9. Ngomnyaka wamashumi amabili kaJerobowamu, inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, u-Asa waqala ukubusa phezu kukaJuda.
10. Wabusa iminyaka engamashumi amane nanye eJerusalema; igama likanina lalinguMahakha indodakazi ka-Abisalomu.
11. U-Asa wenza okulungile emehlweni kaJehova njengoDavide uyise.
12. Waxosha izifebe zethempeli ezweni, wasusa nezithombe ayezenzile uyise.
13. Wamsusa uMahakha unina ebukhosikazini, ngokuba wayenzela u-Ashera* isithombe esinengekayo; u-Asa wanquma isithombe sakhe, wasishisa ngasemfudlaneni iKidroni.
14. Kodwa izindawo eziphakemeyo azisuswanga; nokho inhliziyo ka-Asa yayikuJehova ngokupheleleyo zonke izinsuku zakhe.
15. Wangenisa endlini kaJehova izinto ezingcwele zikayise nezinto zakhe ezingcwele: isiliva, negolide, nezitsha.
16. Kwakukhona ukulwa phakathi kuka-Asa noBahasha inkosi yakwa-Israyeli zonke izinsuku zabo.
17. UBahasha inkosi yakwa-Israyeli wenyuka ukuhlasela uJuda, wakha iRama, ukuze angavumeli muntu ukuphuma nokungena ku-Asa inkosi yakwaJuda.
18. 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:
19. “Kukhona isivumelwano phakathi kwami nawe naphakathi kukababa noyihlo; bheka, ngithuma kuwe isipho sesiliva negolide; hamba waphule isivumelwano sakho noBahasha inkosi yakwa-Israyeli ukuba asuke kimi.”
20. UBeni Hadadi wayilalela inkosi u-Asa, wathuma izinduna zempi yakhe ukuba zihlasele imizi yakwa-Israyeli, wanqoba i-Ijoni, neDani, ne-Abela Beti Mahakha, nalo lonke iKineroti, kanye nalo lonke izwe lakwaNafetali.
21. Kwathi lapho uBahasha esekuzwile lokho, wayeka ukwakha iRama, wahlala eTirisa.
22. Inkosi u-Asa yayisibiza wonke uJuda, akwababikho owayenokuzilandulela, basusa amatshe aseRama nemithi yalo uBahasha ayakhe ngakho; inkosi u-Asa yakha ngakho iGeba lakwaBenjamini neMispa.
23. Zonke ezinye izindaba zika-Asa, nawo onke amandla akhe, nakho konke akwenzayo, nemizi ayakhayo, angithi kulotshiwe encwadini yezindaba zemihla ngemihla yamakhosi akwaJuda na? Ngesikhathi sobudala bakhe wayenesifo ezinyaweni zakhe.
24. Wayeselala u-Asa koyise, wembelwa koyise emzini kaDavide uyise; uJehoshafati indodana yakhe waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.