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1. | UJosiya wayeleminyaka eyisificaminwembili lapho esiba yinkosi; wabusa iminyaka engamatshumi amathathu lanye eJerusalema. Lebizo likanina lalinguJedida indodakazi kaAdaya weBhozikhathi. |
2. | Wasesenza okulungileyo emehlweni e Nkosi, wahamba ngayo yonke indlela kaDavida uyise, kaze aphambukela ngakwesokunene langakwesokhohlo. |
3. | Kwasekusithi ngomnyaka wetshumi lesificaminwembili wenkosi uJosiya, inkosi yathuma uShafani indodana kaAzaliya indodana kaMeshulamu, umabhalane, endlini ye Nkosi, esithi: |
4. | Yenyukela kuHilikhiya umpristi omkhulu ukuthi ahlanganise imali elethwe endlini ye Nkosi, abalindi bombundu womnyango ababeyiqoqe ebantwini. |
5. | Kabayinikele esandleni sabenzi bomsebenzi abamiswe phezu kwendlu ye Nkosi, kabayinike abenzi bomsebenzi osendlini ye Nkosi, ukulungisa izikhala zendlu, |
6. | kubabazi, lakubakhi, lakubabazi bamatshe, lokuthenga amapulanka lamatshe abaziweyo ukulungisa indlu. |
7. | Kodwa akubalelwananga labo imali eyayinikelwe esandleni sabo ngoba benza ngokuthembeka. |
8. | UHilikhiya umpristi omkhulu wasesithi kuShafani umabhalane: Sengifice ugwalo lomlayo endlini ye Nkosi. UHilikhiya wasenika uShafani ugwalo, waselufunda. |
9. | UShafani umabhalane wasefika enkosini, wabuyisela ilizwi enkosini wathi: Izinceku zakho seziyithulule imali eficwe endlini, zayinikela esandleni sabenzi bomsebenzi abamiswe phezu kwendlu ye Nkosi. |
10. | UShafani umabhalane wasebika enkosini esithi: UHilikhiya umpristi unginike ugwalo. UShafani waselufunda phambi kwenkosi. |
11. | Kwasekusithi inkosi isizwile amazwi ogwalo lomlayo, yadabula izigqoko zayo. |
12. | Inkosi yasilaya uHilikhiya umpristi loAhikhamu indodana kaShafani loAkhibhori indodana kaMikhaya loShafani umabhalane loAsaya inceku yenkosi, isithi: |
13. | Hambani liyengibuzela e Nkosi ni mina labantu loJuda wonke mayelana lamazwi alolugwalo oluficiweyo; ngoba yinkulu intukuthelo ye Nkosi esesiyibaselwe, ngoba obaba kabawalalelanga amazwi alolugwalo, ukwenza konke okubhaliweyo mayelana lathi. |
14. | Ngakho uHilikhiya umpristi loAhikhamu loAkhibhori loShafani loAsaya baya kuHulida umprofethikazi umkaShaluma indodana kaTikiva indodana kaHarihasi, umgcini wezigqoko. Wayehlala-ke eJerusalema esigabeni sesibili. Basebekhuluma laye. |
15. | Wasesithi kibo: Itsho njalo i Nkosi, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli: Mtsheleni lowomuntu olithume kimi: |
16. | Itsho njalo i Nkosi: Khangela, ngizakwehlisela okubi kulindawo laphezu kwabakhileyo bayo, wonke amazwi ogwalo inkosi yakoJuda elufundileyo. |
17. | Ngenxa yokuthi bangidelile, batshisela abanye onkulunkulu impepha, ukuze bangithukuthelise ngawo wonke umsebenzi wezandla zabo. Ngakho intukuthelo yami izabaselwa lindawo, ingacitshwa. |
18. | Kodwa enkosini yakoJuda elithumileyo ukubuza e Nkosi ni, lizakutsho njalo kuyo: Itsho njalo i Nkosi, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli: Mayelana l amazwi eliwezwileyo: |
19. | Ngoba inhliziyo yakho ibithambile, wazithoba phambi kwe Nkosi, lapho usizwa engikukhulume ngimelene lalindawo labakhileyo bayo, ukuthi bazakuba yincithakalo lesiqalekiso, wadabula izigqoko zakho, wakhala inyembezi phambi kwami, lami-ke ngizwile, kutsho i Nkosi. |
20. | Ngakho, khangela, ngizakubuthela kuboyihlo, njalo uzabuthelwa engcwabeni lakho ngokuthula, lamehlo akho kawayikubona bonke ububi engizabehlisela phezu kwalindawo. Basebebuyisela ilizwi enkosini. |
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