USirakhi 49

₁Igama likaJosiya lifana nempepho exutshiwe nguchwepheshe kwezamakha. Ukukhumbuleka kwakhe kumnandi njengoju emlonyeni, futhi kufana nomculo emcimbini lapho kuphuzwa iwayini. ₂Wenza okwakulungile ngokuvuselela abantu, nangokususa ububi obabuyisinengiso. ₃Wayigcina inhliziyo yakhe ibheke kuSimakade; ngesikhathi abantu bephelelwe ngukwazisa umthetho, waqhakambisa impilo yobuNkulunkulu.

₄Ngaphandle kuka-Davide, noHezekiya noJosiya, bonke laba babeyizoni ezinkulu, ngokuba bashiya umthetho woPhezukonke; ngakho-ke ubukhosi bukaJuda bashabalala. ₅Banikeza amandla abo kwabanye abantu, nodumo lwabo kwesinye esizweni, ₆esathungela ngomlilo umuzi okhethiweyo kanye nendawo engcwele, senza imigwaqo yawo yaba lize, njengokuba uJeremiya ayeshilo. ₇Ngokuba babemphathe kabi, lowo okwathi kwasesizalweni wahlukaniselwa ubuphrofethi, ukuba asiphule, ahlakaze nokuba achithe, nokuba akhe futhi atshale.

₈KwakunguHezekeli owabona umbono ngenkazimulo uNkulunkulu amkhombisa yona ngaphezu kwenqola yamakherubhi. ₉Ngokuba uNkulunkulu wabe ekushilo nakuJobe owayebambelele kuzo zonke izindlela zobulungisa.

₁₀Makuthi amathambo abaphrofethi abali-12 abe ngumthombo wempilo entsha nomaphi lapho engcwatshwe khona, ngokuba baduduza abantu bakwaJakobe futhi babophula ngesibindi nethemba.

₁₁Singamphakamisa kanjani uZerubhabhele na? Wayefana nendandatho yokusicilela esandleni sokudla, ₁₂kanjalo noJoshuwa indodana kaJozadaki; emihleni yabo bakha indlu futhi balivusa ithempeli elingcwele likaSimakade, elalehlukaniselwe inkazimulo yakhe ingunaphakade.

₁₃Kanjalo nokukhunjulwa kukaNehemiya kohlala njalo; ngokuba wavusa izindonga ezaziwile, wamisa amasango nemigoqo yawo, futhi wavuselela nemizi yethu eyayichithiwe.

₁₄Bayingcosana esabake badalwa emhlabeni ababefana no-Enokhi, ngokuba wahlwithwa kulo mhlaba. ₁₅Ngokunjalo akukaze kube khona owazalwa njengoJosefa; okwathi ngisho amathambo akhe anakekelwa. ₁₆UShemu noSethi no-Enoshi bahlonishwa, kodwa ohlonishwa ngaphezu kwazo zonke izidalwa eziphilayo kwakungu-Adamu.