UJosiya ugidinga iPhasika
1UJosiya wagidinga iPhasika lakaSomnini eJerusalema begodu iimvana zePhasika zahlatjwa elangeni letjhumi nane lenyanga yokuthoma.
2Wakhetha abaphristi wabanikela imisebenzabo bewabakhuthaza emsebenzini kaSomnini ethempelini. 3Wathi kumaLevi ebegade ayala woke ama-Israyeli begodu azahlukanisele uSomnini: “Umfaji ocwengileko ogade ubekwe ngethempelini elakhiwa nguSolomoni umsa kaDavida ikosi yakwa-Israyeli, akusese msebenzenu ukuwuthwala emahlombe. Ngalokho kumele nilotjhe uSomnini uZimenu nabantu bakhe u-Israyeli bunje: 4Zihleleni ngemindenenu ngokweenqhema zenu, njengokwemiyalo etlolwe nguDavida ikosi yakwa-Israyeli nendodanakhe uSolomoni. 5Zilungiseleleni endaweni ecwengileko ukusiza imindeni yabafowenu okubabantu abajayekileko. Komunye nomunye umndeni wabantu akube nesiqhema samaLevi. 6Zihlambululeni nihlabe iimvana zePhasika bese nizihlahlelela abantu enibasizako; nenze lokho uSomnini akuyala ngoMosi.”
7UJosiya wabonelela boke abantu abajayelekileko egade balapho ngesibalo sezimvu neembuzi eziziinkulungwana ezimatjhumi amathathu njengomhlabelo wePhasika, neenkomo eziziinkulungwana ezintathu. Koke lokho kwaphuma esibayeni sakhe. 8Iinkhulu zayo nazo zanikela ngokuthanda kwazo ebantwini nakubaphristi namaLevi. URhilikhiya, uZakariya noJehiyeli aba baphathi bethempeli lakaZimu, banikela abaphristi imihlabelo yePhasika emakhulu amatjhumi amabili nantandathu neenkomo ezimakhulu amathathu. 9Godu noKonaniya akhambisana noTjhemaya noNetaneli, abafowabo, noRhatjhabiya, uJehiyeli kanye noJozabadi, ababarholi bamaLevi, babonelela imihlabelo yePhasika eziinkulungwana ezihlanu banikelela namaLevi ngomhlambi weenkomo ezimakhulu amahlanu.
10Lokha nakuhlelwa umsebenzi, abaphristi bajama ngeendawo zabo namaLevi ngeenqhema zawo njengombana ikosi uJosiya beyitjhwile, 11kwahlatjwa iimvana zePhasika. Nje-ke abaphristi bafafaza iingazi abanikelwa zona, ngemva kwalokho amaLevi ahlinza iimvanezo. 12Akhupha izitho okumele zitjhiswe e-aldarini azinikela imindeni yabantu kobana inikele izithwezo kuZimu njengombana kutlolwe encwadini kaMosi. Enza soneso nangeenkomo. 13Kwathi nakusaphekwe iminikelo ecwengileko ngamanzi ngemihlobohlobo yeempoto zomdaka namkha zekoporo, amaLevi abasa iimvana zePhasika emlilweni njengokomkhuba wakhona. Aphakela boke abantu khonokho.
14Ngemva kwalokho, amaLevi azilungiselela iimvana zePhasika, alungiselela nabaphristi. Abaphristi abaziinzukulwana zaka-Aroni gade benza imihlabelo yokutjhiswa batjhisa nomhlwehlwe bekwahlwa. Kungebangelo-ke amaLevi azilungiselela abe alungiselela nabaphristi. 15Ababhini, okuziinzukulwana zaka-Asafa, bekungakameli bona batjhide eendaweni ezajanyiswa nguDavida, u-Asafa, uHemani noJedutuni umboni wekosi ngombana amaLevi okubafowabo abalungiselela iimvana zePhasika. AmaLevi godu alungiselela nabalindisango kelinye nelinye isango ukuze nabo bangatjhidi eendaweni zabo.
16Ngaleyondlela mhlokho kwenziwa umsebenzi opheleleko wokulotjha uZimu ngokugidinga iPhasika nokwenza imihlabelo yokutjhiswa e-aldarini lakaSomnini. Kwenziwa njengombana kwayala ikosi uJosiya. 17Ama-Israyeli agade akhona agidinga iPhasika ngesikhatheso. Agidinga nomnyanya wesiKwa esinganaNgumelo amalanga alikhomba.
18IPhasika belingazange kheligidingwe ngalendlela kwa-Israyeli ukusukela emalangeni womphorofidi uSamyela begodu akunakosi kwa-Israyeli eyakhe yagidinga iPhasika elingaka njengombana kwenza uJosiya, nabaphristi namaLevi naye woke uJuda no-Israyeli ogade alapho kanye nabantu beJerusalema. 19IPhasikeli lagidingwa emnyakeni wetjhumi nabunane wokubusa kwakaJosiya.
Ukuhlongakala kwakaJosiya
20Ngemva kwakho koke lokho, uJosiya sele ahlele kuhle ithempeli, uNeko ikosi yeGibhide wakhuphuka wayokulwa eKarikemitjhi phezu kweYufrathe. UJosiya naye waphuma wayomhlangabeza ngepi. 21Kodwana uNeko wathumela iinthunywa kuye wathi: “Kosi yakwaJuda, mina anginamraro nawe! Angilwi nawe namhlanjesi kodwana kunombuso engilwa nawo. UZimu uthe ngirhabe, yeke lisa ukuphikisana noZimu okhamba nami. Nakungasinjalo uzakurhayila.”
22Kodwana uJosiya azange abuyele emva, kunalokho wazitjhatjhanisa wangena naye epini. Azange alalele uNeko akukhulume ngomyalo kaZimu, kodwana wayokulwa naye etjhatjhalazini leMegido.
23Abosomsebe badumuza ikosi uJosiya, watjela iinceku zakhe wathi: “Yeningikhuphe lapha, sengilimele khulu.”
24Yeke zamkhupha ngekaranenakhe, zamfaka kenye ikaranakhe zamusa eJerusalema lapha ahlongakalela khona. Wabulungwa emathuneni waboyisemkhulu. IkwaJuda neJerusalema yoke bamlilela.
25UJoromiya watlamela uJosiya ingoma yesililo. Boke ababhini bembaji nebengubo basakhumbula uJosiya ngesililo bekube kunamhlanje. Lokhu kwaba lisiko kwa-Israyeli bekwatlolwa isililweso encwadini yesiLilo.
26-27Ezinye izehlakalo zokubusa kwakaJosiya, ukusuka ekuthomeni bekube sekupheleni kanye nokwethembeka kwakhe ngendlela okutlolwe ngakho emthethweni kaZimu, zitlolwe encwadini yamakhosi wakwa-Israyeli newakwaJuda.
