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1 Hijou chun lengpan Judah leh Jerusalem a lamkaiho jouse akoukhom’in,
Inkosi yasithumela, basebebuthanisa kuye bonke abadala bakoJuda labeJerusalema.
2 Chuin lengpa chun Judah le Jerusalem a mipiho jouse toh thempu holeh themgao hotoh mipi aneopen leh alenpen geijin Pakai houin’ah akilhon khompi in, hichea chun Pakai houin na kimu Pakai toh kitepna lekhabu chu lengpan mipi holah’a abonchan asimphong in ahi.
Inkosi yasisenyukela endlini kaJehova, lawo wonke amadoda akoJuda labo bonke abahlali beJerusalema kanye laye, labapristi labaprofethi, labo bonke abantu kusukela komncinyane kusiya komkhulu, yasifunda endlebeni zabo wonke amazwi ogwalo lwesivumelwano olwaficwa endlini yeNkosi.
3 Lengpa chu thuneina mun khompi panga chun adingin Pakai ang’ah chun kitepna chu panthah lah na aneipi in ahi. Aman mipi ho jouse koma chun, Pakai dan thupeh jouse, chondan ho jouse chu chu alungthim pumpiuva anitsohkei dingin ngehna aneijin ahi. Hitihin aman lekha jolla kijih Pakai toh kitepna chu asudet’in ahi, chuleh mipi hojong chu ama cheh Pakai ang’a kitepna aneijun ahi.
Inkosi yema-ke ngasensikeni, yenza isivumelwano phambi kweNkosi, sokuhamba emva kweNkosi, lokugcina imilayo yayo lemithetho yayo lezimiso zayo ngenhliziyo yonke langomphefumulo wonke, ukuqinisa amazwi alesisivumelwano abhaliweyo kulolugwalo. Bonke abantu basebesima esivumelwaneni.
4 Chuin lengpan Hilkiah thempulen chule amasanga neojo thempuho chutoh chuleh Houin kotngah hochu Baal houna leh Asherah leh vanlaijol thuneiho houna thilho jouse chu Pakai houin akona alahdoh dingun thu apen ahi. Lengpan hicheho jouse chu Jerusalem polanga Kidron phaicham munnah meiyin ana go-lhah sah tan ahi, avam hochu Bethel lang’a apo mangun ahi.
Inkosi yasilaya uHilikhiya umpristi omkhulu labapristi besigaba sesibili labalindi bombundu womnyango ukuthi bakhuphe ethempelini leNkosi zonke izitsha ezazenzelwe uBhali lesixuku lebutho lonke lamazulu, wazitshisela ngaphandle kweJerusalema eziqintini zeKidroni, wathwalela umlotha wazo eBhetheli.
5 Tumasang’a Judah lenghon ana pansah’u doi houna kimangcha thempu hochu aman ana sumang gamtan ahi. Ajeh chu amahon Judah gamsung jouse ah, pathen neilouho doiphung ang’a kilhaina ana bolji jiu ahi. Amahon Baal, nisa le lha, ahsi hole van thuneina hojouse ang’a kilhaina anabol ji jiu ahi.
Wasesusa abapristi bezithombe amakhosi akoJuda ayebabekile ukuthi batshise impepha endaweni eziphakemeyo, emizini yakoJuda, lendawo ezizingelezele iJerusalema, lalabo ababetshisa impepha kuBhali, elangeni, lenyangeni, lezinkanyezini, lebuthweni lonke lamazulu.
6 Hichun lengpan, Asherah kihouna doikhum jong Pathen Houin’a konin aladoh in Jerusalem pamlam Kidron phaicham’ah ahallha gam in ahi. Aman doikhom hochu agoibong in vut ason mipi kivuina lhan chunga athe thang tan ahi.
Wakhupha isixuku endlini yeNkosi, ngaphandle kweJerusalema, wasisa esifuleni iKidroni, wasitshisa esifuleni iKidroni, wasichola saba luthuli, waphosela uthuli lwaso emangcwabeni abantwana babantu.
