Eyesi-2 yooKumkani
22:1 UYosiya ubeminyaka isibhozo ezelwe, ukuba ngukumkani kwakhe; waba neminyaka emashumi mathathu engukumkani
neminyaka enye eYerusalem. Igama lonina belinguYedida
intombi ka-Adaya waseBhoskati.
22:2 Wenza okuthe tye emehlweni kaYehova, wangena
yonke indlela kaDavide uyise, akatyekela ngasekunene
okanye ngasekhohlo.
22:3 Kwathi, ngomnyaka weshumi elinesibhozo wokumkani uYosiya, ukumkani
Wathuma uShafan, unyana ka-Atsaliya, unyana kaMeshulam, umbhali, ukuba aye
endlwini kaYehova, esithi,
22:4 Nyuka uye kuHilekiya umbingeleli omkhulu, ayilinganisele isilivere leyo
zisiwe endlwini kaYehova, enabagcini bomnyango
kuqokelelwe abantu:
22:5 bayinikele esandleni sabenzi bomsebenzi, ukuba
yovelela indlu kaYehova, bayinike uYehova
abasebenzi bomsebenzi wendlu kaYehova wokulungisa
ukuphulwa kwendlu,
22:6 kwiingcibi zemithi, nakubakhi, nabaqingqi ngamatye, bathenge imithi nemithi exholiweyo
ilitye lokuhlaziya indlu.
22:7 Kodwa bekungabalelwana nabo ngemali ebinayo
wabanikela esandleni sabo, ngokuba bebesebenza benyanisekile;
22:8 Wathi uHilekiya, umbingeleli omkhulu, kuShafan umbhali, Ndiyifumene
incwadi yomyalelo endlwini kaYehova. UHilekiya wayinika incwadi
kuShafan, wayifunda.
22:9 Weza ke umbhali uShafan kukumkani, wamxelela ukumkani
Wabuya wathi, Abakhonzi bakho bayithengile imali efunyenweyo
indlu, uyinikele esandleni sabenzi bomsebenzi;
abangabaveleli bendlu kaYehova.
22:10 Waxela ke uShafan umbhali kukumkani, esithi, Umbingeleli uHilekiya ubagwebele.
wandinika incwadi. Wayilesa uShafan phambi kokumkani.
22:11 Kwathi, akuweva ukumkani amazwi encwadi leyo
umthetho, wokuba azikrazule iingubo zakhe.
22:12 Ukumkani wamwisela umthetho uHilekiya umbingeleli, noAhikam unyana ka
noShafan, noAkebhore unyana kaMikaya, noShafan umbhali, no
wathi uAsaya, umkhonzi wokumkani,
22:13 Yiyani nibuzise kuYehova ngenxa yam, nangenxa yabantu, nangenxa yabantu bonke
Yuda, ngokuphathelele amazwi ale ncwadi ifunyenweyo: ngokuba mkhulu uYehova
bubushushu bukaYehova esibaselweyo, ngenxa yokuba benoobawo
akawaphulaphula amazwi ale ncwadi, ukuba enze njengako konke oko
ezibhaliweyo ngathi.
22:14 Umbingeleli uHilekiya, noAhikam, noAkebhore, noShafan, noAsaya;
waya kuHulida umprofetikazi, umkaShalum unyana kaTikwa;
unyana kaHarehasi, umgcini-ngubo; (ngoku ke ubehlala eYerusalem
ekholejini;) baye bathetha naye.
22:15 Wathi kubo, Utsho uYehova, uThixo kaSirayeli, ukuthi, Yithini kumfo;
okuthumele kum,
22:16 Utsho uYehova ukuthi, Yabona, ndiyizisela ububi le ndawo, naphezu kwayo;
nabemi bayo, onke amazwi encwadi leyo abeyithetha ukumkani
kwaYuda sifundeka ngolu hlobo:
22:17 ngenxa enokuba bendishiyile mna, baqhumisela thixweni bambi;
ukuze bandiqumbise ngomsebenzi wonke wezandla zabo;
ke ngoko ubushushu bam buya kuvutha ngokuchasene nale ndawo, bungabikho
yacinywa.
22:18 kukumkani wakwaYuda onithume ukuba nibuzise kuYehova, wenjenje
wothi ke kuye, Utsho uYehova, uThixo kaSirayeli, ukuthi, Ngokusingisele kumaSirayeli
amazwi owawevayo;
22:19 ngokuba ibithambile intliziyo yakho, wazithoba phambi koYehova
Yehova, ukuvile kwakho endikuthethileyo ngale ndawo, nangale ndawo
abemi bayo babe yinkangala ephanzileyo
qalekisa, ukrazule iingubo zakho, ulile phambi kwam; Nam ndivile
wena, utsho uYehova.
22:20 Ngako oko, uyabona, ndiya kukuhlanganisela kooyihlo, ube nguwe;
Wahlanganiselwa engcwabeni lakho unoxolo; amehlo akho akayi kuzibona zonke izinto
ububi endibuzisela le ndawo. Bamxelela ukumkani
kwakhona.