2 Amakhosi 22

1 UJosiya wayeleminyaka eyisificaminwembili lapho esiba yinkosi; wabusa iminyaka engamatshumi amathathu lanye eJerusalema. Lebizo likanina lalinguJedida indodakazi kaAdaya weBhozikhathi.

son: aged eight year Josiah in/on/with to reign he and thirty and one year to reign in/on/with Jerusalem and name mother his Jedidah daughter Adaiah from Bozkath

2 Wasesenza okulungileyo emehlweni eNkosi, wahamba ngayo yonke indlela kaDavida uyise, kaze aphambukela ngakwesokunene langakwesokhohlo.

and to make: do [the] upright in/on/with eye: appearance LORD and to go: walk in/on/with all way: conduct David father his and not to turn aside: turn aside right and left

3 Kwasekusithi ngomnyaka wetshumi lesificaminwembili wenkosi uJosiya, inkosi yathuma uShafani indodana kaAzaliya indodana kaMeshulamu, umabhalane, endlini yeNkosi, esithi:

and to be in/on/with eight ten year to/for king Josiah to send: depart [the] king [obj] Shaphan son: child Azaliah son: child Meshullam [the] secretary house: temple LORD to/for to say

4 Yenyukela kuHilikhiya umpristi omkhulu ukuthi ahlanganise imali elethwe endlini yeNkosi, abalindi bombundu womnyango ababeyiqoqe ebantwini.

to ascend: rise to(wards) Hilkiah [the] priest [the] great: large and to finish [obj] [the] silver: money [the] to come (in): bring house: temple LORD which to gather to keep: guard [the] threshold from with [the] people

5 Kabayinikele esandleni sabenzi bomsebenzi abamiswe phezu kwendlu yeNkosi, kabayinike abenzi bomsebenzi osendlini yeNkosi, ukulungisa izikhala zendlu,

(and to give: give him *Q(k)*) upon hand to make: [do] [the] work [the] to reckon: overseer (house: home *Q(K)*) LORD and to give: give [obj] him to/for to make: [do] [the] work which in/on/with house: temple LORD to/for to strengthen: strengthen breach [the] house: home

6 kubabazi, lakubakhi, lakubabazi bamatshe, lokuthenga amapulanka lamatshe abaziweyo ukulungisa indlu.

to/for artificer and to/for to build and to/for to wall up/off and to/for to buy tree: wood and stone hewing to/for to strengthen: strengthen [obj] [the] house: home

7 Kodwa akubalelwananga labo imali eyayinikelwe esandleni sabo ngoba benza ngokuthembeka.

surely not to devise: count with them [the] silver: money [the] to give: give upon hand their for in/on/with faithfulness they(masc.) to make: do

8 UHilikhiya umpristi omkhulu wasesithi kuShafani umabhalane: Sengifice ugwalo lomlayo endlini yeNkosi. UHilikhiya wasenika uShafani ugwalo, waselufunda.

and to say Hilkiah [the] priest [the] great: large upon Shaphan [the] secretary scroll: book [the] instruction to find in/on/with house: temple LORD and to give: give Hilkiah [obj] [the] scroll: book to(wards) Shaphan and to call: read out him

9 UShafani umabhalane wasefika enkosini, wabuyisela ilizwi enkosini wathi: Izinceku zakho seziyithulule imali eficwe endlini, zayinikela esandleni sabenzi bomsebenzi abamiswe phezu kwendlu yeNkosi.

and to come (in): come Shaphan [the] secretary to(wards) [the] king and to return: reply [obj] [the] king word and to say to pour servant/slave your [obj] [the] silver: money [the] to find in/on/with house: home and to give: give him upon hand to make: [do] [the] work [the] to reckon: overseer house: temple LORD

10 UShafani umabhalane wasebika enkosini esithi: UHilikhiya umpristi unginike ugwalo. UShafani waselufunda phambi kwenkosi.

and to tell Shaphan [the] secretary to/for king to/for to say scroll: book to give: give to/for me Hilkiah [the] priest and to call: read out him Shaphan to/for face: before [the] king

