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1 UJosiya waba yinkosi eleminyaka eyisificaminwembili eqalisa ukubusa njalo wabusa eJerusalema okweminyaka engamatshumi amathathu lowodwa. Ibizo likanina lalinguJedida indodakazi ka-Adaya; wayevela eBhozikhathi.
Yosiya n’atandika okufuga nga wa myaka munaana, era n’afugira mu Yerusaalemi emyaka amakumi asatu mu gumu, ng’erinnya lya nnyina ye Yedida, muwala wa Adaya ow’e Bozukasi.
2 Wenza okulungileyo emehlweni kaThixo njalo wahamba ezindleleni zonke zikayise uDavida, engaphambukeli eceleni kwesokudla loba esenxele.
N’akola ebirungi mu maaso ga Mukama, ng’atambulira mu ngeri za jjajjaawe Dawudi, awatali kutaaganaaga.
3 Ngomnyaka wetshumi lasificaminwembili wokubusa kwakhe, uJosiya inkosi wathumela unobhala wakhe, uShafani indodana ka-Azaliya, indodana kaMeshulami, ethempelini likaThixo. Wathi,
Mu mwaka ogw’ekkumi n’omunaana ogw’obufuzi bwa kabaka Yosiya, kabaka n’atuma omuwandiisi Safani mutabani wa Azaliya ate muzzukulu wa Mesullamu okulaga mu yeekaalu ya Mukama. N’amugamba nti,
4 “Hamba uye kuHilikhiya umphristi omkhulu uyekuthi kalungise imali elethwe ethempelini likaThixo, ekade iqoqwa ebantwini ngabalindi beminyango.
“Yambuka eri Kirukiya kabona Asinga obukulu, akutegeeze omuwendo gw’ensimbi ezireeteddwa mu yeekaalu ya Mukama abaggazi ze basoloozezza ku bantu.
5 Abayigcinise amadoda akhethelwe ukukhangela ukuqhubeka komsebenzi ethempelini. Babe yibo abazaholisa abasebenza ukulungisa kutsha ithempeli likaThixo,
Ensimbi ezo zikwasibwe abasajja abaalondebwa okulabirira omulimu ogwa yeekaalu basasule abakozi abaddaabiriza yeekaalu ya Mukama,
6 ababazi, abakhi, lababazi bamatshe. Babe yibo njalo abazathenga amapulanka lamatshe abaziweyo okulungisa kutsha ithempeli.
ababazzi, n’abazimbi, n’abaasa b’amayinja. Ate era baguleko n’embaawo n’amayinja amateme nga byonna bya kuddaabiriza yeekaalu.
7 Kodwa akudingeki ukuthi babike ngokusetshenziswa kwemali abayigcinisiweyo, ngoba basebenza ngokwethembeka.”
Naye tebabuuzibwa engeri gye bakozesezaamu ensimbi ezo, kubanga basajja abakola n’obwesigwa.”
8 UHilikhiya umphristi omkhulu wathi kuShafani unobhala, “Sengithole uGwalo lwemiThetho ethempelini likaThixo.” Walunika uShafani walufunda.
Awo Kirukiya kabona asinga obukulu n’ategeeza Safani omuwandiisi nti, “Ekitabo eky’Amateeka nkizudde we kibadde mu yeekaalu.” N’akiwa Safani n’akisoma.
9 Ngakho uShafani waya enkosini, wayibikela wathi, “Izikhulu zakho sezibhadele imali ebisethempelini likaThixo njalo seziyigcinise izisebenzi kanye labakhangela ethempelini.”
Safani omuwandiisi n’addayo eri kabaka n’amugamba nti, “Abakungu bawaddeyo ensimbi ezibadde mu yeekaalu ya Mukama era bazikwasizza abakozi n’abalabirizi ab’omulimu okuzikozesa n’okulabirira enkozesa yaazo.”
10 UShafani unobhala wasebikela inkosi esithi, “UHilikhiya umphristi usenginike ugwalo.” Ngakho uShafani waselubala phambi kwenkosi.
Ate era Safani omuwandiisi n’ategeeza kabaka nti, “Kirukiya kabona, ampadde ekitabo.” Awo Safani n’akisomera kabaka.
11 Inkosi ithe isizwile amazwi eNcwadi yoMthetho, yadabula izembatho zayo.
Kabaka bwe yawulira ebigambo ebyasomebwa okuva mu Kitabo eky’Amateeka n’ayuza ebyambalo bye.
