U-Asa wayesethatha lonke isiliva negolide elalisele engcebeni yendlu kaJehova nengcebo yendlu yenkosi , wakunikela ezandleni zezinceku zakhe ; inkosi u -Asa yazithuma kuBeni Hadadi indodana kaTabirimoni kaHeziyoni , inkosi yase-Aramu, owayehlala eDamaseku, yathi:

Sekuphelile wonke umsebenzi inkosi uSolomoni eyawenzayo endlini kaJehova, uSolomoni wangenisa izinto uyise uDavide ay ezingcwelisile, isiliva, negolide, nezitsha, wakubeka engcebeni yendlu kaJehova.

Ababe namatshe bawanikela engcebeni yendlu kaJehova phansi kwesandla sikaJehiyeli umGereshoni.

Yala abacebileyo kuleli zwe lamanje ngokuthi bangakhukhumali , bangathembeli engcebeni engemiyo , kepha mabathembele kuNkulunkulu osicebisa ngakho konke, sithokoze ngakho,

UJehowashi, inkosi yakwaJuda , wathatha zonke izinto ezingcwele , ezingcwelisiwe ngoJehoshafati noJehoramu no-Ahaziya oyise , amakhosi akwaJuda, nezinto zakhe ezingcwelisiwe , nalo lonke igolide elafunyanwa engcebeni endlini kaJehova nasendlini yenkosi , wakuthuma kuHazayeli inkosi yase-Aramu; wayesesuka eJerusalema.

UHezekiya wabalalela , wababonisa yonke indlu yengcebo yakhe , isiliva, negolide, namakha, namafutha amahle, nendlu yezikhali zakhe, nakho konke okwafunyanwa engcebeni yakhe ; akubangakho nto endlini yakhe nasembusweni wakhe wonke angababonisanga yona.

U-Asa wakhipha isiliva negolide engcebeni yendlu kaJeho va nasendlini yenkosi, wathumela kuBeni Hadadi, inkosi yase-Aramu owahlala eDamaseku, wathi:

Wawusuphela-ke wonke umsebenzi uSolomoni awenzela indlu kaJehova . USolomoni wangenisa izinto ezazingcweliswe nguDavide uyise , kanye nesiliva negolide , nazo zonke izitsha , wakubeka engcebeni yendlu kaNkulunkulu.

Umuntu omuhle ukhipha okuhle engcebeni yakhe enhle ; nomuntu omubi ukhipha okubi engcebeni yakhe embi.

Wayesethi kubo : Ngakho-ke yilowo nalowo mbhali ofundiselwe umbuso wezulu ufana nomuntu , umnumzane, okhipha engcebeni yakhe okusha nokudala. UJesu udelelwa emzini wakubo (Mark. 6:1; Luk. 4:16)

UHezekiya wathokoza ngabo , wababonisa indlu yen gcebo yakhe , isiliva, negolide, namakha, namafutha amahle , nayo yonke indlu yezikhali zakhe , nakho konke okwafunyanwa engcebeni yakhe ; akubangakho nto endlini yakhe nasembusweni wakhe wonke uHezekiya angababonisanga yona.

Lokho akubekelelwe kimina, kunamathelisiwe engcebeni yami na?

ngokuhlakanipha kwakho nangokuqonda kwakh o uzizuzele imfuyo, wafaka igolide nesiliva engcebeni yakho;

Uzidumiselani ngezigodi , isigodi s akho esichichimayo , wena ndodakazi ehlubukayo, othemba engcebeni yakho ngokuthi : Ngubani ongehlela mina , na?

Wonke uJuda wayeseletha okweshumi kwamabele , nokwewayini, nokwamafutha engcebeni.