7 Aman pasal kijoh hole numei kijoh ho achennao mun jouse chu aphelhan, Pakai houin sunga akijohnao doiphung jong asuhset pehin. Hichea numei hon Asherah ahounao ponlukhuh ding akhon nao ahi.
Wadiliza izindlu zezinkotshana ezazingasendlini yeNkosi lapho abesifazana ababeselukela khona amaveyili esixuku.
8 Josiah in, Judah khopi dang danga cheng thempu hojouse chu Jerusalem’ah ahin polut’in ahi. Aman Geba le Beershaba kikah a um Pathen neilouho doiphung kilhaina gantha abolnao munchu asuhbohpeh in ahi. Aman Jerusalem a gamvaipo Joshua kelkot’a hunglutna munna kithoina doiphung jong ana sumangin ahi. Hiche kelkot hi khopi igahlutna a kelkot veilanga um’ah ahi.
Wakhupha bonke abapristi emizini yakoJuda, wangcolisa indawo eziphakemeyo lapho abapristi ababetshisela khona impepha, kusukela eGeba kusiya eBherishebha. Wadiliza indawo eziphakemeyo zamasango ezisekungeneni kwesango likaJoshuwa umbusi womuzi, ezazingakwesokhohlo somuntu esangweni lomuzi.
9 Hiche Pathen neilouho doiphunga thempu ana pang hochu Jerusalem a Pakai maicham a na atohdiu ana phal pon ahi, amavang thempu dang hotoh cholsolou changlhah anehdiu vang aphal in ahi.
Loba kunjalo abapristi bendawo eziphakemeyo kabenyukelanga elathini leNkosi eJerusalema, kodwa badla izinkwa ezingelamvubelo phakathi kwabafowabo.
10 Chujou chun lengpan Ben-hinnom phaicham a um Topheth maicham jong chu ana suboh peh in ahi. Hijehchun hilai munna hin koiman Molech anga katding’a achapa hileh achanu hileh meiya govam dia kilhaina abolsah tapouvin ahi.
Wasengcolisa iTofethi elisesihotsheni sendodana kaHinomu ukuze kungabi khona umuntu odabulisa indodana yakhe kumbe indodakazi yakhe emlilweni kuMoleki.
11 Aman sakol lim kisemthu Judah leng masa hon nisa houna a ana tundoh’u jong chu Pakai houin na konin ana ladoh in ahi. Hicheho chu Nathan-melech kiti nukiso thu kitanna a pipui khat in hotoh kinaija uma ahi. Lengpan sakol kangtalai nisa houna a anakatdoh jiu jong chu ana hal-lha tan ahi.
Wasesusa amabhiza amakhosi akoJuda ayewanikele elangeni ekungeneni kwendlu yeNkosi, ngasekamelweni likaNathani-Meleki umthenwa elalisekhulusini, wazitshisa inqola zelanga ngomlilo.
12 Leng inpia Ahaz indan chungnung chungvuma inchung’a Judahte leng danghon ana sem’u maicham phungho chu, Josiah in ana suchip in ana subeiyin ahi. Chuleh Pakai houin hongcha teni a Manasseh in anasem maicham jong chu lengpan ana sumang in ahi. Aman ahel hellin ana vochip in, ahel hochu Kidron phaicham’a ana the jallin ahi.
Lamalathi ayesephahleni lwendlu kaAhazi engaphezulu awenzayo amakhosi akoJuda, lamalathi uManase ayewenzile emagumeni womabili endlu yeNkosi, inkosi yawadiliza yawachoboza iwasusa lapho, yaluphosela uthuli lwawo esifuleni iKidroni.
13 Solomon lengpan kidah umtah semthu doiho houna dinga Jerusalem solang chuleh Olive mol lhang langa maicham ana tundoh hochu Josiah in asuhboh peh in ahi. Solomon in ana semdoh doi hochu, Ashtoreth kiti kidah umtah Sidon mite numei pathen, Chemosh kiti kidah umtah Moab te pathen chuleh Molech kiti Ammon mite pathen ahiuve.
