UYosiya Uhamba Ngeendlela zikaBawo wethu

UYosiya uqala ukufuna uBawo wethu eseyinkwenkwe, aze asuse iziganga. Ukulungisa itempile kuveza iNcwadi yoMthetho; akrazule iingubo zakhe, athumele kuHulda, othi intshabalalo iqinisekile kodwa ayiyi kwenzeka ngexesha lokuphila kwakhe, ngenxa yokuba intliziyo yakhe yayithambile.

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UYosiya wayeminyaka isibhozo ezelwe ukuba ngukumkani, walawula iminyaka emashumi mathathu ananye eJerusalem. Wenza okuthe tye emehlweni kaBawo wethu, wahamba ngeendlela zikaDavide uyise, akaphambuka waya ekunene nasekhohlo.

Ngomnyaka wesibhozo wobukumkani bakhe, esengumfana, waqala ukumfuna uBawo wethu, uThixo kaDavide uyise. Ngomnyaka weshumi elinambini waqala ukuhlambulula uYuda neYerusalem, esusa iziganga, nooAshera, nemifanekiso eqingqiweyo, nemifanekiso etyhidiweyo. Phambi kwakhe badiliza izibingelelo zooBhahali; wawagawula amaqonga eziqhumiso abengaphezu kwazo, waqhekeza ooAshera, nemifanekiso eqingqiweyo, nemifanekiso etyhidiweyo, wayicola yada yaluthuli, wayigcwayela phezu kwamangcwaba abo babebingelela kuyo. Watshisa amathambo ababingeleli phezu kwezibingelelo zabo, waza ngaloo ndlela wahlambulula uYuda neYerusalem. Nasemizini yakwaManase, neyakwaEfrayim, neyakwaSimon, kude kuse kwaNafetali, kumanxuwa abo ngeenxa zonke. ^a Wadiliza izibingelelo, wacola ooAshera nemifanekiso eqingqiweyo yada yaluthuli, wawagawula onke amaqonga eziqhumiso ezweni lonke lakwaSirayeli. Waza wabuyela eJerusalem.

Ngomnyaka weshumi elinesibhozo wobukumkani bakhe, akuba elihlambulule ilizwe nendlu, wathuma uShafan unyana ka-Azaliya, noMahaseya umphathi womzi, noYowa unyana kaYowahazi umkhumbuzi, ukuba balungise indlu kaBawo wethu. Beza kuHilekiya umbingeleli omkhulu, banikela imali ebingeniswe endlwini kaBawo wethu, abayihlanganisileyo abaLevi abagcini bamasango kumaManase, nakumaEfrayim, nakuwo onke amasalela akwaSirayeli, nakuwo onke amaYuda namaBhenjamin, nabemi baseJerusalem. Bayinika kubasebenzi ababongamele indlu kaBawo wethu, baza abasebenzi abasendlwini kaBawo wethu bayisebenzisa ekulungiseni nasekubuyiseni kwayo. Bahlawula iingcibi zemithi nabakhi ukuba bathenge amatye aqingqiweyo, nemithi yemiqadi neeplanga zezindlu ezaziyekiwe zada zaba ngamanxuwa ngookumkani bakwaYuda. Amadoda ayesebenza ngenyaniso. Phezu kwawo, ebongamele umsebenzi, kwakunguYahati noObhadiya, abaLevi boonyana bakaMerari, noZekariya noMeshulam bakaKehati; nabaLevi, bonke bezingcibi zomculo, babephezu kwabaxhathi, bebongamele bonke abasebenzi emsebenzini ngomsebenzi. Abanye abaLevi babengababhali, nabathetheli, nabagcini-masango.

UHilekiya Ufumana INcwadi yoMyalelo

Bathe ekuyikhupheni imali ebingeniswe endlwini kaBawo wethu, uHilekiya umbingeleli wafumana iNcwadi yoMyalelo kaBawo wethu, eyanikwa ngesandla sikaMoses. UHilekiya wathi kuShafan umbhali: “Ndiyifumene iNcwadi yoMyalelo endlwini kaBawo wethu,” waza wayinika uShafan.

