abantu abaninzi bayawazi umthandazo wenkosi. litheth’ ukuthini ibinzana elithi: “mabufike ubukumkani bakho”? "11 isihlopha esibusako nasenza iinqunto eziqakathekileko abazalwana labo bahlangana ndawonye. njani? amalunga ahlangana qobe veke, okwenza bona umrhala wokukhulumisana uhlale uvulekile begodu kunobunye. (iza. 20:18) umnyaka ngamunye, abazalwana ababa bosihlalo bayadlhegana njengombana banganakho ukuthi elinye ilungu lesihlopha esibusako liqakatheke khulu ukudlula elinye. (1 pit. 5:1) bese kuba namakomidi asithandathu nawo angaphasi kwesihlopha esibusako, yeke emakodini la, abazalwana bayadlhegana nakuziwa endabeni yokuba ngusihlalo. ilungu ngalinye aliziqali njengomdosi phambili wabazalwana elisebenza nabo, kodwana liziqala njengengcenye ‘yekhaya’ elondliwa yinceku ethembekileko nehlakaniphileko begodu lilalela abanqophisako. “zinkosi zam!” utshilo umama. “usisiphukuphuku ngenene! bekufuneka uyithwale entloko ingqayi.” "30 uhezekiya wathumela ku--israyeli wonke+ nojuda, walobela ngisho no--efrayimi+ nomanase+ izincwadi ukuba beze endlini kajehova+ ejerusalema bazogubhela ujehova unkulunkulu ka--israyeli iphasika.+ 2 nokho, inkosi nezikhulu zayo+ nalo lonke ibandla+ ejerusalema banquma ukugubha iphasika ngenyanga yesibili;+ 3 ngoba babengazange bakwazi ukuligubha ngaleso sikhathi,+ ngoba, ngakolunye uhlangothi, babenganele abapristi+ ababezingcwelisile, kanti ngakolunye uhlangothi abantu babengabuthene ejerusalema. 4 le nto yayilungile emehlweni enkosi nasemehlweni alo lonke ibandla.+ 5 ngakho banquma ukuba kudluliswe isimemezelo+ ku--israyeli wonke, kusukela ebheri--sheba+ kuze kufike kwadani,+ ukuba eze agubhele ujehova unkulunkulu ka--israyeli iphasika ejerusalema; ngoba babengakwenzanga njengoquqaba+ ngokuvumelana nokulotshiweyo.+ 6 ngokuvumelana nalokho abagijimi+ ababephethe izincwadi ezivela esandleni senkosi nesezikhulu+ zayo baya kulo lonke elakwa--israyeli nelakwajuda, yebo njengokomyalo wenkosi, bethi: “nina bantwana bakwa--israyeli, buyelani+ kujehova unkulunkulu+ ka--abrahama, u--isaka no--israyeli, ukuze abuyele kwabaseleyo kini abaphunyuke+ entendeni yesandla samakhosi ase--asiriya.+ 7 ningabi njengokhokho benu+ nanjengabafowenu abenza ngokungathembeki kujehova unkulunkulu wokhokho babo, kangangokuba wabenza baba yinto eshaqisayo,+ njengoba nje nibona. 8 manje ningayiqinisi intamo yenu+ njengoba kwenza okhokho benu. nikani ujehova indawo+ nize endlini yakhe engcwele+ ayingcwelisile+ kuze kube nini nanini nikhonze+ ujehova unkulunkulu wenu, ukuze intukuthelo yakhe evuthayo+ isuke kini. 9 ngoba lapho nibuyela+ kujehova, abafowenu namadodana enu bayoboniswa isihe+ phambi kwalabo ababagcine njengezithunjwa, futhi bavunyelwe ukuba babuye kuleli zwe;+ ngoba ujehova unkulunkulu wenu unomusa+ nesihe,+ futhi ngeke abususe ubuso kini uma nibuyela kuye.”+ 10 ngakho abagijimi+ baqhubekela phambili, bedlula emzini ngomuzi kulo lonke izwe lakwa--efrayimi+ nelakwamanase, kuze kufike ngisho nakwazebhuloni; kodwa babebagcona futhi bebaklolodela.+ 11 ngabantu ngabanye+ kuphela kwa--asheri nakwamanase nakwazebhuloni abazithoba+ beza ejerusalema. 