2 Athamaki 22
1 Na rĩrĩ, Josia aarĩ wa mĩaka ĩnana rĩrĩa aatuĩkire mũthamaki, nake agĩthamaka arĩ Jerusalemu mĩaka mĩrongo ĩtatũ na ũmwe. Nyina eetagwo Jedida mwarĩ wa Adaia; oimĩte Bozikathu.
UJosiya wayeleminyaka eyisificaminwembili lapho esiba yinkosi; wabusa iminyaka engamatshumi amathathu lanye eJerusalema. Lebizo likanina lalinguJedida indodakazi kaAdaya weBhozikhathi.
2 Nake agĩĩka ũrĩa kwagĩrĩire maitho-inĩ ma Jehova, na agĩthiĩ na mĩthiĩre yothe ya ithe Daudi atekwĩhũgũra mwena wa ũrĩo kana wa ũmotho.
Wasesenza okulungileyo emehlweni eNkosi, wahamba ngayo yonke indlela kaDavida uyise, kaze aphambukela ngakwesokunene langakwesokhohlo.
3 Mwaka-inĩ wa ikũmi na ĩnana wa wathani wake, Mũthamaki Josia agĩtũma Shafani mũrũ wa Azalia mũrũ wa Meshulamu, ũrĩa warĩ mwandĩki-marũa, athiĩ hekarũ-inĩ ya Jehova. Akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ:
Kwasekusithi ngomnyaka wetshumi lesificaminwembili wenkosi uJosiya, inkosi yathuma uShafani indodana kaAzaliya indodana kaMeshulamu, umabhalane, endlini yeNkosi, esithi:
4 “Ambata, ũthiĩ kũrĩ Hilikia mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai ũrĩa mũnene na ũmwĩre ahaarĩrie mbeeca iria irehetwo hekarũ-inĩ ya Jehova, iria arangĩri a mĩrango monganĩtie kuuma kũrĩ andũ.
Yenyukela kuHilikhiya umpristi omkhulu ukuthi ahlanganise imali elethwe endlini yeNkosi, abalindi bombundu womnyango ababeyiqoqe ebantwini.
5 Nao maciĩhokere andũ arĩa mathuurĩtwo a kũrũgamĩrĩra wĩra wa hekarũ. Andũ acio ũtigĩrĩre nĩ marĩha aruti a wĩra arĩa macookagĩrĩria hekarũ ya Jehova,
Kabayinikele esandleni sabenzi bomsebenzi abamiswe phezu kwendlu yeNkosi, kabayinike abenzi bomsebenzi osendlini yeNkosi, ukulungisa izikhala zendlu,
6 nao nĩ atharamara, na andũ a gwaka, na aaki a mahiga. Na ningĩ ũtigĩrĩre nĩmagũra mbaũ na mahiga maicũhie ma gũcookereria hekarũ.
kubabazi, lakubakhi, lakubabazi bamatshe, lokuthenga amapulanka lamatshe abaziweyo ukulungisa indlu.
7 No rĩrĩ, to nginya maheane mathabu ma mbeeca iria meehokeirwo, tondũ mararuta wĩra ũcio na kwĩhokeka.”
Kodwa akubalelwananga labo imali eyayinikelwe esandleni sabo ngoba benza ngokuthembeka.
8 Hilikia mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai ũrĩa mũnene akĩĩra Shafani ũcio mwandĩki marũa atĩrĩ, “Nĩnyonete Ibuku rĩa Watho thĩinĩ wa hekarũ ya Jehova.” Akĩrĩnengera Shafani nake akĩrĩthoma.
UHilikhiya umpristi omkhulu wasesithi kuShafani umabhalane: Sengifice ugwalo lomlayo endlini yeNkosi. UHilikhiya wasenika uShafani ugwalo, waselufunda.
9 Nake Shafani ũcio mwandĩki-marũa agĩthiĩ kũrĩ mũthamaki na akĩmũhe ũhoro ũcio, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ: “Anene aku nĩmarĩhĩte mbeeca iria ciarĩ hekarũ-inĩ ya Jehova, na nĩmaciĩhokeire kũrĩ aruti a wĩra na arũgamĩrĩri a hekarũ.”
UShafani umabhalane wasefika enkosini, wabuyisela ilizwi enkosini wathi: Izinceku zakho seziyithulule imali eficwe endlini, zayinikela esandleni sabenzi bomsebenzi abamiswe phezu kwendlu yeNkosi.
10 Ningĩ Shafani ũcio mwandĩki-marũa akĩĩra mũthamaki atĩrĩ, “Hilikia ũrĩa mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai, nĩanengera ibuku.” Nake Shafani akĩrĩthomera mũthamaki.
UShafani umabhalane wasebika enkosini esithi: UHilikhiya umpristi unginike ugwalo. UShafani waselufunda phambi kwenkosi.
11 Rĩrĩa mũthamaki aaiguire ciugo cia Ibuku rĩu rĩa Watho-rĩ, agĩtembũranga nguo ciake.
Kwasekusithi inkosi isizwile amazwi ogwalo lomlayo, yadabula izigqoko zayo.
