kuJuda ngu-Elihu wabafowabo bakaDavide; ku-Isakare ngu-Omri indodana kaMikayeli;

Wakha i-Elati, walibuyisela kuJuda, inkosi isilele koyise.

Ngalezo zinsuku uJehova waqala ukuthuma kuJuda uResini , inkosi yase- Aramu noPheka indodana kaRemaliya.

Kepha uma nithi kimi: Siyamethemba uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu, akusiye yini ozindawo zakhe eziphakemeyo nama -altare akhe aku susile uHezekiya , wathi kuJuda nakulo iJerusalema : Niyakukhuleka phambi kwaleli altare eJerusalema, na?

UJehova wathuma kuye amaviyo amaKaledi , namaviyo ama-Aramu, namaviyo abakwaMowabi, namaviyo abantwana bakwa -Amoni, wawathuma kuJuda ukumchitha njengezwi likaJehova alikhulumayo ngesandla sezinceku zakhe abaprofethi.

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.

Yena wakha i-Eloti, walibuyisela kuJuda, inkosi isilele koyise.

Wakha i -altare likaJehova , wanikela phezu kwalo ngemihlatshelo yeminikelo yokuthula neyokubonga , washo kuJuda ukuba bamkhonze uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli.

Ngokuba kusobala ukuthi iNkosi yethu ivele kuJuda , isizwe uMose angakhulumanga lutho ngaso ngobupristi.

Kepha uSathane wangena kuJuda othiwa u -Iskariyothe engowabayishumi nambili.

Kepha uma nithi kimi: Siyamethemba uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu, akusiye yini ozindawo zakhe eziphakemeyo nama -altare akhe akususile uHezek iya, wathi kuJuda nakulo iJerusalema: Niyakukhuleka phambi kwaleli altare, na?

Ngiyakuveza inzalo kuJakobe , nendlalifa yezintaba zami kuJuda ; abakhethiweyo bami bayakulidla, nezinceku zami ziyakwakha khona.

Wayesebuyela kuJuda , ethi: Angisifumananga; nabantu bendawo bathi : Akuzange kube khona isifebe lapha.

Intonga yobukhosi ayiyikusuka kuJuda , nozime lokubusa phakathi kwezinyawo zakhe, aze afike yena olufanele lona; nezizwe ziyakumlalela.