2 Amakhosi 22:1-20

UJosiya wayeneminyaka eyisishiyagalombili ekuqaleni kwakhe ukubusa, wabusa iminyaka engamashumi amathathu nanye eJerusalema. Igama likanina lalinguJedida, indodakazi ka-Adaja, waseBoskati. Wenza okulungile emehlweni kaJehova, wahamba ngezindlela zonke zikaDavide uyise, akaphambukela ngakwesokunene noma ngakwesokhohlo. Ngomnyaka weshumi nesishiyagalombili wenkosi uJosiya inkosi yathuma uShafani indodana ka-Asaliya kaMeshulamu, umbhali, endlini kaJehova ukuba ithi: Khuphukela kuHilikiya umpristi omkhulu, ukuze aqoqe isiliva elilethwa endlini kaJehova, abaliqoqile abalindisango babantu. Mabayinikele esandleni sabenzi bomsebenzi abangamele indlu kaJehova; bayinike abenza umsebenzi wendlu kaJehova ukulungisa izimfa zendlu; kubabazi, nakubakhi, nakubakhi, nokuthenga imithi namatshe abaziweyo ukulungisa indlu. Kodwa emalini eyayiphiwe esandleni sabo kababalelwanga, ngoba benza ngokuthembeka. Wayesethi umpristi omkhulu uHilikiya kuShafani umbhali: “Ngifumene incwadi yomthetho endlini kaJehova.” UHilikiya wamnika uShafani incwadi, wayifunda. UShafani umbhali wafika enkosini, wayibikela inkosi, wathi: “Izinceku zakho zabutha imali eyafunyanwa endlini, zayinika esandleni sabaphathi bomsebenzi.” endlini kaJehova. UShafani umbhali wayibikela inkosi, wathi: “Umpristi uHilikiya unginikile incwadi.” UShafani wayifunda phambi kwenkosi. Kwathi inkosi isizwile amazwi encwadi yomthetho, yaklebhula izingubo zayo. Inkosi yayala uHilikiya umpristi, no-Ahikamu indodana kaShafani, no-Akibori indodana kaMikaya, noShafani umbhali, no-Asaya inceku yenkosi, yathi: Hambani, ningibuze kuJehova, mina nabantu, noJuda wonke ngamazwi ale ncwadi efunyenweyo; ngokuba inkulu intukuthelo kaJehova esivuthelayo, ngokuba obaba kabalalelanga. Njengamazwi ale ncwadi, senze njengakho konke okulotshiweyo ngathi. Umpristi uHilikiya, no-Ahikamu, no-Akibori, noShafani, no-Asaya, baya kuHulida umprofethikazi, umkaShalumi, indodana kaThikiva, kaHarihasi, umlindi wezingubo; (manje wayehlala eJerusalema ekolishi;) bakhuluma naye. Wathi kubo: “Usho kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: “Bheka, ngiyakwehlisela okubi phezu kwale ndawo naphezu kwabakhileyo kuyo, onke amazwi encwadi inkosi yakwaJuda eyayifunda. Ngokuba bangishiyile, bashunqisa abanye onkulunkulu, ukuze bangidlalise ngayo yonke imisebenzi yezandla zabo; ngakho-ke ulaka lwami luyovuthela le ndawo, futhi ngeke lucime. Kepha enkosini yakwaJuda owayithuma ukubuza kuJehova, wothi kuyo: ‘Usho kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: Maqondana namazwi owazwileyo; Ngokuba inhliziyo yakho yayithambile, wazithoba phambi kukaJehova, lapho usuzwile engikukhulume ngale ndawo nabakhileyo kuyo, ukuthi bayakuba yihlane nesiqalekiso, izingubo zakho zidatshulwe, zakhala izinyembezi emehlweni akho. Mina; nami nginizwile,” usho uJehova. Ngakho-ke bheka, ngiyakukubuthela koyihlo, ubuthelwe ethuneni lakho ngokuthula; amehlo enu kawayikubona konke okubi engizakwehlisela phezu kwalendawo. Baphinde babikela inkosi.