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35 UJosiya wathakazelela iPhasika+ likaJehova eJerusalema, futhi bahlaba umhlatshelo wePhasika+ mhlaka 14 ngenyanga yokuqala.+ 2 Wanika abaphristi imisebenzi yabo, wasebakhuthaza ukuthi benze inkonzo okwakumele bayenze endlini kaJehova.+ 3 Ngemva kwalokho wakhuluma lamaLevi, isizwana esasingcwele kuJehova futhi esasilomsebenzi wokufundisa bonke abantu bako-Israyeli,+ wathi: “Fakani ibhokisi elingcwele endlini eyakhiwa+ nguSolomoni indodana kaDavida inkosi yako-Israyeli. Lingasalithwali emahlombe.+ Khathesi menzeleni inkonzo engcwele uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu labantu bakhe bako-Israyeli. 4 Lungiselelani umsebenzi lo ngamaqembu enu langezimuli zaboyihlo, lilandela lokho okwabhalwa nguDavida+ inkosi yako-Israyeli lendodana yakhe uSolomoni.+ 5 Kumele lingene endaweni engcwele, lime ngamaqembu ezimuli zabafowenu, abantu bako-Israyeli. Emulini ngayinye yako-Israyeli kumele kube leqembu lemuli yamaLevi elizabenzela inkonzo. 6 Hlabani umhlatshelo wePhasika+ njalo lizihlambulule* beselisenzela abafowenu amalungiselelo, ukuze lenze lokho uJehova akutshela uMosi.”
7 UJosiya wanika abantu amazinyane ezimvu amaduna* lamazinyane embuzi amaduna ukuze abe yimihlatshelo yePhasika yabo bonke ababekhona. Esewonke ayengu-30 000. Wabanika lenkomo ezingu-3 000. Konke lokhu kwakuthethwe empahleni yenkosi.+ 8 Izikhulu zakhe zanika abaphristi lamaLevi labantu iminikelo yokuzithandela. Abakhokheli bendlu kaNkulunkulu weqiniso, uHilikhiya+ loZakhariya loJehiyela, banika abaphristi imihlatshelo yePhasika engu-2 600 lenkomo ezingu-300. 9 Izinduna zamaLevi uHashabhiya, loJeyiyeli, loJozabhadi kanye loKhonaniya labafowabo uShemaya loNethaneli zanika amaLevi imihlatshelo yePhasika engu-5 000 lenkomo ezingu-500.
10 Kwathi konke sekulungile abaphristi bama ezindaweni zabo, lamaLevi ama ngamaqembu awo+ njengoba nje inkosi yayitshilo. 11 Bahlaba imihlatshelo+ yePhasika futhi abaphristi bafafaza e-alithareni igazi layo ababeliphiwe ngamaLevi.+ AmaLevi aqhubeka ehlinza.+ 12 Ngemva kwalokho balungisa iminikelo yokutshiswa ukuze bayabele bonke abantu ababebuthene bengamaqembu, kusiya ngezimuli zaboyise. Iminikelo le yayizanikelwa kuJehova njengoba kubhaliwe ebhukwini likaMosi. Benza njalo langenkomo. 13 Bapheka* umnikelo wePhasika emlilweni belandela indlela okwakuvele kusenziwa ngayo.+ Bapheka leminikelo engcwele ngezimbiza lamabhodo lamapani, basebeyiletha masinyane ebantwini bonke. 14 Benza amalungiselelo abo lawabaphristi ngenxa yokuthi abaphristi, izizukulwane zika-Aroni, babenikela imihlatshelo yokutshiswa lamafutha kuze kube sebusuku. Ngakho amaLevi alungisa imihlatshelo yawo yePhasika kanye leyezizukulwane zika-Aroni ezazingabaphristi.
15 Abahlabeleli ababengamadodana ka-Asafi+ babesezindaweni zabo, kulandelwa umlayo owawubekwe nguDavida,+ lo-Asafi,+ loHemani, loJeduthuni+ umboni wenkosi. Abalindi bamagedi babesemagedini atshiyeneyo.+ Akuzange kudingakale ukuthi basuke emisebenzini yabo ngoba abafowabo abangamaLevi babenzela amalungiselelo ePhasika. 16 Wonke umsebenzi okwakumele wenzelwe uJehova ngalelolanga wenziwa ukuze kuthakazelelwe iPhasika,+ kunikelwe leminikelo yokutshiswa e-alithareni likaJehova kulandelwa umlayo weNkosi uJosiya.+
17 Ngalesosikhathi ama-Israyeli ayekhona athakazelela iPhasika kanye loMkhosi Wesinkwa Esingelamvubelo okwamalanga ayisikhombisa.+ 18 Kwakungakaze kube lePhasika elinjalo ko-Israyeli kusukela ezinsukwini zomphrofethi uSamuyeli. Akulankosi ko-Israyeli eyayike yenza iPhasika elinjengalelo elenziwa nguJosiya,+ labaphristi, lamaLevi, labantu bonke bakoJuda labako-Israyeli ababekhonapho kanye lalabo ababehlala eJerusalema. 19 IPhasika leli lenziwa ngomnyaka wesi-18 wokubusa kukaJosiya.
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.
26 Yonke imbali kaJosiya lalokho akwenzayo ngenxa yothando lwakhe oluqotho, elandela lokho okubhalwe eMthethweni kaJehova, 27 kanye lalokho akwenzayo kusukela ekuqaleni kuze kuyefika ekucineni, kubhaliwe ebhukwini lamakhosi ako-Israyeli lawakoJuda.+