2 Amakhosi
22:1 UJosiya wayeneminyaka eyisishiyagalombili ekuqaleni kwakhe ukubusa, futhi wabusa engamashumi amathathu
neminyaka eyodwa eJerusalema. igama likanina lalinguJedida
indodakazi ka-Adaya waseBoskati.
2 Wenza okulungile emehlweni kaJehova, wangena
yonke indlela kaDavide uyise, akaphambukela ngakwesokunene
noma ngakwesokhohlo.
22:3 Kwathi ngomnyaka weshumi nesishiyagalombili wenkosi uJosiya, inkosi
wathuma uShafani, indodana ka-Azaliya, indodana kaMeshulamu, umbhali, kuye
endlini kaJehova, ethi:
22:4 Khuphukela kuHilikiya umpristi omkhulu, ukuze ahlanganise isiliva okuyinto
zingeniswe endlini kaJehova abalindi bomnyango
kuqoqwe abantu:
22:5 Futhi mabayinikele esandleni sabenzi bomsebenzi, ukuze
bongamele indlu kaJehova, bayinike uJehova
abenzi bomsebenzi wendlu kaJehova wokulungisa
ukuphulwa kwendlu,
22:6 Kubabazi, nabakhi, nabakhi, futhi ukuthenga izingodo eziqoshiwe
itshe ukulungisa indlu.
22:7 Nokho kwakungekho ukubala okwenziwa nabo ngemali eyayikhona
wanikela esandleni sabo, ngokuba benze ngokuthembeka.
" 22:8 Futhi uHilikiya, umpristi omkhulu, wathi kuShafani, umbhali, "Ngitholile
incwadi yomthetho endlini kaJehova. UHilikiya wayinika incwadi
kuShafani, wayifunda.
22:9 UShafani umbhali wafika enkosini, futhi waletha izwi enkosini
futhi, wathi: Izinceku zakho zibuthile imali efunyenwe kuyo
indlu, bayinikele esandleni sabenza umsebenzi,
abangababonisi bendlu kaJehova.
22:10 UShafani umbhali wayibikela inkosi, wathi: “Umpristi uHilikiya
ungihambisele incwadi. UShafani wayifunda phambi kwenkosi.
22:11 Kwathi, lapho inkosi isizwile amazwi encwadi
umthetho, ukuthi uklebhule izingubo zakhe.
22:12 Inkosi yayala uHilikiya, umpristi, no-Ahikamu, indodana ka
noShafani, no-Akibori indodana kaMikaya, noShafani umbhali, kanye
U-Asaya inceku yenkosi wathi:
22:13 Hambani, ningibuzele eNkosini, futhi ngenxa yabantu, futhi bonke
Juda, mayelana namazwi ale ncwadi efunyenweyo: ngokuba mkhulu uJehova
ulaka lukaJehova esivuthelweyo, ngokuba obaba benzile
kawalalelanga amazwi ale ncwadi, ukwenza njengakho konke lokho
okulotshiweyo ngathi.
22:14 Ngakho uHilikiya umpristi, no-Ahikamu, no-Akibori, noShafani, no-Asaya.
waya kuHulida umprofethikazi, umkaShalumi indodana kaThikiva,
indodana kaHarihasi, umlindi wezingubo; (manje wayehlala eJerusalema
ekolishi;) bakhuluma naye.
" 22:15 Wathi kubo: "Usho kanje uJehova, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi:
okuthumele kimi,
22:16 Usho kanje uJehova: "Bheka, Ngizoletha ububi phezu kwale ndawo, futhi phezu
abakhileyo kulo, wonke amazwi encwadi inkosi
yakwaJuda ifundeka kanje:
22:17 Ngoba bangishiyile, futhi baye bashisela impepho kwabanye onkulunkulu.
ukuze bangicunule ngayo yonke imisebenzi yezandla zabo;
ngakho-ke ulaka lwami luyovuthela le ndawo, futhi ngeke lube khona
kucinywa.
22:18 Kodwa enkosini yakwaJuda, owakuthuma ukubuza kuJehova, kanjalo
wothi kuye: ‘Usho kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi:
amazwi owazwileyo;
22:19 Ngoba inhliziyo yakho ithambile, futhi uye wazithoba phambi kukaJehova
Jehova, lapho uzwile engikukhulume ngale ndawo nangokumelene nakho
abakhileyo kulo, ukuze babe yincithakalo futhi a
uqalekisiwe, uklebhule izingubo zakho, wakhala phambi kwami; Nami ngizwile
wena,” usho uJehova.
22:20 Ngakho-ke, bheka, Ngizokubuthela koyihlo, futhi uyakuba
ubuthelwe ethuneni lakho ngokuthula; amehlo akho awayikubona konke
okubi engizakwehlisela phezu kwalendawo. Bayiletha enkosini izwi
futhi.