2 Amakhosi 23
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2 Amakhosi 23
1Inkosi yasithumela, babuthela kuyo wonke amadoda amadala akoJuda leJerusalema.
2Inkosi yakhuphukela endlini kaJehova, namadoda onke akwaJuda nabo bonke abakhileyo eJerusalema kanye nayo, nabapristi, nabaprofethi, nabantu bonke, abancane nabakhulu, yafunda kubo, amazwi encwadi yesivumelwano eyafunyanwa endlini kaJehova.
3Inkosi yema ngasetsheni lesikhumbuzo, yenza isivumelwano phambi kukaJehova sokulandela uJehova, nokugcina imiyalo yakhe, nobufakazi bakhe, nezimiso zakhe ngayo yonke inhliziyo yabo nangawo wonke umphefumulo wabo, ukwenza amazwi alesi sivumelwano esimisiwe. Zilotshiwe kule ncwadi. Bonke abantu bema ngasesivumelwaneni.
4Inkosi yayala umpristi omkhulu uHilikiya nabapristi besigaba sesibili nabalindisango ukuba bakhiphe ethempelini likaJehova zonke izitsha ezikaBali nezamahlathi nebandla lonke lasezulwini, wazishisa. Ngaphandle kweJerusalema ensimini yaseKedroni, baletha umlotha wabo eBethele.
5Wabadiliza abapristi abakhonza izithombe amakhosi akwaJuda ayebamisile ukuba bashunqise umusi ezindaweni eziphakemeyo emizini yakwaJuda nasezindaweni zaseJerusalema nxazonke; nabashunqisela uBali, nelanga, nenyanga, namaplanethi, nalo lonke ibandla lasezulwini.
6Yasikhipha isihlahla endlini kaJehova ngaphandle kweJerusalema, yasiyisa emfudlaneni iKidroni, yasishisa emfudlaneni iKidroni, yasichola saba luthuli, yasithela impuphu yaso emathuneni abantwana babantu.
7Yadiliza izindlu zabaseSodoma ezazisendlini kaJehova, lapho abesifazane babelukela khona isihlahla izilenge.
8Yakhipha bonke abapristi emizini yakwaJuda, yangcolisa izindawo eziphakemeyo, lapho abapristi bashisa khona umusi, kusukela eGeba kuze kube seBeri Sheba, yadiliza izindawo eziphakemeyo zamasango ezazingasekungeneni kwesango likaJoshuwa. Umbusi womuzi, owayengakwesokhohlo somuntu esangweni lomuzi.
9Kepha abapristi bezindawo eziphakemeyo abenyukelanga e-altare likaJehova eJerusalema, kepha badla isinkwa esingenamvubelo phakathi kwabafowabo.
10Wangcolisa iThofeti elisesigodini sabantwana bakwaHinomu ukuba kungabikho muntu odabulisa indodana yakhe noma indodakazi yakhe emlilweni kuMologi.
11Wasusa amahhashi amakhosi akwaJuda ayewanikele elangeni ngasemnyango wendlu kaJehova, ekamelweni likaNathani-Meleki umthenwa owayesedlelweni, nezinqola zelanga zishisiwe ngomlilo.
12Ama-altare ayephezu kwekamelo eliphezulu lika-Ahazi abewenzile amakhosi akwaJuda, nama-altare uManase abewenzile emagcekeni omabili endlu kaJehova, inkosi yawadiliza, yawaphula. Basuka lapho baphonsa uthuli lwabo emfudlaneni iKidroni.
13Nezindawo eziphakemeyo ezaziphambi kweJerusalema, ezazingakwesokunene sentaba echithayo, uSolomoni inkosi yakwa-Israyeli azakhela u-Ashitaroti, isinengiso samaSidoni, noKemoshi, isinengiso sakwaMowabi, UMilkomu isinengiso sabantwana bakwa-Amoni wangcolisa inkosi.
14Yaphahlaza izithombe zaba yizicucu, yagawula izihlahla, yagcwalisa izindawo zazo ngamathambo abantu.
15Ngaphezu kwalokho, walenza i-altare elaliseBhethele nendawo ephakemeyo uJerobowamu indodana kaNebati owabangela ukuba u-Israyeli one, wadiliza i-altare nendawo ephakemeyo washisa indawo ephakemeyo wayichoboza. Impushana, yashisa ihlathi.
16UJosiya waphenduka, wabheka amathuna ayesentabeni, wathumela wakhipha amathambo emathuneni, wawashisa e-altare, wawangcolisa njengezwi likaJehova umuntu kaNkulunkulu. Washumayela, owashumayela lawa mazwi.
