Eyesibili EyemiLando 34:1-33
34 UJosiya+ wayeleminyaka engu-8 ngesikhathi esiba yinkosi futhi wabusa eJerusalema okweminyaka engu-31.+
2 Wenza okulungileyo phambi kukaJehova wahamba ezindleleni zikakhokho wakhe uDavida. Kazange aphambukele kwesokudla loba kwesenxele.
3 Ngomnyaka wesi-8 wokubusa kwakhe, esesengumfana nje, waqalisa ukudinga uNkulunkulu kaDavida ukhokho wakhe.+ Kwathi ngomnyaka wesi-12 waqalisa ukuhlambulula iJerusalema lelizwe lakoJuda+ esusa izindawo eziphakemeyo,*+ lezithombe zika-Ashera,* lezithombe ezibaziweyo+ kanye lezithombe zensimbi.
4 Abantu badiliza ama-alithare kaBhali bekhokhelwa nguJosiya, lama-alithare okutshisela impepha ayephezu kwawo. Wadiliza izithombe zika-Ashera* lezithombe ezibaziweyo lezithombe zensimbi njalo wazichola zaba yimpuphu, wasechithela impuphu leyo phezu kwamangcwaba alabo ababesenza imihlatshelo ezithombeni lezo.+
5 Watshisela amathambo abaphristi phezu kwama-alithare abo.+ Wayihlambulula njalo iJerusalema lelizwe lakoJuda.
6 Emadolobheni akoManase lawako-Efrayimi+ lawakoSimiyoni kuze kuyefika koNafithali lasemanxiweni aseduze kwawo,
7 wadiliza ama-alithare njalo wachoboza izithombe zika-Ashera* lezithombe ezibaziweyo,+ zasala ziyimpuphu. Wadiliza lawo wonke ama-alithare okutshisela impepha kulo lonke ilizwe lako-Israyeli.+ Ngemva kwalokho wabuyela eJerusalema.
8 Ngomnyaka wesi-18 wokubusa kwakhe, eseqedile ukuhlambulula ilizwe kanye lethempeli,* wathuma uShafani+ indodana ka-Azaliya, loJowa indodana kaJowahazi owayebhala okwakusenzakala, loMahaseya umphathi wedolobho ukuthi bayelungisa indlu kaJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe.+
9 Bafika kuHilikhiya umphristi omkhulu bamnika imali eyayilethwe endlini kaNkulunkulu, leyo amaLevi ayelinda iminyango ayeyiqoqe koManase, lako-Efrayimi, lakulo lonke ilizwe lako-Israyeli,+ lakoJuda, lakoBhenjamini, lasebantwini abahlala eJerusalema.
10 Imali leyo yaphiwa labo ababebekwe ukuthi bakhangele umsebenzi owawusenziwa endlini kaJehova. Ababesebenza endlini kaJehova bona basebenzisa imali leyo ukulungisa indlu yakhe.
11 Bayinika izingcitshi zomsebenzi labakhi ukuze bathenge amatshe abaziweyo lezigodo zokusekela indlu njalo bavuselele izindlu amakhosi akoJuda ayeziyekele zadilika.+
12 Amadoda la awenza ngokuthembeka umsebenzi lo.+ AmaLevi ayebekwe ukuthi abakhangele kwakunguJahathi lo-Obhadiya abosendo lwamaMerari,+ loZakhariya loMeshulami abosendo lwamaKhohathi.+ AmaLevi ayezingcitshi zokuhlabela+
13 yiwo ayekhangela ezinye izisebenzi* lalabo ababesenza eminye imisebenzi etshiyeneyo. Amanye amaLevi ayengonobhala, amanye engabaphathi futhi amanye engabalindi bamagedi.+
14 Bathi bekhipha imali eyayilethwe endlini kaJehova,+ uHilikhiya umphristi wathola ibhuku loMthetho kaJehova+ ayewunike ama-Israyeli esebenzisa uMosi.+
15 UHilikhiya wasesithi kuShafani unobhala: “Ngithole ibhuku loMthetho endlini kaJehova.” Wasenika uShafani ibhuku lelo.
16 UShafani wahamba lalo enkosini wafika wathi kuyo: “Izinceku zakho ziyakwenza konke ozitshele ukuthi zikwenze.
17 Zithethe yonke imali etholakale endlini kaJehova zayinika izisebenzi kanye lalabo ababekwe ukuthi bakhangele umsebenzi.”
