Incwadzi Yesibili YemaKhosi
23 Ngako inkhosi yatfumela livi, base babita onkhe emadvodza lamadzala akaJuda newaseJerusalema.+ 2 Ngemuva kwaloko, lenkhosi yenyukela endlini yaJehova nawo onkhe emadvodza akaJuda, takhamuti taseJerusalema, baphristi nebaphrofethi—bonkhe bantfu, kusukela kulomncane kuya kulomkhulu. Yafundza onkhe emavi alencwadzi+ yesivumelwane+ lebeyitfolakele endlini yaJehova,+ bonkhe labantfu beva. 3 Lenkhosi yema eceleni kwensika yase yenta sivumelwane* embikwaJehova,+ isentela yona nalabantfu, sekutsi itawulandzela Jehova iphindze igcine imiyalo yakhe, tikhumbuto takhe kanye nemitsetfo yakhe ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yayo, nangawo wonkhe umphefumulo* wayo ngekutsi igcine onkhe emavi alesivumelwane labekabhalwe kulencwadzi. Bonkhe labantfu nabo bavuma kutsi batasigcina lesivumelwane.+
4 Lenkhosi yabese itjela Hilkiya+ umphristi lophakeme, baphristi labasesigabeni sesibili, kanye nabogadzi basemnyango kutsi abakhiphe tonkhe titja letisethempelini laJehova letentelwe Bhali, titja tensika lengcwele*+ netelibutfo lasemazulwini. Lenkhosi yabese itishisela ngephandle kweJerusalema etindzaweni letehlelako taseKhidroni futsi yatsatsa umlotsa wato yaya nawo eBetheli.+ 5 Ngako yayekelisa baphristi bankulunkulu waletinye tive, labo emakhosi akaJuda bekabakhetsile kutsi bente imihlatjelo yekushiswa etindzaweni letiphakeme emadolobheni akaJuda nasetindzaweni letibomakhelwane beJerusalema, kanye nebaphristi labebentela Bhali umhlatjelo wekushiswa, bawentela lilanga, inyeti, libutfo letinkhanyeti kanye nalo lonkhe libutfo lemazulu.+ 6 Yakhipha insika lengcwele*+ endlini yaJehova yayibeka emaphandleni aseJerusalema, eSihosheni saseKhidroni, yase iyayishisa+ kulesihosha futsi yayigaya yaba yimphuphu. Yase itsatsa umlotsa wayo iwusakata emathuneni ebantfukatana.+ 7 Yaphindze yabhidlita tindlu tetingwadla letindvuna tasethempelini+ lebetisendlini yaJehova, lapho bafati bebalukela khona tindvwangu temathende ensika lengcwele.*
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. 10 Yaphindze yenta kutsi iThofethi+ leseSigodzini Semadvodzana aHinomu*+ ingafaneleki kutsi kukhontelwe kuyo, kuze kungabi khona umuntfu loshisa* indvodzana yakhe noma indvodzakati yakhe kuMoleki.+ 11 Yaphindze yangawavumeli emahhashi, lawo emakhosi akaJuda lebekawanikele* elangeni, kutsi angene endlini yaJehova ngelikamelo* laNathani-meleki indvuna yesigodlo, lebelisevulandi; yashisa netincola temphi telilanga.+ 12 Inkhosi yaphindze yabhidlita ema-al’thare, lawo emakhosi akaJuda bekawakhe etikwelikamelo+ la-Ahazi lelingetulu, kanye nema-al’thare Manase lebekawakhe emabaleni lamabili endlu yaJehova.+ Yawaphihlita yase itsatsa ticucu tawo itisakata eSihosheni saseKhidroni. 13 Lenkhosi yaphindze yenta tindzawo letiphakeme lebetisembikweJerusalema, ngaseningizimu* yeNtsaba Yekonakala* kutsi tingasakulungeli kutsi kungakhontelwa kuto, leto Solomoni inkhosi yaka-Israyeli bekatakhele Ashtarothe nkulunkulukati lowenyanyekako webantfu baseSidoni; naKhemoshi nkulunkulu lowenyanyekako wakaMowabi; naMilkhomi+ nkulunkulu lowenyanyekako wema-Amoni.+ 14 Yabhidlita ematje langcwele aba ticucu futsi yajuba letinsika letingcwele,*+ yaphindze yafaka ematsambo ebantfu esikhundleni sako. 15 Yaphindze yabhidlita li-al’thare eBetheli, nendzawo lephakeme lebeyentiwe nguJerobowamu indvodzana yaNebati kuze abangele ema-Israyeli kutsi one.+ Ngemuva kwekubhidlita leli-al’thare nalendzawo lephakeme, yashisa lendzawo lephakeme yayisila yaba yimphuphu yase ishisa lensika lengcwele.*+
16 Watsi Josaya nakagucuka futsi abona emathuna entsabeni, watsi akutsatfwe ematsambo kulamathuna futsi wawashisa e-al’thare, kuze lingakulungeli kutsi kukhontelwe kulo, ngekuvumelana nelivi laJehova lebelimenyetelwe ngumuntfu waNkulunkulu weliciniso lowasho kutsi letintfo betitakwenteka.+ 17 Wase utsi: “Ngibona naliya litje lelithuna. Labani lelithuna?” Lamadvodza elidolobha amphendvula atsi: “Lithuna lemuntfu waNkulunkulu weliciniso wakaJuda+ lowasho letintfo lotentile e-al’thare leliseBetheli.” 18 Yena wabese utsi: “Ningavumeli muntfu kutsi atsintse ematsambo akhe, wayekeleni njengobe anjalo.” Ngako bawayekela lamatsambo akhe, lokufaka ekhatsi nematsambo emphrofethi lobekachamuke eSamariya.+
19 Josaya waphindze wasusa tonkhe tindlu tekukhontela etindzaweni letiphakeme lebetisemadolobheni aseSamariya,+ leto emakhosi aka-Israyeli bekatakhile kuze avise Nkulunkulu buhlungu futsi wenta intfo lefanako njengobe bekentile endzaweni lephakeme yaseBetheli.+ 20 Ngako wenta umhlatjelo ema-al’thare ngabo bonkhe baphristi betindzawo letiphakeme lebetilapho futsi washisa ematsambo ebantfu kulama-al’thare.+ Ngemuva kwaloko, wabuyela eJerusalema.
