8 Ngemva kwalokho iNkosi uJosiya yasusa bonke abaphristi emadolobheni akoJuda futhi yangcolisa izindawo eziphakemeyo abaphristi laba ababesenzela kuzo imihlatshelo ukuze kungaqhubeki kukhonzelwa kuzo, kusukela eGebha+ kusiya eBheri-shebha.+ Yadiliza izindawo eziphakemeyo ezazisegedini likaJoshuwa umphathi wedolobho, lezo ezazisesandleni senxele nxa ungena egedini ledolobho. 9 Abaphristi bezindawo eziphakemeyo abazange basebenze e-alithareni likaJehova eJerusalema,+ kodwa babesidla isinkwa esingelamvubelo ndawonye labafowabo.

29 UHezekhiya+ wayeleminyaka engu-25 ngesikhathi esiba yinkosi futhi wabusa eJerusalema okweminyaka engu-29. Unina kwakungu-Abhija indodakazi kaZakhariya.+

5 wathi kubo: “Lalelani maLevi. Zihlambululeni lihlambulule*+ lendlu kaJehova uNkulunkulu wabokhokho benu, lisuse konke okungcolileyo endaweni engcwele.+

34 Amakhosi ethu, labakhokheli bethu, labaphristi bethu, labokhokho bethu abawulalelanga uMthetho wakho futhi abayilandelanga imilayo yakho lezikhumbuzo owabapha zona ngesikhathi ubaxwayisa.

11 “Abaphrofethi labaphristi baxhwalile.*+

Lasendlini yami ngithole okubi abakwenzayo,”+ kutsho uJehova.

5 Wasesithi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu, ngicela ukhangele enyakatho.” Yikho ngakhangela enyakatho ngabona kulesithombe esivusa ubukhwele, simi ngasenyakatho kwegedi le-alithare lapho okungenwa khona.