UYosiya Uvuselela Umnqophiso Phambi koBawo wethu

UYosiya wawulesa umnqophiso ngelizwi elikhulu, waza wenza ngokwawo: uAshera watshiswa, amagumbi ezithixo achithwa, iTofete yenziwa inqambi, isibingelelo sikaYarobheham wasicola saba luthuthu, kwaba nePasika engazange yenziwe enjalo ukususela kwemihla yabagwebi. Akukho kumkani wabuyela kuBawo wethu njengaye, kodwa umsindo ngenxa kaManase wawusahleli. UNeko wambulala.

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Waza ukumkani wathumela, baza bahlanganiselwa kuye onke amadoda amakhulu akwaYuda naseYerusalem. Wenyuka ukumkani waya endlwini kaBawo wethu, namaYuda onke nabo bonke ababehleli eYerusalem, ababingeleli, nabaprofeti, nabantu bonke, bethabathela komncinane base komkhulu wabo. Wawalesa ezindlebeni zabo onke amazwi encwadini yomnqophiso eyafunyanwa endlwini kaBawo wethu. Wema ukumkani ngasentsikeni, wenza umnqophiso phambi koBawo wethu: ukuba amlandele, agcine imithetho yakhe, nezingqiniso zakhe, nemimiselo yakhe, ngentliziyo yakhe yonke nangomphefumlo wakhe wonke, ukuze awenze amazwi omnqophiso abhaliweyo kule ncwadi. Baza bonke abantu bangena kuloo mnqophiso.

Ukumkani wawisela umthetho uHilekiya umbingeleli omkhulu, nababingeleli abalandela kuye, nabagcini-masango, ukuba bazikhuphe endlwini kaBawo wethu zonke iimpahla ezazenzelwe uBhahali, noAshera, nomkhosi wonke wasezulwini. Wazitshisa ngaphandle kweYerusalem emasimini aseKidron, waza wazisa uthuthu lwazo eBheteli. Wabagxotha ababingeleli bezithixo, abamisele ookumkani bakwaYuda ukuba baqhumisele ezigangeni emizini yakwaYuda nangeenxa zonke zaseYerusalem, nabo baqhumisela uBhahali, nelanga, nenyanga, neenkwenkwezi, nomkhosi wonke wasezulwini. Wamkhupha uAshera endlwini kaBawo wethu, wamsa emlanjaneni oyiKidron ngaphandle kweYerusalem, wamtshisa emlanjaneni oyiKidron, wamcola waba luthuli, waza waluchitha uthuthu lwawo emangcwabeni abantu abaqhelekileyo. Wazidiliza izindlu zamang'awu ezazisendlwini kaBawo wethu, apho abafazi babeluka khona amalengalenga kaAshera. Wabazisa bonke ababingeleli bevela emizini yakwaYuda, wazenza inqambi iziganga apho ababingeleli babeqhumisela khona, wathabathela eGebha wada waya eBher-shebha. Wazidiliza iziganga ezazisemasangweni, esangweni lesango likaYoshuwa umphathi womzi, elingasekhohlo kwesango lomzi. Noko ababingeleli beziganga ababenyukanga baya esibingelelweni sikaBawo wethu eYerusalem, nangona babesidla isonka esingenagwele phakathi kwabazalwana babo. Wayenza inqambi iTofete, esentilini yoonyana bakaHinom, ukuze kungabikho bani ucandisa unyana wakhe nentombi yakhe emlilweni kuMoleki. Wawasusa amahashe ababewanikele ilangeni ookumkani bakwaYuda, ekungeneni endlwini kaBawo wethu, ngasegumbini likaNatan-meleki umbusi owayekwindawo yangaphakathi. Iinqwelo zelanga wazitshisa ngomlilo. Nezibingelelo eziphezu kwendlu, kwigumbi eliphezulu lika-Ahazi, ababezenzile ookumkani bakwaYuda, nezibingelelo awazenzayo uManase kumabala omabini endlu kaBawo wethu, wazidiliza ukumkani; wazityumza apho, waza waluphosa uthuthu lwazo emlanjaneni oyiKidron. Wazenza inqambi iziganga ezazingasempumalanga kweYerusalem, ngasezantsi kwentaba yeNtshabalalo, awazakhela uSolomon ukumkani wakwaSirayeli uAshtoreti, izothe lelisikizi lamaTsidon, noKemoshe, izothe lelisikizi lamaMowabhi, noMilikom, izothe lelisikizi loonyana baka-Amon. ^a Waziqhekeza izimiso zamatye, wabagawula ooAshera, wazizalisa iindawo zabo ngamathambo abantu.

Kwanesibingelelo saseBheteli, nesiganga awasenzayo uYarobheham unyana kaNebhati, lowo wonisa amaSirayeli, eso sibingelelo neso siganga wazidiliza, wasitshisa isiganga, wasicola saba luthuli, wamtshisa uAshera. Wathi uYosiya akujika, wawabona amangcwaba ayesecaleni lentaba, wathuma amadoda, awathabatha amathambo emangcwabeni, wawatshisa phezu kwesibingelelo, wasenza inqambi, ngokwelizwi likaBawo wethu awalinkqangazayo umfo wakwaThixo, owawaprofetayo la mazwi. Wabuza wathi: “Sisikhumbuzo sini na esi ndisibonayo?” Athi amadoda aloo mzi: “Lingcwaba lomfo wakwaThixo owavela kwaYuda, wawankqangazayo la mazwi uwenzileyo ngokuchasene nesibingelelo saseBheteli.”

