2 Josaya wenta lokuhle emehlweni aSimakadze, wahamba ngato tonkhe tindlela teyise Davide, akazange aphambukele ngesekudla nome ngesancele.
Nawenta konkhe lengikuyale ngako, uhambe ngetindlela tami, wente lokuhle emehlweni ami ngekugcina timiso tami nemiyalo yami, njengaDavide, inceku yami, ngitawuba nawe. Ngiyawukwakhela luhlanga lwebukhosi loluyakuma njengalolwa lwaDavide, ngikunike sive sema-Israyeli.
Inkhosi Asa yenta lokuhle emehlweni aSimakadze, njengobe kwakwenta khokho wakhe Davide.
Ngobe Davide abenta lokuhle emehlweni aSimakadze, wangete waphambuka kuyo yonkhe imiyalo yaSimakadze emphilweni yakhe yonkhe, ngaphandle kwendzaba ya-Uriya labengumHethi.
Solomoni waphendvula watsi: “Wentela inceku yakho, Davide babe wami, umusa lomkhulu, ngobe yena abetsembekile kuwe futsi alungile anenhlitiyo lecotfo. Wena uchubeke nawo lomusa wakho kuye, waze wamupha nendvodzana yakhe letawuhlala esihlalweni sakhe sebukhosi lamuhla nje.
Noko tindzawo letiphakeme tekukhontela tithico tatingakesuswa; bantfu bachubeka nekwentela kuto imihlatjelo batfuncisa khona nemphepho.
Wenta lokuhle emehlweni aSimakadze, kodvwa noko hhayi njengeyisemkhulu Davide. Kuko konkhe walandzela etinyatselweni teyise Jowashi.
Ahazi abeneminyaka lengema-20 budzala, nakabekwa kuba yinkhosi. Wabusela eJerusalema iminyaka leli-16. Akazange ahambe etinyatselweni teyise Davide, wenta lokubi emehlweni aSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakhe.
Hezekiya wenta lokuhle emehlweni aSimakadze, wenta njengobe kwakwenta uyisemkhulu Davide.
Simakadze abenaJehoshafati, ngobe abehamba etindleleni taDavide, uyise, labehamba kuto ebusheni bakhe. Akazange abute indlela kuboBhali,
Nguloko-ke lokwentiwa nguHezekiya kulo lonkhe lakaJuda, wenta lokuhle, nalokulungile, nalokwetsembekile emehlweni aSimakadze longuNkulunkulu wakhe.
Josaya abeneminyaka lesiphohlongo budzala, nakabekwa kuba yinkhosi. Wabusela eJerusalema iminyaka lengema-31.
Ngisho nemntfwana wembula similo sakhe ngendlela latiphetse ngayo; tento takhe tikhombisa kutsi similo sakhe sihle yini nome sibi.
Ungajikeli ngesekudla nome ngesancele, lunyawo lwakho ungalubeki ebubini.
Livi laSimakadze lelefika kuZefaniya, umsa waKushi, umsa waGedaliya, umsa wa-Amariya, umsa waHezekiya, ngesikhatsi sekubusa kwaJosaya, umsa wa-Amoni, inkhosi yakaJuda, latsi:
“Ngako caphelani kwenta loko Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu laniyale ngako kutsi nikwente; ningacali nijikele ngesekudla nome ngesancele.
Intfo nje, wena cina kakhulu, ube nesibindzi. Caphela, uyilalele yonkhe imitsetfo lowayinikwa nguMosi, inceku yami. Ungaphambuki kuyo, ngesekudla nome ngesancele, khona-ke uyakuphumelela nome ngukuphi lapho uya khona.