12 isandla sikankulunkulu weqiniso saba khona nakwajuda futhi ukuba abanike inhliziyo eyodwa+ ukuba benze umyalo+ wenkosi nowezikhulu kule ndaba kajehova.+ 13 babuthana ndawonye ejerusalema,+ abantu abaningi, ukuba bagubhe umkhosi+ wamaqebelengwane angenamvubelo ngenyanga yesibili,+ ibandla elikhulu kakhulu. 14 khona--ke basuka basusa ama--altare+ ayesejerusalema, nawo wonke ama--altare empepho+ bawasusa base bewaphonsa esigodini sesifufula sasekidroni.+ 15 ngemva kwalokho bahlaba isisulu sephasika+ ngosuku lweshumi nane lwenyanga yesibili; abapristi namalevi bazizwa bephoxekile, ngakho bazingcwelisa+ futhi baletha iminikelo yokushiswa endlini kajehova. 16 baqhubeka bemi+ endaweni yabo ngokwesimiso sabo, ngokomthetho kamose umuntu kankulunkulu weqiniso, abapristi+ befafaza igazi abalamukele esandleni samalevi. 17 ngoba babebaningi ebandleni ababengazingcwelisanga; amalevi+ engamela ukuhlatshwa kwezisulu zephasika+ zabo bonke labo ababengcolile, ukuze babangcwelisele ujehova. 18 ngoba kwakukhona isibalo esikhulu sabantu, bebaningi ababevela kwa--efrayimi+ nakwamanase,+ kwa--isakare nakwazebhuloni,+ ababengazihlanzanga,+ ngoba abazange badle iphasika ngokuvumelana nalokho okulotshiwe;+ kodwa uhezekiya wabathandazela,+ wathi: “kwangathi ujehova omuhle+ angabonelela 19 wonke umuntu oyilungisile inhliziyo yakhe+ ukuba afune unkulunkulu weqiniso, ujehova, unkulunkulu wokhokho bakhe, nakuba engahlanzelwanga okungcwele.”+ 20 ngokuvumelana nalokho ujehova wamlalela uhezekiya wabaphulukisa abantu.+ 21 ngakho abantwana bakwa--israyeli ababetholakala ejerusalema bawugubha umkhosi+ wamaqebelengwane angenamvubelo izinsuku eziyisikhombisa ngokujabula okukhulu;+ futhi amalevi+ nabapristi+ babedumisa ujehova usuku nosuku ngezinsimbi zomculo ezinomsindo omkhulu, yebo bedumisa ujehova.+ 22 ngaphezu kwalokho, uhezekiya wakhuluma nenhliziyo+ yawo wonke amalevi ayenza ngokuqonda okuhle ngakujehova.+ adla idili elimisiweyo izinsuku eziyisikhombisa,+ ehlaba imihlatshelo yenhlanganyelo+ futhi evuma izono+ kujehova unkulunkulu wokhokho bawo. 23 khona--ke lonke ibandla lanquma+ ukuwugubha ezinye futhi izinsuku eziyisikhombisa,+ ngakho lawugubha izinsuku eziyisikhombisa ngokujabula. 24 uhezekiya inkosi yakwajuda yena ngokwakhe wanikelela+ ibandla izinkunzi eziyinkulungwane nezimvu eziyizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa, izikhulu+ zanikelela ibandla izinkunzi eziyinkulungwane nezimvu eziyizinkulungwane eziyishumi; futhi abapristi+ bazingcwelisa ngesibalo esikhulu. 25 lonke ibandla lakwajuda+ nabapristi namalevi+ nalo ibandla elalivela kwa--israyeli+ nabafokazi+ ababevela ezweni lakwa--israyeli+ nalabo ababehlala kwajuda baqhubeka bejabula.+ 26 futhi kwaba khona ukujabula okukhulu ejerusalema, ngoba kusukela ezinsukwini zikasolomoni+ indodana kadavide inkosi yakwa--israyeli kwakungazange kube khona okunjengalokhu ejerusalema.+ 27 ekugcineni abapristi, amalevi, basukuma babusisa+ abantu; izwi labo lalalelwa, umthandazo wabo wafika endaweni yakhe yokuhlala engcwele, emazulwini.+