¹ Caishile kucitika panuma ya ici, ukuti abena Moabu elo na bena Amoni, elo na bamo abena Meuni baishile kulwisha Yehoshafati. ² Eluntu bamo baishile kwisa abaebele Yehoshafati, ukutila, ''Ibumba ilikalamba likoisa muku kutasha ukufuma ukutoloka Bemba Wamfwa, ukufuma ku Edomu. Bona, bali mu Hazezoni Tama,'' ifyo ni, Engedi. ³ Yehoshafati aishile kuba no mwenso elo aishile kubika amenso yakwe mukufwaya Yahweh, elo aishile kubilisha ukuti kube ukufunga icakulya mu Yudea yonse. ⁴ Na bena Yuda bonse baishile kulongana ku kufwaya ubwafwilisho ukufuma kuli Yahweh, ukufuma mu misumba yonse iya kwa Yuda baishile ku kufwaya icinso cakwa Yahweh, ⁵ Yehoshafati aishile kutalama pakati kakwa Yuda elo na Yerusalemu, mu ng'anda yakwa Yahweh, pantanshi yamuputule uupya. ⁶ Aishile kulanda ati, ''Mwe Yahweh, Lesa wafikolwe fyesy, baishile fyesu, bushe te mwebo Lesa wa ku mulu? Webo uteka amabufumu yonse ayapano calo. Mukuboko kobe emwaba amaka yonse, pakuti teti kube nelyo umo uwinga kucimfya. ⁷ Lesa wesu, bushe te webo wafumishe abamuli cino cifulo no kucipela kuli Israeli, elo ukuti cipelwe umuyayaya abamuli cino cifulo no kucipela kuli Isreali, elo uuti cipelwe umuyayaya ku bana bakakonkapo abakwa Abrahamu cibusa obe? ⁸ N abena baikele muli cena elo baishile ku kula ne ncende ya mushilo muli cena pa mulandu we shina lyenu, ⁹ 'Nga twaponena na bucushi-ulupanga, ubupingushi, nangula amalwele, nangula icipowe-tu kesa kutalama pali ino ng'anda, elo kuntanshi yenu (pantu ishina lyenu lili muli ino ng'anda), elo tukalilila kuli mwebo mu mafya yesu, elo na mwebo mukatumfwa elo no kutupusha.' ¹⁰ Bona nomba, aba eba bantu bakwa Amoni, Moabu, elo no Lupili lwa Seir abo waleseshe abena Israeli ukwingla mu calo cabo uluntu baishile kwisa ku calo ca Egypto; mucakuti, Israeli abwelulukile ukufuma kuli bo elo tabonawile. ¹¹ Boneni nomba bakotulambula fwebo; bakoisa mukutufumya mucalo cobe ico watupele ku kupyana. ¹² We Lesa wesu, bushe tawabapingule? pantu amaka yatubulila pa cinso cebumba ili ilikalamba ilyaisa ku kutulwisha. Twafwilishe ifyo twingacita, lelo amenso yesu yali pali webo.'' ¹³ Yuda yonse aishile kutalama ku cinso cakwa Yahweh, pamo na banono babo, abakashi, elo na bana. ¹⁴ Eluntu bakati ka cintu bwingi Umupashi wakwa Yahweh waishile kwisa pali Yahasiele, umwana mwaume wakwa Sakaria, umwana mwaume wakwa Benaia, umwana mwaume wakwa Jeiele, umwana mwaume wakwa Matania, umwina Lebi elo uwa muli Asapasi. ¹⁵ Yahasiele aishile kulanda ati, ''Umfweni, we Yuda onse elo mwe bekashi ba mu Yerusalemu, elo Imfumu Yehoshafati. Ifi efyalanda Yahweh ku li webo, 'Witina; witompoka pamulandu wa bukalamba bwaba shilika, pantu ubulwi tebobe, lelo bwakwa Lesa. ¹⁶ Ufwile ukutentemuka ku bataasha mailo. Bona, bakoishila kunshila yaku Ziz. Mukabasanga pa mpela ya mupokapoka, kunuma ya ciswebebe ca Yeruele. ¹⁷ Tamwakafwaye ukulwa mu bulwi. Mukatalame mu ncende shenu, talameni abakukosa, elo no kubona ukupususha kwakwa Yahweh, yuda elo na Yerusalemu. Mwitina nangula ukutompoka. Fumeni nokubataasha mailo, pantu Yahweh ali na mwebo.''' ¹⁸ Yehoshafati aishile kufukama no mutwe wakwe panshi. Na yonse Yuda elo na bekashi ba mu Yerusalemu baishile kuwa panshi ki cinso cakwa Yahweh, no kumushinshimuna. ¹⁹ Abena Lebi, abo abamu bana bakwa Kohati elo na Korati, baishile kutala ku kulumbanya Yahweh, Lesa wakwa Israeli, ne shiwi ilikalamba. ²⁰ Kacelocelo ku macaca baishile kwima