3 Naye wathatha ikhondo likayise, wenza kwaezo zono wayezenzile. Zange ayinikezele ngokupheleleyo intliziyo yakhe *kuNdikhoyo uThixo wakhe njengokuba yena uDavide uyise-mkhulu wenjenjalo.
4 Kambe ke ngenxa kaDavide, uNdikhoyo uThixo wakhe wambekela ihlumelo eJerusalem ngokumvelisela unyana wokuthatha indawo yakhe, kananjalo nangokuyizinzisa iJerusalem.
5 Kaloku uDavide yena wayenyanisekile ekuthobeleni uNdikhoyo, engagqwidizi ekwenzeni imithetho kaNdikhoyo ngayo yonke imihla yobomi bakhe, ngaphandle nje kwalaa mbandela kaUriya umHiti.
6 Yaba luzenge-zenge lwemfazwe phakathi kukaRehobhowam noJerobhowam ngayo yonke imihla ka-Abhiya.
7 Ezinye zeziganeko zokulawula kuka-Abhiya, nayo yonke imisebenzi yakhe, nâzo encwadini yeembali zookumkani bakwaJuda.Kwakusoloko kukho imfazwe phakathi kuka-Abhiya noJerobhowam.
8 Ke uAbhiya waya kuphumla kooyise, waza ke wangcwatywa kwisixeko sikaDavide, unyana wakhe uAsa wathatha indawo yakhe wangukumkani.
9 Ngonyaka wamashumi amabini uJerobhowam elawula kwaSirayeli, ukumkani uAsa waqalisa ukulawula kwaJuda,