Eyesi-2 yooKumkani
23:1 Wathumela ukumkani, kwabizelwa kuye onke amadoda amakhulu akwaYuda
neYerusalem.
23:2 Wenyuka ukumkani waya endlwini kaYehova, namadoda onke alapho
amaYuda nabemi bonke baseYerusalem kunye naye, nababingeleli;
nabaprofeti, nabantu bonke, abancinane nabakhulu;
ezindlebeni zabo onke amazwi encwadi yomnqophiso eyafunyanwayo
endlwini kaYehova.
23:3 Wema ke ukumkani ngasentsikeni, wenza umnqophiso phambi koYehova
nilandele uYehova, niyigcine imithetho yakhe nezingqino zakhe
nemimiselo yakhe ngentliziyo yabo yonke, nangomphefumlo wabo wonke, ukuba bawenze
amazwi alo mnqophiso abhaliweyo kule ncwadi. Kwaye zonke
abantu bema emnqophisweni.
23:4 Ukumkani wamwisela umthetho uHilekiya, umbingeleli omkhulu, nababingeleli bebandla
udidi lwesibini, nabagcini bomnyango ukuba babakhuphe ngaphandle
zonke iimpahla ezazenzelwe uBhahali nezetempile kaYehova
neAshera, nomkhosi wonke wezulu, wazitshisela ngaphandle
eYerusalem emaphandleni aseKidron, baluthwalela uthuthu lwazo
eBheteli.
23:5 Wabadiliza ababingeleli abangengabo, ababenabo ookumkani bakwaYuda
ekumiseleni kwakhe ukuqhumisela ezigangeni emizini yakwaYuda;
kwiindawo ezijikeleze iYerusalem; nabaqhumisela kubo
UBhahali, elangeni, enyangeni, nakwizijikelezi-langa, nakwizinto zonke
umkhosi wezulu.
23:6 Wamkhupha uAshera endlwini kaYehova, ngaphandle
IYerusalem, wada wesa emlanjaneni oyiKidron, wayitshisela emlanjaneni oyiKidron
waxovula waba ngumgubo, waluphosa umgubo walo phezu kwamangcwaba
yabantwana babantu.
23:7 Kwaye wazidiliza izindlu zamang'awu ezibe zisendlwini
uYehova, apho abafazi babemlukela khona uAshera iintente.
23:8 Wabathabatha bonke ababingeleli emizini yakwaYuda, wabenza inqambi
iindawo eziphakamileyo, apho babeqhumisela khona ababingeleli, kwathabathela eGebha kwesa
eBher-shebha, wazidiliza iindawo eziphakamileyo zamasango asesangweni
engena ngesango likaYoshuwa, irhuluneli yomzi, ababekhona
ngasekhohlo komntu esangweni lomzi.
23:9 Ke bona ababingeleli beziganga bebengenyuki esibingelelweni sika
uYehova eYerusalem, kodwa badla izonka ezingenagwele phakathi kwayo
abazalwana babo.
23:10 Wayenza inqambi iTofete, esemfuleni woonyana baka-Amon
nguHinom, ukuze kungabikho mntu umcandisa ngonyana wakhe nokuba yintombi yakhe
umlilo kuMoleki.
23:11 Wawathabatha amahashe ookumkani bakwaYuda ababewanikele esandleni sabo
ilanga, ekungeneni endlwini kaYehova, ngasegumbini lika
UNatan-meleki, ithenwa esemaphandleni, wayitshisa isibingelelo
iinqwelo zelanga zivutha umlilo.
23:12 nezibingelelo ezibe ziphezu kwegumbi eliphezulu lika-Ahazi, elibe liphezu kwegumbi eliphezulu lika-Ahazi
ookumkani bakwaYuda kunye nezibingelelo awazenzayo uManase
iintendelezo zombini zendlu kaYehova, ukumkani wazidiliza, waza
Zabadiliza khona, zaluphosa uthuli lwabo emlanjaneni
Kidron.
23:13 neziganga eziphambi kweYerusalem, ezibe zisekunene
ngesandla sentaba yokonakala, abenayo uSolomon ukumkani wakwaSirayeli
wakha uAshtoreti, isikizi lamaTsidon, noKemoshe
Ngezothe zakwaMowabhi, noMilkom, isikizi likaNdikhoyo
Ukumkani wabenza inqambi oonyana baka-Amon.
23:14 Waziqhekeza nezimiso zamatye, wabagawula ooAshera, wabazalisa
iindawo zabo ngamathambo abantu.
23:15 nesibingelelo esibe siseBheteli, nesiganga abesikwaYarobheham
unyana kaNebhati, owawonisa amaSirayeli, wasenza eso sibingelelo kananjalo
wasidiliza isiganga, wasitshisa isiganga, wasinyathela
incinci yaba ngumgubo, wayitshisa ihlathi.
23:16 Wabheka uYosiya, wawabona amangcwaba abekhona
entabeni, wathumela, wawathabatha amathambo emangcwabeni, kwaye
waqhumisela ngezo nto esibingelelweni, wasenza inqambi ngokwelizwi likaYehova
uYehova, awamemezayo umfo wakwaThixo, owawamemezayo la mazwi.
