ପ୍ରଥମ ରାଜାବଳୀ 22:43
ୟିହୋଶାଫଟ୍ ଅତି ଉତ୍ତମ ଥିଲେ। ସେ ତାଙ୍କର ପିତା ଆସାଙ୍କର ପଥ ଅନୁସରଣ କଲେ ଓ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ଦୃଷ୍ଟି ରେ ଯାହା ଯଥାର୍ଥ ତାହାହିଁ କଲେ। କିନ୍ତୁ ସେ ଉଚ୍ଚସ୍ଥଳୀଗୁଡିକୁ ଧ୍ବଂସ କଲେ ନାହିଁ। ସେ ସମୟରେ ଲୋକମାନେ ସହେି ଉଚ୍ଚସ୍ଥଳୀ ରେ ବଳିଦାନ ଉତ୍ସର୍ଗ କଲେ ଓ ଧୂପ ଜଳାଇଲେ।
| And he walked | וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ | wayyēlek | va-YAY-lek |
| in all | בְּכָל | bĕkāl | beh-HAHL |
| ways the | דֶּ֛רֶךְ | derek | DEH-rek |
| of Asa | אָסָ֥א | ʾāsāʾ | ah-SA |
| his father; | אָבִ֖יו | ʾābîw | ah-VEEOO |
| aside not turned he | לֹא | lōʾ | loh |
| סָ֣ר | sār | sahr | |
| from | מִמֶּ֑נּוּ | mimmennû | mee-MEH-noo |
| doing it, | לַֽעֲשׂ֥וֹת | laʿăśôt | la-uh-SOTE |
| that which was right | הַיָּשָׁ֖ר | hayyāšār | ha-ya-SHAHR |
| eyes the in | בְּעֵינֵ֥י | bĕʿênê | beh-ay-NAY |
| of the Lord: | יְהוָֽה׃ | yĕhwâ | yeh-VA |
| nevertheless | אַ֥ךְ | ʾak | ak |
| places high the | הַבָּמ֖וֹת | habbāmôt | ha-ba-MOTE |
| were not | לֹֽא | lōʾ | loh |
| taken away; | סָ֑רוּ | sārû | SA-roo |
| people the for | ע֥וֹד | ʿôd | ode |
| offered | הָעָ֛ם | hāʿām | ha-AM |
| and burnt incense | מְזַבְּחִ֥ים | mĕzabbĕḥîm | meh-za-beh-HEEM |
| yet | וּֽמְקַטְּרִ֖ים | ûmĕqaṭṭĕrîm | oo-meh-ka-teh-REEM |
| in the high places. | בַּבָּמֽוֹת׃ | babbāmôt | ba-ba-MOTE |