15 Le yindaba emayelana labantu iNkosi uSolomoni eyababuthayo ukuthi bayisebenzele+ besakha indlu kaJehova,+ lendlu yayo,* leMilo,*+ lomduli weJerusalema, leHazori,+ leMegido+ kanye leGezeri.+

20 Ngemva kwakho konke lokhu, uJosiya eselungise ithempeli, uNekho+ inkosi yeGibhithe wafika ezokulwa eKharikhemishi eduze kukaYufrathe. UJosiya wasephuma esiyakulwa laye.+ 21 Ngakho inkosi yeGibhithe yathuma izithunywa kuye yathi: “Awu nkosi yakoJuda, wena ungena ngaphi empini le? Lamuhla angilandanga ukuzokulwa lawe, ngizokulwa lesinye isizwe njalo uNkulunkulu uthi ngiphangise. Yekela ukuphikisana loNkulunkulu ngoba yena ulami. Ungayekela ukwenza njalo uzakwehlisela umonakalo.” 22 Kodwa uJosiya kazange asuke khonapho, watshintsha izigqoko ukuze bangamnanzeleli+ wasesiyakulwa laye. Kazange awalalele amazwi kaNekho ayevela kuNkulunkulu. Wahamba wayakulwa laye egcekeni leMegido.+

23 Amabutho ayesilwa ngemitshoko amgwaza uJosiya, wasesithi ezincekwini zakhe: “Ngisusani lapha ngoba sengilimele kakhulu.” 24 Ngakho izinceku zakhe zamkhipha enqoleni ayekuyo zamfaka enqoleni yakhe yesibili,* zasezimhambisa eJerusalema. UJosiya wafa wangcwatshwa emangcwabeni abokhokho bakhe+ njalo bonke abantu bakoJuda labeJerusalema bamlilela. 25 UJeremiya+ wahlabelela uJosiya ingoma yokulila njalo bonke abahlabeleli besilisa labesifazana+ balokhu behlabela ngoJosiya ezingomeni zabo zokulila kuze kube lamuhla. Kwenziwa isinqumo sokuthi izingoma lezi zihlatshelwe ko-Israyeli futhi zibhaliwe ezingomeni zokulila.

11 Ngalolosuku isililo esiseJerusalema sizakuba sikhulu njengesililo esaba khona eHadadirimoni egcekeni leMegido.+