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| 1. | UJosiya wayeleminyaka eyisificaminwembili esiba yinkosi; wasebusa iminyaka engamatshumi amathathu lanye eJerusalema. |
| 2. | Wasesenza okuqondileyo emehlweni e Nkosi, wahamba ngezindlela zikaDavida uyise, kaphambukelanga ngakwesokunene loba kwesokhohlo. |
| 3. | Ngoba ngomnyaka wesificaminwembili wokubusa kwakhe esesengumfana waqala ukumdinga uNkulunkulu kaDavida uyise; langomnyaka wetshumi lambili waqala ukuhlambulula uJuda leJerusalema kuzindawo eziphakemeyo, lezixuku, lezithombe ezibaziweyo, lezithombe ezibunjwe ngokuncibilikisa. |
| 4. | Basebediliza amalathi aboBhali phambi kwakhe, lamalathi okutshisela impepha ayengaphezu kwawo wawagamulela phansi, lezixuku lezithombe ezibaziweyo lezithombe ezibunjwe ngokuncibilikisa waziphahlaza, wazichola, wazichithela phezu kwamangcwaba alabo ababenikele imihlatshelo kizo. |
| 5. | Wasetshisela amathambo abapristi phezu kwamalathi abo, wahlambulula uJuda leJerusalema. |
| 6. | Lemizini yakoManase loEfrayimi loSimeyoni kuze kufike koNafithali lemanxiweni ayo inhlangothi zonke |
| 7. | wadiliza lamalathi, lezixuku, wachola izithombe ezibaziweyo zaze zaba yimpuphu, wagamulela phansi wonke amalathi empepha elizweni lonke lakoIsrayeli, wasebuyela eJerusalema. |
| 8. | Kwathi ngomnyaka wetshumi lesificaminwembili wokubusa kwakhe, esehlambulule ilizwe lendlu, wathuma uShafani indodana kaAzaliya loMahaseya umbusi womuzi loJowa indodana kaJowahazi umabhalane ukuthi baqinise indlu ye Nkosi uNkulunkulu wakhe. |
| 9. | Basebefika kuHilikhiya umpristi omkhulu, bapha imali eyayilethwe endlini kaNkulunkulu, amaLevi ayelondoloza umbundu ayeyiqoqe esandleni sakoManase loEfrayimi lakuyo yonke insali kaIsrayeli lakuye wonke uJuda loBhenjamini; basebebuyela eJerusalema. |
| 10. | Basebeyinikela esandleni sabenzi bomsebenzi ababekhethelwe indlu ye Nkosi abayipha abenzi bomsebenzi ababesebenza endlini ye Nkosi ukuthi balungise baqinise indlu. |
| 11. | Bayinika ababazi labakhi ukuze bathenge amatshe abaziweyo lezigodo zentungo lezokufulela izindlu amakhosi akoJuda ayezidilizile. |
| 12. | Amadoda asesebenza ngobuqotho emsebenzini; lababonisi phezu kwawo babengoJahathi loObadiya amaLevi, ebantwaneni bakoMerari, loZekariya loMeshulamu, ebantwaneni bamaKohathi, ukuqondisa; l abanye ku maLevi wonke owayelolwazi ngezinto zokuhlabelela. |
| 13. | Njalo ayephezu kwabathwali bemithwalo njalo babengababonisi phezu kwakhe wonke owenza umsebenzi wenkonzo ngenkonzo; lakumaLevi kwakulababhali labaphathi labagcini bamasango. |
| 14. | Kwasekusithi bekhupha imali eyayilethwe endlini ye Nkosi, uHilikhiya umpristi wafica ugwalo lomlayo we Nkosi owawunikwe ngesandla sikaMozisi. |
| 15. | UHilikhiya wasephendula wathi kuShafani umabhalane: Ngifice ugwalo lomlayo endlini ye Nkosi. UHilikhiya wasenika uShafani ugwalo. |
| 16. | UShafani waseletha ugwalo enkosini, futhi wabuyisela ilizwi enkosini esithi: Konke okwakunikelwe esandleni senceku zakho ziyakwenza. |
| 17. | Seziyiqoqile imali eyatholakala endlini ye Nkosi, zayinikela esandleni sabaphathi lesandleni sabenzi bomsebenzi. |
