2 Bantfu noko babesolomane basanikela ngemihlatjelo etindzaweni letiphakeme, ngobe lithempeli lalisolomane lingakapheli kwakhiwa, lakhelwe Libito laSimakadze.
Batakhela tindzawo letiphakeme tekukhonta tithico, netinsikamatje tato lekwakutsiwa tingcwele kanye netinsika ta-Ashera eticongweni tato tonkhe tintsaba letiphakeme nangaphansi kwato tonkhe tihlahla letendlala emagala ato.
Nome Asa angazange atisuse letindzawo letiphakeme tekukhontela tithico, kodvwa noko inhlitiyo yakhe yayitinikele ngalokuphelele kuSimakadze imphilo yakhe yonkhe.
Kuko konkhe Jehoshafati wahamba etinyatselweni teyise Asa, akazange aphambuke kuto, wenta lokuhle emehlweni aSimakadze. Noko tindzawo letiphakeme tekukhontela tithico akazange atisuse, ngako bantfu babesachubeka nekwentela kuto imihlatjelo batfuncise netimphepho.
Jehoshafati futsi abehlalisene ngekuthula nenkhosi yaka-Israyeli.
“Nawe uyati kutsi ngenca yetimphi letatihlasela babe Davide yonkhe indzawo, wehluleka kwakha lithempeli lekukhontela Simakadze Nkulunkulu wakhe, ngesikhatsi Simakadze asengakatibeki titsa takhe ngaphansi kwetinyawo takhe.
Jowashi wakhuluma kubaphristi, watsi: “Butsani yonkhe imali yeminikelo lengcwele leletfwa ethempelini laSimakadze: imali lebutfwa ngangekwesilinganiso semuntfu, nemali leyemukelwa etifungweni letentiwa ngumuntfu ngamunye, nemali yeminikelo yesihle leletfwa ethempelini.
Nome Asa angazange atisuse letindzawo letiphakeme tekukhontela tithico ka-Israyeli, noko inhlitiyo yakhe yayitinikele ngalokuphelele kuSimakadze ekuphileni kwakhe konkhe.
Noko bantfu bona bachubeka kwenta imihlatjelo etindzaweni letiphakeme lababekhonta kuto tithico, kodvwa babeyentela Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wabo, yena yedvwa.
Bamtfukutselisa ngetindzawo tabo temalati, lapho bakhonta khona tithico tabo letibatiwe, loko kwamenta waba nesikhwele.
Ngiyawubhidlita tindzawo tenu tekukhontela, ngidzilite nemalati enu etimphepho, tidvumbu tenu ngitibutsisele ndzawonye etikwetithico tenu letite imphilo naletiwile; umphefumulo wami uyawunicansukela.
Nicaphele ninganikeli iminikelo yenu yekushiswa kunome nguyiphi indzawo leniyitsandzako.
Abaphendvula atsi: “Ukhona, nilandzela yena nje. Sheshisani manje usandza kufika lamuhla kulelidolobha lakitsi, ngobe bantfu banemnikelo wemhlatjelo lena elatini endzaweni lephakeme.