Lendawo eziphakemeyo, ezaziphambi kweJerusalema, ezazingakwesokunene sentaba yokubola, uSolomoni inkosi yakoIsrayeli eyayizakhele uAshitarothi isinengiso samaSidoni, loKemoshi isinengiso samaMowabi, loMilkomu isinengiso sabantwana bakoAmoni, inkosi yazingcolisa.
14 Josiah in doikhom jouse ana volhun, chuleh Asherah ahounau doiphung jong ana phuhlhun, hijouchun hiche munho a chun mihem gule chang ho chu ana thekhum’in, asuhboh peh sohkei jin ahi.
Wasephahlaza insika eziyizithombe, wagamula izixuku, wagcwalisa izindawo zazo ngamathambo abantu.
15 Nebat chapa Jeroboam in Israelte ana chonset sahna Bethel’a semthu pathen houna chu ana jep lhun ahi. Aman adoiphung’u chu ana halvam in chuleh Asherah doikhum jong ana hal-lhai.
Lelathi lalo elaliseBhetheli, lendawo ephakemeyo, ayenzayo uJerobhowamu indodana kaNebati owenza uIsrayeli ukuthi one, kokubili lelolathi lendawo ephakemeyo wakudiliza, watshisa indawo ephakemeyo, wayichoboza yaba luthuli, watshisa isixuku.
16 Hijou chun Josiah ahung kiheijin ahileh mol lhang lang panga lhanmol tamtah hochu ahin mudoh in ahileh aman aguhou chu ahin chomdoh uva Bethel doiphung ho chu suhbohna dingin achung'uva guho chu ahal lhahsah in ahi. (Hiche thil sohhi Jeroboam chu kut nikhoa maicham panga ana din phat’a hiche thilsoh ding hi Pakai jin Pathen mipa ana phondohsah ahi). Chuin Josiah agah dadohleh Pathen mipa lhan chu agah mun, amachu hiche thilsoh ding ana phongdoh pachu ahi.
Lapho uJosiya ephenduka wabona amangcwaba ayelapho entabeni, wathuma wasekhupha amathambo emangcwabeni, wawatshisela phezu kwelathi, walingcolisa, njengelizwi leNkosi umuntu kaNkulunkulu ayelimemezele, owamemezela lamazwi.
17 “Hiche lhankhu koija ham?” tia Josiah in adohleh, mipihochun, “Hiche lhan hi Judah a kona hung Pathen mipa tunia Bethel’a nahintoh dingho ana seidohpa lhan chu ahi,” atiuve.
Wasesithi: Yisikhumbuzo sani lesiyana engisibonayo? Abantu bomuzi basebesithi kuye: Lingcwaba lomuntu kaNkulunkulu owavela koJuda wamemezela lezizinto ozenzileyo umelene lelathi leBhetheli.
18 Hichun Josiah in adonbut in, “Hichu limsah hih un, agu jong suboi hih un,” ati. Hijehchun amahon ama guchu ahal tapouve, hitobang machun Samaria kon themgaopa a jong asuloh pouvin ahi.
Wasesithi: Myekeleni, kakungabi lamuntu othinta amathambo akhe. Basebewayekela amathambo akhe kanye lamathambo omprofethi owavela eSamariya.
19 Hiche jouchun Joshia in Bethel’a abol bang bangin Samaria’a jong ana bollin, khopiho sunga pathen neilouho doiphung hole ainhou aban vohset peh in ahi. Hiche hochu Israel leng tamtah'in ana tundoh uva Pakai ana lunghan sah’u anahi.
Njalo lazo zonke izindlu zezindawo eziphakemeyo ezisemizini yeSamariya, amakhosi akoIsrayeli ayezenzile ukuthukuthelisa, uJosiya wazisusa, wenza kizo njengayo yonke imisebenzi ayeyenze eBhetheli.
20 Hichun Josiah lengpa, pathen neilouho doi houna a thempu a pangho jouse chu amaicham chung tah uva athat’in mihem guhochu amaicham chunguva ahallin hiti chun ana suhboh peh in jouvin Jerusalemma ahung kile tai.
Wasebulala bonke abapristi bezindawo eziphakemeyo, ababekhonapho, phezu kwamalathi, watshisa amathambo abantu phezu kwawo. Wasebuyela eJerusalema.
