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16 UBhahasha+ inkosi yako-Israyeli wabuya wazohlasela abakoJuda ngomnyaka wesi-36 wokubusa kuka-Asa. Waqalisa ukwakha* iRama+ ukuze kungabi lomuntu ozaphuma kumbe ozangena elizweni lika-Asa inkosi yakoJuda.+ 2 Ngakho u-Asa wathatha isiliva legolide elalisezindlini zokugcinela inotho yendlu kaJehova+ lasendlini yenkosi,* wakuthumela kuBheni-hadadi inkosi yeSiriya+ eyayihlala eDamaseko wathi: 3 “Kulesivumelwano phakathi kwami lawe, laphakathi kukababa loyihlo. Ngikuthumele isiliva legolide, buya uzokwephula isivumelwano sakho loBhahasha inkosi yako-Israyeli ukuze asuke kimi.”
4 UBheni-hadadi wayilalela iNkosi u-Asa, wasethuma izinduna zamabutho akhe ukuthi ziyehlasela amadolobho ako-Israyeli. Zahlasela i-Ijoni,+ ledolobho lakoDani,+ le-Abheli-mayimi, lazo zonke iziphala zamadolobho akoNafithali.+ 5 UBhahasha wathi ekuzwa lokho wahle watshiya umsebenzi wokwakha* iRama. 6 INkosi u-Asa yahamba labantu bonke bakoJuda bayathwala amatshe lezigodo uBhahasha ayesakha ngazo+ iRama,+ yasisuka yayakwakha ngazo* iGebha+ leMizipha.+
7 Ngalesosikhathi uHanani+ umboni* waya ku-Asa inkosi yakoJuda wafika wathi kuye: “Ibutho lenkosi yeSiriya seliphunyukile esandleni sakho+ ngenxa yokuthi wena uthembele enkosini yeSiriya kulokuthi uthembele kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho. 8 Ibutho leTopiya leLibhiya lalingekho likhulu yini? Lalingelazinqola zempi ezinengi labagadi bamabhiza abanengi yini? Kodwa uJehova wenza ukuthi ulinqobe+ ngenxa yokuthi wawuthembele kuye. 9 Amehlo kaJehova ayakuhlolisisa konke okwenzakala emhlabeni,+ ukuze atshengise amandla akhe ngokunceda labo abazinikele kuye ngenhliziyo yonke.+ Wenze ubuthutha endabeni le. Kusukela khathesi uzahlala usezimpini.”+
10 U-Asa wathi ekuzwa lokho wamzondela kakhulu uHanani umboni. Wamfaka ejele ngoba wayemthukuthelele njalo waqalisa lokuphatha kubi abanye abantu embusweni wakhe. 11 Imbali ka-Asa kusukela ekuqaleni kuze kuyefika ekucineni ibhaliwe ebhukwini lamakhosi akoJuda lawako-Israyeli.+
12 Ngomnyaka wesi-39 wokubusa kwakhe, u-Asa waqalisa ukubulawa zinyawo wacina esegula kakhulu. Langesikhathi esegula kazange adinge uncedo kuJehova kodwa waya kubelaphi. 13 U-Asa wafa ngomnyaka wesi-41 wokubusa kwakhe, wangcwatshwa emangcwabeni abokhokho bakhe.+ 14 Bamngcwaba edolobheni likaDavida,+ engcwabeni elikhulu ayezenzele lona. Bamlalisa phezu kohlaka* olwaluthelwe amafutha ebhalisamu lamanye amafutha anukelelayo ayehlanganiswe ngobungcitshi.+ Babasa lomlilo omkhulu betshengisa ukuthi bayamhlonipha.*