AMAKHOSI II 22

₁UJosiya wayeneminyaka eyisishiyagalombili ekuqaleni kwakhe ukubusa, wabusa iminyaka engamashumi amathathu nanye eJerusalema; igama likanina lalinguJedida indodakazi ka-Adaya waseBosikati.

₂Wenza okulungile emehlweni kaJehova, wahamba ngendlela yonke kaDavide uyise, kachezukelanga ngakwesokunene nangakwesokhohlo.

₃Kwathi ngomnyaka weshumi nesishiyagalombili wenkosi uJosiya inkosi yathuma uShafani indodana ka-Asaliya kaMeshulamu, umbhali, endlini kaJehova, yathi:

₄Yenyukela kuHilikiya umpristi omkhulu ukuba abale imali eyiswé endlini kaJehova, iqoqwé ngabalindimnyango kubantu,

₅bayibeke esandleni sezisebenzi eziphethe indlu kaJehova, bakhokhele ngayo abasebenza umsebenzi wasendlini kaJehova ukulungisa izimfa zendlu,

₆ababazi, nabakhi, nabakha ngamatshe, nokuthenga imithi namatshe abaziweyo ukulungisa indlu.

₇Nokho akubalelwananga nabo ngemali eyabekwa esandleni sabo, ngokuba babethembekile ekuphatheni kwabo.

₈UHilikiya umpristi omkhulu wathi kuShafani umbhali: Ngifumene incwadi yomthetho endlini kaJehova. UHilikiya wanika uShafani leyoncwadi, wayifunda.

₉UShafani umbhali waya enkosini, waletha umbiko enkosini, wathi: Izinceku zakho zithululile imali eyafunyanwa endlini, zayibeka esandleni sezisebenzi eziphethe indlu kaJehova.

₁₀UShafani umbhali wayitshela inkosi, wathi: UHilikiya umpristi unginiké incwadi. UShafani wayifunda phambi kwenkosi.

₁₁Kwathi lapho inkosi isizwile amazwi encwadi yomthetho, yaziklebhula izingubo zayo.

₁₂Inkosi yayala uHilikiya umpristi, noAhikamu indodana kaShafani, noAkibori indodana kaMikhaya, noShafani umbhali, noAsaya inceku yenkosi, ithi:

₁₃Hambani ningibuzele kuJehova, mina nabantu, naye wonke uJuda ngamazwi alencwadi efunyenweyo, ngokuba inkulu intukuthelo kaJehova esivuthelayo, ngokuba obaba abalalelanga amazwi alencwadi ukwenza njengakho konke okulotshiwe ngathi.

₁₄Base behamba uHilikiya umpristi, noAhikamu, noAkibori, noShafani, noAsaya, baya kuHulida umprofethikazi, umkaShalumi, indodana kaThikiva kaHarihasi, umgcinizingubo — wahlala eJerusalema enxenyeni yesibili — bakhuluma kuye.

₁₅Wathi kubo: Usho kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, uthi: Tshelani umuntu onithumé kimi ukuthi:

₁₆Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Bhekani, ngiyakwehlisela okubi phezu kwalendawo naphezu kwabakhileyo kuyo, onke amazwi aleyoncwadi eyifundile inkosi yakwaJuda,

₁₇ngokuba bangishiyile, bashisela abanye onkulunkulu impepho baze bangicunula ngawo wonke umsebenzi wezandla zabo; intukuthelo yami iyakuvuthela lendawo, ayiyikucinywa.

₁₈Kepha enkosini yakwaJuda eyanithuma ukubuza kuJehova niyakusho kuyo kanje, nithi: Usho kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, uthi: Maqondana namazwi owezwileyo,

₁₉ngenxa yokuba inhliziyo yakho yayithambile wazithoba phambi kukaJehova, lapho wezwa lokho engakukhuluma ngalendawo nangabakhileyo kuyo ukuthi kuyakuba-yincithakalo nesiqalekiso, waklebhula izingubo zakho, wakhala phambi kwami, mina ngikuzwile, usho uJehova.

₂₀Ngalokho bheka, ngiyakukubuthela koyihlo, ubuthelwe ethuneni lakho ngokuthula, angaboni amehlo akho konke okubi engiyakukwehlisela phezu kwalendawo. Babuyisela enkosini lelizwi.