UShafan wayisa kukumkani incwadi, wamxelela wathi: “Abakhonzi bakho benza konke okubekwe esandleni sabo. Bayikhuphele phandle imali efunyenwe endlwini kaBawo wethu, bayinika kubaveleli nakubasebenzi.” UShafan umbhali waxelela ukumkani wathi: “UHilekiya umbingeleli undinike incwadi,” waza wayilesa phambi kokumkani.

Uthe ukumkani akuweva amazwi oMyalelo, wazikrazula iingubo zakhe. Ukumkani wabawisela umthetho uHilekiya, noAhikam unyana kaShafan, noAbhedon unyana kaMika, noShafan umbhali, noAsaya umkhonzi wokumkani, wathi: “Hambani, niyokundibuzela kuBawo wethu, mna nabo baseleyo kwaSirayeli nakwaYuda, ngamazwi ale ncwadi ifunyenwe. Mkhulu umsindo wakhe ophalele phezu kwethu, ngenxa yokuba oobawo bethu bengaligcinanga ilizwi likaBawo wethu, ukuba benze konke okubhaliweyo kule ncwadi.”

Baya ke uHilekiya namadoda okumkani kuHulda, umfazi ongumprofetikazi, umkaShalum unyana kaTokhati, unyana kaHasra, umgcini-mpahla. Wayehleli eJerusalem kwiSahlulo sesiBini. Bathetha naye ngale nto.

Wathi kubo: “Utsho uBawo wethu, uThixo kaSirayeli, ukuthi: Yixeleleni indoda ebinithume kum: Utsho uBawo wethu ukuthi: Uyabona, ndiza kuzisa intlekele phezu kwale ndawo naphezu kwabemi bayo—zonke iziqalekiso ezibhaliweyo kule ncwadi ileswe phambi kokumkani wakwaYuda. Ngenxa yokuba bendishiyile, benza iminikelo koothixo bambi, bendiqumbisa ngayo yonke into abayenzileyo, ingqumbo yam iya kuphalala phezu kwale ndawo, ingaphungi. Kodwa yixeleleni ukumkani wakwaYuda, obenithume ukuba nibuze kum: Utsho uBawo wethu, uThixo kaSirayeli, ukuthi ngamazwi obuweva: Ngenxa yokuba intliziyo yakho ibithambile, wazithoba phambi koBawo wethu, waweva amazwi akhe achasene nale ndawo nabemi bayo, wazithoba phambi kwam, wazikrazula iingubo zakho, walila phambi kwam, nam ndikuvile, utsho uBawo wethu. Ndiya kukuhlanganisela kooyihlo, ulaliswe engcwabeni lakho ngoxolo. Amehlo akho akayi kuyibona nayiphi na intlekele endiyizisa phezu kwale ndawo nabantu bayo.” Baza bambuyisela ukumkani eli lizwi.

Waza ukumkani wawabiza onke amadoda amakhulu akwaYuda naseJerusalem. Ukumkani wenyuka waya endlwini kaBawo wethu enamadoda onke akwaYuda, nabemi baseJerusalem, nababingeleli, nabaLevi, nabantu bonke, abakhulu nabancinane. Wawalesa onke amazwi eNcwadi yoMnqophiso efunyenwe endlwini kaBawo wethu. Ukumkani wema endaweni yakhe, wenza umnqophiso phambi koBawo wethu—ukuba amlandele uBawo wethu, agcine imithetho yakhe, nezingqiniso zakhe, nemimiselo yakhe ngentliziyo yakhe yonke nangomphefumlo wakhe wonke, enze amazwi omnqophiso abhalwe kule ncwadi. Wabenza bonke ababekho eJerusalem nakwaBhenjamin ukuba bawuvume, baza abantu baseJerusalem benza ngokomnqophiso kaBawo wethu, uThixo wooyise. UYosiya wazisusa zonke izinto ezilizothe kummandla woonyana bakaSirayeli, wabenza bonke ababekwaSirayeli ukuba bakhonze uBawo wethu, uThixo wabo. Ngayo yonke imihla awayephila ngayo, abaphambuka ekumlandeleni uBawo wethu.