Amatjhuguluko alethwa nguJosiya
1Ikosi uJosiya wabiza boke abaphathi bakwaJuda neJerusalema. 2Wakhuphukela ethempelini lakaSomnini nabantu boke bakwaJuda nezakhamuzi zoke zeJerusalema; bekubaphristi nabaphorofidi kanye nabo boke abantu kusukela kwabakhulu ukuya kwabancani. Wabafundela bona bezwe woke amezwi wencwadi yesivumelwano eyayigade ifunyenwe ethempelini lakaSomnini. 3Ikosi yajama hlanu kwesika yenza isivumelwano phambi kwakaSomnini uZimu bona izakulandela uZimu nokobana izakulonda imiyalwakhe, iimfuno neemiso zakhe ngehliziywayo nangomphefumulwayo woke. Ngalokho beyiqinisa bona izakukhamba ngokwamezwi wesivumelwano agade atlolwe encwadini leyo. Nje-ke boke abantu bazibandakanya nesivumelwaneso.
4Ikosi yatjela uRhilikhiya umphristi omkhulu, abaphristi abangaphasi kwakhe nabalindi besango bona basuse ethempelini lakaSomnini zoke izintwana ezenzelwe uBhali no-Atjhera kanye nazo zoke iinkwekwezi zomkayi. Yazitjhisela ngaphandle kweJerusalema emathaleni womrhoba iKidroni, yathatha umlothazo yawusa eBhethe-Eli. 5Yaqotjha boke abaphristi babosingazimu ebegade bajanyiswe yikosi yakwaJuda bona batjhise itjhwalo eendundumeni zemizi yakwaJuda nakileyo ebhode iJerusalema. Yasusa nalabo ebegade batjhisa itjhwalo kuBhali, ilanga, inyanga, imithala yeenkwekwezi, iye neenkwekwezi zoke. 6Yasusa umfanekiso waka-Atjhera ethempelini lakaSomnini. Yawusa esikhisini iKhidroni ongaphandle kweJerusalema yawutjhisela lapho. Yawusila waba yipuphu, yawurhatjha phezu kwamathuna wabantu nje. 7Yabhuruza amalawana weentjhatjha zethempeli ezimadoda asethempelini lakaSomnini, lapha abafazi gade balukela khona imimada ka-Atjhera.
8Ikosi uJosiya yaletha boke abaphristi abasemizini yakwaJuda, beyarhubutjha neendunduma ukusukela eGeba ngetlhagwini ukuya eBheritjheba ngesewula, lapha abaphristi gade batjhisa khona itjhwalo. Yephula iindawo zemihlabelo egade zingekungeneni ngesinceleni sesango lakaJotjhuwa umbusi weJerusalema. 9Abaphristi beendunduma bebangakavunyelwa ukuza e-aldarini lakaSomnini eJerusalema. Nokho bebavunyelwe ukudla isikwa esinganangumelo kanye nabaphristi ababozakwabo.
10Ikosi uJosiya yarhubutjha iTofeti egade ingemrhobeni wamadodana kaHinomi, ukuze kungasaba noyedwa onikela emlilweni indodana namkha indodakazakhe bona ibe mhlabelo kuMoleki. 11Yasusa iinthombe zeenjomani neenkarana amakhosi wakwaJuda agade azihlukanisele ilanga. Iinthombezi gade zibekwe ukusukela ekungeneni kwethempeli ngepumalanga ukuya ngelawini lakaNathani-Meleki induna ekulu. Ilaweli gade lakhiwe ngemathurini ahlonywe ethempelini nca ngetjingalanga. Ikosi uJosiya yazitjhisa iinthombezo. 12Yabhuruza ama-aldari amakhosi wakwaJuda agade awakhe ngehla kwephahla lelawu laka-Arhazi elingaphezulu. Yabhuruza nama-aldari uManase agade awakhe ngeenrhodlweni ezimbili zethempeli lakaSomnini. Yasusa lapho masinyana iququ lama-aldari lawo yayolithela ngesikhisini iKidroni. 13Godu ikosi yarhubutjha neendunduma egade zingepumalanga yeJerusalema, ngesewula yentaba ye-Oliva. Iindundumezo uSolomoni gade azakhele u-Atjhitarothi usingazinyanakazi onyenyisako wamaTsidoni, uKemotjhi uzinyana onyenyisako wakwaMowabi noMilikomu uzinyana okghabhudlhako wabantu bakwa-Amoni.
14UJosiya waphadlha amatje akhethekileko, wagawula nemifanekiso yabo-Atjhera bewazalisa iindawo zabo ngamathambo wabantu. 15Ngitjho nendunduma ye-aldari eBhethe-Eli eyayakhiwe nguJerobhowami umsa kaNebathi, enza ngayo bona u-Israyeli one, indawo yomhlabelo leyo wayibhuruza: Wenza umlilo phezu kwayo bewayitlhifirija; watjhisa no-Atjhera. 16Kuthe uJosiya asenza lokhu watjhuguluka, amehlwakhe aphoseka phezu kwamaliba agade asemaqadi kwentatjana. Wathumela abantu bona balethe amathambo asemalibeni lawo. Nawo wawatjhisela phezu kwendunduma leyo. Ngendlela le warhubutjha i-aldari. Kwaba njengelizwi lakaSomnini elamenyezelwa phambilini mumuntu kaZimu izintwezi zingakabi ukwenzeka. 17Ikosi uJosiya yabuza yathi: “Ilitje leliba engilibonakweli lingelani?” Amadoda womuzi ayiphendula athi: “Lisibekiso sethuna lomuntu kaZimu owavela kwaJuda nowaphorofida nge-aldari leBhethe-Eli mayelana nazo zoke izinto osele uzenze kilo.”
