Wayesefika uShemaya umprofethi kuRehobowamu nasezikhulwini zakwaJuda ezazibuthene eJerusalema ngenxa kaShishaki , wathi kubo: Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Nina ningishiyile; ngalokho nami nginishiyile esandleni sikaShishaki.

Kwehlela ingebhe ngoJehova phezu kwayo yonke imibuso yamazwe eyayinxazonke zakwaJuda, ayilwanga noJehoshafati.

Futhi wenza izindawo eziphakemeyo ezindaweni zakwaJuda, wenza ukuba abakhileyo eJerusalema baphinge, wayenga uJuda.

Kwathi lapho uJehu ahlulela indlu ka -Ahabi, wafumanisa izikhulu zakwaJuda namadodana abafowabo baka -Ahaziya abab ekhonza u -Ahaziya; wababulala.

Emva kokufa kukaJehoyada kwafika izikhulu zakwaJuda , zakhuleka enkosini; khona inkosi yazilalela.

Wakha imizi ezintabeni zakwaJuda ; emahlathini wakha izinqaba nemibhoshongo.

Nango uBenjamini, omncane, umbusi wabo, neviyo lezikhulu zakwaJuda, izikhulu zakwaZebuloni nezikhulu zakwaNafetali.

Usho kanje uJehova , uthi: Ngenxa yeziphambeko ezintathu zakwaJuda , yebo, ngenxa yezine , angiyikuguquka, ngokuba bawulahlile umthe tho kaJehova, abagcinanga izimiso zakhe , namanga abo abadukisile , abawalandelayo nawoyise.

Kwathi lapho izitha zakwaJuda nezakwaBenjamini sezizwile ukuthi abathunjwa bakhela uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli ithempeli,

Izikhulu zakwaJuda zinjengabasusa imincele; ngiyakuthulula phezu kwazo intukuthelo yami njengamanzi.

UJehova wangibonisa amaqoma amabili amakhiw ane ebekwe phambi kwethempeli likaJehova , uNebukadinesari, inkosi yaseBabele , esethumbile uJekoniya indodana kaJehoyakimi, inkosi yakwaJuda, nezikhulu zakwaJuda, nezinyanga zomsebenzi , nabakhandi, wabasusa eJerusalema , wabayisa eBabele.

Izikhulu zakwaJuda zazizwa lezo zinto , zakhuphuka endlini yenkosi , zaya endlini kaJehova, zahlala esikhaleni sesango elisha lendlu kaJehova.

sebesukile uJekoniya inkosi , nendlovukazi, nabathenwa, nezikhulu zakwaJuda nezaseJerusalema , nezinyanga zomsebenzi , nabakhandi eJerusalema,

ngisho izikhulu zakwaJuda , nezikhulu zaseJerusalema , nabathenwa, nabapristi, nabo bonke abantu bezwe ababedlula phakathi kwezinhlangothi zethole,

Ngalezo zinsuku nangaleso sikhathi , usho uJehova , kuyakufunwa ukona kuka-Israyeli, akuyikubakho, nezono zakwaJuda, kepha aziyikufunyanwa , ngokuba ngiyakubathethelela engibashiya ukuba babe yinsali.

Inkosi yaseBabele yabulala amadodana kaSedekiya phambi kwamehlo akhe; yabulala nazo zonke izikhulu zakwaJuda eRibila.

UJoshuwa wafika ngaleso sikhathi , wanquma ama -Anaki ezintabeni eHebroni, naseDebiri, nase-Anabi, nasezintabeni zakwaJuda , nasezintabeni zakwa-Israyeli, uJoshuwa wawaqothula kanye nemizi yawo.

Bangcwelisa iKedeshi laseGalile ezintabeni zakwaNafetali , neShekemi ezintabeni zakwa -Efrayimi, neKiriyati Araba eliyiHebroni ezintabeni zakwaJuda.

Bawanika umuzi ka-Araba owayenguyise ka-Anaki, oyiHebroni, ezintabeni zakwaJuda, kanye namadlelo awo nxa zonke zawo.

Konke lokhu kungenxa yesiphambeko sikaJakobe nangezono zendlu yakwa- Israyeli. Siyini isiphambeko sikaJakobe ? Asiyilo iSamariya na ? Ziyini izindawo eziphakemeyo zakwaJuda? Aziyilo iJerusalema na?

KumaLevi izigaba zakwaJuda zahlanganiswa noBenjamini.

Ngase ngikhuphulela ogangeni izikhulu zakwaJuda , ngabeka izigaba ezimbili ez inkulu ezabongayo , zahlaba ihele ; esinye sahamba ngakwesokunene ogangeni, saya ngaseSangweni Lomquba;

emva kwaso kwahamba uHoshaya nenxenye yezikhulu zakwaJuda,