Buka ea Bobeli ea Likronike

34 Josiase+ o ne a le lilemo li robeli ha e e-ba morena ’me a busa Jerusalema ka lilemo tse 31.+ 2 O ile a etsa lintho tse thabisang Jehova joaloka moholo-holo oa hae Davida. Ha aa ka a khelohela ka ho le letona kapa ka ho le letšehali.

3 Ha a e-na le lilemo tse robeli a busa, e sa le moshanyana, a qala ho sebeletsa Molimo oa moholo-holo oa hae Davida.+ Ha a e-na le lilemo tse 12 a busa, a hloekisa Juda le Jerusalema+ ka hore a tlose libaka tse phahameng+ le lipalo tse halalelang, litšoantšo tse rapeloang+ le litšoantšo tsa tšepe. 4 Hape ba heletsa lialetare tsa melimo ea Baale a ntse a shebile ’me a liha liluloana tsa libano tse neng li le holim’a tsona. A boela a thuha lipalo tse halalelang, litšoantšo tse rapeloang le litšoantšo tsa tšepe, a li etsa hore ebe phofo eaba o e fafatsa holim’a mabitla a ba neng ba li etsetsa mahlabelo.+ 5 A chesetsa masapo a baprista lialetareng tsa bona.+ Kahoo, a hloekisa Juda le Jerusalema.

6 Metseng ea Manase, Efraime,+ Simeone le ho ea fihla Nefthali le libakeng tsohle tse sentsoeng, 7 a heletsa lialetare, a thuha lipalo tse halalelang le litšoantšo tse rapeloang+ ho fihlela e e-ba phofo. A liha liluloana tsohle tsa libano naheng eohle ea Iseraele.+ Ka mor’a moo, a khutlela Jerusalema.

8 Ha a e-na le lilemo tse 18 a busa, a se a hloekisitse naha le tempele, a roma Shafane+ mora oa Azalia, Maseia molaoli oa motse le Jooa mora oa motlalehi Joakaze ho ea lokisa ntlo ea Jehova Molimo oa hae.+ 9 Ba tla ho Hilkia moprista ea phahameng ’me ba mo fa chelete e neng e tlisitsoe ntlong ea Molimo, eo Balevi ba sebeletsang e le balebeli ba menyako ba neng ba e bokelletse ho tsoa ho Manase, Efraime le Baiseraele bohle+ le ho tsoa ho Juda, Benjamine le baahi ba Jerusalema. 10 Ba e fa ba hlokomelang mosebetsi o etsoang ntlong ea Jehova, ba sebetsang ntlong ea Jehova ba e sebelisetsa ho e lokisa. 11 Ba e fa litsebi tsa mesebetsi ea matsoho le lihahi hore li reke majoe a betliloeng le mapolanka bakeng sa lintho tse kopanyang le ho haha ka libalaka matlo ao marena a Juda a neng a a tlohetse hore a senyehe.+

12 Banna bao ba ne ba sebetsa ka botšepehi.+ Balevi ba neng ba khethiloe hore e be balebeli ba bona e ne e le Jahathe le Obadia, ba tsoang ho Bamerari,+ le Zakaria le Meshulame, ba tsoang ho Bakohathe.+ Balevi bohle ba neng ba tseba ho bapala liletsa,+ 13 ba ne ba okametse batho ba jarang meroalo, hape e le balebeli ba bohle ba etsang mosebetsi oa mofuta leha e le ofe. Balevi ba bang e ne e le bangoli, balaoli le balebeli ba likeiti.+

14 Ha ba ntse ba ntša chelete e tlisitsoeng ntlong ea Jehova,+ moprista Hilkia a fumana buka ea Molao oa Jehova+ oo a neng a fane ka oona a sebelisa Moshe.+ 15 Hilkia a re ho mongoli Shafane: “Ke fumane buka ea Molao ka tlung ea Jehova.” Kahoo, Hilkia a fa Shafane buka eo. 16 Shafane a tlisa buka eo ho morena ’me a re ho eena: “Bahlanka ba hao ba ntse ba etsa mosebetsi oohle oo ba o fuoeng. 17 Ba ntšitse chelete e fumanoeng ka tlung ea Jehova ’me ba e file banna ba khethiloeng le basebetsi.” 18 Mongoli Shafane a boela a re ho morena: “Ho na le buka eo moprista Hilkia a mphileng eona”+ eaba Shafane o e balla morena.+

