2 Kings 23

Xhosa 2024 (ITestamente Entsha)

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1Wathumela ukumkani, ahlanganiselwa kuye onke amadoda amakhulu akwaYuda nawaseYerusalem.

2Wenyuka ukumkani waya endlwini kaYehova, namadoda onke akwaYuda, nabemi bonke baseYerusalem, nababingeleli, nabaprofeti, nabantu bonke, kwathabathela komncinane kwesa komkhulu, wafunda kubo amazwi encwadi yomnqophiso, eyafunyanwa endlwini kaYehova.

3uYehova wema ecaleni kwelitye lesikhumbuzo waza wenza umnqophiso phambi koYehova wokulandela uYehova nokugcina imiyalelo yakhe namacebo akhe nemithetho yakhe emisiweyo ngentliziyo yonke nangomoya wonke ukuze azalisekise amazwi alo mnqophiso; zibhaliwe kule ncwadi. Kwaye lonke uhlanga lwema emnqophisweni.

4uYehova wamwisela umthetho uHilekiya, umbingeleli omkhulu, nababingeleli bomthetho wesibini, nabagcini-masango, ukuba bazikhuphe etempileni kaYehova zonke iimpahla zikaBhahali, nezasehlathini, nezinkwenkwezi zonke zezulu, bazitshise ngomlilo umlilo ngaphandle kweYerusalem, ezweni laseKidron, baluzisa uthuthu lwazo eBheteli.

5Wabasusa ababingeleli bezithixo zookumkani bakwaYuda ababebamisele ukuba baqhumisele kwiindawo eziphakamileyo kwizixeko zakwaYuda nakwiindawo ezijikeleze iYerusalem; baqhumisela uBhahali, ilanga, nenyanga, neenkwenkwezi, nomkhosi wonke wezulu.

6Wathabatha ityholo lendlu kaYehova elingaphandle kweYerusalem, lalisa emlanjaneni oyiKidron, walitshisela entilini yentlambo yaseKidron, lalisila laluthuthu, lawuphosa umgubo walo emangcwabeni abantwana bakawonke-wonke.

7Wazidiliza izindlu zaseSodom ezibe zisendlwini kaYehova, apho abafazi babelukela ihlathi amalaphu ajingayo.

8Wabakhupha bonke ababingeleli emizini yakwaYuda, wazenza inqambi izibingelelo eziphakamileyo, ababeqhumisela kuzo ababingeleli, ethabathela eGebha ase eBher-shebha, wazidiliza nezibingelelo eziphambi kwesango likaYoshuwa irhuluneli yomzi, ebisekunene kwindoda ekungeneni kwesango lomzi.

9Kodwa ababingeleli beendawo eziphakamileyo babengenyuki baye esibingelelweni sikaYehova eYerusalem, kodwa babesidla izonka ezingenagwele phakathi kwabazalwana babo.

10Wayenza inqambi iTofete, intlambo yoonyana bakaHinom, ukuze kungabikho nabani na ovumela unyana wakhe okanye intombi yakhe ukuba idlule emlilweni iye kufika eMologi.

11Wawasusa amahashe ookumkani bakwaYuda, ababewanikele elangeni, emnyango wendlu kaYehova, egumbini likaNataniyeli, ithenwa, nentlambo, neenqwelo zokulwa zelanga zatshiswa ngomlilo.

12Izibingelelo ezibe ziphezu kwegumbi eliphezulu lika-Ahazi, ababelenzile ookumkani bakwaYuda, nezibingelelo awazenzayo uManase ezintendelezweni zombini zendlu kaYehova, ukumkani wazidiliza, waza waziqhekeza baluphosa uthuli lwabo emlanjaneni oyiKidron.

13Neenqaba ezinde, eziphambi kweYerusalem, ezilunge ngasekunene kwentaba yentshabalalo, leyo uSolomon ukumkani wakwaSirayeli wazakhela uAshtoreti, isikizi lamaTsidon, noKemoshe, isikizi lamaMowabhi, uMilkom. Ewe, wena umenze inqambi ukumkani, isikizi loonyana baka-Amon.

14Wayiqhekeza imifanekiso eqingqiweyo, wawagawula amatyholo, wazizalisa iindawo zawo ngamathambo abantu.

15Ngaphezu koko, wenza isibingelelo eBheteli nendawo ephakamileyo awayonisa ngayo uYerobhoham unyana kaNebhati koonyana bakaSirayeli, wasidiliza isibingelelo nendawo ephakamileyo waza wayitshisa indawo ephakamileyo waza wayiqhekeza umgubo, walitshisa ityholo.

16Wajika uYosiya, wawakhangela amangcwaba abesentaba, wathumela, wawathabatha amathambo emangcwabeni lawo, wawatshisela phezu kwesibingelelo, wawenza inqambi ngokwelizwi likaYehova, abelithethile umfo wakwaThixo wayeshumayela, lowo wayethetha la mazwi.

