29 Ukumkani ke wawaqokelela onke amadoda amakhulu akwaJuda naseJerusalem.
30 Waya endlwini kaNdikhoyo, ehamba namadoda akwaJuda, abemi baseJerusalem, ababingeleli nabaLevi, enabantu bonke kuqalela koyena mncinci kuye koyena mkhulu. Wabafundela onke amazwi aloo ncwadi yomnqophiso, leyo yayifunyenwe endlwini kaNdikhoyo.
31 Ke ukumkani wema ngasentsikeni, wawuhlaziya umnqophiso wokuba yena uya kulandela uNdikhoyo, ayithobele imiyalelo, imiqathango, nemimiselo yakhe, oko akwenze ngentliziyo yakhe iphela, nomphefumlo wakhe uphela, ahambe ngokwamazwi omnqophiso abhalwe kule ncwadi.
32 Kananjalo wonke umntu eJerusalem nakwaBhenjamin wathi makazibophelele kuwo. Ke abemi baseJerusalem bayenza le nto ngokomnqophiso kaThixo, nditsho uThixo wooyise.
33 Kuwo wonke ummandla wakwaSirayeli uJosiya wazisusa izithixo ezingamasikizi, waza onke amaSirayeli wathi makakhonze uNdikhoyo uThixo wawo. Ngethuba lokudla kwakhe ubomi amaSirayeli zange ajike ekumlandeleni uNdikhoyo uThixo wooyise.