2 Amakhosi 22
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2 Amakhosi 22
Umpristi omkhulu uHilikiya wathola incwadi yomthetho endlini kaJehova
1UJosiya wayeneminyaka eyisishiyagalombili ekuqaleni kwakhe ukubusa, wabusa iminyaka engamashumi amathathu nanye eJerusalema. Igama likanina lalinguJedida, indodakazi ka-Adaja, waseBoskati.
2Wenza okulungile emehlweni kaJehova, wahamba ngezindlela zonke zikaDavide uyise, akaphambukela ngakwesokunene noma ngakwesokhohlo.
3Ngomnyaka weshumi nesishiyagalombili wenkosi uJosiya inkosi yathuma uShafani indodana ka-Asaliya kaMeshulamu, umbhali, endlini kaJehova ukuba ithi:
4Khuphukela kuHilikiya umpristi omkhulu, ukuze aqoqe isiliva elilethwa endlini kaJehova, abaliqoqile abalindisango babantu.
5Mabayinikele esandleni sabenzi bomsebenzi abangamele indlu kaJehova; bayinike abenza umsebenzi wendlu kaJehova ukulungisa izimfa zendlu;
6kubabazi, nakubakhi, nakubakhi, nokuthenga imithi namatshe abaziweyo ukulungisa indlu.
7Kodwa emalini eyayiphiwe esandleni sabo kababalelwanga, ngoba benza ngokuthembeka.
8Wayesethi umpristi omkhulu uHilikiya kuShafani umbhali: “Ngifumene incwadi yomthetho endlini kaJehova.” UHilikiya wamnika uShafani incwadi, wayifunda.
9UShafani umbhali wafika enkosini, wayibikela inkosi, wathi: “Izinceku zakho zabutha imali eyafunyanwa endlini, zayinika esandleni sabaphathi bomsebenzi.” endlini kaJehova.
10UShafani umbhali wayibikela inkosi, wathi: “Umpristi uHilikiya unginikile incwadi.” UShafani wayifunda phambi kwenkosi.
11Kwathi inkosi isizwile amazwi encwadi yomthetho, yaklebhula izingubo zayo.
12Inkosi yayala uHilikiya umpristi, no-Ahikamu indodana kaShafani, no-Akibori indodana kaMikaya, noShafani umbhali, no-Asaya inceku yenkosi, yathi:
13Hambani, 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.
14Umpristi uHilikiya, no-Ahikamu, no-Akibori, noShafani, no-Asaya, baya kuHulida umprofethikazi, umkaShalumi, indodana kaThikiva, kaHarihasi, umlindi wezingubo; (manje wayehlala eJerusalema ekolishi;) bakhuluma naye.
15Wathi kubo: “Usho kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi:
16Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: “Bheka, ngiyakwehlisela okubi phezu kwale ndawo naphezu kwabakhileyo kuyo, onke amazwi encwadi inkosi yakwaJuda eyayifunda.
17Ngokuba bangishiyile, bashunqisa abanye onkulunkulu, ukuze bangidlalise ngayo yonke imisebenzi yezandla zabo; ngakho-ke ulaka lwami luyovuthela le ndawo, futhi ngeke lucime.
18Kepha enkosini yakwaJuda owayithuma ukubuza kuJehova, wothi kuyo: ‘Usho kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: Maqondana namazwi owazwileyo;
19Ngokuba 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.
20Ngakho-ke bheka, ngiyakukubuthela koyihlo, ubuthelwe ethuneni lakho ngokuthula; amehlo enu kawayikubona konke okubi engizakwehlisela phezu kwalendawo. Baphinde babikela inkosi.
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