20 Emvakwako konkhe loko, Josaya lithempeli asalihlele ngalokufanele, Nekho, inkhosi yaseGibhithe, wakhuphuka ayakulwa eKhakhemishi ngaseYufrathe, Josaya washuca wayakuhlangana naye emphini.
IKhalno ayikafanani yini neKhakhemishi? IHamathi ayifanani yini ne-Aphadi? ISamariya yona ayifanani yini neDamaseko?
Lomkhosi wagujwa ngemnyaka weli-18 wekubusa kwaJosaya.
Noko nome kunjalo, Simakadze akazange agucuke ekufutsekeni kwentfukutselo yakhe leyavutsela Juda ngenca yako konkhe Manase lakwenta kwamtfukutselisa.
Emvakwako konkhe loko Hezekiya asasebente konkhe ngekwetsembeka, Senaheribi, inkhosi yase-Asiriya, weta watawuhlasela lakaJuda. Wafike wemisa malungana nemadolobha latinqaba acabanga kutsi utatincobela wona abe ngewakhe.