¹ Yehoshafati imfumu yaku ya bena Yuda yaishire kubwerera iya mutende ku ng'anda yaiko mu Yerusaremu. ² Eryo Yehu umwana mwaume wakwa Hanani, kabona, aihire kuya kuri ye elo aihire kuranda ku mfumu Yehoshafati ati, ''Kuti ukoafwa umubifi? Kuti ukotemwa abo abapata Yahweh? Pariki wakita, ubukuri bwakwa Yahweh buri pa webo. ³ Rero, ukuri ubusuma bumo ubukosangwa muri webo, muri ikyo urisende ifimuti fya Ashera ukufuma mu musumba, eryo uribikire umutima obe ku kufaya Yahweh.'' ⁴ Yehoshafati, ikere mu Yerusaremu; eryo aishire kufuma nankabiri mu bantu ukufuma ku Beresheba ukuya ku kyaro kya mpiri kyakwa Efuremu eryo no kubabwesha kuri Yahweh, Resa wa fikorwe fyabo. ⁵ Aishire kubika Abapingushi mu kyaro kyonse ukupita mu misumba yonse iya sangurwirwe iya kwa Yuda, kira musumba. ⁶ aishire kuranda ku Bapingushi ati, ''Boneni iifyo mufwire ukukita pantu tamukopingura pa muntu, rero ni pari Yahaweh; ari na mwebo mu murimo uakupingura. ⁷ Rero nomba, rekeni akatina kakwa Yahweh kabe pari mwebo. Mukengere iryo mukopingura, pantu takwaba akabi kuri Yahweh Resa wesu, nangura bushe arapoka amafisakanwa?'' ⁸ Nakukirisha, mu Yerusaremu Yehoshafati aishire kusonta bamo abena Rebi eryo na bashimapepo, eryo na bamo abakaramba bamayanda yafikorwe fya bena Israeri, pa kusenda ubupingushi bwakwa Yahweh, eryo pamurandu wa fikansa. Baishire kwikara mu Yerusaremu. ⁹ Aishire ku bakonkomesha, ukutira, ''Mufwire ma bombera Yahweh, mukishinka, eryo ne mitima yenu yonse.