17Wathi, Ligama lini na eli ndilibonayo? Athi kuye amadoda aloo mzi, Eli lingcwaba lomfo wakwaThixo, owayevela kwaYuda, washumayela iindaba ezilungileyo zezinto owazenzayo esibingelelweni saseBheteli.

18Wathi ke, Mayime; Makungabikho namnye owashukumisa amathambo akhe. Bawayeka emi kanye amathambo akhe, kunye namathambo omprofeti owayevela kwaSamari.

19Yaye zonke izindlu zeendawo eziphakamileyo zezixeko zaseSamariya, ezo ookumkani bakwaSirayeli ababezakhele ukuze bamqumbise uYehova, uYosiya wazishenxisa waza wenza kuzo ngokwezenzo zakhe zonke awayezenzile eBheteli.

20Wababulala bonke ababingeleli beziganga ababekhona ezibingelelweni, wawatshisa amathambo abantu phezu kwazo, wabuyela eYerusalem.

21uYehova wabawisela umthetho abantu bonke, wathi, Yenzani ipasika kuYehova, uThixo wenu, ngoko kubhaliweyo encwadini yalo mnqophiso.

22Kananjalo bekungenziwanga pasika ngokwale pasika ngemihla yabagwebi ababelawula kwaSirayeli, nangemihla yookumkani bakwaSirayeli, nookumkani bakwaYuda;

23Kodwa ngomnyaka weshumi elinamnye nowesibini wokumkani uYosiya, kwenziwa le pasika kuYehova eYerusalem.

24Ngaphezu koko, uYosiya wabashenxisa abasebenzi abanoomoya abalahlekayo nabakhafuli nezithixo nezithixo nawo onke amasikizi awayevavanyiwe kwilizwe lakwaYuda nelaseYerusalem, ukuze azalisekise amazwi omthetho awayebhalwe encwadini Umbingeleli uHilekiya wamfumana endlwini kaYehova.

25Ngaphambi kwakhe akubangakho kumkani unjengaye, ubuyeleyo kuYehova ngentliziyo yakhe yonke, nangomphefumlo wakhe wonke, nangamandla akhe onke, ngokomyalelo wonke kaMoses; kwaye emva kwakhe akubangakho namnye unjengaye.

26Ke uYehova akabuyanga ekuvutheni komsindo wakhe, owavutha ngawo umsindo wakhe kuYuda, ngenxa yomsindo wonke abemngcikive ngawo uManase.

27Wathi uYehova, Ndiya kumsusa uYuda ebusweni bam, njengoko ndawasusayo amaSirayeli, ndiwulahle lo mzi waseYerusalem ndawunyulayo, nendlu le ndathi, Liya kuba kuyo igama lam.

28Ezinye izinto zikaYosiya, nako konke awakwenzayo, ndithi, zibhaliwe na encwadini yemicimbi yemihla yookumkani bakwaYuda?

29Ngemihla yakhe uFaro-nego, ukumkani waseYiputa, wamxabela ukumkani waseAsiriya ngasemlanjeni ongumEfrati, ukumkani uYosiya wamxabela; yaye wambulalela eMegido akumbona.

30Abakhonzi bakhe bamthabatha ngenqwelo efileyo, besuka eMegido, bamsa eYerusalem, bamngcwabela engcwabeni lakhe. Abantu belizwe bathabatha uYowakas, unyana kaYosiya, bamthambisa, bamenza ukumkani esikhundleni sikayise.

31uYowakazi ubeminyaka imashumi mabini anamithathu ezelwe, ukuba ngukumkani kwakhe; waba neenyanga ezintathu engukumkani eYerusalem. Igama lonina belinguHamutali, intombi kaYeremiya, waseLibhena.

32Wenza okubi emehlweni kaYehova, njengoko benza ngako ooyise.

33uFaro-nego wamfaka eRibhela, ezweni laseHamati, ukuba angabi nakulawula eYerusalem; walirhumela ilizwe ikhulu leetalente zesilivere, netalente yegolide yanye.

34uFaro-nego wamenza ukumkani uEliyakim, unyana kaYosiya, esikhundleni sikaYosiya uyise, waliguqula igama lakhe languYoyakim, wamthabatha uYowaka; waya eYiputa, wafela khona.

35uYehoyakim wamnika uFaro isilivere negolide; wayelirhafisa nje ilizwe, ukuze ahlawule imali ngokomyalelo kaFaro; Wabiza isilivere negolide kubantu belizwe, elowo nerhafu yakhe, ukuze ayinike uFaro-nego.

36uYehoyakim ubeminyaka imashumi mabini anamihlanu ezelwe, ukuba ngukumkani kwakhe; Waba neminyaka elishumi elinamnye engukumkani eYerusalem. Igama lonina belinguSebuda, intombi kaPedaya waseRuma.

37Wenza okubi emehlweni kaYehova, njengoko benza ngako ooyise.

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