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19 UJehoshafathi inkosi yakoJuda wabuyela kuhle+ endlini yakhe* eJerusalema. 2 UJehu+ indodana kaHanani+ umboni waphuma wayahlangabeza iNkosi uJehoshafathi wathi kuyo: “Kumele uncede abantu abenza okubi yini+ futhi uthande abantu abazonda uJehova?+ UJehova ukuzondele kakhulu ngenxa yalokhu okwenzileyo. 3 Lanxa kunjalo kulezinto ezinhle ezitholakale kuwe,+ ngoba ususe izithombe zika-Ashera* elizweni futhi walungisa inhliziyo* yakho ukuze udinge uNkulunkulu weqiniso.”+
4 UJehoshafathi waqhubeka ehlala eJerusalema. Waphinda waphuma wahambela abantu kusukela eBheri-shebha kuze kuyefika ezintabeni zako-Efrayimi+ ukuze abancede babuyele kuJehova uNkulunkulu wabokhokho babo.+ 5 Wabeka labahluleli kulo lonke ilizwe, kuwo wonke amadolobho+ akoJuda avikelwe ngemiduli. 6 Wathi kubo: “Kumele linanzelele nxa lisahlulela ngoba lokhu alikwenzeli umuntu kodwa likwenzela uJehova, njalo yena uyabe elani nxa lisahlulela.+ 7 Mesabeni uJehova+ linanzelele elikwenzayo ngoba uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu kafuni muntu owahlulela kubi+ lobandlululayo+ kumbe ovuma ukufunjathiswa.”+
8 LaseJerusalema uJehoshafathi wabeka amanye amaLevi labaphristi kanye labakhokheli bezimuli zaboyise ukuthi bahlulele bemele uJehova lokuthi balungise izindaba zabantu beJerusalema.+ 9 Wabatshela wathi: “Mesabeni uJehova lenze umsebenzi wenu ngokuthembeka langenhliziyo yonke.* 10 Nxa abafowenu abahlala kwamanye amadolobho bangaletha indaba emayelana lokubulawa komuntu,+ kumbe babuze ngomthetho othile, loba umlayo, lezimiso, lezahlulelo, kufanele libaxwayise ukuze bangabi lecala phambi kukaJehova. Lingayekela ukwenza njalo, ulaka lwakhe luzakwehlela kini lakubafowenu. Lokhu yikho okumele likwenze ukuze lingabi lecala. 11 Nangu u-Amariya umphristi okhokhelayo, nguye ozalikhokhela kuzo zonke izindaba eziphathelane loJehova.+ UZebhadiya indodana ka-Ishmayeli nguye okhokhela abakoJuda kuzo zonke izindaba eziphathelane lenkosi. AmaLevi wona azalincedisa. Wobani lesibindi lenze umsebenzi, kwangathi uJehova angaba lalabo abenza okuhle.”+