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14 U-Abhija wafa bamngcwaba edolobheni likaDavida,+ indodana yakhe u-Asa yasisiba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe. Ngensuku zayo kwaba lokuthula elizweni okweminyaka elitshumi.
2 U-Asa wenza okuhle lokulungileyo phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe. 3 Wasusa ama-alithare+ abantu bezinye izizwe lezindawo eziphakemeyo,* wadiliza lezinsika+ ezikhonzwayo njalo wagamula izithombe zika-Ashera.*+ 4 Phezu kwalokho watshela abantu bakoJuda ukuthi bamdinge uJehova uNkulunkulu wabokhokho babo njalo balandele okutshiwo nguMthetho lemilayo. 5 Kuwo wonke amadolobho akoJuda wasusa izindawo eziphakemeyo lama-alithare empepha,+ futhi ngesikhathi ebusa kwaba lokuthula elizweni. 6 Wakha amadolobho avikelweyo koJuda+ ngoba ngaleyominyaka kwakulokuthula elizweni njalo kwakungelamuntu omhlaselayo ngenxa yokuthi uJehova wayemnike ukuthula.+ 7 Watshela abantu bakoJuda wathi: “Kasakheni amadolobho la siwagombolozele ngemiduli langemiphotshongo,+ sifake amagedi lemigoqo.* Phela ilizwe lilokhu lingelethu ngoba simdingile uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu, simdingile yena wasipha ukuthula kuzo zonke indawo.” Ngakho umsebenzi wabo wokwakha waphumelela.+
8 U-Asa wayelamabutho avela koJuda angu-300 000 ayehlome ngemikhonto langamahawu amakhulu. KoBhenjamini kwakulamabutho alamandla angu-280 000 ayehlome ngemitshoko+ langamahawu amancane.*
9 Ngemva kwesikhathi uZera umTopiya wabuya lebutho elilamadoda angu-1 miliyoni lezinqola zempi ezingu-300+ ezokulwa laye. Wathi efika eMaresha,+ 10 u-Asa waphuma esiyakulwa laye. Bama endaweni zabo balungela ukulwa esigodini seZefatha eMaresha. 11 U-Asa wasethandaza kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe+ wathi: “Awu Jehova, wena awulandaba lokuthi obancedayo banengi kumbe abalamandla.+ Sicela usincede Jehova Nkulunkulu wethu ngoba sithembele kuwe,+ size ngebizo lakho sizokulwa labantu bonke laba.+ Awu Jehova, wena unguNkulunkulu wethu, ungavumi ukuthi umuntu akunqobe.”+
12 Ngakho uJehova wenza ukuthi u-Asa labantu bakoJuda bawanqobe amaTopiya. AmaTopiya abaleka,+ 13 u-Asa labantu bakhe bawaxotshanisa baze bayafika eGerari.+ Bawabulala baze bawaqeda wonke. UJehova lebutho lakhe bawatshabalalisa amaTopiya. Ngemva kwalokho abakoJuda bathumba impahla enengi kakhulu. 14 Bahlasela lawo wonke amadolobho aseGerari ngoba uJehova wenza ukuthi abantu balapho besabe kakhulu. Bathumba impahla enengi emadolobheni wonke lawa ngoba kunengi kakhulu ababengakuthatha. 15 Bahlasela labelusi ababehlala ematendeni, bathumba imihlambi yezimvu leyamakamela, basebebuyela eJerusalema.