2 Amakhosi 23:1 Inkosi yasithuma, babuthela kuye bonke abadala bakoJuda kanye leJerusalema. 23:2 Inkosi yakhuphukela endlini kaJehova kanye nawo wonke amadoda uJuda nabo bonke abakhileyo eJerusalema kanye naye, nabapristi, nabaprofethi, nabo bonke abantu, abancane nabakhulu: wafunda ezindlebeni zabo onke amazwi encwadi yesivumelwano eyafunyanwa endlini kaJehova. 23:3 Inkosi yema ngasensikeni, futhi wenza isivumelwano phambi kukaJehova, ukuze hamba emva kukaJehova, futhi ugcine imiyalo yakhe nobufakazi bakhe nezimiso zakhe ngayo yonke inhliziyo yabo nangawo wonke umphefumulo wabo ukuba bawenze amazwi alesi sivumelwano alotshiwe kule ncwadi. Futhi konke abantu bema esivumelwaneni. 23:4 Inkosi yayala uHilikiya umpristi omkhulu nabapristi bethempeli okwesibili, nabalindi bomnyango ukuba bakhiphe ngaphandle ithempeli likaJehova zonke izitsha ezazenzelwe uBhali+ nezethempeli nebandla lonke lasezulwini; wazishisa ngaphandle eJerusalema emasimini aseKidroni, bayisa umlotha wawo eBethel. 23:5 Futhi wasusa abapristi abakhonza izithombe, amakhosi akwaJuda ayenabo owamisela ukushisa impepho ezindaweni eziphakemeyo emizini yakwaJuda, futhi ezindaweni nxazonke zeJerusalema; nabashisela impepho uBali, elangeni, nenyanga, namaplanethi, nakukho konke ibutho lezulu. 23:6 Futhi wayikhipha u-Ashera endlini kaJehova, ngaphandle iJerusalema, kwaze kwaba semfuleni iKidroni, walishisa ngasemfudlaneni iKidroni wanyathela waba yimpuphu, waphonsa impushana yawo emangcwabeni labantwana babantu. 23:7 Futhi wabhidliza izindlu izifebe, ezazingasendlu uJehova, lapho abesifazane belukela khona u-Ashera izilenge. 23:8 Futhi wakhipha bonke abapristi emizini yakwaJuda, futhi wangcolisa izindawo eziphakemeyo lapho abapristi babeshise khona impepho, kusukela eGeba kuze kube eBherisheba, wabhidliza izindawo eziphakemeyo zamasango ezaziphakathi bengena ngesango likaJoshuwa umbusi womuzi ababekhona ngakwesokhohlo somuntu esangweni lomuzi. 23:9 Nokho abapristi bezindawo eziphakemeyo abenyukelanga e-altare uJehova eJerusalema, kodwa badla isinkwa esingenamvubelo phakathi kwabo abafowabo. 23:10 Futhi wangcolisa iThofeti, okuyinto esigodini sabantwana bakwa uHinomu, ukuze kungabikho muntu odabula indodana yakhe noma indodakazi yakhe umlilo kuMoleki. 23:11 Futhi wathatha amahhashi amakhosi akwaJuda ayewanike wona ilanga, ekungeneni kwendlu yeNKOSI, ngasegumeni le uNathani-meleki induna eyayisemadlelweni, wayitshisa ngomlilo izinqola zelanga ngomlilo. 23:12 Futhi ama-altare ayephezu kwekamelo eliphezulu lika-Ahazi, okuyinto amakhosi akwaJuda abewenzile, nama-altare abewenzile uManase amagceke omabili endlu kaJehova inkosi yawabhidliza, futhi wabahlephula lapho, waluphonsa uthuli lwabo emfuleni Kidroni. 23:13 Nezindawo eziphakemeyo ezaziphambi kweJerusalema, ezazingakwesokudla isandla sentaba yokonakala uSolomoni inkosi yakwa-Israyeli ayenayo wakha uAshitaroti isinengiso samaSidoni, noKemoshi isinengiso sakwaMowabi, nakuMilkomu isinengiso sikaJehova abantwana bakwa-Amoni, inkosi yangcolisa. 23:14 Futhi waphahlaza izithombe, futhi wagawula o-Ashera, futhi wagcwalisa izindawo zabo ngamathambo abantu. 23:15 Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-altare eliseBhethele nendawo ephakemeyo uJerobowamu indodana kaNebati owawonisa u-Israyeli, yayenze, lelo altare kanye indawo ephakemeyo wayidiliza, wayishisa indawo ephakemeyo, wayinyathela encane yaba yimpuphu, futhi yashisa ihlathi. 23:16 Futhi njengoba uJosiya waphenduka, wabona amathuna ayelapho entabeni, wathumela, wathatha amathambo emathuneni, futhi wawashisa e-altare, walingcolisa njengezwi likaJehova uJehova ammemezelayo lowo muntu kaNkulunkulu owamemezela lawa mazwi. 23:17 Wathi: "Sibizo bani leso engisibonayo?" Namadoda omuzi wathi kuye: "Yithuna lomuntu kaNkulunkulu owavela kwaJuda, futhi umemezele lezi zinto ozenzile ngokumelene ne-altare lika eBethel. 