21 Chuin Josiah lengpan mijouse het dingin thupeh khat aphongdoh in, “Pakai toh kitepna lekhabu dung juiyin nanghon Pakai na Pathen’u kom’a kalchuh kut namantei teidiu ahi,” ati.
Inkosi yasilaya bonke abantu isithi: Gcinani iphasika eNkosini uNkulunkulu wenu, njengalokhu kubhaliwe kulolugwalo lwesivumelwano.
22 Israelten thutan vaihom ho khanglai apat’a Israel lengte khanglai le Judah lengte khanglai geija jong hitobang kalchuh kut hi ana kimang kha talou ahitai.
Ngoba kwakungagcinwanga elinjengaleli iphasika kusukela ensukwini zabehluleli abehlulela uIsrayeli, kumbe kuzo zonke izinsuku zamakhosi akoIsrayeli, kumbe zamakhosi akoJuda.
23 Josiah leng chan kal kum somle kumget alhin kum a bou hiche kalchuh kut hi Jerusalem khopia hung kimang pan kit bep ahi.
Kodwa ngomnyaka wetshumi lesificaminwembili wenkosi uJosiya lagcinwa leliphasika eNkosini eJerusalema.
24 Josiah in gaochang miho jong asumang in, mitpheldoi them ho jong asubeijin, indoile milim doi kisem tapou chu Judah gamsung le Jerusalem’a amudoh thet umtah thil tapou chu asubei jingin, Pakai houin sunga Hilkiah thempupan ahin mudoh lekhajol sunga kisun Pakai thusei jouse chu atohdoh thei tei nadin aboltan ahi.
Ngaphezu kwalokho-ke abalamadlozi, labalumbayo, lamatherafi, lezithombe, lawo wonke amanyala abonakala elizweni lakoJuda leJerusalema, uJosiya wakususa, ukuze aqinise amazwi omlayo ayebhalwe ogwalweni uHilikhiya umpristi alufica endlini yeNkosi.
25 Josiah masang in ama tobang leng alungthim pumpi le ahinkholhum keija chule athanei na jousea Pakai jinga kingaija Mose danthua kisei ho aboncha jui sohkei koima ana umpon, ama nungin jong koima dang ahung umkit tapon ahi.
Langaphambi kwakhe kakubanga khona inkosi eyafanana laye eyaphendukela eNkosini ngenhliziyo yayo yonke langomphefumulo wayo wonke langamandla ayo wonke, njengokomlayo wonke kaMozisi. Futhi emva kwakhe kakuvelanga eyafanana laye.
26 Ahijingvangin Pakai chu Judah chungah ana lunghang lheh jengin ahi. Ajeh chu Manasseh in thilphalou tamtah ana tohdoh a Pathen ana choudoh ahi.
Kanti iNkosi kayiphendukanga ekuvutheni kolaka lwayo olukhulu, olaka lwayo eyavuthela ngalo uJuda, ngenxa yazo zonke intukutheliso uManase ayithukuthelisa ngazo.
27 Ajeh chu Pakaiyin hitin anaseije, “Keiman Israel katolmang banga Judah jong katolmang soh ding ahitai. Chule Keiman kalhendoh Jerusalem khopi leh ahouin a kamin kija dinga kana lhendoh jonghi kapaidoh ding ahitai.,” ati.
INkosi yasisithi: Ngizamsusa loJuda phambi kwami, njengoba ngasusa uIsrayeli, ngiwulahle lumuzi weJerusalema engawukhethayo, lendlu engathi ngayo: Ibizo lami lizakuba lapho.
28 Josiah vaihom sunga thilsoh dangho jouse le anatoh jouse hi Judah lengte thusimbu kijihlutna lekhabua aumsoh keijin ahi.
Ezinye-ke zezindaba zikaJosiya, lakho konke akwenzayo, kakubhalwanga yini egwalweni lwemilando yamakhosi akoJuda?
