2 DIKGOSI 22
Kgosi Josia wa Juta
1Josia o ne a le dinyaga di le robedi, fa a nna kgosi; a busa dinyaga di le 31 kwa Jerusalema. Leina la ga mmaagwe e ne e le Jedita morwadia Ataya wa Bosekathe. 2A dira tse di siameng mo matlhong a Morena, a sepela gotlhe mo tseleng ya ga Dafita rraagwe mogolwagolwane; a se ka a fapogela ntlheng ya le le jang le e seng ya la molema.
Go bonwa Lokwalo lwa Molao
3E rile ka ngwaga wa 18 wa puso ya kgosi Josia, kgosi ya roma mokwaledi Safane morwa Asalea morwa Mesulame kwa Ntlong ya Morena ya re: 4“Tlhatlogela kwa go Hilekia moperesiti yo mogolo gore a bale madi a a tlisitsweng kwa Ntlong ya Morena, a badisa ba mojako ba a phuthileng mo bathong 5gore ba a neele mo diatleng tsa baokamedi ba tiro kwa Ntlong ya Morena, mme bao ba duele badiri ba tiro ba ba kwa Ntlong ya Morena go e baakanya fa e senyegileng teng; 6e bong babopedi le babetli le baruledi; le gona e le go reka dikgong le mafika a a betlilweng tsa go baakanya Ntlo ya Morena.” 7Fela madi a ba a neetsweng diatleng a se ka a balwa nabo; gonne ba dira ka go ba ikanya.
8Ke fa Hilekia moperesiti yo mogolo a raya mokwaledi Safane a re: “Ke bonye lokwalo lwa molao mo Ntlong ya Morena.” Hilekia a ba a neela Safane lokwalo loo, mme ene a lo buisa. 9Ya re mokwaledi Safane a sena go boela kwa kgosing, a e busetsa lefoko a re: “Batlhanka ba gago ba tsholotse madi a a kwa Ntlong ya Morena, ba a neela diatleng tsa baokamedi ba tiro kwa Ntlong ya Morena.” 10Safane mokwaledi a ba a bolelela kgosi a re: “Moperesiti Hilekia o nneetse lokwalo.” Safane a ba a lo buisa fa pele ga kgosi.
11Mme ya re kgosi e utlwa mafoko a lokwalo lwa molao ya ikgagola diaparo. 12Kgosi ya ba ya laela moperesiti Hilekia le Ahikame morwa Safane le Agebore morwa Migaya le Safane mokwaledi le Asaya motlhanka wa kgosi ya re: 13“Yaang lo mpoletse Morena le morafe le Bajuta botlhe ka ntlha ya mafoko a lokwalo lo lo bonyweng loo; gonne bogale jwa Morena bo bogolo jo bo re tuketseng, ka borraetsho ba se ka ba utlwa mafoko a lokwalo loo le e seng go dira tsotlhe tse re di kwaletsweng.”
14Moperesiti Hilekia le Ahikame le Agebore le Safane le Asaya ba ya kwa go Huleta moporofeti wa sesadi, mosadi wa ga Sadume morwa Thikwa morwa Harehase mmoloki wa diaparo: – Huleta o ne a agile kwa Motseng-o-mošwa mo Jerusalema – ba bua nae. 15Huleta a ba raya a re: “Morena, Modimo wa Iseraele, o bua jaana o a re: ‘Rayang monna yole yo o lo romileng kwano go nna lo re: 16Morena o bua jaana a re: Bona, ke tla tlisa tatlhego mo felong fano le mo baaging ba teng ka fa mafokong otlhe a lokwalo lo kgosi ya Juta e lo buisitseng. 17Ke ka gonne ba ntlogetse ba fisetsa medimo e sele maswalo, e le gore ba nkgalefise ka tiro yotlhe ya diatla tsa bone; ka moo bogale jwa me bo tla tukela felo fano, mme bo sa time. 18Mme kgosi ya Juta e e lo romileng go botsa Morena lo e ree jaana lo re: Morena, Modimo wa Iseraele, o bua jaana o a re: Fa e le mafoko a o a utlwileng: 19E re ka pelo ya gago e le boleta, mme o ikokobeditse fa pele ga Morena, jale fa o utlwa tse ke di omanetseng ka ga felo fano le baagi ba gona ka re: Ba tla fetoga theregiso le khutso; ka o ikgagotse diaparo, o ledile fa pele ga me, le nna ke go utlwile! Morena a re jalo. 20Ka moo, bona, ke tla go phuthela kwa go borraago, o bolokwa mo lebitleng la gago ka kagiso gore matlho a gago a se ka a bona tatlhego yotlhe e ke tla e tlisetsang felo fano.’ ”
Ba busetsa kgosi karabo.
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