Eyesi-2 yeziKronike
34:1 UYosiya ubeminyaka isibhozo ezelwe, ukuba ngukumkani kwakhe;
IYerusalem iminyaka engamashumi amathathu ananye.
34:2 Wenza okuthe tye emehlweni kaYehova, wahamba
akatyekela ngasekunene kukaDavide uyise;
nokuba ngasekhohlo.
34:3 Kuba ngomnyaka wesibhozo wobukumkani bakhe, esemncinane, waqala
funani uThixo kaDavide uyise, waqala ngomnyaka weshumi elinesibini
ukuze ahlambulule amaYuda neYerusalem ezigangeni, nooAshera, ne
imifanekiso eqingqiweyo, nemifanekiso etyhidiweyo.
34:4 Bazidiliza phambi kwakhe izibingelelo zooBhahali; kwaye i
Wayigawula imifanekiso eqingqiweyo, ephezu kwayo; namatyholo, kwaye
wayiqhekeza imifanekiso eqingqiweyo nemifanekiso etyhidiweyo
Wawusasaza phezu kwamangcwaba abo babebingelela
kubo.
34:5 Wawatshisa amathambo ababingeleli phezu kwezibingelelo zabo, wazihlambulula
elakwaYuda neYerusalem.
34:6 Wenjenjalo emizini yakwaManase, neyakwaEfrayim, neyakwaSimon,
kwesa kwaNafetali, kumacala onke.
34:7 wazidiliza izibingelelo, noAshera, wabaqoba;
imifanekiso eqingqiweyo ibe ngumgubo, yaye nigawule kuyo yonke izithixo
ezweni lakwaSirayeli, wabuyela eYerusalem.
34:8 Ke kaloku ngomnyaka weshumi elinesibhozo wobukumkani bakhe, alihlambulula ke ilizwe.
nendlu leyo, wathuma uShafan, unyana ka-Atsaliya, noMahaseya
nomphathi womzi, noYowa unyana kaYowahazi, umkhumbuzi wezinto zakomkhulu, ukuba bahlaziye
indlu kaYehova uThixo wakhe.
34:9 Kwaye xa beza kuHilekiya umbingeleli omkhulu, bayinikela imali
leyo yayiziswe endlwini kaThixo, ababeyigcina abaLevi
iingcango zahlanganiswa esandleni sikaManase noEfrayim, nakuwo onke amadoda
amasalela akwaSirayeli, nakuwo onke amaYuda namaBhenjamin; babuyela ke
iYerusalem.
34:10 Bayibeka esandleni sabenzi bomsebenzi, ababephethe umsebenzi kaYehova
bayinika abenzi bomsebenzi wayo indlu kaYehova
ukuba ilungiswe, ilungise indlu kaYehova;
34:11 bayinika iingcibi nabakhi, ukuba bathenge amatye aqingqiweyo, bathenge amatye axholiweyo
nemithi yokuhlanganisa, neyophahla lwezindlu zookumkani bakwaYuda
watshabalalisa.
34:12 Amadoda lawo ebesebenza kuloo msebenzi enyanisekile, nabaphathi bawo bebekho
UYahati no-Obhadiya, abaLevi, bakoonyana bakaMerari; noZekariya
noMeshulam, koonyana bakaKehati, ukuba ayikhuphe; kwaye
kubaLevi bonke abo baziqondayo iimpahla zokuvuma.
34:13 Kananjalo bebephethe abathwali bemithwalo, bengabaveleli bezinto zonke
awenza umsebenzi ngenkonzo yonke; nakubaLevi
babengababhali, namadindala, nabamasango.
34:14 bayikhupha imali ebiziswe endlwini ka
uYehova, uHilekiya umbingeleli wafumana incwadi yomyalelo kaYehova, enikiweyo
ngoMoses.
34:15 Waphendula uHilekiya, wathi kuShafan umbhali, Ndiyifumene
Incwadi yomyalelo endlwini kaYehova. UHilekiya wayinikela incwadi
kuShafan.
34:16 UShafan wayizisa incwadi kukumkani, wambuyisela ilizwi ukumkani
kwakhona, esithi, Konke akuphathisiweyo abakhonzi bakho, bayakwenza.
34:17 Kwaye bayiqokelele imali eyafunyanwa endlwini ka
uYehova, wayinikela esandleni sabaveleli, kwaba njalo
isandla sabenzi bomsebenzi.
