1. Mweya waMwari wakauya pana Azaria mwanakomana waOdhedhi.
2. Akabuda kundosangana naAsa akati kwaari, “Nditeererei, imi Asa, Judha yose neBhenjamini yose. Jehovha anemi kana imi munaye. Kana mukamutsvaka, achawanikwa nemi, asi kana mukamurasa, iye achakarusai.
3. Kwenguva refu Israeri yakanga isina Mwari wechokwadi, isina muprista kuti avadzidzise uye vasina murayiro.
4. Asi panguva yokutambudzika kwavo vakatendeukira kuna Jehovha, Mwari waIsraeri vakamutsvaka, uye iye akawanikwa navo.
5. Pamazuva iwayo zvakanga zvine njodzi kufamba-famba nokuti vanhu vose venyika dzakawanda vakanga vachitambudzika kwazvo.
6. Imwe nyika yaiparadzwa neimwe uye rimwe guta richiparadzwa nerimwe, nokuti Mwari aivatambudza namatambudziko emhando dzakasiyana-siyana.
7. Asi imi, ivai nesimba uye musaora mwoyo nokuti mabasa enyu achawana mubayiro.”