19 Ha morena a utloa mantsoe a Molao, a tabola liaparo tsa hae.+ 20 Morena a re ho Hilkia, Akikame+ mora oa Shafane, Abdone mora oa Mikea, mongoli Shafane le Asaia mohlanka oa morena: 21 “Tsamaeang le e’o mpotsetsa ho Jehova, le botsetse le batho ba setseng Iseraele le Bajuda mabapi le mantsoe a buka ena e fumanoeng. Jehova o tla re halefela haholo hobane baholo-holo ba rona ha baa mamela mantsoe a Jehova ’me ha baa etsa lintho tsohle tse ngotsoeng bukeng ena.”+

22 Hilkia le ba neng ba ronngoe ke morena ba ea ho moprofeta Hulda.+ E ne e le mosali oa Shalume mora oa Tikva e leng mora oa Harhase ea neng a ikarabella ka liaparo. O ne a lula Karolong ea Bobeli ea Jerusalema ’me ba ile ba bua le eena moo.+ 23 A re ho bona: “Jehova Molimo oa Iseraele o itse ke bolelle monna ea le rommeng ho ’na hore 24 Jehova o re, ‘Ke tla tlisa tlokotsi sebakeng sena le ho baahi ba sona,+ ke tlise le bomalimabe bohle bo ngotsoeng bukeng+ eo ba e balletseng morena oa Juda 25 hobane ba ntahlile+ ’me ba etsetsa melimo e meng mahlabelo a kubellang mosi ebile ba nkutloisa bohloko ka lintho tseo ba li etsang.+ Ke tla halefela sebaka sena ’me ha ho na motho ea tla nthiba.’”+ 26 Empa le bolelle morena oa Juda ea itseng le tl’o botsa Jehova le re, “Jehova Molimo oa Iseraele o re: ‘Ho latela mantsoe ao u a utloileng,+ 27 u ile oa mamela ’me oa ikokobelletsa Molimo ha u utloa seo a se buileng ka sebaka sena le baahi ba sona. U ile oa ikokobelletsa ’na, oa tabola liaparo tsa hao, oa lla oa kopa thuso ho ’na ’me ke u utloile,+ ke Jehova ea chong. 28 Ka lebaka leo u tla shoa ’me u patoe ka khotso. U ke ke oa bona tlokotsi eo ke tla e tlisa sebakeng sena le ho baahi ba sona.’”’”+

Ke eona karabo eo ba ileng ba e isa ho morena. 29 Morena a romela molaetsa oa hore ho bitsoe baholo bohle ba Juda le ba Jerusalema.+ 30 Ka mor’a moo, morena a ea ntlong ea Jehova le batho bohle ho tloha ho ngoana ho ea fihla ho motho e moholo, banna bohle ba Juda, baahi ba Jerusalema, baprista le Balevi. A ba balla mantsoe ’ohle a ka bukeng ea selekane e fumanoeng ka tlung ea Jehova.+ 31 Morena a ema sebakeng sa hae ’me a etsa selekane+ ka pel’a Jehova sa hore o tla mamela Jehova, litaelo tsa hae, melao ea hae le likhopotso tsa hae ka pelo eohle le moea+ oohle oa hae ka hore a phethe mantsoe a ngotsoeng bukeng ea selekane.+ 32 Hape a etsa hore batho bohle ba Jerusalema le Benjamine ba lumellane le selekane seo. Baahi ba Jerusalema ba etsa lintho ho ea ka selekane sa Molimo oa baholo-holo ba bona.+ 33 Josiase a tlosa lintho tsohle tse nyonyehang linaheng tsohle tsa Baiseraele+ ’me a etsa hore batho bohle ba Iseraele ba sebeletse Jehova Molimo oa bona. Ha a ntse a phela, ha baa ka ba tlohela ho sebeletsa Jehova Molimo oa baholo-holo ba bona.