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34 UJosiya+ bekaneminyaka ebunane nakaba yikosi, wabusa iminyaka ema-31 eJerusalema.+ 2 Wenza okuhle phambi kwakaJehova, wakhamba emtlhaleni kaDavida ukhokhwakhe begodu akhenge aphambukele ngesidleni namkha ngesinceleni.
3 Ngomnyaka wobu-8 wokubusa kwakhe ngesikhathi asesemsanyana, wathoma ukufuna uZimu kaDavida ukhokhwakhe.+ Kwathi ngomnyaka we-12 wathoma ukuhlwengisa kwaJuda neJerusalema+ ngokususa iindawo eziphakemeko,+ iingodo ezicwengileko,* iinthombe ezibaziweko+ neenthombe zesimbi. 4 Godu kwagirizwa ama-aldara waboBhali phambi kwakhe, bewaqunta nama-aldara wepepho ebewaphezu kwawo. Waphula iingodo ezicwengileko,* iinthombe ezibaziweko neenthombe zesimbi bese wazigaya, ngemva kwalokho, wazirhatjha emathuneni walabo egade benza imihlatjelo ezintwenezi.+ 5 Watjhisa amathambo wabaphristi phezu kwama-aldarabo.+ Wayihlwengisa bunjalo-ke inarha yakwaJuda neyeJerusalema.
6 Emadorobheni wakwaManase, kwa-Efrayimu,+ kwaSimiyoni ukufikela kwaNafitali neendaweni zabo ezitjhatjalalisiweko, 7 wagiriza ama-aldara, waphihliza iingodo ezicwengileko* neenthombe ezibaziweko+ wazigaya. Waqunta woke ama-aldara wepepho ebegade asenarheni yoke yakwa-Israyeli,+ ngemva kwalokho wabuyela eJerusalema.
8 Ngomnyaka we-18 wokubusa kwakhe, nasele aqedile ukuhlwengisa inarha nethempeli, wathumela uTjhafani+ indodana ka-Atsaliya, uMaseya induna yedorobho noJowarhi indodana kaJowarhazi umtloli wezenzakalo bona bayokulungisa indlu kaJehova uZimakhe.+ 9 Nje-ke beza kuRhilikhiya umphristi ophakemeko bamnikela imali abayifumene ngendlini kaZimu, okuyimali amaLevi ebewabalindisango ayibuthelela kwaManase, kwa-Efrayimu nakibo boke abantu bakwa-Israyeli,+ kuhlanganise nabantu bakwaJuda, bakwaBhenjamini nebeJerusalema. 10 Yeke banikela labo ababekwe bona batlhogomele umsebenzi owenziwa endlini kaJehova, ngemva kwalokho iinsebenzi zendlu kaJehova zasebenzisa imali ezanikelwa yona bona zilungise indlu leyo. 11 Bayinikela iinsebenzi zobukghwari nabakhi bona bathenge amatje abaziweko neengodo zokusekela, bona kwakhiwe izindlu zeengodo, lezo amakhosi wakwaJuda avuma bona zitjhatjalaliswe.+
12 Nje-ke amadoda la awenza ngokuthembeka+ umsebenzi lowo. AmaLevi akhethwa bona abe ziinduna zawo, kumaMerari+ bekunguJarhathi no-Obadiya, kumaKhehathi+ bekunguZakariya noMetjhulamu. Yeke woke amaLevi egade anekghono lomvumo,+ 13 abekwa bona abe ziinduna zalabo egade bathwala imithwalo begodu bewaziinduna zabo boke egade benza umsebenzi kungayi ngokuthi bekumsebenzi onjani. Amanye amaLevi bewabonobhala, amanye abaphathi, amanye abalindisango.+
14 Nje-ke kwathi basakhupha imali ebeyilethwe ngendlini kaJehova,+ uRhilikhiya umphristi wafumana incwadi yomThetho kaJehova+ owadluliswa ngoMosi.+ 15 URhilikhiya wathi kuTjhafani unobhala: “Ngifumene incwadi yomThetho endlini kaJehova.” Yeke uRhilikhiya wathatha incwadi leyo wayinikela uTjhafani. 16 Ngemva kwalokho, uTjhafani wayithatha wayoyinikela ikosi, wathi kiyo: “Iinsebenzi zakho zenza koke ezabelwe bona zikwenze. 17 Zithethe imali efunyenwe ngendlini kaJehova, zayinikela iinduna nalabo egade benza umsebenzi.” 18 Godu uTjhafani unobhala wathi ekosini: “Kunencwadi engiyinikelwe+ nguRhilikhiya umphristi.” Ngemva kwalokho, uTjhafani wathoma ukuyifunda phambi kwekosi.+