29 Josiah leng chanlaijin Egypt lengpa Neco chun Assyria lengpa kithopi dingin Euphrates vadung lang ana jontan ahi. Josiah in asepai ho akipuijin aga kisatpin ahi. Ahinla Neco in Megiddo muna akimaitopin ahileh Josiah lengpa chu amahon athattan ahi.
Ensukwini zakhe uFaro Neko inkosi yeGibhithe wenyuka wamelana lenkosi yeAsiriya emfuleni iYufrathi. Inkosi uJosiya yasisiyahlangabezana laye; wayibulalela eMegido eseyibonile.
30 Josiah noija sepai lamkai hon atahsa chu sakol kangtalai’ah Megiddo a konin Jerusalem’ah ahin polut’un ama lhankhuh achun anavui tauvin ahi. Hijouchun agamsung mipiten Josiah chapa Jehoahaz chu amakhel in leng achansah tauvin ahi.
Inceku zakhe zasezimthwala efile ngenqola, zisuka eMegido, zamusa eJerusalema, zamngcwaba engcwabeni lakhe. Abantu belizwe basebethatha uJehowahazi indodana kaJosiya, bamgcoba, bambeka waba yinkosi esikhundleni sikayise.
31 Jehoahaz chu leng ahung chan chun ama kum somni thum ana lhingtan ahi. Chuleh aman Jerusalem’ah lha thum leng ana changing ahi. Anuchu Libnah khopi akona Jeremiah chanu Hamutal ahi.
UJehowahazi wayeleminyaka engamatshumi amabili lantathu lapho esiba yinkosi; wabusa inyanga ezintathu eJerusalema. Lebizo likanina lalinguHamuthali indodakazi kaJeremiya weLibhina.
32 Amahin apu apateu chonna bang bangin Pathen deilou jeng ana bollin ahi.
Wasesenza okubi emehlweni eNkosi njengakho konke oyise abakwenzayo.
33 Pharaoh Neco in Johoahaz chu Jerusalem’a avaihoplou nading in Hamath gam’ah Riblah mun’ah songkulla aheng in ahi. Chule aman Judah ten dangka pound sang sagi le ja nga chuleh sana pound som sagi le nga kai apeh dingin ana ngeh in ahi.
UFaro Neko wasembopha eRibila elizweni leHamathi ukuthi angabusi eJerusalema, wahlawulisa ilizwe amathalenta esiliva alikhulu lethalenta legolide.
34 Hichun Pharaoh Neco in Josiah chate lah’a khat Eliakim kitipa chu apa khellin leng chang ding in atung in a, amin jong akhel peh in, Jehoiakim asah tan ahi. Ahin Jehoahaz vang chu Egypt gam'a soh chang dingin apuijin hikom’a chun ahung thiden tan ahi.
UFaro Neko wasebeka uEliyakhimi indodana kaJosiya ukuthi abe yinkosi esikhundleni sikaJosiya uyise, waphendula ibizo lakhe wathi nguJehoyakhimi. Wasethatha uJehowahazi; wasesiza eGibhithe, wafela khona.
35 Pharaoh Neco kom’a kai apeh jouna dingun Jehoiakm in Judah mipite lah’a konin sana le dangka ama ama neile neilou dungjuijin adongin ahi.
UJehoyakhimi wasemnika uFaro isiliva legolide, kodwa wathelisa ilizwe ukuze anike leyomali njengokomlayo kaFaro. Wakhuphisa abantu belizwe isiliva legolide, ngulowo lalowo ngokomthelo wakhe, yokunika uFaro Neko.
36 Jehoiakim chu leng ahung chan kum chun ama kum somni le nga ana lhingtan ahi. Jerusalema chun kum som le khat sung vai anahom in ahi. Anu chu Rumah khopi akon Pedaiah chanu Zebidah ahi.
UJehoyakhimi wayeleminyaka engamatshumi amabili lanhlanu lapho esiba yinkosi; wabusa iminyaka elitshumi lanye eJerusalema. Lebizo likanina lalinguZebida indodakazi kaPhedaya weRuma.
37 Ama jong hin apu apate bang bangin Pakai mitmu’n thilse jeng ana bollin ahi.
Wasesenza okubi emehlweni eNkosi njengakho konke oyise abakwenzayo.
