Eyesibili EyamaKhosi
22 UJosiya+ wayeleminyaka engu-8 ngesikhathi esiba yinkosi futhi wabusa eJerusalema okweminyaka engu-31.+ Unina kwakunguJedida indodakazi ka-Adaya waseBhozikhathi.+ 2 Wenza okulungileyo phambi kukaJehova wahamba kuzo zonke izindlela zikakhokho wakhe uDavida.+ Kazange aphambukele kwesokudla loba kwesenxele.
3 Ngomnyaka wesi-18 wokubusa kweNkosi uJosiya, inkosi yathuma uShafani unobhala, indodana ka-Azaliya indodana kaMeshulami, endlini kaJehova+ yathi kuye: 4 “Hamba kuHilikhiya+ umphristi omkhulu umtshele aqoqe imali yonke elethwa endlini kaJehova,+ leyo abalindi beminyango abayithatha ebantwini.+ 5 Kumele bayinike labo ababekwe ukuthi bakhangele umsebenzi owenziwa endlini kaJehova, bona bayiphe labo abazakwenza umsebenzi wokulungisa indlu kaJehova,*+ 6 izingcitshi zomsebenzi, labakhi lalabo abakwazi ukwakha ngamatshe. Imali leyo bazayisebenzisa ukuthenga izigodo lamatshe abaziweyo abazawasebenzisa ukulungisa indlu.+ 7 Kodwa akumelanga babuzwe ukuthi imali abayiphiweyo bayisebenzise njani ngoba bangamadoda athembekileyo.”+
8 Ngemva kwesikhathi uHilikhiya umphristi omkhulu watshela uShafani unobhala+ wathi: “Ngithole ibhuku loMthetho+ endlini kaJehova.” UHilikhiya wasenika uShafani ibhuku lelo, uShafani walibala.+ 9 UShafani unobhala wasesiya enkosini wafika wathi kuyo: “Izinceku zakho zithethe yonke imali etholakale endlini zayinika labo ababekwe ukuthi bakhangele umsebenzi owenziwa endlini kaJehova.”+ 10 UShafani unobhala waqhubeka wathi enkosini: “Kulebhuku+ engiliphiwe ngumphristi uHilikhiya.” UShafani waseqalisa ukulibalela inkosi.
11 Inkosi yathi isizwa amazwi ayesebhukwini loMthetho yadabula izigqoko zayo,+ 12 yasitshela umphristi uHilikhiya, lo-Ahikhamu+ indodana kaShafani, lo-Akhibhori indodana kaMikhaya, loShafani unobhala kanye lo-Asaya inceku yayo, yathi: 13 “Hambani liyengibuzela kuJehova ngamazwi asebhukwini leli elitholakeleyo, libuzele labantu kanye labo bonke abakoJuda ngoba uJehova usithukuthelele kakhulu+ ngenxa yokuthi okhokho bethu abawalalelanga amazwi asebhukwini leli, futhi abakwenzanga okubhalwe kulo okwakumele kwenziwe yisizwe sakithi.”
14 Ngakho umphristi uHilikhiya, lo-Ahikhamu, lo-Akhibhori, loShafani, lo-Asaya baya kumphrofethikazi+ uHulida. UHulida wayeyinkosikazi kaShalumi indodana kaThikhiva indodana kaHarihasi, owayekhangela indlu okwakugcinelwa kuyo izigqoko. UHulida wayehlala esigabeni esitsha sedolobho leJerusalema njalo yikho lapho amadoda la akhuluma laye khona.+ 15 Wathi kuwo: “Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, ‘Kumele litshele indoda elithume kimi lithi: 16 “UJehova uthi, ‘Ngizakwehlisela umonakalo endaweni le lakubo bonke abahlala kuyo njalo wonke amazwi asebhukwini elibalwe yinkosi yakoJuda azagcwaliseka.+ 17 Ulaka lwami luzavutha phezu kwendawo le futhi alusoze luphele+ ngoba abantu laba bangitshiyile batshisela abanye onkulunkulu imihlatshelo,+ bengithukuthelisa ngakho konke abakwenza ngezandla zabo.’”+ 18 Kodwa enkosini yakoJuda elithume ukuthi lizobuza kuJehova kumele lithi, “Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli mayelana lamazwi owazwileyo: 19 ‘Ngiwuzwile umthandazo wakho ngenxa yokuthi inhliziyo yakho ikwamukele okuzwileyo, wazehlisa+ phambi kukaJehova ngesikhathi usizwa engikukhulumileyo mayelana lendawo le labantu abahlala kuyo, ukuthi bazaqalekiswa njalo loba ngubani obabonayo uzakwethuka. Ngikuzwile ngoba udabule izigqoko zakho+ wakhala phambi kwami, kutsho uJehova. 20 Ngenxa yalokho, amehlo akho awasoze awubone umonakalo engizawehlisela indawo le. Uzakufa* ungcwatshwe engcwabeni lakho ngokuthula.’”’” Basuka lapho bayatshela inkosi impendulo.