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.