14 Nome Asa angazange atisuse letindzawo letiphakeme tekukhontela tithico, kodvwa noko inhlitiyo yakhe yayitinikele ngalokuphelele kuSimakadze imphilo yakhe yonkhe.
Ngesikhatsi Solomoni akhula, emakhosikati akhe abeya ngekuya kuphambukisela inhlitiyo yakhe etithicweni tawo; inhlitiyo yakhe yayingasekatinikeli ngalokuphelele kuSimakadze longuNkulunkulu wakhe, njengenhlitiyo yeyise Davide.
Abiya watenta tonkhe tono letatentiwe nguyise embikwakhe; inhlitiyo yakhe yayingakapheleli kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakhe, njengenhlitiyo yaDavide labengukhokho wakhe labenamatsele kuNkulunkulu.
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.
Bantfu noko babesolomane basanikela ngemihlatjelo etindzaweni letiphakeme, ngobe lithempeli lalisolomane lingakapheli kwakhiwa, lakhelwe Libito laSimakadze.
Solomoni walukhombisa lutsandvo lwakhe kuSimakadze ngekutsi ahambe ngetimiso teyise Davide, ngaphandle kwekutsi yena Solomoni abenikela ngemihlatjelo nangemphepho letfunciswa etindzaweni letiphakeme.
Kodvwa nine, tinhlitiyo tenu kufanele tiphelele nconono kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu, kuze niphile ngetimiso takhe, nilalele imiyalo yakhe njenganyalo kulesikhatsi.”
Noko tindzawo letiphakeme tekukhontela tithico tatingakesuswa; bantfu bachubeka nekwentela kuto imihlatjelo batfuncisa khona nemphepho.
Kodvwa tindzawo letiphakeme tekukhontela tithico tona atizange tisuswe; bantfu babechubeka banikelela kuto imihlatjelo yekushiswa, batfuncisa nemphepho khona.
Tindzawo letiphakeme tekukhontela tithico noko tona atizange tisuswe, bantfu bachubeka kunikelela kuto ngemihlatjelo, batfuncisa nemphepho khona.
Wesusa onkhe emalati etive kanye netindzawo letiphakeme, wabhidlita nematje lababetsi angcwele, wagawula netinsika ta-Ashera.
Wesusa tindzawo letiphakeme nemalati emphepho kuwo onkhe emadolobha akaJuda, nembuso waba nekuthula ngesikhatsi kusabusa yena.
Ngobe emehlo aSimakadze abuka emhlabeni wonkhe kucinisa labo labatinhlitiyo tabo titinikele kuye ngalokuphelele. Wena wente intfo lebulima kakhulu, kusukela manje utakulwa timphi siphelane.”
Wenta lokuhle emehlweni aSimakadze, kodvwa, hhayi ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yakhe.