elo nokuya mu ciswebebe ca Tekoa. Ulo baishile kufuma, Yehoshafati aishile kutalama no kulanda ati, ''Umfwa kulim nebo, we Yuda, elo na mwebekashi bamu Yerusalemu! Cetekeleni muli Yahweh Lesa wenu, elo akamyafwa. Cetekeleni muli bakasesema bakwe, elo mukatunguluka.'' ²¹ Panuma aishile kwipusha abantu, aishile kusonta abo abalikwimbila Yahweh elo no ku mulumbanya pabusuma bwakwe ulo balikuya ku ntanshi ya bashilika, ukutila, ''Peleni Yahweh amatotelo, pantu cicpangano cakwe icashinka ca muyayaya. ²² Uluntu baishile kutampa ukwimba elo no kulumbanya, Yahweh aishile kubika abaume mu mpanga ku kutaasha abantu bakwa Amoni, Moabu, elo no Lupili lwa Seir, abalikwisa mu kutaasha Yuda. Balicimfiwe. ²³ Pantu abantu bakwa Amoni elo na Moabu baishile kwima ku kurwa na bekashi ba Mulupili lwa Seir, pakweba ati bengabapwilishisha ku kubepaya elo no kubalofya. Uluntu baishile kupwisha na bekashi ba mu Lupili lwa Seir, bonse baishile kwafwa ku kuilofya bonse. ²⁴ Uluntu Yuda aishile kwisa ku ncende ku lolesha iciswebebe, baishile kubona abashilika. Boneni, bali abakufwa, baliponene panshi; takwali uwabutukile. ²⁵ Uluntu Yehoshafati elo na bantu bakwe baishile mukusenda ifya kutapa fyabo, baishile kusanga pakati kabo, impendwa iyikalamba iya fikwatwa, ifyakufwala, elo ne fintu ifya bune, ifyo baishile kusenda ukuba ifikwatwa fyabo bena mpaka baishile kubulwa amaka yakuti bengasenda fyonse. Bena baishile kukwata inshiku shitatu ishakusenda ifyakutapa pantu fyalifulishe. ²⁶ Pabushiku bwakulenga cine baishile kulongana mu mawanga ya Beraka, umo baishile kulumbanya Yahweh, eico ishina lya ilya ncende ncende ''Mupokapoka wa Beraka'' ukufika na lelo. ²⁷ Eluntu bena baishile kwaluluka, onse umwaume umwina Yuda elo no mwina Yerusalemu, elo Yehoshafati ku ntungulushi shabo, ukubwelela ku Yerusalemu abacankwa, pantu Yahweh aishile kulenga bena ukuba abacankwa pa balwani babo. ²⁸ Baishile kwisa ku Yerusalemu ne mpango, imitolilo elo na penga mu ng'anda yakwa Yahweh. ²⁹ Umwenso wakutina Lesa waishile kwisa pa mabufumu yonse aya mu musumba uluntu baishile kumfwa ukuti Yahweh na lwisha abalwani bakwa Israeli. ³⁰ Eico ubutekeshi bwakwa Yehoshafati bwali tondolo pantu Lesa wakwe amulengele ukutusha konsekonse. ³¹ Yehoshafati atekele Yuda: Ali ne myaka amakumi yatatu naisano uluntu atendeke ukuteka, elo aishile kuteka imyaka amakumi yabili na isano mu Yerusalemu. Banyina bakwe ishina lyabo bali ni ba Asuba, umwana mwanakashi wakwa Shilihi. ³² Ena aendele munshila shakwa Asa wishi elo tatalile afumamo muli shena; alikucita icalungama mu menso yakwa Yahweh. ³³ Napalico, incende shapa mulu tashapokelwe. Abantu tababikile imitima yabo kuli Lesa wa fikolwe fyabo. ³⁴ Nakuba imibombele yimbi iyakwa Yehoshafati, ukufuma ku kutampa ukufika na mukulekelesha, yena yalembwa mu milandu yakwa Yehu umwana mwaume wakwa Hanani, ifyalembwa mu mabuka ya mfumu sha bena Israeli. ³⁵ Panuma yaidi Yehoshafati imfumu ya Yuda yaishile kuba pamo na Ahazia imfumu ya bena Israeli, uyo uwacitile ifya bipa. ³⁶ Aishile kuba pamo nankwe mukupanga ifyombo fya kuya nafyo ku Tashishi, elo nabo baishile kupanga ifyombo mu Esioni Gebere. ³⁷ Eluntu Eliesere umwana mwaume wakwa Dodavahu uwaku Maresha, aishile kusesema pali Yehoshafati; aishile kulanda ati, ''Pantu webo waba pamo na Ahasia, Yahweh alilofeshe umilimo yobe.;; Ifyombo fyalikuswa elo bena tabaishile ku kwanisha ukuti bengaya ku Tashishi.