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17 UJehoshafathi+ indodana ka-Asa waba yinkosi esikhundleni sikayise njalo waqinisa isikhundla sakhe ko-Israyeli. 2 Wafaka amabutho kuwo wonke amadolobho akoJuda avikelwe ngemiduli lakulo lonke ilizwe lakoJuda, kanye lasemadolobheni ako-Efrayimi ayethunjwe+ nguyise u-Asa. 3 UJehova waqhubeka eloJehoshafathi ngoba wahamba ezindleleni zikakhokho wakhe uDavida+ njalo kazange akhonze oBhali. 4 Wamdinga uNkulunkulu kayise+ njalo walandela imilayo yakhe,* kazange alandele imikhuba eyayisenziwa ngabako-Israyeli.+ 5 UJehova waqhubeka ewuqinisa umbuso kaJehoshafathi+ futhi bonke abantu bakoJuda babemupha izipho. Waba lenotho enengi kanye lodumo olukhulu.+ 6 Waba lesibindi sokulandela izindlela zikaJehova futhi wasusa izindawo eziphakemeyo*+ kanye lezithombe zika-Ashera*+ koJuda.

7 Ngomnyaka wesithathu wokubusa kwakhe wathuma izikhulu zakhe uBheni-hayili, lo-Obhadiya, loZakhariya, loNethaneli, loMikhaya ukuthi ziyefundisa abantu emadolobheni akoJuda. 8 Zahamba lamaLevi la: UShemaya, loNethaniya, loZebhadiya, lo-Asaheli, loShemiramothi, loJehonathani, lo-Adonija, loThobhija, loThobhi-adonija. Kanti njalo kwakulabaphristi+ u-Elishama loJehoramu. 9 Baqalisa ukufundisa koJuda futhi babelebhuku loMthetho kaJehova.+ Bawabhoda wonke amadolobho akoJuda befundisa abantu.

10 Yonke imibuso eyayiseduze lakoJuda yamesaba uJehova, yikho ayizange ilwe loJehoshafathi. 11 AmaFilisti ayebhadala umthelo kuJehoshafathi ngezipho langemali. Ama-Arabhu wona amnika inqama ezingu-7 700 lempongo ezingu-7 700, ekhipha emihlambini yawo.

12 UJehoshafathi waqhubeka esiba lamandla.+ Wakha izindawo ezivikelweyo+ lamadolobho aleziphala+ koJuda, 13 wenza lemisebenzi emikhulu emadolobheni akoJuda. Wayelamabutho lamaqhawe alamandla eJerusalema 14 futhi ayehlelwe aba ngamaqembu kusiya ngezindlu zaboyise. KoJuda kwakulezinduna zezinkulungwane: Induna yokuqala kwakungu-Adinahi futhi wayelamaqhawe alamandla+ angu-300 000. 15 Ngaphansi kwakhe kwakulenduna uJehohanani. Yena wayelamaqhawe alamandla angu-280 000. 16 Ngaphansi kwakhe kwakulo-Amasiya indodana kaZikhiri, owayezinikele ukusebenzela uJehova. Yena wayelamaqhawe alamandla angu-200 000. 17 KoBhenjamini+ kwakulo-Eliyada iqhawe elilamandla, njalo wayelamadoda angu-200 000 ayehlome ngemitshoko langamahawu.+ 18 Ngaphansi kwakhe kwakuloJehozabhadi futhi wayelamadoda angu-180 000 ayehlomele impi. 19 Bonke laba babesebenzela inkosi njengalabo inkosi eyayibafake emadolobheni avikelweyo kulo lonke elakoJuda.+