18Bona izwe lokho yathi: “Awa, akaziphumulele. Ningaphazamisi amathambakhe.” Nje-ke balisa amathambo womuntu kaZimu kanye nawomphorofidi owavela eSamariya.
19UJosiya waragela phambili ngokwenza njengombana gade enze eBhethe-Eli: Wabhuruza amathempedlana aseendundumeni agade akhiwe makhosi wakwa-Israyeli emizini yeSamariya, okwakuzizinto ezathukuthelisa uSomnini uZimu. 20UJosiya wahlahlela boke abaphristi beendundumezo phezu kwama-aldari bewatjhisa amathambo wabantu phezu kwawo. Emuva kwalokho wabuyela eJerusalema.
Ukugidingwa kwePhasika
21Ikosi uJosiya yakhupha umyalo oya ebantwini boke yathi: “Gidingelani uSomnini uZimenu umnyanya wePhasika njengombana kutlolwe encwadini yesivumelwano le.”
22Akhange khekube nePhasika elakhe lagidingwa njengaleli, kusukela ngeenkhathi zabagwebi bakwa-Israyeli nemihleni yoke yamakhosi wakwa-Israyeli newakwaJuda. 23IPhasikeli, lagidingelwa uSomnini uZimu eJerusalema ngomnyaka wetjhumi nabunane wokubusa kwakaJosiya.
Amatjhuguluko amanye enziwa nguJosiya
24Ngaphezu kwalokho uJosiya wathanyela izangoma neenyanga, imihlalandlini, amanyala wabosingazimu nakho koke okunyenyisako okwafunyanwa kwaJuda neJerusalema. Lokhu wakwenza ukuze kuqinisekiswe amezwi womthetho agade atlolwe encwadini eyavunjululwa nguRhilikhiya umphristi endlini kaSomnini.
25Akhange khekube nekosi eyafana neyenza njengoJosiya ngaphambi kwakhe nangemuva kwakhe, ngokobana iphendukele kuSomnini uZimu ngayo yoke ihliziywayo, umphefumulwayo nangamandlayo ngokulandela woke umthetho kaMosi.
26Nanyana kunjalo, uSomnini uZimu akhange atjhuguluke ebukhalini bakhe obukhulu, wavutha ngoJuda ngenca yakho koke uManase akwenza ngokumtlhorha ngelihlweni. 27USomnini wathi: “UJuda naye ngizomthanyela phambi kwami njenganyana ngathanyela u-Israyeli. IJerusalema idorobho engalikhethako ngilidelile kanye nethempeli engatjho ngalo ngathi, ‘Ibizo lami lizakuba lapho.’ ”
Ukuhlongakala kwakaJosiya
28Zoke izehlakalo zokubusa kwakaJosiya nakho koke akwenzileko kutlolwe encwadini yemilando yamakhosi wakwaJuda.
29Ngesikhathi uJosiya aseseyikosi, uFaro Nekho ikosi yeGibhide wenyukela emlanjeni iYufrathe bona ayokusiza ikosi ye-Asiriya. Ikosi uJosiya yarhwanta yayomhlangabeza epini, kodwana ekuhlanganeni kwabo uNekho wamsahlela wambulalela eMegido.
30Iinceku zakaJosiya zaletha isidumbu sakhe zisithwele ngekarana ukusuka eMegido ukuya eJerusalema, zafese zamfihla ethuneni lakhe. Abantu bendawo bathatha uJehowarhazi umsa kaJosiya bamzesa, bambeka waba yikosi esikhundleni sakayise.
UJehowarhazi ubusa kwaJuda
31UJehowarhazi gade aneminyaka ematjhumi amabili nantathu lokha nakathoma ukubusa. Wabusa eJerusalema iinyanga ezintathu. Ibizo lakanina bekunguRhamuthali indodakazi kaJoromiya, weLibhina. 32UJehowarhazi wenza ubumbi phambi kwakaSomnini njengaboyisemkhulu.
33UFaro Nekho wamvalela eRibhila okuyinarha yeRhamathi ukuze angabusi eJerusalema. Wahlawulisa nenarha yakwaJuda bona ithele umthelo oziinkulungwana ezintathu namakhulu amane wamakhilogremu wesiliva namakhilogremu wegolide elimatjhumi amathathu nane.
34UFaro Nekho wabeka u-Eliyakhimu umsa kaJosiya bona abe yikosi esikhundleni sakayise uJosiya, watjhugulula nebizo laka-Eliyakhimu laba nguJehoyakhimu. Wasusa uJehowarhazi wamusa eGibhide. Wahlongakalela lapho.
35UJehoyakhimu wahlawulela uFaro ngesiliva negolide. Kodwana ukuze aphumelele ukukhokha inani lemali uFaro ayifunako, kwakufuze aveze indaba yomthelo. Lokho wakwenza ngokuthelisa abantu bendawo. Nje-ke, omunye nomunye umuntu watheliswa ngokuya ngomnotho anawo.
UJehoyakhimu ubusa kwaJuda
36UJehoyakhimu gade aneminyaka ematjhumi amabili nahlanu lokha nakathoma ukubusa. Wabusa eJerusalema iminyaka elitjhumi nanye. Ibizo lakanina bekunguZebida indodakazi kaPedaya weRuma. 37Wenza ubumbi phambi kwakaSomnini, kwaba njengakho koke okwenziwa boyisemkhulu.