12 Yapha leziziqondiso kuHilikhiya umphristi, lo-Ahikhami indodana kaShafani, lo-Akhibhori indodana kaMikhaya loShafani unobhala kanye lo-Asaya inceku yenkosi, yathi:
N’alagira Kirukiya kabona, Akikamu mutabani wa Safani, ne Akubooli mutabani wa Mikaaya, ne Safani omuwandiisi, ne Asaya omuweereza wa kabaka nti,
13 “Hambani kuThixo liyengibuzela mina labantu kanye loJuda wonke ngalokhu okulotshwe kulolugwalo osolutholakele. Lukhulu ulaka lukaThixo oluvuthayo kithi ngoba okhokho bethu kabawalalelanga amazwi alolugwalo: abakulandelanga konke okulotshiweyo kulo mayelana lathi.”
“Mugende mumbuulize eri Mukama, nze, n’abantu bange ne Yuda yonna ku bigambo ebiwandiikiddwa mu kitabo kino ekizuuliddwa. Obusungu bwa Mukama bungi nnyo gye tuli olwa bajjajjaffe obutawuliriza bigambo eby’omu kitabo kino, era tebaakola ng’ebyawandiikibwa bino bwe bitugamba.”
14 UHilikhiya umphristi, lo-Ahikhami, lo-Akhibhori, loShafani lo-Asaya bayakhuluma lomphrofethikazi uHulida umkaShalumi indodana kaThikhiva, indodana kaHarihasi, umgcini wezigqoko. UHulida wayehlala eJerusalema Esigabeni Sesibili.
Awo Kirukiya kabona, ne Akikamu, ne Akubooli, ne Safani, ne Asaya ne bagenda eri Kuluda nnabbi omukyala muka Sallumu mutabani wa Tikuva muzzukulu wa Kalukasi omuwanika w’ebyambalo, okumwebuuzaako. Yabeeranga mu kitundu ekyokubiri mu Yerusaalemi.
15 Yena wathi kubo: “Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli ukuthi, tshelani indoda elithume kimi ukuthi,
N’abagamba nti, “Bw’ati bw’ayogera Mukama, Katonda wa Isirayiri nti,
16 ‘Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo: Ngizakwehlisela incithakalo kulindawo lasebantwini bayo ngakho konke okulotshwe egwalweni olubalwa yinkosi yakoJuda.
‘Mutegeeze oyo abatumye nti ŋŋenda kuleeta ku kifo kino n’abantu bano akabi, ng’ebyawandiikibwa mu kitabo bwe bigamba, kabaka wa Yuda by’asomye.
17 Ngoba bangihlamukele, batshisela abanye onkulunkulu impepha, njalo bangithukuthelisile ngazozonke izithombe abazenze ngezandla zabo, ulaka lwami luzavutha kule indawo lungacitshwa muntu.’
Olw’okunvaako n’olw’okwotereza obubaane eri bakatonda, nga baleetera obusungu bwange okubuubuuka olwa bakatonda be bakoze, ndibaleetako obusungu bwange era tewaliba n’omu alibukkakkanya.’
18 Tshelani inkosi yakoJuda yona elithume ukuzabuza kuThixo, lithi, ‘Nanku okutshiwo nguThixo, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, mayelana lamazwi eliwazwileyo:
Naye mugambe kabaka wa Yuda eyabatumye okwebuuza ku Mukama nti, ‘Bw’ati bw’ayogera Mukama, Katonda wa Isirayiri nti, ebikwata ku bigambo bye wawulidde:
19 Ngenxa yokuthi inhliziyo yakho ivumile njalo uzithobile phambi kukaThixo lapho usizwa engikukhulume ngendawo le labantu bayo, ukuthi bazakuba ngabaqalekisiweyo bachithwe, njalo ngenxa yokuthi udabule izigqoko zakho wakhala phambi kwami, ngikuzwile, kutsho uThixo.
kubanga obadde mumenyefu mu mutima ne weetoowaza mu maaso ga Mukama bwe wawulidde ebigambo ebyo bye nayogedde ku kifo kino ne ku bantu bano, nti baakuzikirira era baggweewo, ate n’oyuza n’ebyambalo byo nga wennyamidde mu maaso gange, mpulidde okukaaba kwo, bw’ayogera Mukama.
20 Ngakho ngizakusa kubokhokho bakho, njalo uzangcwatshwa ngokuthula. Amehlo akho awayikuyibona incithakalo engizayehlisela kule indawo.’” Ngakho izithunywa zayithatha leyompendulo zayisa enkosini.
Kyendiva nkutwala eri bajjajjaabo, n’oziikibwa mu mirembe, era amaaso go tegaliraba kabi kendireeta ku kifo kino.’” Awo ne bazaayo obubaka obwo eri kabaka.
