UJosiya waphenduka , wabona amathuna ayelapho entabeni ; wathumela wakhipha amathambo emathuneni , wawashisa e -altare, walingcolisa njengezwi likaJehova alimemeza lowo muntu kaNkulunkulu owameme zela lezi zinto.

Lapho kukhona i -Asiriya neviyo lalo lonke , amathuna alo engakulo nxazonke, bonke bebulewe bewe ngenkemba,

amathuna alo engaphakathi kwegodi, iviyo lalo lizungeza ithuna nxazonke, bonke balo bebulewe bewe ngenkemba , labo ababebanga ukuba besatshwe ezweni labaphilayo.

Phakathi kwabagwaziweyo balib ekele umbhede kanye naso sonke isixuku salo, amathuna aso engakulo nxazonke , bonke balo bengabangasokile , bebulewe n genkemba, ngokuba kwabangwa ukuba besatshwe ezweni labaphilayo; sebethwala amahloni abo kanye nabehlela egodini ; yebo, libekiwe phakathi kwababuleweyo.

Lapho kukhona oMesheke noThubali naso sonke isixuku sabo , amathuna abo engakubo nxazonke , bonke babo bengabangasokile , bebulewe ngenkemba, ngokuba babebanga ukuba besatshwe ezweni labaphilayo.

Ngalokho profetha , uthi kubo : Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova , ithi: Bheka, ngiyakuvula amathuna enu, nginikhuphule emathuneni enu nina bantu bami, nginiyise ezweni lakwa-Israyeli.

Niyakwazi ukuthi nginguJehova , lapho sengiwavulile amathuna enu , nganikhuphula emathuneni enu nina bantu bami.

Maye kinina babhali nabaFarisi , bazenzisi, ngokuba nakha amaliba abaprofethi, nihlobisa amathuna abalungileyo!

amathuna avuleka, imizimba eminingi yabangcwele ababelele yavuka;

Maye kinina , ngokuba niyawakha amathuna abaprofethi , kanti oyihlo bababulala!

Ngalokho ningofakazi , nivuma imisebenzi yawoyihlo ; ngokuba bona bababulala, nina-ke niyawakha amathuna abo.