Ngomnyaka weshumi nanye ngenyanga kaBuli eyinyanga yesishiyagalombili indlu yaqedwa kukho konke okwayo ngayo yonke imithetho yayo. Wayelokhu akha iminyaka eyisikhombisa.

wathuma uHadoramu , indodana yakhe , enkosini uDavide ukuyibingelela nokuyibusisa, ngokuba yay ilwile noHadarezeri , yamnqoba, ngokuba uHadarezeri wayelokhu elwa noThowu; wathuma izinhlobo zonke zezitsha zegolide nezesiliva nezethusi.

UJehoshafati wayelokhu ekhula njalo , waze waba mkhulu kakhulu ; wakha izinqaba nemizi yokubekelela kwaJuda.

Wayelokhu emfuna uNkulunkulu emihleni kaZakariya owafundisa ekumesabeni uJehova; emihleni yokumfuna kwakhe uJehova, uNkulunkulu wamhlahlamelisa.

Umlindi wamemeza , wayitshela inkosi . Yathi inkosi : Uma eyedwa , unombiko emlonyeni wakhe. Wayelokhu esondela njalo.

uThoyi wathuma uJoramu indodana yakhe enkosini uDavide ukuyibingelela nokuyibusisa , ngokuba yayilwile noHadadezeri , yamnqoba, ngokuba uHadadezeri wayelokhu elwa noThoyi ; esandleni sakhe wayenezitsha zesiliva, nezitsha zegolide, nezitsha zethusi.

Kuthe esephuma, wahluleka ukukhuluma kubo; bazi ukuthi ubone umbono ethempelini; wayelokhu ebaqhweba, wahlala eyisimungulu.

Wayelokhu emondla uHadasa ongu -Esteri, indodakazi kayisekazi , ngokuba wayengenayise, engenanina; intombi yayiyinhle , yayibukeka; sebefile uyise nonina, uMoridekayi wayithatha yaba yindodakazi yakhe.

Ngokuba uMoridekayi wayemkhulu endlini yenkosi , nodumo lwakhe lwahamba ezifundeni zonke , ngokuba lowo muntu uMoridekayi wayelokhu ekhula njalo.