23:18 Wathi: "Myekeni; makunganyakaziswa muntu amathambo akhe. Ngakho bamvumela amathambo wodwa, kanye namathambo omprofethi owaphuma eSamariya. 23:19 Futhi zonke izindlu zezindawo eziphakemeyo ezazisemizini iSamariya, amakhosi akwa-Israyeli ayelenzile ukuba acunule uJehova uJosiya wayesethukuthela, wenza kubo njengazo zonke izenzo azenzayo wayenze eBethele. 23:20 Wababulala bonke abapristi bezindawo eziphakemeyo ababelapho phezu kwethempeli washisa amathambo abantu phezu kwawo, wabuyela eJerusalema. " 23:21 Inkosi yayala bonke abantu, wathi: "Gcina iphasika uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, njengokulotshiweyo encwadini yalesi sivumelwano. 23:22 Ngokuqinisekile, kusukela ezinsukwini zabahluleli lalingakaze libanjwe iphasika elinjalo owahlulela u-Israyeli, nakuzo zonke izinsuku zamakhosi akwa-Israyeli, noma ze amakhosi akwaJuda; 23:23 Kodwa ngomnyaka weshumi nesishiyagalombili wenkosi uJosiya, lapho leli phasika kwaba bambelela kuJehova eJerusalema. 23:24 Ngaphezu kwalokho, izisebenzi ezinemimoya, nabathakathi, kanye izithombe, nezithombe, nazo zonke izinengiso ezihloliwe ezweni lakwaJuda naseJerusalema, uJosiya wasusa, ukuze abe namandla enze amazwi omthetho alotshiweyo encwadini kaHilikiya umpristi owafunyanwa endlini kaJehova. 23:25 Futhi kwakungekho nkosi efana naye ngaphambi kwakhe, owaphendukela kuJehova ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakhe, nangawo wonke umphefumulo wakhe, nangawo onke amandla akhe, ngokomthetho wonke kaMose; futhi kakuvelanga muntu emva kwakhe njengaye. 23:26 Nokho, uJehova akaphendukanga ekuvutheni kobukhulu bakhe intukuthelo yakhe eyamvuthela uJuda ngenxa yakho konke ukucunula uManase ayemcunule ngakho. " 23:27 Futhi uJehova wathi: "Ngizomsusa uJuda phambi kwami, njengoba nje mina ngisuse u-Israyeli, ngiwulahle lo muzi iJerusalema enginawo ekhethiweyo, lendlu engasho ngayo ukuthi: Ibizo lami lizakuba lapho. 23:28 Manje zonke ezinye izenzo zikaJosiya, futhi konke akwenzayo, akunjalo kulotshiwe encwadini yezindaba zemihla ngemihla yamakhosi akwaJuda na? 23:29 Ezinsukwini zakhe uFaro Nekho, inkosi yaseGibhithe, wenyukela enkosini yaseGibhithe eAsiriya, emfuleni u-Ewufrathe; inkosi uJosiya yaya kumhlangabeza; futhi yena wambulala eMegido, lapho embonile. 23:30 Futhi izinceku zakhe bamthwala ngenqola efile eMegido, bamletha waya eJerusalema, wammbela ethuneni lakhe. Futhi abantu be izwe lamthatha uJehowahazi indodana kaJosiya, lamgcoba, lamenza inkosi esikhundleni sikayise. 23:31 UJehowahazi wayeneminyaka engamashumi amabili nantathu ekuqaleni kwakhe ukubusa; futhi yena wabusa izinyanga ezintathu eJerusalema. Igama likanina lalinguHamutali, indodakazi kaJeremiya waseLibina. 23:32 Wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova, ngokuvumelana konke ababekwenzile oyise. 23:33 UFaro Nekho wambopha eRibila ezweni laseHamati, wayengenakubusa eJerusalema; futhi wafaka izwe intela amathalenta ayikhulu esiliva, netalenta legolide. 23:34 UFaro Nekho wabeka u-Eliyakimi, indodana kaJosiya, inkosi esikhundleni sika uJosiya uyise, waliguqula igama lakhe laba nguJehoyakimi, wamthatha uJehowahazi wahamba, wafika eGibithe, wafela khona. 23:35 UJehoyakimi wanika uFaro isiliva negolide; kodwa wabathelisa izwe lokunika imali ngokomyalo kaFaro: yena wabiza isiliva negolide kubantu bezwe, kwaba yilowo nalowo ngokwentela yakhe, ukuyinika uFaro Nekho. 23:36 UJehoyakimi wayeneminyaka engamashumi amabili nanhlanu ekuqaleni kwakhe ukubusa; futhi yena wabusa iminyaka eyishumi nanye eJerusalema. igama likanina lalinguZebhida; indodakazi kaPhedaya waseRuma. 23:37 Wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova, ngokuvumelana konke ababekwenzile oyise.