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34:1 UJosiya wayeneminyaka eyisishiyagalombili ekuqaleni kwakhe ukubusa, futhi wabusa
iJerusalema iminyaka engamashumi amathathu nanye.
34:2 Wenza okulungile emehlweni kaJehova, futhi wahamba
ezindleleni zikaDavide uyise, akachezukelanga ngakwesokunene;
noma ngakwesobunxele.
34:3 Ngoba ngonyaka wesishiyagalombili wokubusa kwakhe, esemncane, waqala
funani uNkulunkulu kaDavide uyise; ngomnyaka weshumi nambili waqala
ukuhlambulula uJuda neJerusalema ezindaweni eziphakemeyo, no-Ashera, ne
izithombe ezibaziweyo, nemifanekiso encibilikisiweyo.
34:4 Badiliza ama-altare oBali phambi kwakhe; kanye ne
izithombe ezaziphezulu phezu kwazo wazigawula; kanye nezihlahla, futhi
izithombe ezibaziweyo nezithombe ezibunjiweyo wakuphahlaza, wakwenza
uthuli lwabo, waluthela phezu kwamathuna alabo ababenikele imihlatshelo
kubo.
34:5 Futhi washisa amathambo abapristi phezu kwama-altare abo, futhi wahlambulula
Juda neJerusalema.
34:6 Wenze njalo emizini yakwaManase, nakwa-Efrayimi, nakwaSimeyoni,
kwaNafetali, amageja abo nxazonke.
34:7 Futhi lapho edilizile ama-altare nezigxobo, futhi washaya
izithombe ezibaziweyo zibe yimpuphu, futhi zigawule zonke izithombe kulo lonke
ezweni lakwa-Israyeli, wabuyela eJerusalema.
34:8 Kwathi ngomnyaka weshumi nesishiyagalombili wokubusa kwakhe, esehlanzile izwe.
nendlu, wathuma uShafani, indodana ka-Azaliya, noMahaseya the
umbusi womuzi, noJowa indodana kaJowahazi umabhalana ukuba balungise
indlu kaJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe.
34:9 Futhi lapho befika kuHilikiya umpristi omkhulu, bamnika imali
eyangeniswa endlini kaNkulunkulu, amaLevi ayeyigcina
iminyango yayibuthelwe esandleni sikaManase no-Efrayimi nasesandleni sabo bonke
insali yakwa-Israyeli, nakuwo wonke uJuda noBenjamini; babuyela kubo
eJerusalema.
34:10 Bayibeka esandleni sabenzi bomsebenzi ababengamele umsebenzi
indlu kaJehova, bayinika abenzi bomsebenzi ababesebenza kuyo
indlu kaJehova ukulungisa nokulungisa indlu.
34:11 Ngisho kubakhi nabakhi bakunika, ukuthenga amatshe abaziweyo, futhi
nemithi yokuhlanganisa, neyophahla lwezindlu zamakhosi akwaJuda
lase lichithile.
34:12 Amadoda awenza umsebenzi ngokuthembeka, nababonisi babo
uJahati no-Obadiya, amaLevi, emadodaneni kaMerari; kanye noZakariya
noMeshulamu emadodaneni amaKohati ukuyihambisa; futhi
amanye amaLevi, bonke ababe nekhono lokubethela izinto zokubethwa.
34:13 Futhi babephethe abathwali imithwalo, futhi babengababonisi bonke
abenza umsebenzi wanoma iyiphi inkonzo; namaLevi khona
babengababhali, nezikhonzi, nabalindisango.
34:14 Futhi lapho beyikhipha imali eyayilethwe endlini ka
uJehova, uHilikiya umpristi wafumana incwadi yomthetho kaJehova owanikwayo
ngoMose.
34:15 UHilikiya waphendula, wathi kuShafani umbhali: "Ngiyitholile incwadi."
incwadi yomthetho endlini kaJehova. UHilikiya wayinika incwadi
kuShafani.
34:16 UShafani wayiyisa incwadi enkosini, wabuyisela izwi enkosini
futhi, wathi: Konke okuphathiswe izinceku zakho, bayakwenza.
34:17 Futhi baye babuthela ndawonye imali eyatholwa endlini ka
uJehova, futhi walinikela esandleni sababonisi, futhi
isandla sezisebenzi.
