1 UJosiya waqalisa ukulawula eneminyaka esibhozo, waza walawula eJerusalem iminyaka emashumi mathathu ananye. Unina yayinguYedida intombi ka-Adaya waseBhozekati.
2 Ke yena wênza okuhle emehlweni *kaNdikhoyo, ehamba ekhondweni likayise-mkhulu uDavide, enganxaxhi.
3 Ngonyaka wakhe weshumi elinesibhozo ukumkani uJosiya wathumela unobhala onguShafan unyana ka-Azaliya kaMeshulam endlwini kaNdikhoyo, wathi kuye:
4 “Yiya kumbingeleli omkhulu uHilekiya, utsho alungise laa mali ibiziswe endlwini kaNdikhoyo, leya ibiqokelelwe ngabagcini-mnyango ebantwini.
5 Yitsho bayigcinise kuloo madoda amiselwe ukongamela umsebenzi wendlu kaThixo. Loo madoda ke wona aze ahlawule abasebenzi abahlaziya indlu kaNdikhoyo:
6 abachweli, abakhi, neengcibi. Kananjalo mabathenge imithi namatye akroliweyo, ukuze kuhlaziywe indlu kaThixo.
7 Kambe ke ze bangenzi nkcukacha yangxelo ngaloo mali isezandleni zabo, kuba bangabantu abasebenza ngentembeko.”