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₁Josaya abeneminyaka lesiphohlongo budzala, nakabekwa kuba yinkhosi. Wabusela eJerusalema iminyaka lengema-31. ₂Wenta lokuhle emehlweni aSimakadze, wahamba ngetindlela teyise Davide, akazange aphambukele ngesekudla nome ngesancele.

₃Kwatsi ngemnyaka wesiphohlongo wekubusa kwakhe, asesemncane impela, wacala wafunisisa Nkulunkulu weyisemkhulu Davide. Kwatsi ngemnyaka weli-12 wacala kuhlambulula lakaJuda nelaseJerusalema, wesusa tonkhe tindzawo letiphakeme tekukhontela tithico, netinsika ta-Ashera, netithico letibatiwe, netitfombe letibunjiwe. ₄Ngekuyala kwakhe emalati aboBhali abhidlitwa, wagawula nalamalati ekutfuncisela timphepho labesetikwawo, wawajuba aba ticucu, wabhidlita naletinsika ta-Ashera, netithico, netitfombe. Loko wakubhidlita kwaba timvutfu, wakusakatela emadlizeni alabo labebahlabela kuwo imihlatjelo. ₅Washisela ematsambo ebaphristi etikwemalati abo; walihlambulula kanjalo-ke lakaJuda nelaseJerusalema. ₆Emadolobheni akaManase, newaka-Efrayimu, newakaSimeyoni kuze kuyewufika kaNaftali nasetindzaleni letatiwatungeletile, ₇wabhidlita lamalati netinsika ta-Ashera, letithico watisila taba yimphuphu, wajuba emalati emphepho, kwaba tincetu kulo lonkhe laka-Israyeli. Wesuka lapho wabuyela eJerusalema.

₈Ngemnyaka weli-18 wekubusa kwaJosaya, asahlambulula live kanye nelithempeli, watfumela boShafani, umsa wa-Asaliya, naMaseya, umphatsi welidolobha, banaJowa, umsa waJowahazi, labengulobhalisako, kutsi abavusetele lithempeli laSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakhe.

₉Bahamba baya kuHilkiya, umPhristi Lomkhulu, bafike bamnika lemali leyayiletfwe ethempelini laNkulunkulu, leyayicocwe ngemaLevi labebomahlalesangweni, labeyibutse kubantfu bakaManase nebaka-Efrayimu, nakuyo yonkhe imisalela yaka-Israyeli, neyakaJuda, neyakaBhenjamini, kanye nakubo bonkhe lababehlala eJerusalema. ₁₀Bayibeka kulamadvodza labesabekwe yinkhosi kutsi akengamele umsebenti welithempeli laSimakadze. Lamadvodza ngawo labeholela tisebenti letativusetela kabusha lelithempeli. ₁₁Lenye imali babeyinika laba lababatako nalabakhako, kuze batewutsenga ngayo ematje lasabatwe kahle kanye netingodvo, netinsika taletindlu letatiyekelelwe ngemakhosi akaJuda taze tadzilika, taba tindzala.

₁₂Lamadvodza awenta ngekwetsembeka lokukhulu lomsebenti. Lababebacondzisi babo bekuboJahathi, na-Obadiya, emaLevi labeyintalelwane yaMerari, naZakhariya, naMeshulamu labebadzabuka kuKhohati. Onkhe emaLevi labebochwephesha ekudlaleni tingubhu temculo, ₁₃wona abeluse laba labasebentako, engamele tonkhe tisebenti kusuka kulomsebenti kuye kulowa. Lamanye emaLevi abebomabhalane, nebabhali, nabomahlalesangweni.

₁₄Batsi basatfutsetela bakhipha lemali leyayiletfwe ethempelini laSimakadze, Hilkiya, umPhristi Lomkhulu, watfola incwadzi yemtsetfo waSimakadze leyanikwa ema-Israyeli ngaMosi. ₁₅Hilkiya wakhuluma kuShafani, labengumabhalane, watsi: “Ngiyitfolile incwadzi yemtsetfo ekhatsi ethempelini laSimakadze.” Wase uyinika Shafani.

₁₆Shafani wayitsatsa lencwadzi wayakuyibika enkhosini, watsi: “Tinceku takho tenta konkhe loko letitfunywe kutsi tikwente. ₁₇Setiyikhiphile lemali lebeyisethempelini laSimakadze, tase tiyibeka etandleni tebengameli netisebenti.” ₁₈Shafani, mabhalane, wayibikela inkhosi, watsi: “Hilkiya, umphristi, unginike incwadzi.” Shafani wase ufundzela inkhosi lencwadzi.

