2 IziKronike
35:1 Futhi uJosiya wenzela uJehova iphasika eJerusalema
wahlaba iphasika ngosuku lweshumi nane lwenyanga yokuqala.
35:2 Futhi wamisa abapristi ezikhundleni zabo, futhi wakhuthaza kubo
inkonzo yendlu kaJehova,
35:3 Wathi kumaLevi ayefundisa wonke u-Israyeli, ababengcwele kubo
Jehova, beka umphongolo ongcwele endlini kaSolomoni indodana kaDavide
Yakha inkosi yakwa-Israyeli; kungabi ngumthwalo emahlombe enu;
khonzani manje uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu nabantu bakhe u-Israyeli,
35:4 Futhi zilungiselele ngokwezindlu zoyihlo, ngemva kwenu
izigaba, ngokombhalo kaDavide inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, nanjengoko
embhalweni kaSolomoni indodana yakhe.
35:5 Futhi ume endaweni engcwele ngokwezigaba zemindeni
koyise babafowenu abantu, nangemva kokuhlukana kuka
imindeni yamaLevi.
35:6 Ngakho, hlaba iphasika, futhi zingcwelise, futhi ulungiselele yakho
bazalwane, ukuze benze njengezwi likaJehova ngesandla
kaMose.
35:7 Futhi uJosiya wanika abantu, umhlambi, amawundlu namazinyane embuzi, konke for the
iminikelo yephasika yabo bonke ababekhona, yaba ngamatshumi amathathu
izinkunzi eziyizinkulungwane ezintathu nezinkulungwane ezintathu; lezi zazingezenkosi
into.
35:8 Futhi izikhulu zakhe wanikela ngokuzithandela kubantu, kubapristi, futhi
amaLevi: ngoHilikiya, noZakariya, noJehiyeli, izinduna zendlu ka-Israyeli
uNkulunkulu wanika abapristi iminikelo yephasika izinkulungwane ezimbili na
amankomokazi angamakhulu ayisithupha, nezinkabi ezingamakhulu amathathu.
35:9 noKhonaniya, noShemaya, noNethaneli, abafowabo, noHashabiya.
oJehiyeli noJozabadi, izinduna zamaLevi, banika amaLevi esikhundleni
umnikelo wephasika amazinyane ayizinkulungwane eziyisihlanu, nezinkomo ezingamakhulu ayisihlanu.
35:10 Ngakho inkonzo yalungiswa, futhi abapristi bema endaweni yabo, futhi
amaLevi ngezigaba zawo njengesiyalezo senkosi.
35:11 Balihlaba iphasika, futhi abapristi bafafaza ngegazi
izandla zabo, amaLevi azihlinza.
35:12 Futhi basusa iminikelo yokushiswa, ukuze banikeze ngokuvumelana
izigaba zemindeni yabantu ukuba zinikele kuJehova njenge
kulotshiwe encwadini kaMose. Nezinkabi benze njalo.
35:13 Balosa iphasika emlilweni njengesimiso, kodwa
eminye iminikelo engcwele bayipheka ezimbizeni, nasemakhazeni, nasemapanini;
wahle wabahlukanisela abantu bonke.
35:14 Futhi kamuva bazilungiselela bona nabapristi.
ngokuba abapristi, amadodana ka-Aroni, babenikela ngokushiswa
umnikelo namanoni kwaze kwahlwa; ngalokho amaLevi azilungiselela
bona kanye nezabapristi amadodana ka-Aroni.
35:15 Futhi abahlabeleli, amadodana ka-Asafa, babesezindaweni zabo, ngokuvumelana
umyalo kaDavide, no-Asafa, noHemani, noJeduthuni wenkosi
umboni; nabalindisango balinda emasangweni onke; bangahle bangasuki kuyo
inkonzo yabo; ngoba abafowabo amaLevi babalungisela.
35:16 Ngakho yonke inkonzo kaJehova walungiswa ngalolo suku, ukuze kugcinwe
iphasika, nokunikela ngeminikelo yokushiswa e-altare likaJehova;
ngokomyalo wenkosi uJosiya.
35:17 Futhi abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ababekhona bagcina iphasika ngaleso
isikhathi, nomkhosi wesinkwa esingenamvubelo izinsuku eziyisikhombisa.
35:18 Futhi lalingekho iphasika elinjengalelo kwa-Israyeli kusukela ezinsukwini
uSamuweli umprofethi; nawo onke amakhosi akwa-Israyeli awagcinanga kanjalo
iphasika njengalokho walenza uJosiya, nabapristi, namaLevi, noJuda wonke
no-Israyeli ababekhona, nabakhileyo eJerusalema.
35:19 Ngomnyaka weshumi nesishiyagalombili wokubusa kukaJosiya leli phasika.
35:20 Ngemva kwakho konke lokhu, lapho uJosiya eselungisile ithempeli, uNekho inkosi yaseGibhithe
wenyuka ukulwa neKarikemishi ngase-Ewufrathe; uJosiya waphuma
ngokumelene naye.
35:21 Kodwa wathuma amanxusa kuye, wathi: "Nginamsebenzi muni nawe?
wena nkosi yakwaJuda? kangizanga ukulwa lawe lamuhla, kodwa ngimelene loJehova
indlu engilwa ngayo, ngokuba uNkulunkulu wangiyala ukuba ngisheshe;
ungagxambukeli kuNkulunkulu onami, ukuze angakuchithi.
35:22 Nokho uJosiya akazange asuse ubuso bakhe kuye, kodwa wazifihla
ngokwakhe, ukuze alwe naye, akalalelanga amazwi
kaNekho emlonyeni kaNkulunkulu, weza ukulwa esigodini sase
Megido.
35:23 Abacibishelayo bacibishela inkosi uJosiya; inkosi yathi ezincekwini zayo.
Ngisuse; ngoba ngilimele kakhulu.
35:24 Ngakho izinceku zakhe zamkhipha enqoleni, zamfaka enqoleni
inqola yesibili ayenayo; bamyisa eJerusalema, yena
wafa, wembelwa kwelinye lamathuna awoyise. Futhi konke
UJuda neJerusalema bamlilela uJosiya.
25 UJeremiya walilela uJosiya, nabo bonke abahlabeleli nabahlabeleli
abahlabeleli bakhuluma ngoJosiya ezililo zabo kuze kube namuhla
wazenza zaba yisimiso kwa-Israyeli; bheka, zilotshiwe encwadini
izililo.
35:26 Manje zonke ezinye izenzo zikaJosiya, futhi ubuhle bakhe, ngokuvumelana nalokho
okulotshwe emthethweni kaJehova,
35:27 Futhi izenzo zakhe, ezokuqala nezokugcina, bheka, zilotshiwe encwadini ka
amakhosi akwa-Israyeli nakwaJuda.