1Thaum cov Yudas tus Vajntxwv Yehausafas rov los txog hauv nws lub loog hauv lub nroog Yeluxalees, nws tseem noj qab nyob zoo. 2Muaj ib tug cev Vajtswv lus hu ua Yehus uas yog Hananis tus tub tuaj cuag Vajntxwv Yehausafas thiab hais rau nws tias, “Puas tsimnyog koj pab cov neeg ua phem ua qias thiab hlub cov neeg uas ntxub tus TSWV? Qhov uas koj ua ntawd, ua rau tus TSWV chim heev rau koj. 3Txawm li ntawd los koj tseem ua tau qee yam zoo thiab. Koj tau rhuav tej mlom pojniam Aselas uas tej neeg sawvdaws pheej mus pe, thiab koj ua raws li Vajtswv lub siab nyiam.”
Yehausafas Kev Txhim Kho
4Txawm yog Vajntxwv Yehausafas nyob hauv lub nroog Yeluxalees los nws mus mus los los rau nram Npesenpas thiab pem lub laj roob Efalayees nqua hu kom cov pejxeem sawvdaws rov los cuag tus TSWV uas yog lawv cov yawgkoob tus Vajtswv. 5Vajntxwv tsa ib co txiav txim nyob rau hauv txhua lub nroog uas muaj ntsayeej thaiv hauv tebchaws Yudas 6thiab hais rau lawv tias, “Nej yuav tsum ua tib zoo saib thaum nej txiav txim, rau qhov tsis yog nej txiav txim raws li neeg lub siab nyiam, tiamsis yog raws li tus TSWV lub siab nyiam, nws yuav nrog nraim nej thaum nej txiav txim. 7Nej yuav tsum hwm tus TSWV thiab txiav txim ncaj ncees, rau qhov tus TSWV uas yog peb tus Vajtswv yog tus ncaj ncees, nws tsis xaiv leej twg ntsej muag thiab yuav luag tej nyiaj xiab.” 8Yehausafas tsa cov Levis, cov povthawj thiab cov thawjcoj qee leej ntawm tej cuab hauv lub nroog Yeluxalees ua cov txiav txim rau tus uas ua txhaum rau tus TSWV txoj kevcai lossis cov pejxeem uas nyob hauv lub nroog Yeluxalees tej plaub ntug. 9Yehausafas hais rau lawv tias, “Nej yuav tsum hwm tus TSWV, muab siab npuab nws thiab ua nej tej haujlwm kom ncaj ncees. 10Thaum nej cov neeg uas nyob hauv tej nroog, coj lawv tej plaub ntug tuaj rau nej hais, tsis hais kev sib ntaus sib tua, ua txhaum kevcai lossis tus TSWV tej lus, nej yuav tsum ua tib zoo ntuas thiab qhia kom lawv tsis txhob ua txhaum rau tus TSWV. Yog nej tsis ua li ntawd, tus TSWV txoj kev chim yuav los raug nej thiab cov neeg. Tiamsis yog nej ua nej tes haujlwm ncaj, nej yuav tsis muaj txim. 11Amaliyas uas yog tus Povthawj Hlob, yog tus txiav txim thaum kawg rau tus uas ua txhaum tus TSWV txoj kevcai, thiab Yisamayees tus tub Xenpadiyas uas yog cov Yudas tus tswvxeev, yog tus txiav txim thaum kawg rau tus uas ua txhaum nomtswv kevcai. Cov Levis tes haujlwm yog saib cov txiav txim. Nej tsis txhob qaug zog ua tej haujlwm no, thov tus TSWV nrog nraim tus uas ua ncaj.”
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1When Jehoshaphat king of Judah returned safely to his palace in Jerusalem, 2Jehu the seer, the son of Hanani, went out to meet him and said to the king, “Should you help the wicked and love⚓ those who hate the Lord? Because of this, the wrath of the Lord is on you. 3There is, however, some good in you, for you have rid the land of the Asherah poles and have set your heart on seeking God.”
Jehoshaphat Appoints Judges
4Jehoshaphat lived in Jerusalem, and he went out again among the people from Beersheba to the hill country of Ephraim and turned them back to the Lord, the God of their ancestors. 5He appointed judges in the land, in each of the fortified cities of Judah. 6He told them, “Consider carefully what you do, because you are not judging for mere mortals but for the Lord, who is with you whenever you give a verdict. 7Now let the fear of the Lord be on you. Judge carefully, for with the Lord our God there is no injustice or partiality or bribery.” 8In Jerusalem also, Jehoshaphat appointed some of the Levites, priests and heads of Israelite families to administer the law of the Lord and to settle disputes. And they lived in Jerusalem. 9He gave them these orders: “You must serve faithfully and wholeheartedly in the fear of the Lord. 10In every case that comes before you from your people who live in the cities—whether bloodshed or other concerns of the law, commands, decrees or regulations—you are to warn them not to sin against the Lord; otherwise his wrath will come on you and your people. Do this, and you will not sin. 11“Amariah the chief priest will be over you in any matter concerning the Lord, and Zebadiah son of Ishmael, the leader of the tribe of Judah, will be over you in any matter concerning the king, and the Levites will serve as officials before you. Act with courage, and may the Lord be with those who do well.”