17Wathi: “Sibizo sini lesi engisibonayo na?” Abantu bomuzi bathi kuye: “Nanti ithuna lomuntu kaNkulunkulu owavela kwaJuda wamemezela lezi zinto ozenzile e-altare laseBethele.
18Wathi: “Myekeni ame; makunganyakaziswa muntu amathambo akhe. Bawashiya emile amathambo akhe kanye namathambo omprofethi owayevela eSamariya.
19Futhi zonke izindlu eziphakemeyo ezazisemizini yaseSamariya amakhosi akwa-Israyeli ayezenzile ukuba acunule uJehova, uJosiya wazisusa futhi wenza kuzo njengazo zonke izenzo ayezenzile eBhethele.
20Wababulala bonke abapristi bezindawo eziphakemeyo ababelapho phezu kwama-altare, washisa amathambo abantu phezu kwawo, wabuyela eJerusalema.
21Inkosi yayisiyala bonke abantu, yathi: “Menzeleni uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu iphasika njengokulotshiweyo encwadini yalesi sivumelwano.”
22Yebo, iphasika elinjalo lalingenziwanga emihleni yabahluleli ababebusa kwa-Israyeli, nasezinsukwini zonke zamakhosi akwa-Israyeli, namakhosi akwaJuda;
23Kodwa ngomnyaka weshumi nesishiyagalombili wenkosi uJosiya leli phasika lenzelwe uJehova eJerusalema.
24Ngaphezu kwalokho, uJosiya wazisusa izisebenzi ezinemimoya ehambileyo nabathakathi nezithombe nezithombe nazo zonke izinengiso ezazihloliwe ezweni lakwaJuda naseJerusalema, ukuze kugcwaliseke amazwi omthetho ayelotshwe encwadini umpristi uHilikiya wamfumana endlini kaJehova.
25Ngaphambi kwakhe akubangakho nkosi enjengaye eyaphendukela kuJehova ngayo yonke inhliziyo yayo nangawo wonke umphefumulo wayo nangawo onke amandla ayo ngokuvumelana nawo wonke umthetho kaMose; emva kwakhe akuvelanga onjengaye.
26Kepha uJehova akabuyanga ekuvutheni kwentukuthelo yakhe enkulu, intukuthelo yakhe eyavuthela ngakho uJuda, ngenxa yakho konke ukucunula uManase ayemcunule ngakho.
27INkosi yasisithi: Laye uJuda ngizamsusa ebusweni bami, njengalokhu ngasusa uIsrayeli, ngiwulahle umuzi weJerusalema engiwukhethileyo, lendlu engatsho ngayo ukuthi: Ibizo lami lizakuba lapho.
28Ezinye izindaba zikaJosiya nakho konke akwenzayo angithi kulotshiwe encwadini yezindaba zemihla ngemihla yamakhosi akwaJuda na?
29Ezinsukwini zakhe uFaro Nego, inkosi yaseGibithe, wenyukela enkosini yase-Asiriya ngasemfuleni u-Ewufrathe, inkosi uJosiya yakhuphuka ukulwa nayo; wambulala eMegido lapho embona.
30Izinceku zakhe zayithwala ngenqola ifile, zisuka eMegido, zayiyisa eJerusalema, zammbela ethuneni lakhe. Abantu bezwe bathatha uJehowahazi, indodana kaJosiya, bamgcoba, bambeka inkosi esikhundleni sikayise.
31UJehowahazi wayeneminyaka engamashumi amabili nantathu ekuqaleni kwakhe ukubusa; wabusa izinyanga ezintathu eJerusalema. Igama likanina lalinguHamuthali, indodakazi kaJeremiya, waseLibina.
32Wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova njengakho konke abakwenzileyo oyise.
33UFaro Nego wammisa ngamaviyo eRibila ezweni laseHamati, ukuze angabusi eJerusalema; wanika izwe intela yamatalenta ayikhulu esiliva netalenta legolide.
34UFaro Nego wabeka u-Eliyakimi, indodana kaJosiya, inkosi esikhundleni sikaJosiya uyise, waliguqula igama lakhe laba nguJoyakimi, wamsusa uJowahasi; wafika eGibithe, wafela khona.
35UJehoyakimi wanika uFaro isiliva negolide; kepha wathelisa izwe ukuba akhiphe imali ngokomthetho kaFaro; wabiza isiliva negolide kubantu bezwe, kwaba yilowo nalowo ngokwentela yakhe, ukuba alinike uFaro Nego.
36UJehoyakimi wayeneminyaka engamashumi amabili nanhlanu ekuqaleni kwakhe ukubusa; wabusa iminyaka eyishumi nanye eJerusalema. Igama likanina lalinguZebuda, indodakazi kaPhedaya waseRuma.
37Wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova njengakho konke abakwenzileyo oyise.
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