23:17 Wathi, Ngumbhalo mni na lo ndiwubonayo? Namadoda aloo mzi
bathi kuye, Lingcwaba lomfo wakwaThixo, owavela kwaYuda.
ubhengeze ezi zinto uzenzileyo esibingelelweni
eBheteli.
23:18 Wathi ke yena, Myekeni; makangashukumi mntu amathambo akhe. Bamyeka ke owakhe
amathambo odwa, kunye namathambo omprofeti owaphuma kwaSamari.
23:19 nazo zonke izindlu zasezigangeni, ezibe zisemizini yase
ElakwaSamari, ababelenzile ookumkani bakwaSirayeli ukuba bamqumbise uYehova
Wawususa umsindo uYosiya, wenza kuwo njengoko konke awakwenzayo
wayenza eBheteli.
23:20 Wababulala bonke ababingeleli beziganga ababephezu kwazo
watshisa amathambo abantu phezu kwazo, wabuyela eYerusalem.
23:21 Ukumkani wabawisela umthetho abantu bonke, wathi, Yenzani ipasika
uYehova uThixo wakho, njengoko kubhaliweyo encwadini yalo mnqophiso.
23:22 Ngokuba bekungazanga kwenziwe pasika ngokwale pasika, kususela kwimihla yabagwebi
owawalawulayo amaSirayeli, nangemihla yonke yookumkani bakwaSirayeli, nangemihla yookumkani bakwaSirayeli
ookumkani bakwaYuda;
23:23 Kwathi ngomnyaka weshumi elinesibhozo wokumkani uYosiya, ekuya kubakho ngawo loo pasika
bambelelani kuYehova eYerusalem.
23:24 kwanabasebenzi abaneshologu, noosiyazi, noosiyazi;
imifanekiso eqingqiweyo, nezithixo ezingento, nawo onke amasikizi abonelelwe kulo
ezweni lakwaYuda neYerusalem, uYosiya walihluthayo, ukuze alibambe
enze amazwi omyalelo, abhaliweyo encwadini kaHilekiya
umbingeleli wamfumana endlwini kaYehova.
23:25 Ngaphambi kwakhe akubangakho kumkani unjengaye, uguqukele kuYehova
ngentliziyo yakhe yonke, nangomphefumlo wakhe wonke, nangamandla akhe onke,
ngokomyalelo wonke kaMoses; akwavela namnye emva kwakhe
njengaye.
23:26 Akabuyanga ke uYehova ekuvutheni kobukhulu bakhe
Wavutha umsindo wakhe kuYuda ngenxa yomsindo wakhe wonke
Izinto awayemqumbise ngazo uManase.
23:27 Wathi uYehova, Ndiya kuwasusa noYuda ebusweni bam, njengoko ndikwenzileyo mna
ndiya kuwasusa amaSirayeli, ndiwulahle lo mzi ndinawo iYerusalem
onyuliweyo, nendlu endathi, Liya kuba kuyo igama lam.
23:28 Ezinye izinto zikaYosiya, nako konke awakwenzayo, asinto na?
ebhalwe encwadini yemicimbi yemihla yookumkani bakwaYuda?
23:29 Ngemihla yakhe wenyuka uFaro-neko, ukumkani waseYiputa, waya kulwa nokumkani waseJiputa
eAsiriya, besa emlanjeni ongumEfrati. Wahamba ukumkani uYosiya, waya kumhlangabeza; kwaye yena
wambulala eMegido, akumbona.
23:30 Bamthwala ngenqwelo abakhonzi bakhe, efe eMegido, bemka naye
wamsa eYerusalem, wamngcwabela kwelakhe ingcwaba. Kwaye abantu be
ilizwe lamthabatha uYehowahazi, unyana kaYosiya, lamthambisa, lamenza
ukumkani esikhundleni sikayise.
23:31 UYehowahazi ubeminyaka imashumi mabini anamithathu ezelwe, ukuba ngukumkani kwakhe; kwaye yena
waba neenyanga ezintathu engukumkani eYerusalem. Yaye igama likanina lalinguHamutali,
intombi kaYeremiya waseLibhena.
23:32 Wenza okubi emehlweni kaYehova, ngokwesiko lakhe
konke abakwenzayo ooyise.
23:33 UFaro-neko wamkhonkxa eRibhela ezweni laseHamati;
wayengenakuba ngukumkani eYerusalem; ilizwe walinikela irhafu
Ikhulu leetalente zesilivere, netalente yegolide.
23:34 UFaro-neko wamenza ukumkani uEliyakim, unyana kaYosiya, esikhundleni sika
uYosiya uyise, waliguqula igama lakhe laba nguYehoyakim, wamthabatha uYehowahazi
Wemka, waya eYiputa, wafela khona.
23:35 UYehoyakim wayinika uFaro isilivere negolide; kodwa wayirhafisa
umhlaba wokunika imali ngokomthetho kaFaro
wabiza isilivere negolide ebantwini belizwe, kumntu elowo
ngokwerhafu yakhe, ukuba ayinike uFaro-neko.
23:36 UYehoyakim ubeminyaka imashumi mabini anamihlanu ezelwe, ukuba ngukumkani kwakhe; kwaye yena
waba neminyaka elishumi elinamnye engukumkani eYerusalem. Igama lonina belinguZebhida;
intombi kaPedaya waseRuma.
23:37 Wenza okubi emehlweni kaYehova, ngokwesiko lakhe
konke abakwenzayo ooyise.