1 Jehoshafati, umsa wa-Asa, waba yinkhosi esikhundleni sakhe; waticinisa kutsi atewuba nemandla ekubhekana nebaka-Israyeli.
Asa wase uyakhotsama, wafihlwa kubakubo edolobheni leyise Davide. Jehoshafati, umsa wakhe, waba yinkhosi esikhundleni sakhe.
Jehoshafati, umsa wa-Asa, wabekwa waba yinkhosi yakaJuda ngemnyaka wesine wekubusa kwa-Ahabi, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli.
Ngempela, Ahaziya wavele wakhotsama, kwaya njengekwelivi laSimakadze labelikhulume ku-Elija. Njengobe Ahaziya abete indvodzana, Joramu, umnakabo, waba yinkhosi emvakwa-Ahaziya, emnyakeni wesibili wekubusa kwaJehoramu, umsa waJehoshafati, inkhosi yakaJuda.
Leti tinhloko tetingwazi taDavide letatidvumile, tona kanye nesive sonkhe sema-Israyeli, tabusekela kakhulu bukhosi bakhe, tabenta bandza nalo lonkhe live, njengobe Simakadze abetsembisile.
Watsi kube Rehobowamu atinte ebukhosini acine, yena nema-Israyeli onkhe bawulahla umtsetfo waSimakadze.
Wemisa emasotja kuwo onkhe emadolobha latinqaba kaJuda, wemisa emabutfo kaJuda nasemadolobheni aka-Efrayimu labetfunjwe nguyise Asa.
Ema-Amoni aletsa tetfulo ku-Uziya, ludvumo lwakhe lwandza lwaze lwefika khashane eminyeleni yaseGibhithe, ngobe abesanemandla kakhulu.
Hezekiya wasebenta kamatima aphishanekile avusetela tonkhe tindzawo telubondza letase tibhidlikile, akha nemibhoshongo kulo. Waphindze wakha lolunye lubondza ngaphandle kwalolo, wacinisa kabusha tibebesi eDolobheni laDavide. Wabuye wenta incumbi yetikhali tekulwa kanye nemahawu.
Inkhosi iyawulila, sikhulu sembatse kujabha, netandla tebantfu eveni tiyawuchachatela. Ngiyawubaphatsa njengalokufanele kutiphatsa kwabo, ngibehlulele njengekwemitsetfo yabo. Ngulapho-ke bayawungati khona kutsi mine nginguSimakadze.”
Asafa watala Josafati; Josafati watala Joramu; Joramu watala Oziya;
Kwekugcina, cinani eNkhosini nasemandleni ayo lamakhulu.
Jonathani, umsa waSawula, wesuka lapho waya eHoreshi kuDavide kuyawucinisa sandla sakhe kuNkulunkulu.