33 Noko tindzawo letiphakeme tekukhontela tithico akazange atisuse, ngako bantfu tinhlitiyo tabo babengakatibeki kuNkulunkulu waboyise.
Rehobowamu wenta lokubi, ngobe inhlitiyo yakhe yayingakunaki kufunisisa Simakadze.
Wesusa onkhe emalati etive kanye netindzawo letiphakeme, wabhidlita nematje lababetsi angcwele, wagawula netinsika ta-Ashera.
Nome Asa angazange atisuse letindzawo letiphakeme tekukhontela tithico ka-Israyeli, noko inhlitiyo yakhe yayitinikele ngalokuphelele kuSimakadze ekuphileni kwakhe konkhe.
Inhlitiyo yakhe yayitinikele etindleleni taSimakadze, ngetulu kwaloko wesusa tonkhe tindzawo letiphakeme tekukhontela tithico kanye netinsika ta-Ashera kaJuda.
Kodvwa nome kunjalo, kukhona lokuhle kuwe, ngobe utisusile tinsika ta-Ashera kulelive, watimisela enhlitiyweni yakho kufuna Nkulunkulu.”
Jehoshafati wahamba etinyatselweni teyise Asa, akazange aphambuke kuto, wenta lokuhle emehlweni aSimakadze.
labo labatimisele ngenhlitiyo yabo kufuna Nkulunkulu, Simakadze Nkulunkulu waboyisemkhulu, nome bangakahlanteki njengekusho kwemtsetfo wendzawo lengcwele.”
Noko bantfu bona bachubeka kwenta imihlatjelo etindzaweni letiphakeme lababekhonta kuto tithico, kodvwa babeyentela Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wabo, yena yedvwa.
Natibonela nine ngewenu emehlo leto tivivinyo letinkhulu netibonakaliso letinkhulu netimangaliso;
kodvwa kuze kube ngulamuhla Simakadze akakaniniki ingcondvo lecondzako nemehlo labonako nome tindlebe letivako.
Samuweli wakhuluma esiveni sonkhe saka-Israyeli, watsi: “Naniphendvukela kuSimakadze ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yenu, kufanele nitisuse tonkhe letithico tebetive kanye nabo-Ashtarothe benu, bese nitinikela kuSimakadze nikhonte yena yedvwa, yena-ke utawube sewuyanikhulula esandleni semaFilisti.”