13 Mambo akashatisawo matunhu akakwirira akanga ari kumabvazuva kweJerusarema nechezasi kweChikomo choUori, izvo zvakanga zvavakwa naSoromoni mambo weIsraeri achivakira Ashitoreti mwari anonyangadza wavaSidhoni naKemoshi mwari anonyangadza wavaMoabhu, naMoreki mwari anonyangadza wavaAmoni.
14 Josia akaputsa-putsa shongwe dzamatombo vakatema matanda aAshera uye akafukidza nzvimbo dzacho namapfupa avanhu.
15 Pamusoro paizvozvo, akaparadza aritari paBheteri nenzvimbo yakakwirira yakaitwa naJerobhoamu mwanakomana waNebhati, uyo akaita kuti Israeri itadze, kunyange aritari iyoyo nenzvimbo yakakwirira akazviputsa. Akapisa nzvimbo yakakwirira akaikuya kuita upfu, uye akapisawo danda raAshera.
16 Ipapo Josia akatariratarira uye paakaona makuva akanga aripo pamusoro pechikomo, akarayira kuti mapfupa abviswe maari uye apiswe paaritari kuti aishatise aisvibise, maererano neshoko raJehovha rakaparidzwa nomunhu waMwari akaprofita zvinhu izvi.
17 Mambo akabvunza akati, “Ko, shongwe yeguva yandinoona iyo ndeyaani?” Varume vomuguta vakati, “Ndiyo inoratidza rinda romunhu waMwari akabva kuJudha akaprofita pamusoro pearitari yeBheteri nezvinhu izvi zvamaita kwairi.”
18 Iye akati, “Regai azorore. Ngakurege kuva nomunhu anokanganisa mapfupa ake.” Naizvozvo vakarega mapfupa ake pamwe nemuprofita akanga abva kuSamaria.
19 Josia akaita zvimwe chetezvo sezvaakanga aita paBheteri akabvisa uye akashatisa temberi dzose dzapamatunhu akakwirira dzakanga dzavakwa namadzimambo eIsraeri mumaguta eSamaria, akanga atsamwisa Jehovha,