9. Nangona ababingeleli beendawo eziphakamileyo zonqulo babengasebenzi kwiqonga likaNdikhoyo eJerusalem, kodwa babesitya isonka esinganyuswanga kunye noogxa babo abangababingeleli.
10. UJosiya wayibhangisa iTofeti eyayikwintili yeBhen-hinom, ukuze ingabi sasetyenziselwa ukwenzela uMoleki amadini ngabantwana.
11. Apho esangweni elingena endlwini kaNdikhoyo wawasusa loo mahashe ayenikezelwe ngookumkani bakwaJuda elangeni. Ayesenkundleni ngakwigumbi legosa ekwakuthiwa nguNatan-meleki. Neenqwelo ezazinikezelwe kwilanga wazitshisa.
12. Wawadiliza amaqonga awayakhiwe ngookumkani bakwaJuda ngaphezu kwegumbi eliphezulu lika-Ahazi, kunye naloo maqonga wawakhayo uManase kwiinkundla zombini zendlu kaNdikhoyo. Ewe, wawasusa wawadiliza ayimvuthuluka yenkunkuma awayiphosa kwintili yeKedron.
13. Ke kaloku ukumkani wazixabhela neendawo eziphakamileyo zonqulo ezazikwimpuma yeJerusalem, ngezantsi kwenduli yomonakalo, ezo uSolomon ukumkani wamaSirayeli wayezakhele uAshtoreti isikizi lesithixokazi samaSidon, neendawo eziphakamileyo zonqulo zikaKemoshe, isikizi lesithixo samaMowabhi, nesikaMilikom isikizi lesithixo sama-Amon.
14. UJosiya wazaphula iintsika zamatye, waza wazigawula iintsika zika-Ashera, waza ezo ndawo zazo wazigquma ngamathambo abantu.
15. Walidiliza neqonga eliseBhetele, loo ndawo yonqulo yayenziwe nguJerobhowam unyana kaNebhati, lowo walukuhlela amaSirayeli esonweni, konke nje wakutshabalalisa, loo ndawo yonqulo wayitshisa wayisila yaluthuli, ngokunjalo nentsika ka-Ashera wayitshisa.
16. UJosiya wakhangela ngapha nangapha waza wabona amangcwaba awayelapho kwelo thambeka, wathi makakhutshwe kuwo amathambo, waza wawatshisela eqongeni ukulixabhela ngokwelizwi likaNdikhoyo elavakaliswa ngumfo wakwaThixo owazixelayo kwangaphambili ezo zinto.
17. Ukumkani wathi: “Elaa litye lengcwaba ndilibonayo lelikabani?”Amadoda eso sixeko athi kuye: “Eliya lingcwaba lomfo wakwaThixo owayevela kwaJuda, waza waxela ezi zinto uzenzileyo mayela neli qonga laseBhetele.”
18. Wathi: “Liyekeni ke; makungaze kubekho mntu uwachukumisayo amathambo akhe.” Ngoko ke bawayeka amathambo akhe kunye nalawo omshumayeli owayevela eSamariya.
19. Kwanjengoko wenzayo eBhetele uJosiya wazisusa wazixabela zonke izibingelelo ezindaweni eziphakamileyo zonqulo, ezo zazakhiwe ngookumkani bakwaSirayeli kwiidolophu zaseSamariya, nto leyo eyawuxhokonxayo umsindo kaNdikhoyo.
20. UJosiya wababulalela apho emaqongeni bonke ababingeleli bezo ndawo zonqulo, watshisa amathambo omntu kuloo maqonga. Waza ke wabuyela eJerusalem.
21. Ke kaloku ukumkani wabanika umyalalelo bonke abantu othi: “Yenzani *iPasika *kaNdikhoyo uThixo wenu njengoko kubhaliweyo kule ncwadi yomnqophiso.”
22. IPasika le ke yayingazange yenziwa, kwaukususela kwimihla yeenkokheli ezazikhokela uSirayeli, ingazange yenziwa nakwimihla yookumkani bakwaSirayeli, ngokunjalo nakweyâbo bakwaJuda.
23. Kambe ke ngonyaka weshumi elinesibhozo kakumkani uJosiya yabhiyozelwa iPasika kaNdikhoyo eJerusalem.
24. Ngaphezu koko ke uJosiya wazibhangisa zonke izangoma namagqirha, nayo yonke imilonde-khaya nemifanekiso ezizithixo, nazo zonke izinto ezingamasikizi ezazifumaneka ezweni lakwaJuda naseJerusalem. Yonke ke loo nto wayenza efezekisa imiqathango yomthetho eyayibhalwe kuloo ncwadi yayifunyenwe ngumbingeleli uHilekiya endlwini kaNdikhoyo.
25. Ngaphambili nasemva kwakhe uJosiya wayengazange abekho, engaphindanga wakhona, ukumkani owayezinikezele kuNdikhoyo njengaye, loo nto eyenza ngomxhelo wakhe uphela, nangamandla akhe, njengoko usitsho umthetho kaMosis.