8 Inkhosi Josaya yabese ikhipha bonkhe baphristi emadolobheni akaJuda futsi yenta tindzawo letiphakeme tangafaneleki kutsi kukhontelwe kuto, lapho labaphristi bebentela khona umhlatjelo wekushiswa, kusukela eGeba+ kuze kuyofika eBherisheba.+ Yaphindze yabhidlita tindzawo letiphakeme, lebetisegedeni laJoshuwa indvuna yelidolobha, ngesencele nawungena egedeni lelidolobha. 9 Baphristi betindzawo letiphakeme bebangasebenti e-al’thare laJehova eJerusalema+ kodvwa bebasidla sinkhwa lesite imvubelo bakanye nabomnakabo.

29 Hezekiya+ waba yinkhosi nakaneminyaka lengu-25 budzala futsi wabusa iminyaka lengu-29 eJerusalema. Libito lamake wakhe bekungu-Abiya, indvodzakati yaZakhariya.+

5 Watsi kubo: “Ngilaleleni nine maLevi. Nyalo tingcweliseni+ niphindze ningcwelise lendlu yaJehova Nkulunkulu wabokhokho benu futsi nisuse nome ngabe yini lengcolile endzaweni lengcwele.+

34 Emakhosi etfu, tindvuna tetfu, baphristi kanye nabokhokho betfu abakawulaleli uMtsetfo wakho, abazange bayinake imiyalo yakho nobe teluleko* takho lowabanika tona.

11 “Baphrofethi nebaphristi sebakhohlakele.*+

Tintfo letimbi labatentako ngitibone ngisho nasendlini yami,”+ kusho Jehova.

5 Wase utsi kimi: “Ndvodzana yemuntfu, ngicela uphakamise emehlo akho ubuke ngasenyakatfo.” Ngako ngawaphakamisa ngabuka ngasenyakatfo, futsi lapho egedeni lelisenyakatfo yeli-al’thare bekunalesithico lesitfukutselisa Nkulunkulu.