Incwadzi Yesibili YemaKhosi 22:1-20
22 Josaya+ bekaneminyaka lengu-8 budzala nakaba yinkhosi, futsi wabusa iminyaka lengu-31 eJerusalema.+ Libito lamake wakhe bekunguJedida indvodzakati ya-Adaya waseBhoskhathi.+
2 Wenta lokulungile emehlweni aJehova futsi walingisa Davide khokho wakhe,+ akazange aphambukele ngesekudla noma ngesencele.
3 Ngemnyaka wesi-18 wekubusa kweNkhosi Josaya, inkhosi yatfumela Shafani mabhalane, loyindvodzana ya-Asaliya indvodzana yaMeshulamu, endlini yaJehova+ yatsi:
4 “Khuphukela kuHilkiya+ umphristi lophakeme umtjele akweleke yonkhe imali leletfwa endlini yaJehova,+ leyo bogadzi basemnyango lesebayikolekile kubantfu.+
5 Batjele bayinikete labo labakhetselwe kubuka umsebenti wendlu yaJehova, futsi bona batayiniketa tisebenti tendlu yaJehova lokufanele tilungise umonakalo* losewenteke kulendlu,+
6 lokutisebenti letinelikhono, bakhi, nebantfu labasebenta ngematje; kufanele bayisebentisele kutsenga tingodvo kanye nematje lalungiswe kahle, kuze balungise lendlu.+
7 Kodvwa akukafaneli kulandzelelwe kutsi lamadvodza ayisebentise njani lemali lanikwa yona ngobe etsembekile.”+
8 Ngemuva kwesikhatsi, Hilkiya umphristi lophakeme watsi kuShafani mabhalane:+ “Ngitfole incwadzi yeMtsetfo+ endlini yaJehova.” Ngako Hilkiya watsatsa lencwadzi wayiniketa Shafani, lowabese uyayifundza.+
9 Shafani mabhalane wase uya enkhosini wafike watsi kuyo: “Tinceku takho tiyikhiphile lemali letfolakele kulendlu futsi setiyinikete labo lababekwe kutsi babuke lomsebenti wendlu yaJehova.”+
10 Shafani mabhalane waphindze watjela inkhosi watsi: “Kunencwadzi+ lengiyinikwe nguHilkiya umphristi.” Shafani wabese ucala kuyifundza embikwenkhosi.
11 Ngekushesha nje inkhosi nayiva emavi alencwadzi yeMtsetfo, yadzabula tembatfo tayo.+
12 Inkhosi yabese inika Hilkiya umphristi, Ahikamu+ indvodzana yaShafani, Akbori indvodzana yaMikhaya, Shafani mabhalane kanye na-Asaya inceku yenkhosi, umyalo lotsi:
13 “Hambani niyongibutela kuJehova, nibutele nalabantfu niphindze nibutele naso sonkhe sive sakaJuda mayelana nemavi alencwadzi letfolakele; ngobe intfukutselo yaJehova letasivutsela yinkhulu+ ngobe bokhokho betfu abazange bawalalele lamavi alencwadzi, abakakugcini konkhe lokubhalwe kuyo mayelana natsi.”
14 Ngako boHilkiya umphristi, Ahikamu, Akbori, Shafani na-Asaya bahamba baya kuHulda umphrofethikati.+ Lomphrofethikati bekangumfati waShalumi indvodzana yaThikva loyindvodzana yaHahasi lobekanakekela indzawo lokugcinwa kuyo timphahla futsi Hulda bekahlala eNcenyeni Lensha Yelidolobha iJerusalema; bafike bakhuluma naye lapho.+
15 Watsi kubo: “Naku lokushiwo nguJehova Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli: ‘Tjelani lendvodza lenitfume kimi nitsi:
16 “Naku lokushiwo nguJehova: ‘Ngitawuletsa inhlekelele kulendzawo nakubantfu labahlala kuyo, ngekuvumelana nawo onkhe emavi alencwadzi inkhosi yakaJuda lewafundzile.+
17 Ngesizatfu sekutsi bangishiyile futsi bashuncisela labanye bonkulunkulu+ imihlatjelo kuze bangivise buhlungu ngayo yonkhe imisebenti yetandla tabo,+ intfukutselo yami itayifikela lendzawo futsi ngeke iphele.’”+
18 Kodvwa lenkhosi yakaJuda lenitfumele kutsi nibute kuJehova, nibotsi kuyo: “Naku lokushiwo nguJehova Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli: ‘Mayelana nemagama lowevile,
19 njengobe inhlitiyo yakho ilalele* nekutsi utitfobile+ embikwaJehova nawuva lengikukhulumile mayelana nalendzawo nebantfu labahlala kuyo, kutsi batawuhlangabetana nelusizi nesicalekiso, futsi wena udzabule tembatfo takho+ wakhala embikwami, nami ngikuvile, kusho Jehova.
20 Kungako ngitakuyisa kubokhokho* bakho futsi utawungcwatjwa ethuneni lakho ngekuthula, nemehlo akho angeke ayibone yonkhe lenhlekelele lengitayiletsa kulendzawo.’”’” Labantfu babese baletsa imphendvulo enkhosini.
Imibhalo lengentansi
^ Nobe “timfa.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “itsambile.”
^ Lena yinkhulumo leyinkondlo lesho kufa.
