Josiah became king of Judah when he was eight years old. In those days, the people were practicing magic and worshipping idols. When Josiah was 16 years old, he tried to learn how to worship Jehovah in the right way. When he was 20 years old, he started to destroy the idols and altars in all the land. And when Josiah was 26 years old, he arranged for Jehovah’s temple to be repaired.

In the temple, the high priest, Hilkiah, found the scroll of Jehovah’s Law​—maybe the very scroll that had been written by Moses. The king’s secretary Shaphan brought the scroll to Josiah and began to read the Law out loud. As Josiah listened, he realized that the people had been disobeying Jehovah for many years. King Josiah said to Hilkiah: ‘Jehovah is very angry with us. Go and speak to him. Jehovah will tell us what we should do.’ Jehovah answered through the prophetess Huldah: ‘The people of Judah have left me. They will be punished but not while Josiah is king, because he has humbled himself.’

When King Josiah heard the message, he went to the temple and called the people of Judah together. Then he read Jehovah’s Law out loud to the whole nation. Josiah and the people promised to obey Jehovah with all their hearts.

 The nation of Judah had not celebrated the Passover for many years. But when Josiah read in the Law that the Passover should be celebrated every year, he told the nation: ‘We will hold a Passover to Jehovah.’ Then Josiah prepared to make many sacrifices and arranged to have a chorus of singers at the temple. Then the nation held the Passover, followed by the Festival of Unleavened Bread, which lasted for seven days. There had not been a Passover like it since the days of Samuel. Josiah really loved God’s Law. Do you enjoy learning about Jehovah?

Ukpo erẹnrẹn ẹre Josaia ghaa ye vbe ọ rri ọba yan otọ e Juda. Uyinmwẹ imamase kevbe ọghe igẹbọ ẹre ọ wa gua emwa obọ ro vbe ẹghẹ nii. Vbe Josaia ghi rre ukpo 16, ọ na gha hoo ne ọ rẹn odẹ nọ khẹke ne irẹn gha ya ga e Jehova. Vbe ọ ghi rre ukpo 20, ọ na suẹn gha guọghọ avbe ẹbọ kevbe avbe aka izọese ni rre otọ e Juda. Vbe ọ ghi rre ukpo 26, irẹn keghi ru emwamwa na ya dọlọ ọgua Osa yi.

Ogiohẹn ighẹ Hilkaia keghi miẹn ebe na kiri ọghe Uhi ọghe Jehova vbe ọgua Osa​—⁠egbọre ebe na kiri ne Mosis tobọre gbẹn ẹre na khin. Ọgbenbe ighẹ e Siafan keghi tie ebe Uhi na, ma e Josaia vbe urhu nọ lae. Vbe Josaia ghi họn ẹmwẹ ne ọ tiere, ọ na do bẹghe ẹre wẹẹ, Ivbi e Juda ma gha lele uhi ọghe Jehova vbe ọwara ukpo nibun. Ọba e Josaia keghi tama Hilkaia wẹẹ: ‘E Jehova wa mu ohu ima nia. Lahọ gu ima ya nọ e Jehova emwi nọ khẹke ne ima ru.’ Okhuo ọkpa na tie ẹre Hulda nọ re akhasẹ, ẹre Jehova ghi loo ya tama iran wẹẹ: ‘Ivbi e Juda mianmian mwẹ nẹ. I gha rri iran oya, sokpan ẹi re ẹghẹ na, ne Josaia ya kha, rhunmwuda ọmwa imuegberriotọ ẹre nọ.’

Vbe Ọba e Josaia ghi họn igiuhunmwu na, ọ na si Ivbi e Juda hia koko vbe ọgua Osa. Ọ na tie ebe Uhi ọghe Jehova ma iran hia. E Josaia kevbe emwa rẹn keghi ru eyan ma e Jehova wẹẹ, iran gha ya ekhọe hia họn ẹmwẹ nẹ.

Ẹi ghi re eban Ivbi e Juda ghi do Ugie Alagberra sẹ. Sokpan vbe Josaia ghi tie ẹre vbe ebe Uhi wẹẹ, te ọ khẹke na gha do Ugie Alagberra vbe  ukpo ukpo, ọ na ghi tama emwa rẹn wẹẹ: ‘Ma gha do Ugie Alagberra gie Jehova vbe ukpo na.’ E Josaia na ghi ru emwamwa ọghe vbene iran khian ya ru izọese nibun hẹ; ọ na vbe ru emwamwa ọghe emwa ni khian gha so ihuan vbe ọgua Osa. Vbe Ivbi e Juda ghi do Ugie Alagberra nẹ, iran na do ya ikpẹdẹ ihinrọn do Ugie Ebrẹdi Nọ Ma Hue. Ke ne Samuẹl ya wu, a ma he do Ugie Alagberra vbenia ẹdẹ. Ọ vẹ na rẹn wẹẹ, te Josaia gele wa hoẹmwẹ Uhi ọghe Osanobua. Uwẹ hoo ne u gha ruẹ vbekpae Jehova ra?