| 18. | UShafani umabhalane wasetshela inkosi esithi: UHilikhiya umpristi unginike ugwalo. UShafani wasefunda kulo phambi kwenkosi. |
| 19. | Kwasekusithi inkosi isizwile amazwi omlayo yadabula izigqoko zayo. |
| 20. | Inkosi yasilaya oHilikhiya loAhikhamu indodana kaShafani loAbidoni indodana kaMika loShafani umabhalane loAsaya inceku yenkosi, isithi: |
| 21. | Hambani li ye buza e Nkosi ni ngenxa yami langenxa yensali ekoIsrayeli lakoJuda mayelana lamazwi ogwalo olutholakeleyo; ngoba lukhulu ulaka lwe Nkosi oluthululelwe phezu kwethu, ngenxa yokuthi obaba kabaligcinanga ilizwi le Nkosi ukwenza njengakho konke okubhaliweyo kulolugwalo. |
| 22. | Ngakho uHilikhiya lalabo ababengabenkosi baya kuHulida umprofethikazi, umkaShaluma indodana kaTokhathi indodana kaHasira, umgcini wezigqoko. (Yena-ke wayehlala eJerusalema esigabeni seSibili.) Basebekhuluma kuye kanje. |
| 23. | Wasesithi kibo: Itsho njalo i Nkosi uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli: Tshelani umuntu olithume kimi: |
| 24. | Itsho njalo i Nkosi: Khangela, ngizakwehlisela ububi kulindawo laphezu kwabahlali bayo, zonke iziqalekiso ezibhaliweyo egwalweni abalubalileyo phambi kwenkosi yakoJuda. |
| 25. | Ngenxa yokuthi bengitshiyile, batshisela abanye onkulunkulu impepha, ukuze bangithukuthelise ngayo yonke imisebenzi yezandla zabo; ngakho ulaka lwami luzathululelwa phezu kwalindawo, kaluyikucitshwa. |
| 26. | Kodwa enkosini yakoJuda elithumileyo ukubuza e Nkosi ni, lizakutsho njalo kuyo: Itsho njalo i Nkosi uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli: Mayelana lamazwi owazwileyo, |
| 27. | ngoba inhliziyo yakho ibuthakathaka, wazithoba phambi kukaNkulunkulu usuzwe amazwi akhe amelene lalindawo lamelene labahlali bayo, wazithoba phambi kwami, wadabula izigqoko zakho, wakhala inyembezi phambi kwami, ngitsho lami ngizwile, itsho i Nkosi. |
| 28. | Khangela, ngizakubuthela kuboyihlo, njalo uzabuthelwa emangcwabeni akho ngokuthula, lamehlo akho kawayikubona konke okubi engizakwehlisela kulindawo laphezu kwabahlali bayo. Basebebuyisela ilizwi enkosini. |
| 29. | Inkosi yasithuma yaqoqa bonke abadala bakoJuda labeJerusalema. |
| 30. | Inkosi yasisenyukela endlini kaJehova, kanye labantu bonke bakoJuda labahlali beJerusalema labapristi lamaLevi, labo bonke abantu kusukela komkhulu kusiya komncinyane; yasibala endlebeni zabo wonke amazwi ogwalo lwesivumelwano olwalutholakele endlini kaJehova. |
| 31. | Inkosi yasisima endaweni yayo, yenza isivumelwano phambi kukaJehova ukulandela uJehova, lokugcina imilayo yakhe lezifakazelo zakhe lezimiso zakhe ngayo yonke inhliziyo yayo langawo wonke umphefumulo wayo, ukwenza amazwi esivumelwano abhalwe kulolugwalo. |
| 32. | Yasibamisa bonke abatholakala eJerusalema loBhenjamini. Labahlali beJerusalema benza njengokwesivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu, uNkulunkulu waboyise. |
| 33. | UJosiya wasesusa zonke izinengiso kuwo wonke amazwe ayengawabantwana bakoIsrayeli, wenza wonke owaficwa koIsrayeli ukuthi akhonze, akhonze i Nkosi uNkulunkulu wabo. Insuku zakhe zonke kabaphambukanga ekuyilandeleni i Nkosi, uNkulunkulu waboyise. |
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