2 IziKronike 34:14-28

Lapho beyikhipha imali eyayilethwe endlini kaJehova, uHilikiya umpristi wathola incwadi yomthetho kaJehova eyanikezwa ngesandla sikaMose. UHilikiya waphendula, wathi kuShafani umbhali: “Ngifumene incwadi yomthetho endlini kaJehova.” UHilikiya wayinika uShafani incwadi. UShafani wayiyisa incwadi enkosini, wayibuyisela inkosi, wathi: “Konke okuphathiswe izinceku zakho ziyakwenza.” Base beyiqoqa imali eyatholwa endlini kaJehova, bayinikela esandleni sababonisi nasesandleni sezisebenzi. UShafani umbhali wayitshela inkosi, wathi: “UHilikiya umpristi unginike incwadi. UShafani wayifunda phambi kwenkosi. Lapho inkosi isizwa amazwi omthetho, yaklebhula izingubo zayo. Inkosi yabayala oHilikiya, no-Ahikamu, indodana kaShafani, no-Abidoni, indodana kaMika, noShafani umbhali, no-Asaya inceku yenkosi, yathi: Hambani ningibuzele kuJehova, nangenxa yabaseleyo kwa-Israyeli noJuda, ngamazwi encwadi efunyenweyo; ngokuba inkulu intukuthelo kaJehova ethelulwe phezu kwethu, ngokuba obaba abaligcinanga izwi likaJehova ukuba benze njengakho konke okulotshwe kule ncwadi. UHilikiya nababemisa inkosi baya kuHulida umprofethikazi, umkaShalumi, indodana kaThikwati, indodana kaHazira, umlindi wezingubo; (manje wayehlala eJerusalema ekolishi;) bakhuluma kuye ngakho. Wathi kubo: “Usho kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: “Bheka, ngiyakwehlisela okubi phezu kwale ndawo naphezu kwabakhileyo kuyo, zonke iziqalekiso ezilotshwe encwadini abayifunda phambi kwenkosi yakwaJuda. Ngokuba bangishiyile, bashunqa umusi kwabanye onkulunkulu, ukuba bangidlalise ngayo yonke imisebenzi yezandla zabo; ngalokho ulaka lwami luyakuthululwa phezu kwale ndawo, lungayikucinywa. Kepha inkosi yakwaJuda owayithuma ukuba ibuze kuJehova, usho kuyo ukuthi: ‘Usho kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli ngamazwi owazwileyo; Ngokuba inhliziyo yakho yayithambile, wazithoba phambi kukaNkulunkulu lapho wezwa amazwi akhe ngale ndawo nabakhileyo kuyo, wazithoba phambi kwami, waklebhula izingubo zakho, wakhala phambi kwami; nami nginizwile,” usho uJehova. Bheka, ngiyakukubuthela koyihlo, ubuthelwe ethuneni lakho ngokuthula, amehlo akho angaboni konke okubi engiyakukwehlisela phezu kwale ndawo naphezu kwabakhileyo kuyo. Ngakho balibuyisela ilizwi lenkosi.