21 Lenkhosi yase inika bonkhe bantfu umyalo lotsi: “Yentelani Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu liPhasika+ njengobe kubhaliwe kulencwadzi yesivumelwane.”+ 22 Kute liPhasika lelifana naleli lebelike laba khona kusukela ngetikhatsi lapho behluleli bebahlulela Israyeli nobe ngetikhatsi temakhosi aka-Israyeli newakaJuda.+ 23 Kodvwa ngemnyaka wesi-18 wekubusa kweNkhosi Josaya, leliPhasika laJehova lentelwa eJerusalema.
24 Josaya waphindze wasusa tonkhe tangoma, bantfu labaphengulako,+ tithico,*+ netithico letenyanyekako* nato tonkhe tintfo letenyanyekako lebetikhona eveni lakaJuda naseJerusalema kuze agcine emavi eMtsetfo+ lebekabhalwe encwadzini lebeyitfolwe nguHilkiya umphristi endlini yaJehova.+ 25 Kute inkhosi lebeyinjengaye ngaphambi kwakhe, leyabuyela kuJehova ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yayo nangawo wonkhe umphefumulo*+ wayo nangawo onkhe emandla ayo, ngekuvumelana neMtsetfo waMosi; kute lenye lenjengaye leyaba khona ngemuva kwakhe.
26 Noma kunjalo, intfukutselo yaJehova levutsako yawavutsela emaJuda ngenca yato tonkhe tintfo letimbi lebetentiwe nguManase letamvisa buhlungu.+ 27 Jehova watsi: “Ngitawasusa nemaJuda emehlweni ami+ njengobe ngiwasusile ema-Israyeli+ futsi ngitalilahla lelidolobha lengalikhetsa, iJerusalema, kanye nendlu lengatsi ngayo: ‘Libito lami litawuhlala kuyo.’”+
28 Lomunye umlandvo waJosaya kanye nako konkhe lakwenta, kubhaliwe encwadzini yemlandvo wangetikhatsi temakhosi akaJuda. 29 Ngesikhatsi saJosaya, Faro Nekho inkhosi yaseGibhithe, wahamba wayohlangana nenkhosi yase-Asiriya ngaseMfuleni iYufrathe futsi iNkhosi Josaya yahamba yayokulwa naye; kodvwa watsi Nekho nakayibona, wayibulalela eMegido.+ 30 Ngako tinceku tayo tetfwala sidvumbu sayo ngencola kusukela eMegido tasiletsa eJerusalema futsi tamngcwaba ethuneni lakhe. Bantfu bakaJuda babese batsatsa Jehoyahazi indvodzana yaJosaya bamgcoba futsi bambeka waba yinkhosi esikhundleni sababe wakhe.+
31 Jehoyahazi+ bekaneminyaka lengu-23 budzala nakaba yinkhosi futsi wabusa tinyanga letintsatfu eJerusalema. Libito lamake wakhe bekunguHamutali+ indvodzakati yaJeremiya waseLibna. 32 Wacala kwenta tintfo letimbi emehlweni aJehova, alingisa konkhe lebekwentiwe bokhokho bakhe.+ 33 Faro Nekho+ wabopha Jehoyahazi, wamfaka ejele eRibla+ eveni laseHamathi kuze amvimbele angabusi eJerusalema, waphindze wahlawulisa lelive emathalenta* langu-100 elisiliva kanye nelithalenta leligolide.+ 34 Ngetulu kwaloko, Faro Nekho wabeka indvodzana yaJosaya lengu-Eliyakimu kutsi ibe yinkhosi esikhundleni sababe wayo Josaya futsi washintja libito layo yaba nguJehoyakimu; kodvwa watsatsa Jehoyahazi wammikisa eGibhithe+ lapho agcine afele khona.+ 35 Jehoyakimu waniketa Faro ligolide nelisiliva kodvwa wakhiphisa bantfu bakhe umtselo kuze anike Faro lelisiliva lebekalifuna. Wancumela umuntfu ngamunye kutsi kufanele akhiphe lisiliva neligolide lelingakanani eveni lakhe kuze alinikete Faro Nekho.
36 Jehoyakimu+ bekaneminyaka lengu-25 budzala nakaba yinkhosi futsi wabusa iminyaka lengu-11 eJerusalema.+ Libito lamake wakhe bekunguZebida indvodzakati yaPhedaya waseRuma. 37 Wachubeka enta lokubi emehlweni aJehova+ alingisa konkhe lebekwentiwe bokhokho bakhe.+