11 Kwasekusithi inkosi isizwile amazwi ogwalo lomlayo, yadabula izigqoko zayo.

and to be like/as to hear: hear [the] king [obj] word scroll: book [the] instruction and to tear [obj] garment his

12 Inkosi yasilaya uHilikhiya umpristi loAhikhamu indodana kaShafani loAkhibhori indodana kaMikhaya loShafani umabhalane loAsaya inceku yenkosi, isithi:

and to command [the] king [obj] Hilkiah [the] priest and [obj] Ahikam son: child Shaphan and [obj] Achbor son: child Micaiah and [obj] Shaphan [the] secretary and [obj] Asaiah servant/slave [the] king to/for to say

13 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.

to go: went to seek [obj] LORD about/through/for me and about/through/for [the] people and about/through/for all Judah upon word [the] scroll: book [the] to find [the] this for great: large rage LORD which he/she/it to kindle in/on/with us upon which not to hear: obey father our upon word [the] scroll: book [the] this to/for to make: do like/as all [the] to write upon us

14 Ngakho uHilikhiya umpristi loAhikhamu loAkhibhori loShafani loAsaya baya kuHulida umprofethikazi umkaShaluma indodana kaTikiva indodana kaHarihasi, umgcini wezigqoko. Wayehlala-ke eJerusalema esiGabeni seSibili. Basebekhuluma laye.

and to go: went Hilkiah [the] priest and Ahikam and Achbor and Shaphan and Asaiah to(wards) Huldah [the] prophetess woman: wife Shallum son: child Tikvah son: child Harhas to keep: guard [the] garment and he/she/it to dwell in/on/with Jerusalem in/on/with Second [Quarter] and to speak: speak to(wards) her

15 Wasesithi kibo: Itsho njalo iNkosi, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli: Mtsheleni lowomuntu olithume kimi:

and to say to(wards) them thus to say LORD God Israel to say to/for man which to send: depart [obj] you to(wards) me

16 Itsho njalo iNkosi: Khangela, ngizakwehlisela okubi kulindawo laphezu kwabakhileyo bayo, wonke amazwi ogwalo inkosi yakoJuda elufundileyo.

thus to say LORD look! I to come (in): bring distress: harm to(wards) [the] place [the] this and upon to dwell his [obj] all word [the] scroll: book which to call: read out king Judah

17 Ngenxa yokuthi bangidelile, batshisela abanye onkulunkulu impepha, ukuze bangithukuthelise ngawo wonke umsebenzi wezandla zabo. Ngakho intukuthelo yami izavutha imelene lale indawo, ingacitshwa.

underneath: because of which to leave: forsake me and to offer: offer to/for God another because to provoke me in/on/with all deed: work hand their and to kindle rage my in/on/with place [the] this and not to quench

18 Kodwa enkosini yakoJuda elithumileyo ukubuza eNkosini, lizakutsho njalo kuyo: Itsho njalo iNkosi, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli: Mayelana lamazwi eliwezwileyo:

and to(wards) king Judah [the] to send: depart [obj] you to/for to seek [obj] LORD thus to say to(wards) him thus to say LORD God Israel [the] word which to hear: hear

19 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.

because be tender heart your and be humble from face: before LORD in/on/with to hear: hear you which to speak: speak upon [the] place [the] this and upon to dwell his to/for to be to/for horror: destroyed and to/for curse and to tear [obj] garment your and to weep to/for face: before my and also I to hear: hear utterance LORD

20 Ngakho, khangela, ngizakubuthela kuboyihlo, njalo uzabuthelwa engcwabeni lakho ngokuthula, lamehlo akho kawayikubona bonke ububi engizabehlisela phezu kwalindawo. Basebebuyisela ilizwi enkosini.

to/for so look! I to gather you upon father your and to gather to(wards) grave your in/on/with peace and not to see: see eye your in/on/with all [the] distress: harm which I to come (in): bring upon [the] place [the] this and to return: return [obj] [the] king word