6 UNkulunkulu weqiniso wasesithi kuye ephutsheni: “Ngiyakwazi ukuthi lokhu ukwenze ngenhliziyo emsulwa yikho ngikuvimbele ukuthi ungenzi isono kimi. Ngenxa yalokho angikuvumelanga ukuthi umthinte.

12 Umuntu ozazenza iqhalaqhala angalaleli umahluleli kumbe umphristi osebenzela uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu kumele abulawe.+ Kumele lisuse okubi ko-Israyeli.+

23 Phela ukuhlamuka+ kuyafanana lesono sokuhlahlula,+ lokuba lenkani kufanana lokwenza amasalamusi lokukhonza izithombe.* Ngenxa yokuthi walile ukulalela ilizwi likaJehova,+ laye kasafuni ukuthi uqhubeke uyinkosi.”+

7 UJehova wamthukuthelela kakhulu u-Uza, wahle wamtshaya wafa+ ngoba wayetshengise ukuthi kamhloniphi+ uNkulunkulu weqiniso. U-Uza wafela khonapho eceleni kwebhokisi likaNkulunkulu weqiniso.

16 Kodwa wathi esiba lamandla nje waqalisa ukuzikhukhumeza futhi lokho kwamlethela umonakalo. Kazange athembeke kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe ngoba wangena ethempelini likaJehova ukuze atshise impepha e-alithareni lokutshisela impepha.+ 17 U-Azariya umphristi labanye abaphristi bakaJehova abangu-80 ababelesibindi bahle bamlandela. 18 Bayikhuza iNkosi u-Uziya bathi: “Akulunganga Uziya ukuthi wena utshisele uJehova impepha.+ Ngabaphristi kuphela okumele batshise impepha ngoba bayizizukulwane zika-Aroni.+ Yibo uNkulunkulu abenze baba ngcwele. Phuma endaweni engcwele ngoba lokhu okwenzileyo yikungathembeki njalo awusoze uthole udumo oluvela kuJehova ngenxa yalokho okwenzileyo.”