18 UShafani unobhala waqhubeka wathi enkosini: “Kulebhuku engiliphiwe+ ngumphristi uHilikhiya.” UShafani waseqalisa ukulibalela inkosi.+
19 Inkosi yathi isizwa amazwi ayeseMthethweni yadabula izigqoko zayo,+
20 yasitshela uHilikhiya lo-Ahikhamu+ indodana kaShafani, lo-Abhidoni indodana kaMikha, loShafani unobhala kanye lo-Asaya inceku yayo, yathi:
21 “Hambani liyengibuzela kuJehova ngamazwi asebhukwini leli elitholakeleyo, libuzele lalabo abaseleyo ko-Israyeli lakoJuda ngoba ulaka lukaJehova oluzakwehlela phezu kwethu lukhulu, ngenxa yokuthi okhokho bethu abazange balandele amazwi kaJehova. Abakwenzanga okubhalwe ebhukwini leli.”+
22 Ngakho uHilikhiya labo bonke ababethunywe yinkosi baya kumphrofethikazi+ uHulida. UHulida wayeyinkosikazi kaShalumi indodana kaThikhiva indodana kaHarihasi, owayekhangela indlu okwakugcinelwa kuyo izigqoko. Wayehlala esigabeni esitsha sedolobho leJerusalema njalo yikho lapho amadoda la akhuluma laye khona.+
23 Wathi kuwo: “Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, ‘Kumele litshele indoda elithume kimi lithi:
24 “UJehova uthi, ‘Ngizakwehlisela umonakalo endaweni le lakubo bonke abahlala kuyo,+ ngibehlisele lazo zonke iziqalekiso ezibhalwe ebhukwini+ elibalwe phambi kwenkosi yakoJuda.
25 Ngizathulula ulaka lwami phezu kwendawo le njalo alusoze luphele+ ngoba abantu laba bangitshiyile+ batshisela abanye onkulunkulu imihlatshelo, bengithukuthelisa+ ngakho konke abakwenza ngezandla zabo.’”
26 Kodwa enkosini yakoJuda elithume ukuthi lizobuza kuJehova kumele lithi, “Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli mayelana lamazwi owazwileyo:+
27 ‘Ngiwuzwile umthandazo wakho ngenxa yokuthi inhliziyo yakho ikwamukele okuzwileyo, wazehlisa phambi kukaNkulunkulu ngesikhathi usizwa amazwi aphathelane lendawo le labantu abahlala kuyo. Ngikuzwile+ ngoba uzithobile phambi kwami wadabula izigqoko zakho njalo wakhala phambi kwami, kutsho uJehova.
28 Ngenxa yalokho, amehlo akho awasoze awubone umonakalo engizawehlisela indawo le labantu abahlala kuyo.+ Uzakufa* ungcwatshwe engcwabeni lakho ngokuthula.’”’”
Basuka lapho bayatshela inkosi impendulo.
29 Ngakho inkosi yathumela ilizwi yathi kubizwe bonke abadala bakoJuda labeJerusalema.+
30 Yaya endlini kaJehova ilamadoda wonke akoJuda labantu abahlala eJerusalema, labaphristi lamaLevi. Yahamba labo bonke nje abantu, abancane labakhulu, yasibabalela wonke amazwi ayesebhukwini lesivumelwano elalitholakale endlini kaJehova.+
31 Inkosi yama endaweni yayo yenza isivumelwano*+ phambi kukaJehova, esokuthi izalandela uJehova njalo ilalele imilayo yakhe lezikhumbuzo zakhe kanye lemithetho yakhe ngenhliziyo yonke langomphefumulo* wonke.+ Yathembisa ukuthi izakwenza konke okusemazwini esivumelwano ayebhalwe ebhukwini lelo.+
32 Yakhuthaza bonke ababeseJerusalema lakoBhenjamini ukuthi bagcine isivumelwano leso. Bonke abahlala eJerusalema bakwenza lokho okwakubhalwe esivumelwaneni sabokhokho babo.+
33 UJosiya wakhipha zonke izinto* ezenyanyekayo ezazikulo lonke ilizwe lako-Israyeli,+ wasiza bonke abako-Israyeli ukuthi bakhonze uJehova uNkulunkulu wabo. Ngesikhathi esaphila abazange batshiye ukukhonza uJehova uNkulunkulu wabokhokho babo.
Amabala angaphansi
^ Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
^ Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
^ Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
^ Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
^ NgesiHebheru, “lendlu.”
^ Kumbe, “abathwala imithwalo.”
^ Kumbe, “Uzalala ndawonye labokhokho bakho.”
^ Kumbe, “yavuselela isivumelwano.”
^ Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
^ Kumbe, “izithombe.”