" 34:18 Khona-ke uShafani umbhali wayibikela inkosi, wathi: "Umpristi uHilikiya."
wanginika incwadi. UShafani wayifunda phambi kwenkosi.
34:19 Kwathi, lapho inkosi isizwile amazwi omthetho, ukuthi
waklebhula izingubo zakhe.
34:20 Inkosi yayala uHilikiya, no-Ahikamu, indodana kaShafani, no-Abidoni.
indodana kaMika, noShafani umbhali, no-Asaya inceku kaJehova
wenkosi, ethi,
34:21 Hambani, ningibuzele kuJehova, futhi labo abasele kwa-Israyeli futhi
kwaJuda, mayelana namazwi encwadi efunyenweyo, ngokuba inkulu
ulaka lukaJehova oluthululelwe phezu kwethu ngenxa yobaba
abaligcinanga izwi likaJehova ukuba benze njengakho konke okulotshwe kuyo
le ncwadi.
34:22 Futhi uHilikiya, futhi labo inkosi ababemmisile, waya kuHulida the
umprofethikazi, umkaShalumi indodana kaThikivati, indodana Hasira,
umgcini we-wardrobe; (manje wayehlala eJerusalema ekolishi;) futhi
bakhuluma kuye kanjalo.
34:23 Wathi kubo: "Usho kanje uJehova, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi:
umuntu okuthume kimi,
34:24 Usho kanje uJehova: "Bheka, Ngizoletha ububi phezu kwale ndawo, futhi phezu
abakhileyo kulo, zonke iziqalekiso ezilotshwe encwadini
incwadi abayifundile phambi kwenkosi yakwaJuda.
34:25 Ngoba bangishiyile, futhi baye bashisela abanye onkulunkulu impepho.
ukuze bangicunule ngayo yonke imisebenzi yezandla zabo;
ngalokho ulaka lwami luyakuthululwa phezu kwale ndawo, lungabikho
kucinywa.
34:26 Futhi ngokuqondene nenkosi yakwaJuda, owakuthuma ukubuza kuJehova, kanjalo
wothi kuye: 'Usho kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli mayelana nezwe.'
amazwi owazwileyo;
34:27 Ngoba inhliziyo yakho yayithambile, futhi wazithoba phambi kwakho
uNkulunkulu, lapho wezwa amazwi akhe ngale ndawo, nangale ndawo
owakhileyo kulo, wazithoba phambi kwami, waklebhula eyakho
gqokani, nikhale phambi kwami; “Ngikuzwile futhi,” usho uJehova
NKOSI.
34:28 Bheka, Ngizokubuthela koyihlo, futhi uyobuthelwa ukuze
ithuna lakho ngokuthula, namehlo akho awayikubona konke okubi enginakho
izoletha phezu kwale ndawo, naphezu kwabakhileyo kuyo. Ngakho
babuyisela izwi enkosini.
34:29 Khona-ke inkosi yathumela futhi wabutha wonke amadoda amadala akwaJuda kanye
eJerusalema.
34:30 Inkosi yakhuphukela endlini kaJehova kanye nawo wonke amadoda
uJuda, nabakhileyo eJerusalema, nabapristi, nabakhileyo eJerusalema
amaLevi, nabantu bonke, abakhulu nabancane, wafunda ezindlebeni zabo
onke amazwi encwadi yesivumelwano eyafunyanwa endlini ka
iNkosi.
34:31 Inkosi yema endaweni yayo, futhi wenza isivumelwano phambi kukaJehova, ukuze
hamba emva kukaJehova, futhi ugcine imiyalo yakhe nobufakazi bakhe.
nezimiso zakhe, ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakhe, nangawo wonke umphefumulo wakhe, ukuba azenze
amazwi esivumelwano alotshiweyo kule ncwadi.
34:32 Futhi wabangela bonke ababekhona eJerusalema nakwaBenjamini ukuba bame
kuyo. Abakhileyo eJerusalema benza njengesivumelwano sika
uNkulunkulu, uNkulunkulu wawoyise.
34:33 Futhi uJosiya wasusa zonke izinengiso kuwo wonke amazwe ukuthi
ezabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, futhi wenza bonke ababekhona
u-Israyeli ukukhonza, ukukhonza uJehova uNkulunkulu wabo. Futhi zonke izinsuku zakhe bona
abasukanga ekulandeleni uJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyise.