2 Chronicles 14

Ukubusa kukaAsa

1UAbhiya waselala laboyise, bamngcwabela emzini kaDavida. UAsa indodana yakhe wasesiba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe. Ensukwini zakhe ilizwe laba lokuthula iminyaka elitshumi a. 2UAsa wasesenza okuhle lokulungileyo emehlweni eNkosi uNkulunkulu wakhe. 3Ngoba wasusa amalathi awemzini lendawo eziphakemeyo b, wadiliza insika eziyizithombe, wagamula izixuku c. 4Wasesithi kuJuda kabayidinge iNkosi, uNkulunkulu waboyise, lokuthi bagcine umthetho lomlayo. 5Wasesusa kuyo yonke imizi yakoJuda indawo eziphakemeyo lamalathi okutshisela impepha. Lombuso waba lokuthula phambi kwakhe d.

6Wasesakha imizi ebiyelweyo koJuda, ngoba ilizwe lalilokuthula e, njalo kungelampi laye ngaleyominyaka, ngoba iNkosi yamphumuza f. 7Wasesithi kuJuda: Asiyakheni limizi, siyizingelezele ngemiduli, lemiphotshongo, amasango, lemigoqo, ilizwe lisesephambi kwethu g; ngoba siyidingile iNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu, siyidingile, yasinika ukuthula inhlangothi zonke. Basebesakha, baphumelela h. 8Njalo uAsa wayelebutho labazinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amathathu abavela koJuda, bethwele ihawu lomkhonto, labazinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amabili lamatshumi ayisificaminwembili abavela koBhenjamini i bethwele isihlangu esikhulu benyathela idandili; bonke laba babengamaqhawe alamandla j.

9UZera umEthiyophiya k wasephuma ukumelana labo elebutho eliyinkulungwane yezinkulungwane lezinqola ezingamakhulu amathathu, wasefika eMaresha l. 10UAsa wasephuma ukumelana laye, bahlela impi esihotsheni seZefatha m eMaresha n. 11UAsa wasekhala eNkosini uNkulunkulu wakhe o wathi: Nkosi, kakusilutho kuwe ukunceda, loba kwabanengi loba kwabangelamandla; sisize, Nkosi Nkulunkulu wethu p, ngoba seyeme kuwe q; njalo ngebizo lakho sizemelana lalelixuku; Nkosi, wena unguNkulunkulu wethu r; umuntu kangakwehluli s. 12Ngakho iNkosi yawatshaya amaEthiyophiya
 amaKushi: Heb  amaKhushi.
phambi kukaAsa laphambi kukaJuda; amaEthiyophiya asebaleka u.
13UAsa labantu ababelaye baxotshana lawo kwaze kwaba seGerari v; kwasekusiwa kumaEthiyophiya okokuthi kakwaze kwaba lokuvuseleleka kiwo, ngoba acotshodiswa phambi kweNkosi laphambi kwebutho layo. Basebemuka lempango enengi kakhulu w. 14Basebetshaya yonke imizi ezingelezele iGerari x, ngoba uvalo lweNkosi lwaluphezu kwayo. Basebephanga yonke imizi, ngoba kwakulempango enengi kiyo y. 15Basebetshaya lamathente ezifuyo, bathumba izimvu ezinengi lamakamela, babuyela eJerusalema.

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