¹ Usho kanje uJehova , uthi: Yehlela endlini yenkosi yakwaJuda , ukhulume khona leli zwi, ² uthi: Yizwa izwi likaJehova, nkosi yakwaJuda, ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaDavide, wena nezinceku zakho nabantu bakho abangena ngalawa masango. ³ Usho kanje uJehova , uthi: Yenzani izahlulelo nokulunga , nophule ophangiweyo esandleni somcindezeli , ningoni, ningadluzuli abafokazi , nezintandane, nabafelokazi, ningachithi igazi elingenacala kule ndawo. ⁴ Ngokuba uma nenza lokhu impela , kuyakungena ngamasango ale ndlu amakhosi ahlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaDavide , ekhwele izinqola namahhashi, wona nezinceku zawo nabantu bawo. ⁵ Kepha uma ningalaleli lawa mazwi , ngiyazifunga, usho uJehova, ukuthi le ndlu iyakuba yincithakalo. ⁶ Ngokuba usho kanje uJehova ngendlu yenkosi yakwaJuda, uthi: UyiGileyadi kimi, nekhanda laseLebanoni ; impela ngiyakukwenza ube yihlane nemizi engahlalwa muntu. ⁷ Ngiyakukulungisela abachithi, yilowo nalowo abe nezikhali zakhe, bagawule imisedari yakho ekhethekileyo, bayiphonse emlilweni. ⁸ Izizwe eziningi ziyakudlula kulo muzi , zisho, kube yileso naleso kwesinye , ukuthi: UJehova wenzeleni okunje kulo muzi omkhulu na? ⁹ Bayakuthi: Ngokuba basishiya isivumelwano sikaJehova uNkulunkulu wabo, bakhuleka kwabanye onkulunkulu, babakhonza. ¹⁰ Ningakhaleli ofileyo , ningamlileli, kepha nimkhalele nokumkhalela omukayo, ngokuba akasayikubuya, kasayikubona izwe lokuzalwa kwakhe. ¹¹ Ngokuba usho kanje uJehova ngoShalumi indodana kaJosiya , inkosi yakwaJuda, owaba yinkosi esikhundleni sikaJosiya uyise , waphuma kule ndawo, ukuthi: Akasayikubuyela lapha, ¹² kepha uyakufela kuleyo ndawo lapho bemthumbel e khona ; naleli zwe kasayikulibona. ¹³ Wo koyakha indlu yakhe ngokungalungi , namakamelo akhe ngokungafanele, osebenzisa umakhelwane wakhe engamholeli , angamniki lutho ngomsebenzi wakhe, ¹⁴ othi: Ngiyakuzakhela indlu enkul u namakamelo abanzi , ayibhobozele amafasitele, bese yembeswa ngemisedari, ibhecwe ngebomvu! ¹⁵ Uyinkosi ngokuba ushisekela imisedari na? Angithi uyihlo wadla, waphuza, wenza ukwahlulela nokulunga, kwaba kuhle kuye, na? ¹⁶ Wahlulela abaswelayo nabampofu , kwaba kuhle ; angithi lokhu kungukungazi mina na? usho uJehova. ¹⁷ Amehlo akho nenhliziyo yakh o kusekuphangeni kuphela, nasekuchitheni igazi elingenacala, nasekucindezeleni, nasekudloveni ukuba ukwenze. ¹⁸ Ngalokho usho kanje uJehova ngoJehoyakimi indodana kaJosiya , inkosi yakwaJuda, uthi: Abayikumkhalela ngokuthi : Hhawu, mfowethu, noma, hhawu, dadewethu! futhi bangamkhaleli ngokuthi : Hhawu, nkosi, noma, hhawu, bukhosi bakhe! ¹⁹ Uyakumbelwa ngokumbelwa kwembongolo , ahudulwe alahlwe ngale kwamasango aseJerusalema. ²⁰ Khuphukela eLebanoni, ukhale; phakamisa izwi lakho eBashani , ukhale use-Abarimi, ngokuba zonke izithandwa zakho zibulewe. ²¹ Ngakhuluma kuwe usenenhlanhla, kepha wathi: Angizwa. Lokhu kuyindlela yakho kwasebusheni bakho ukuthi awulizwa izwi lami. ²² Umoya uyakubalusa bonke abelusi bakho , nezithandwa zakho ziyakuthunjwa; impela uyakuba namahloni , ujabhe ngabo bonke ububi bakho. ²³ Wena ohlala eLebanoni , owakha isidleke sakho kuyo imisedari , uyakuhawukelwa kangakanan i ngokufikelwa kwakho yimihelo , imihelo enjengeyobelethayo! ²⁴ Kuphila kwami , usho uJehova , noma uKhoniya indodana kaJehoyakimi , inkosi yakwaJuda , ebe yindandatho esandleni sami sokunene , nokho bengiyakukuhluthula khona, ²⁵ ngikunikele esandleni sabafuna ukuphila kwakho nasesandleni salabo obesabayo, ngithi esandleni sikaNebukadine sari, inkosi yaseBabele , nasesandleni samaKaledi. ²⁶ Ngiyakukuzwibela kwelinye izwe , wena nonyoko owakuzalayo , lapho ningazalelwanga khona; niyakufela khona. ²⁷ Kepha abayikubuyela ezweni abalangazelela ukubuyela kulo. ²⁸ Lo muntu uKhoniya uyisitsha esidelelw eyo nesaphukileyo na ? Uyindebe okungekho kuyo intokozo na? Uzwitshelweni yena nenzalo yakhe, balahlelwa ezweni abangalaziyo, na? ²⁹ Lizwe, lizwe, lizwe, yizwa izwi likaJehova. ³⁰ Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Lobani lo muntu ukuthi akanamntwana, umuntu ongayikuba nampumelelo ezinsukwini zakhe , ngokuba umuntu ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaDavide akayikuba nampumelelo yokuba abe esabusa kwaJuda.