31 UJehowarhazi+ bekaneminyaka ema-23 nakaba yikosi begodu wabusa iinyanga ezintathu eJerusalema. Igama lakanina bekunguRhamuthali+ indodakazi kaJoromiya weLibhina. 32 Wathoma ukwenza okumbi emehlweni kaJehova, ngokuvumelana nakho koke abokhokho bakhe abakwenzileko.+ 33 UFaro Nekho+ wamvalela ejele eRibhila+ enarheni yeRhamathi bona angabusi eJerusalema, wahlawulisa inarha amatalende* wesiliva ali-100 netalende legolide.+ 34 Ngaphezu kwalokho, uFaro Nekho wabeka u-Eliyakhimu indodana kaJosiya esikhundleni sakayise uJosiya begodu watjhugulula igama lakhe wamthiya ngokuthi nguJehoyakhimu kodwana wathatha uJehowarhazi wamusa eGibhide,+ okukulapho agcina ahlongakalele khona.+

4 Ngaphezu kwalokho, yabeka u-Eliyakhimu umfowabo kaJehowarhazi bona abe yikosi kwaJuda neJerusalema begodu yatjhugulula igama lakhe yamthiya ngokuthi nguJehoyakhimu; kodwana uNekho+ wathatha uJehowarhazi umfowabo wamusa eGibhide.+

11 “Ngombana ngilokhu uJehova akutjhoko malungana noTjhalumu*+ indodana kaJosiya ikosi yakwaJuda obusa esikhundleni sakayise uJosiya+ okhambileko endaweni le uthi: ‘Angekhe asabuya. 12 Ngombana uzokufela endaweni adingiselwe kiyo begodu angekhe asayibona indawo le.’+