₁₉Inkhosi yatsi kube iweve lamavi emtsetfo, yaklebhula tembatfo tayo. ₂₀Yase ikhuluma kuboHilkiya, na-Ahikamu, umsa waShafani, na-Abdoni, umsa waMikha, naShafani, labengumabhalane, kanye na-Asaya, inceku yenkhosi, yatsi: ₂₁“Hambani niyekungibutela kuSimakadze, nibutele mine kanye nensali yaka-Israyeli neyakaJuda ngaloku lokubhalwe kulencwadzi leseyitfolakele. Yinkhulu kabi intfukutselo yaSimakadze layitfululele etikwetfu ngenca yekutsi bobabe abazange baligcine livi laSimakadze; abazange bakwente konkhe loku lokubhalwe kulencwadzi.”

₂₂Hilkiya kanye nalaba lababetfunywe yinkhosi naye bahamba bayawukhuluma nemphrofethikati labenguHulda, umkaShalumi, umsa waThokhathi, umsa waHasra. Shalumi abengumphatsi wetembatfo tasethempelini. Lomphrofethikati abehlala eJerusalema eSifundzeni Sesibili.

₂₃Wabatjela watsi: “Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: ‘Tjelani lendvodza lenitfumele lapha kimi, nitsi: ₂₄Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: Ngitakwehlisela inhlekelele kulendzawo nakubantfu bayo, tonkhe leticalekiso letibhalwe kulencwadzi lefundvwe embikwenkhosi yakaJuda. ₂₅Njengobe bangishiyile mine, batfuncisa imphepho kulabanye bonkulunkulu, bangitfukutselisa ngato tonkhe letithico labatibumbe ngetandla tabo, intfukutselo yami itawutfululelwa kulendzawo, futsi ingeke icisheke.’ ₂₆Tjelani inkhosi yakaJuda lenitfumele kutsi niteyibutela kuSimakadze, kutsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, macondzana nalamavi lowevile: ₂₇Njengobe inhlitiyo yakho itsintsekile, wase uyatitfoba embikwaNkulunkulu, nawuva kutsi abetsiteni ngalendzawo kanye nangebantfu bayo, ngobe wena utitfobile embikwami, waklebhula tingubo takho, wakhala embikwami, ngikuvile, kusho Simakadze. ₂₈Manje-ke ngitakuyisa kuboyihlomkhulu, wena uyawufihlwa ngekuthula. Emehlo akho akayikuyibona yonkhe lenhlekelele lengitayehlisela kulendzawo nakulabo labahlala kuyo.’ ”

Ngako batsatsa lemphendvulo yakhe lomphrofethikati bayimikisa enkhosini Josaya.

₂₉Josaya, inkhosi, wase ubita bonkhe baholi bakaJuda nebaseJerusalema. ₃₀Wenyuka nabo waya ethempelini laSimakadze akanye nalamadvodza akaJuda, nebantfu baseJerusalema, nebaphristi nemaLevi, ngisho nabo bonkhe bantfu kusukela kulomncane kuze kuyewufika kulomkhulu. Wabafundzela, baweva onkhe emavi alencwadzi yesivumelwane leyayitfolakele ethempelini laSimakadze. ₃₁Inkhosi yema eceleni kwensika yayo yavusetela sivumelwane embikwaSimakadze, yavuma kulandzela Simakadze nekugcina imiyalo yakhe, nemitsetfo yakhe, kanye netimiso takhe, ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yayo, nangawo wonkhe umphefumulo wayo, nekulalela emavi esivumelwane labhalwe kulencwadzi.

₃₂Wabafungisa bonkhe bantfu baseJerusalema nebakaBhenjamini kulesivumelwane. Bantfu baseJerusalema bakwenta loko njengekwesivumelwane saNkulunkulu, Nkulunkulu waboyisemkhulu.

₃₃Josaya wesusa tonkhe tithico letisinengiso kulo lonkhe lelalihlala ema-Israyeli. Wenta kutsi bonkhe bantfu labakhile kulaka-Israyeli bakhonte Simakadze Nkulunkulu wabo. Ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi sekuphila kwakhe, sive asizange sisuke ekulandzeleni Simakadze, Nkulunkulu waboyisemkhulu.