22 UJosiya+ bekaneminyaka ebunane nakaba yikosi begodu wabusa iminyaka ema-31 eJerusalema.+ Igama lakanina bekunguJedida indodakazi ka-Adaya weBhotsikhathi.+ 2 Wenza okuhle phambi kwakaJehova, wakhamba emtlhaleni kaDavida ukhokhwakhe+ begodu akhenge aphambukele ngesidleni namkha ngesinceleni.

23 Kodwana ngomnyaka we-18 wokubusa kweKosi uJosiya, iPhasikeli lakaJehova lagidingwa eJerusalema.

25 Akhenge khekube nekosi enjengaye ngaphambi kwakhe, eyabuyela kuJehova ngehlizwayo yoke nangomphefumulwayo*+ woke nangamandlayo woke, ngokuvumelana nawo woke umThetho kaMosi; akhenge kuvele nomunye onjengaye ngemva kwakhe.