16 Kodwana uthe nakaba namandla, wathoma ukuzikhukhumeza kwaba kukuwa kwakhe, akhenge athembeke kuJehova uZimakhe ngokungena ngethempelini lakaJehova bona atjhise ipepho e-aldareni lepepho.+ 17 Khonokho u-Azariya umphristi nabanye abaphristi bakaJehova abanesibindi abama-80 bamlandela. 18 Bathi eKosini u-Uziya: “Uziya akukafuzi utjhisele uJehova ipepho!+ Baphristi kwaphela okufuze batjhise ipepho ngombana baziinzukulwana zaka-Aroni,+ bacwengisiwe. Phuma ngendaweni ecwengileko ngombana akhenge uthembeke begodu uJehova uZimu angeze akuhloniphe ngebanga lalokho okwenzileko.”

19 Kodwana u-Uziya njengombana bekaphethe isitja sokutjhisela ipepho wasilingeka khulu,+ kwathi asasilingeke ngebanga labaphristi njalo, wabetjhwa bulepheru+ epandla phambi kwabaphristi endlini kaJehova hlanu kwe-aldara lepepho. 20 U-Azariya umphristi omkhulu nabo boke abaphristi bajika bamqala, babona ukuthi ubetjhwe bulepheru epandla, yeke msinyana bamkhuphela ngaphandle bese wagijimela ngaphandle ngombana uJehova umbethe ngabo.

21 IKosi u-Uziya yahlala inobulepheru bekwaba lilanga eyahlongakala ngalo begodu beyihlala endlini engeqadi njengombana iphethwe bulepheru+ ngombana beyikhitjhiwe endlini kaJehova. Indodanayo uJothamu beyiphethe isigodlo, yahlulela nabantu benarha.+