19 Kuthe ikosi nayizwa amezwi womThetho, yarathula izambatho zayo.+ 20 Ikosi yakhupha umyalo yawunikela uRhilikhiya, u-Arhikhamu+ indodana kaTjhafani, u-Abidoni indodana kaMikha, uTjhafani unobhala no-Asaya isisebenzi sayo yathi: 21 “Khambani niyongibuzela kuJehova, nibuzele nalabo abaseleko kwa-Israyeli nakwaJuda malungana namezwi wencwadi efunyenweko le ngombana uJehova usilingeke khulu ngathi nangebanga lokuthi abokhokho bethu akhenge balalele ilizwi lakaJehova, ngokwenza koke okutlolwe encwadini le.”+
22 Nje-ke uRhilikhiya nabo boke egade bathunywe yikosi baya kuRhulda umphorofidikazi,+ obekamfazi kaTjhalumu indodana kaTikhiva indodana kaRharirhasi umtlhogomeli wekumba yokubeka izambatho, bekahlala engcenyeni etja yedorobho leJerusalema. Bakhuluma naye lapho.+ 23 Wathi kibo: “UJehova uZimu ka-Israyeli uthi, ‘Tjelani indoda enithume kimi ukuthi: 24 “UJehova uthi, ‘Ngizokuletha ihlekelele endaweni le nezakhamuzini zayo,+ ngilethe soke isiqalekiso esitlolwe encwadini+ efundelwe ikosi yakwaJuda. 25 Ngombana bangilahlile,+ bathunyisela abanye abozimu imihlatjelo bona bangisilinge+ ngemisebenzabo, ilaka lami lizokwehlela phezu kwendawo le begodu angekhe licime.’”+ 26 Kodwana ekosini yakwaJuda enithumele bona nizokubuza uJehova, nakhu ekufuze niyitjele khona, “UJehova uZimu ka-Israyeli uthi: ‘Malungana namezwi owezwileko,+ 27 ngebanga lokuthi ihliziywakho yathamba, wazithoba phambi kwakaZimu nawuzwa lokho akutjhoko malungana nendawo le nezakhamuzi zayo, uzithobile phambi kwami, warathula izambatho zakho walila phambi kwami, nami ngikuzwile,+ kutjho uJehova. 28 Kungebangelo ngizokubuthela kibokhokho bakho,* uzokulaliswa ethuneni lakho ngokuthula, amehlwakho angekhe ayibone ihlekelele engizoyiletha endaweni le nebantwini bakhona.’”’”+
Nje-ke bathatha umlayezo loyo bayowutjela ikosi. 29 Ikosi yathumela umlayezo wokuthi kubizwe abadala bakwaJuda nebeJerusalema.+ 30 Ngemva kwalokho, ikosi yakhuphukela endlini kaJehova nawo woke amadoda wakwaJuda, izakhamuzi zeJerusalema, abaphristi, amaLevi, boke abantu abakhulu nabancani. Yeke yabafundela woke amezwi wencwadi yesivumelwano eyafumaneka endlini kaJehova.+ 31 Ikosi yajama endawenayo, yenza isivumelwano*+ phambi kwakaJehova, ukuthi izokulandela uJehova, iphethe imiyalwakhe, iinkhumbuzo zakhe neenqophiso zakhe ngehliziywayo yoke nangomphefumulwayo*+ woke, ngokwenza ngokuvumelana namezwi wesivumelwanesi atlolwe encwadini le.+ 32 Wakhuthaza boke abantu egade baseJerusalema nakwaBhenjamini bona bavumelane nalokho begodu abantu beJerusalema benza ngokwesivumelwano sakaZimu wabokhokho babo.+ 33 Nje-ke uJosiya wasusa zoke izinto ezinyenyisako* kizo zoke iindawo zakwa-Israyeli,+ wakhuthaza nabantu bona balotjhe uJehova uZimabo. Ukuphila kwakhe koke abantu akhenge baphambuke ekulandeleni uJehova uZimu wabokhokho babo.