15 Le yingxelo yabo babhaliswa nguKumkani uSolomon ukuba basebenze ngenkani,+ ukuze bakhe indlu kaYehova,+ indlu yakhe,* iNduli,*+ udonga lwaseYerusalem, iHatsore,+ iMegido+ neGezere.+

20 Emva kwelo theko, emva kokuba uYosiya eyilungisile itempile,* uKumkani uNeko+ waseYiputa wenyuka weza kulwa eKarkemishe ngakumEfrate. UYosiya wahamba wayokulwa naye.+ 21 UKumkani uNeko wathumela abathunywa kuye, esithi: “Ungena phi kule nto kumkani wakwaYuda? Andizanga kulwa nawe namhlanje, ndizokulwa nenye indlu, yaye uThixo uthi mandikhawulezise. Zincede, suka endleleni kaThixo ongakum, hleze akutshabalalise.” 22 Kodwa ke, uYosiya akazange ajike, wasuka wazenza omnye umntu+ ukuze alwe naye, ibe akazange awamamele amazwi kaNeko awayesuka emlonyeni kaThixo. Ngoko weza kulwa kwiThafa laseMegido.+

23 Abatoli bamchana uKumkani uYosiya, waza ukumkani wathi kwizicaka zakhe: “Ndibalekiseni apha, kuba ndonzakele kakhulu.” 24 Ngoko izicaka zakhe zamothula enqwelweni, zamkhwelisa kwinqwelo yakhe yemfazwe yesibini zaza zamsa eYerusalem. Wafa, wangcwatyelwa emangcwabeni ookhokho bakhe,+ yaye wonke uYuda neYerusalem bamzilela. 25 UYeremiya+ wamculela uYosiya, yaye zonke iimvumi neemvumikazi+ zaqhubeka ziculela uYosiya iingoma zazo zokuzila kude kube namhlanje. Kwenziwa isigqibo sokuba, ezi ngoma zimele ziculwe kwaSirayeli, ibe zibhalwe phakathi kweengoma zokuzila.

11 Ngaloo mini siya kuba sikhulu isijwili eYerusalem, njengesijwili saseHadadrimon eThafeni laseMegido.+