34:18 Waxelela ke uShafan umbhali kukumkani, wathi, Umbingeleli uHilekiya
wandinika incwadi. Wayilesa uShafan phambi kokumkani.
34:19 Kwathi, akuweva ukumkani amazwi omyalelo
wazikrazula iimpahla zakhe.
34:20 Ukumkani wabawisela umthetho uHilekiya, noAhikam unyana kaShafan, noAbhedon.
unyana kaMika, noShafan unobhala, noAsaya umkhonzi kaYehova
ukumkani, esithi,
34:21 Yiyani nindibuzele kuYehova, nangenxa yamasalela akwaSirayeli
kwaYuda, ngenxa yamazwi encwadi efunyenweyo, ngokuba inkulu
uburhalarhume bukaYehova, obathululwa phezu kwethu, ngenxa yoobawo
Aniligcinanga ilizwi likaYehova, ukuba nilenze ngako konke okubhaliweyo kuyo
le ncwadi.
34:22 Wesuka ke uHilekiya, nababemiswe ngukumkani, baya kuHulida
umprofetikazi, umkaShalum unyana kaTikvati, unyana kaHasera;
umgcini we-wardrobe; (ngoku ke yena ebehleli eYerusalem ekholejini).
Bathetha kuye ngokunjalo.
34:23 Wathi kubo, Utsho uYehova, uThixo kaSirayeli, ukuthi, Yitshoni kuni;
indoda ekuthumele kum,
34:24 Utsho uYehova ukuthi, Yabona, ndiyizisela ububi le ndawo, naphezu kwayo;
nabemi bakhona, zonke iziqalekiso ezibhaliweyo encwadini
Incwadi abayilesa phambi kokumkani wakwaYuda;
34:25 ngenxa enokuba bendishiyile mna, baqhumisela thixweni bambi;
ukuze bandiqumbise ngomsebenzi wonke wezandla zabo;
ngoko ke ubushushu bam buya kuphalazelwa phezu kwale ndawo, bungabikho
yacinywa.
34:26 Ke ukumkani wakwaYuda, onithume ukuba nibuzise kuYehova, wenjenjalo
uze uthi kuye, Utsho uYehova, uThixo kaSirayeli, ngokuphathelele uYehova
amazwi owawevayo;
34:27 ngokuba ibithambile intliziyo yakho, wazithoba ngenxa engaphambili
uthe, wakuweva uThixo amazwi akhe, ngale ndawo nakule ndawo
Bemi bakhona, wazithoba phambi kwam, wayikrazula indlu yakho
nxibani, nilile phambi kwam; Ndikuvile nam, utsho uYehova
NKOSI.
34:28 Uyabona, ndiya kukuhlanganisela kooyihlo, uhlanganiselwe ndawonye
engcwabeni lakho linoxolo, angabuboni amehlo akho bonke ububi endibe ndibubona
iya kuzisa phezu kwale ndawo, naphezu kwabemi bayo. Ngoko
bambuyisela ilizwi ukumkani.
34:29 Wathumela ukumkani, wawahlanganisa onke amadoda amakhulu akwaYuda
iYerusalem.
34:30 Wenyuka ukumkani waya endlwini kaYehova, namadoda onke alapho
uYuda, nabemi baseYerusalem, nababingeleli, nabangcwele
abaLevi, nabantu bonke, abakhulu kwanabancinane; wafunda ezindlebeni zabo
onke amazwi encwadi yomnqophiso, eyafunyanwa endlwini ka
iNkosi.
34:31 Wema ke ukumkani endaweni yakhe, wenza umnqophiso phambi koYehova
nilandele uYehova, niyigcine imithetho yakhe, nezingqino zakhe;
nemimiselo yakhe, ngentliziyo yakhe yonke, nangomphefumlo wakhe wonke, ukuba ayenze
amazwi omnqophiso abhaliweyo kule ncwadi.
34:32 Wabamisa bonke abafumaneka eYerusalem nakwaBhenjamin
kuyo. Abemi baseYerusalem benza ke ngokomnqophiso we
UThixo, uThixo wooyise.
34:33 UYosiya wawasusa onke amasikizi emazweni onke alapho
zoonyana bakaSirayeli, zabazisa bonke abafumanekayo
AmaSirayeli akhonze, akhonze uYehova uThixo wawo. Kwaye yonke imihla yakhe
abatyekanga ekumlandeleni uYehova, uThixo wooyise.