12 Akĩruta mawatho maya kũrĩ Hilikia ũrĩa mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai, na kũrĩ Ahikamu mũrũ wa Shafani, na Akiboru mũrũ wa Mikaia, na kũrĩ Shafani ũcio mwandĩki-marũa, na kũrĩ Asaia ũrĩa mũrori wa maũndũ ma mũthamaki, akĩmeera atĩrĩ:
Inkosi yasilaya uHilikhiya umpristi loAhikhamu indodana kaShafani loAkhibhori indodana kaMikhaya loShafani umabhalane loAsaya inceku yenkosi, isithi:
13 “Thiĩi mũkanduĩrĩrie ũhoro kũrĩ Jehova, na mũtuĩrĩrie andũ, o na Juda yothe, ũrĩa kwandĩkĩtwo ibuku-inĩ rĩĩrĩ rĩonekete. Marakara ma Jehova nĩ maingĩ, marĩa maraakana nĩ ũndũ witũ, tondũ maithe maitũ matiaathĩkĩire ũhoro wa ibuku rĩĩrĩ; na matiekire kũringana na ũhoro ũrĩa wothe wandĩkĩtwo thĩinĩ warĩo ũrĩa ũtũkoniĩ.”
Hambani liyengibuzela eNkosini mina labantu loJuda wonke mayelana lamazwi alolugwalo oluficiweyo; ngoba yinkulu intukuthelo yeNkosi esesiyibaselwe, ngoba obaba kabawalalelanga amazwi alolugwalo, ukwenza konke okubhaliweyo mayelana lathi.
14 Hilikia ũrĩa mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai, na Ahikamu, na Akiboru, na Shafani, na Asaia magĩthiĩ kwaria na Hulida ũrĩa mũnabii mũndũ-wa-nja ũrĩa warĩ mũtumia wa Shalumu mũrũ wa Tikiva, mũrũ wa Harihasi ũrĩa warĩ mũmenyereri wa nguo cia mũthamaki, Hulida aatũũraga Jerusalemu, rũgongo rwa keerĩ.
Ngakho uHilikhiya umpristi loAhikhamu loAkhibhori loShafani loAsaya baya kuHulida umprofethikazi umkaShaluma indodana kaTikiva indodana kaHarihasi, umgcini wezigqoko. Wayehlala-ke eJerusalema esiGabeni seSibili. Basebekhuluma laye.
15 Nake akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Ũũ nĩguo Jehova Ngai wa Isiraeli ekuuga: Ĩrai mũndũ ũrĩa ũmũtũmĩte kũrĩ niĩ atĩrĩ,
Wasesithi kibo: Itsho njalo iNkosi, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli: Mtsheleni lowomuntu olithume kimi:
16 ‘Ũũ nĩguo Jehova ekuuga: Nĩngũrehithia mwanangĩko kũndũ gũkũ na kũrĩ andũ akuo kũringana na maũndũ marĩa mothe mandĩkĩtwo ibuku-inĩ rĩrĩa mũthamaki wa Juda athomete.
Itsho njalo iNkosi: Khangela, ngizakwehlisela okubi kulindawo laphezu kwabakhileyo bayo, wonke amazwi ogwalo inkosi yakoJuda elufundileyo.
17 Tondũ nĩmandirikĩte, na magacinĩra ngai ingĩ ũbumba, na makaandakaria nĩ ũndũ wa mĩhianano yothe ĩrĩa mathondekete na moko mao, marakara makwa nĩmakanĩire kũndũ gũkũ, na matingĩhoreka.’
Ngenxa yokuthi bangidelile, batshisela abanye onkulunkulu impepha, ukuze bangithukuthelise ngawo wonke umsebenzi wezandla zabo. Ngakho intukuthelo yami izavutha imelene lale indawo, ingacitshwa.
18 Ĩrai mũthamaki wa Juda, ũrĩa ũmũtũmĩte mũũke mũtuĩrie ũhoro kũrĩ Jehova atĩrĩ, ‘Jehova Ngai wa Isiraeli ekuuga atĩrĩ ũhoro wĩgiĩ ciugo iria ũiguĩte:
Kodwa enkosini yakoJuda elithumileyo ukubuza eNkosini, lizakutsho njalo kuyo: Itsho njalo iNkosi, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli: Mayelana lamazwi eliwezwileyo:
19 Tondũ ngoro yaku nĩyaherire na ũkĩĩnyiihĩria Jehova rĩrĩa waiguire ũhoro ũrĩa njarĩtie wa gũũkĩrĩra kũndũ gũkũ o na andũ akuo, atĩ nĩmakanyiitwo nĩ kĩrumi na mwanangĩko, na tondũ nĩwatembũrangire nguo ciaku na ũkĩrĩra ũrĩ mbere yakwa-rĩ, nĩngũiguĩte, ũguo nĩguo Jehova ekuuga.
Ngoba inhliziyo yakho ibithambile, wazithoba phambi kweNkosi, lapho usizwa engikukhulume ngimelene lalindawo labakhileyo bayo, ukuthi bazakuba yincithakalo lesiqalekiso, wadabula izigqoko zakho, wakhala inyembezi phambi kwami, lami-ke ngizwile, kutsho iNkosi.
20 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio nĩngagũcookanĩrĩria hamwe na maithe maku, na nĩũgathikwo na thayũ. Maitho maku matikoona mwanangĩko ũrĩa ngaarehe kũndũ gũkũ.’” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio magĩcookeria mũthamaki ũhoro ũcio.
Ngakho, khangela, ngizakubuthela kuboyihlo, njalo uzabuthelwa engcwabeni lakho ngokuthula, lamehlo akho kawayikubona bonke ububi engizabehlisela phezu kwalindawo. Basebebuyisela ilizwi enkosini.
