2 iziKronike Chapter 14
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U-Abiya wayeselala koyise ; bammbela emzini kaDavide ; u-Asa indodana yakhe waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe: emihleni yakhe izwe lazola iminyaka eyishumi.
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U-Asa wenza okuhle nokulungile emehlweni kaJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe.
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Wawasusa ama -altare abezizwe nezindawo eziphakemeyo , wazibhidliza izinsika, wabagawula o-Ashera,
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wamtshela uJuda ukuba amfune uJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyise , awenze umthetho nemiyalo.
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Wasusa kuyo imizi yakwaJuda izindawo eziphakemeyo , nama-altare empepho; umbuso wazola phambi kwakhe.
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Wakha imizi ebiyelweyo kwaJuda , ngokuba izwe lazola , engenampi kuleyo minyaka, ngokuba uJehova wayemphumuzile.
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Wathi kuJuda : Masakhe le mizi , siyihaqe ngogange , nangemibhoshongo, nangezivalo, nangemigoqo; izwe lisephambi kwethu , ngokuba simfunile uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu; simfunile, wasiphumuza nxazonke. Base bakha- ke, baphumelela.
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U-Asa wayenempi ephethe izihlangu nemikhonto , evela kwaJuda , iyizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amathathu, nevela kwaBenjamini, ephethe amahawu nensala iminsalo , iyizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amabili namashumi ayisishiyagalombili; bonke labo babe ngamaqhawe anamandla.
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Kwaphuma ukulwa nabo uZera umKushe enempi eyizinkulungwane eziyinkulungwane nezinqola ezingamakhulu amathathu, wafika eMaresha.
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U-Asa wayesephuma ukuhlangabezana naye , bahlela impi esigodini saseSefata ngaseMaresha.
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U-Asa wakhala kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe , wathi: Jehova, akakho ngaphandle kwakho ongasiza phakathi konamandla amak hulu nongenawo ; sisize, Jehova Nkulunkulu wethu , ngokuba sencika kuwe , sifike ngegama lakho kulesi sixuku . Jehova, wena unguNkulunkulu wethu , mawungahlulwa muntu.
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UJehova wawashaya amaKushe phambi kuka -Asa naphambi kukaJuda ; amaKushe abaleka.
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U-Asa na bantu ababe naye bawaxosha kwaze kwaba seGerari, kwawa amaKushe kwaze kwangasala muntu ophilayo , ngokuba achithwa phambi kukaJehova naphambi kwempi yakhe, bamuka nempango enkulu kakhulu.
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Bachitha yonke imizi ezungeza iGerari , ngokuba ingebhe ngoJehova yayiphezu kwabo ; baphanga yonke imizi, ngokuba kwakukhona impango eningi kuyo.
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Bachitha namatende ezinkomo , bamuka nezimvu eziningi namakamela , babuyela eJerusalema.