UYosiya Wenza Okulungileyo Phambi koBawo
Ngethuba lokulungiswa kwetempile, umbingeleli omkhulu wafumana incwadi yomthetho, yathi yakufundwa ngelizwi elikhulu, uYosiya wazikrazula iingubo zakhe. Wathuma kumprofetikazi uHulda, owaqinisekisa ukuba intlekele kaBawo wethu iyeza, kodwa wathi ngenxa yokuthamba kwentliziyo yakhe uya kungcwatywa kuqala.
22 1UYosiya wayeminyaka isibhozo ekwenziweni kwakhe ukumkani, walawula iminyaka engamashumi mathathu ananye eYerusalem. Igama likanina lalinguYedida, intombi ka-Adaya, waseBhotsekati. 2Wenza okulungileyo emehlweni kaBawo wethu, wahamba ngeendlela zonke zikaDavide uyise, akaphambuka waya ngasekunene nangasekhohlo.
3Ngomnyaka weshumi elinesibhozo wokumkani uYosiya, wathuma uShafan unyana ka-Azaliya unyana kaMeshulam, umbhali, endlwini kaBawo wethu, esithi: 4Nyuka uye kuHilekiya umbingeleli omkhulu, abale yonke imali ezisiweyo endlwini kaBawo wethu, abayibuthileyo abagcina umnyango ebantwini. 5Mayinikwe abongameli abamiselwe phezu komsebenzi osendlwini kaBawo wethu, ukuze bayinike abasebenzi abasendlwini kaBawo wethu, abalungisa umonakalo wayo. 6iingcibi zemithi, nabakhi, neengcibi zamatye — nokuthenga imithi namatye aqingqiweyo okulungisa indlu. 7Akubizwa ngxelo yemali abayinikiweyo, kuba basebenza ngokuthembeka.
Kufunyanwa Incwadi Yomthetho
8UHilekiya umbingeleli omkhulu wathi kuShafan umbhali: “Ndiyifumene incwadi yomthetho endlwini kaBawo wethu.” Wayinika uShafan, waza wayilesa. 9UShafan umbhali wathi kukumkani: “Abakhonzi bakho bayithululile imali efunyenwe etempileni, bayinika abasebenzi nabongameli abasendlwini kaBawo wethu.” 10UShafan umbhali waxelela ukumkani wathi: “UHilekiya umbingeleli undinike incwadi,” waza wayilesa phambi kwakhe.
11Kwathi ukumkani akuweva amazwi encwadini yomthetho, wazikrazula iingubo zakhe. 12Ukumkani wabawisela umthetho uHilekiya umbingeleli, noAhikam unyana kaShafan, noAkebhore unyana kaMikaya, noShafan umbhali, noAsaya umkhonzi wokumkani, esithi: 13“Hambani, nibuze kuBawo wethu ngenxa yam, nangenxa yabantu, nangenxa yakwaYuda konke, ngamazwi ale ncwadi efunyenweyo. Mkhulu umsindo kaBawo wethu ovutha kuthi, ngenxa yokuba oobawo bethu bengawaphulaphulanga amazwi ale ncwadi, ukuba benze konke okubhaliweyo ngathi.”
14Ngoko ke uHilekiya umbingeleli, noAhikam, noAkebhore, noShafan, noAsaya baya kuHulda umprofetikazi, umkaShalum unyana kaTikeva unyana kaHarehasi, umgcini wezambatho, owayehleli kwisithili sesibini saseYerusalem; bathetha naye.
15Wathi kubo: “Utsho uBawo wethu, uThixo kaSirayeli, ukuthi: Yithini kuloo ndoda inithume kum, 16utsho uBawo wethu ukuthi: Uyabona, ndiza kuzisa ububi kule ndawo nabemi bayo — onke amazwi awawalesayo ukumkani wakwaYuda encwadini. 17Ngenxa yokuba bendishiyile, baqhumisela koothixo bambi, bendiqumbisa ngayo yonke imisebenzi yezandla zabo, umsindo wam uya kuvutha kule ndawo, ungacimi.
18Ke kukumkani wakwaYuda, onithume ukuba nibuze kuBawo, nothi kuye: Utsho uBawo wethu, uThixo kaSirayeli, ngala mazwi uwevileyo, ukuthi:
19Ngenxa yokuba intliziyo yakho ibithambile, wazithoba phambi koBawo ekuveni kwakho oko ndikuthethileyo ngale ndawo nabemi bayo — ukuba baya kuba ngamanxuwa nesiqalekiso — wazikrazula iingubo zakho, walila phambi kwam, nam ndikuvile, utsho uBawo. 20Ngoko ke ndiya kukuhlanganisela kooyihlo; uya kuhlanganiselwa engcwabeni lakho ngoxolo, amehlo akho engaboni konke ububi endiya kubuzisa kule ndawo.” Baza bayibuyisela kukumkani impendulo yakhe.