Wathi: “Myekeni. Makungabikho mntu uwasusayo amathambo akhe.” Bawayeka ke amathambo akhe, kunye namathambo omprofeti owayevela eSamari. Kananjalo uYosiya wazisusa zonke izindlu zasezigangeni ezazisemizini yakwaSamari, awazenzayo ookumkani bakwaSirayeli ukumqumbisa uBawo wethu; wenza kuzo njengoko wayenzile eBheteli. Wababulala bonke ababingeleli bezo ziganga phezu kwezibingelelo, watshisa amathambo abantu phezu kwazo, waza wabuyela eYerusalem.

UYosiya Uvuselela iPasika

Waza ukumkani wawisela umthetho bonke abantu, wathi: “Yenzelani uBawo wenu iPasika, njengoko kubhaliwe kule ncwadi yomnqophiso.” Yayingazanga yenziwe iPasika enjengale kususela ngemihla yabagwebi ababegweba uSirayeli, nangemihla yonke yookumkani bakwaSirayeli nabookumkani bakwaYuda. Kodwa ngomnyaka weshumi elinesibhozo wokumkani uYosiya, le Pasika yenzelwa uBawo wethu eYerusalem.

Kananjalo uYosiya wasusa abaneshologu, noosiyazi, nemilonde-khaya, nezithixo, namasikizi onke abonwa kwaYuda naseYerusalem, ukuze alizalise amazwi omyalelo abhaliweyo encwadini awayifumanayo uHilekiya umbingeleli endlwini kaBawo wethu. Akuzanga kubekho kumkani ngaphambi kwakhe owabheka kuBawo wethu njengaye uYosiya, ngentliziyo yakhe yonke, nangomphefumlo wakhe wonke, nangamandla akhe onke, ngokomyalelo wonke kaMoses; nasemva kwakhe akuvelanga onjengaye. Noko ke uBawo wethu akabuyanga ekuvutheni okukhulu komsindo wakhe, lowo wavutha kwaYuda, ngenxa yazo zonke izinto awamqumbisa ngazo uManase.

Kuba uBawo wethu wathi: “UYuda ndiya kumsusa ebusweni bam, njengoko ndawususayo uSirayeli, ndiwulahle nalo mzi endiwunyulayo, iYerusalem, nendlu endathi igama lam loba khona.”

Ezinye izinto zikaYosiya, nako konke awakwenzayo, azibhalwanga na encwadini yemicimbi yemihla yookumkani bakwaYuda? Ngemihla yakhe uFaro uNeko ukumkani waseYiputa wenyuka waya kukumkani wakwa-Asiriya emlanjeni ongumEfrati. Waya ukumkani uYosiya kumkhawulela, waza uNeko wambulala eMegido, kwakubonana nje naye. Abakhonzi bakhe bamthwala efile ngenqwelo yokulwa bevela eMegido, bamsa eYerusalem, bamngcwaba engcwabeni lakhe. Baza abantu belizwe bamthabatha uYehowahazi unyana kaYosiya, bamthambisa, bamenza ukumkani esikhundleni sikayise.

UYehowahazi Ulawula Uze Athinjwe

UYehowahazi wayeminyaka imashumi mabini anesithathu ukuba ngukumkani kwakhe, walawula iinyanga ezintathu eYerusalem. Igama likanina lalinguHamutali intombi kaYeremiya, waseLibhena. Wenza okubi emehlweni kaBawo wethu, kanye njengoko babenzile ooyise. UFaro Neko wambopha eRibhela ezweni laseHamati, ukuze angabi ngukumkani eYerusalem, waza walihlawulisa ilizwe imali emalunga neetoni ezine zesilivere, nemalunga neeponti ezingamashumi asixhenxe anesihlanu zegolide. UFaro Neko wamisa uEliyakim unyana kaYosiya ukuba abe ngukumkani esikhundleni sikayise, waza wamthiya igama wathi nguYehoyakim. Wamthabatha uYehowahaze wamsa eYiputa, apho wafela khona. UYehoyakim wamhlawula uFaro isilivere negolide, kodwa walihlawulisa ilizwe ukuze ahlangabezane noko wakubizayo uFaro. Wayibiza isilivere negolide ebantwini belizwe, elowo ngokomlinganiso wakhe, ukuze amnike uFaro Neko.

UYehoyakim Ulawula kwaYuda

UYehoyakim wayeminyaka ingamashumi amabini anesihlanu ubudala xa aba ngukumkani, waza walawula iminyaka elishumi elinanye eYerusalem. Unina wayenguZebhida intombi kaPedaya waseRuma. Wenza okubi emehlweni kaBawo wethu, kanye njengoko babenzile ooyise.