7. Ke kaloku ngonyaka wesithathu wolawulo lwakhe uYoshafati wathumela la maphakathi ukuba aye kufundisa kwiidolophu zakwaJuda: uBhen-rhayili, uObhadiya, uZakariya, uNataniyeli, noMikaya.
8. Ayekhatshwa ngaba baLevi: uShemaya, uNetaniya, uZebhadiya, uAsaheli, uShemiramoti, uYehonatan, uAdoniya, uLabhiya, uTobhiya, noTobhi-adoniya, nababingeleli uElishama noYoram.
9. Babephethe incwadi yomthetho kaNdikhoyo, baza ke bafundisa kulo lonke elakwaJuda, bazijikeleza iidolophu zakhona, bafundisa abantu.
10. Ke kaloku uNdikhoyo watsho wahlonelwa zizo zonke izikumkani zemihlaba ejikeleze uJuda, ngaloo ndlela ke akwabikho sizwe sikathaza uYoshafati ngemfazwe.
11. AmaFilistiya athile arhuma ngezipho nangesiliva, aza ama-Arabhu amzisela imihlambi: amawaka asixhenxe anamakhulu asixhenxe eenkunzi zeegusha, namawaka asixhenxe anamakhulu asixhenxe eebhokhwe.
12. UYoshafati waya esomelela ngokomelela. Wakha iinqaba nezixeko ezingoovimba kwaJuda,
13. kananjalo umphako omninzi ewugcina kwiidolophu zakwaJuda. Wayenawo namajoni anamava, ewagcina eJerusalem.
14. Nalu uludwe lwawo ngokwemilibo:KwaJuda: iingqwayi-ngqwayi zamabutho:uAdena ingqwayi-ngqwayi eyayinamajoni angamakhulu amathathu amawaka;
15. kulandele uYohanan ingqwayi-ngqwayi eyayinamajoni angamawaka angamakhulu amabini anamashumi asibhozo;
16. kuze uAmasiya unyana kaZikri owazinikezela ngokwakhe ukusebenzela uNdikhoyo enamajoni angamawaka angamakhulu amabini.
17. KwaBhenjamin:uEliyada, igorha lomfo owayenamajoni axhobe ngeentolo namakhaka – amawaka angamakhulu amabini;
18. kulandele uYozabhadi enamajoni axhobele imfazwe alikhulu elinamashumi asibhozo lamawaka.