayewathumbile ayesezintabeni zako-Efrayimi. Waphinda wavuselela le-alithare likaJehova elaliphambi kwevurandi likaJehova.+ 9 Wabuthanisa bonke abakoJuda labakoBhenjamini labezinye izizwe ababevela ko-Efrayimi lakoManase lakoSimiyoni,+ ababebuye kuye ngobunengi bevela ko-Israyeli ngoba babebona ukuthi uJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe wayelaye. 10 Babuthana eJerusalema ngenyanga yesithathu, ngomnyaka wesi-15 wokubusa kuka-Asa. 11 Ngalelolanga banikela kuJehova ngenkomo ezingu-700 lezimvu ezingu-7 000 ababezithethe empahleni ababeyithumbile. 12 Benza lesivumelwano sokuthi babezamdinga uJehova uNkulunkulu wabokhokho babo ngenhliziyo yonke langomphefumulo wonke.*+ 13 Loba ngubani owayengasoze amdinge uJehova uNkulunkulu wako-Israyeli wayezabulawa, kungelani lokuthi ngomncane kumbe ngomdala, ngowesilisa kumbe ngowesifazana.+ 14 Ngakho bafunga kuJehova ngelizwi eliphezulu, njalo babememeza ngentokozo betshaya uphondo lamacilongo. 15 Bonke abakoJuda bathokoza ngesifungo ababesenzile ngoba babesenze ngenhliziyo yonke njalo bazimisela ukumdinga uNkulunkulu futhi bamthola.*+ UJehova waqhubeka ebapha ukuphumula kuzo zonke indawo.+
16 INkosi u-Asa yakhipha ugogo wayo uMahakha+ esikhundleni sokuba yindlovukazi ngoba wayeyenze isithombe esenyanyekayo ukuze sisetshenziswe nxa kukhonzwa isithombe sika-Ashera.*+ U-Asa wasigamula isithombe leso esasisenyanyeka, wasichola wasesitshisa esigodini seKhidroni.+ 17 Kodwa izindawo eziphakemeyo* azizange zidilizwe+ ko-Israyeli.+ Lanxa kunjalo u-Asa wayezinikele ngenhliziyo yonke* okwempilo yakhe yonke.+ 18 Wahambisa endlini kaNkulunkulu weqiniso izinto yena loyise ababezenze zaba ngcwele, isiliva legolide kanye lezitsha ezitshiyeneyo.+ 19 Akuzange kube lempi kwaze kwaba ngumnyaka wesi-35 wokubusa kuka-Asa.+