Eyesibili EyemiLando 29:1-36
29 UHezekhiya+ wayeleminyaka engu-25 ngesikhathi esiba yinkosi futhi wabusa eJerusalema okweminyaka engu-29. Unina kwakungu-Abhija indodakazi kaZakhariya.+
2 UHezekhiya waqhubeka esenza okulungileyo phambi kukaJehova+ njengokhokho wakhe uDavida.+
3 Ngomnyaka wokuqala wokubusa kwakhe, ngenyanga yokuqala, wavula iminyango yendlu kaJehova wayilungisa.+
4 Ngemva kwalokho wabuthanisa abaphristi lamaLevi egcekeni elisempumalanga,
5 wathi kubo: “Lalelani maLevi. Zihlambululeni lihlambulule*+ lendlu kaJehova uNkulunkulu wabokhokho benu, lisuse konke okungcolileyo endaweni engcwele.+
6 Phela okhokho bethu babengathembekanga futhi benza okubi phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wethu.+ Bamfulathela+ uJehova bamtshiya, bafulathela lethabanikeli lakhe.
7 Bavala iminyango yomphotshongo+ bacitsha lezibane+ njalo bayekela ukutshisela uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli impepha+ lokunikela imihlatshelo yokutshiswa+ endaweni engcwele.
8 Ngakho uJehova wabathukuthelela abantu bakoJuda labeJerusalema,+ wabehlisela umonakalo owesabekayo owabangela ukuthi loba ngubani owayewubona lowayesizwa ngawo ethuke futhi atshaye umlozwi,* njengoba lani lizibonela ngawenu.+
9 Lokhu yikho okwabangela ukuthi okhokho bethu babulawe ngenkemba+ lokuthi amadodana lamadodakazi ethu labomkethu bathunjwe.+
10 Ngakho ngiyafisa kakhulu* ukwenza isivumelwano loJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli+ ukuze ulaka lwakhe oluvuthayo lusuke kithi.
11 Madodana ami, lesi ayisiso isikhathi sokuhlala ligoqe izandla* ngoba uJehova ulikhethile ukuthi lime phambi kwakhe limenzele inkonzo engcwele+ futhi litshise imihlatshelo.”+
12 AmaLevi athi ekuzwa lokho ahle asukuma aqalisa umsebenzi. KumaKhohathi+ kwasukuma uMahathi indodana ka-Amasayi, loJoweli indodana ka-Azariya. KumaMerari+ kwasukuma uKhishi indodana ka-Abhidi, lo-Azariya indodana kaJehaleleli. KumaGeshoni+ kwasukuma uJowa indodana kaZima, lo-Edeni indodana kaJowa.
13 Emadodaneni ka-Elizafani kwasukuma uShimiri loJewuweli, emadodaneni ka-Asafi+ kwasukuma uZakhariya loMathaniya.
14 Emadodaneni kaHemani+ kwasukuma uJehiyela loShimeyi, emadodaneni kaJeduthuni+ kwasukuma uShemaya lo-Uziyeli.
15 Baqoqa abafowabo bazihlambulula, basebebuya ukuze bazohlambulula indlu kaJehova+ belandela amazwi kaJehova ayekhulunywe yinkosi.
16 Abaphristi bangena endlini kaJehova ukuze bayihlambulule. Bakhipha konke okungcolileyo abakuthola ethempelini likaJehova bayakufaka egumeni+ lendlu kaJehova, amaLevi asekuthatha ayakulahlela esigodini seKhidroni.+
17 Baqalisa ukuhlambulula indlu ngelanga lokuqala ngenyanga yokuqala, baqhubeka baze bayafika emphotshongweni kaJehova+ ngelanga lesi-8. Bahlambulula indlu kaJehova okwamalanga angu-8. Umsebenzi lo bawuqeda ngelanga lesi-16 ngenyanga yokuqala.
18 Ngemva kwalokho baya enkosini uHezekhiya bafika bathi kuyo: “Sesiyihlambululile yonke indlu kaJehova, le-alithare leminikelo yokutshiswa+ lazo zonke izitsha zalo+ kanye letafula yesinkwa sokubukiswa+ lazo zonke izitsha zayo.
19 Sesizilungisile sazihlambulula+ zonke izitsha iNkosi u-Ahazi eyayizikhiphe ethempelini ngesikhathi ibusa njalo isenza okungalunganga.+ Ziphambi kwe-alithare likaJehova.”
20 INkosi uHezekhiya yavuka ekuseni kakhulu yaqoqa abakhokheli bedolobho basebesiya endlini kaJehova.
21 Bathatha inkunzi eziyisikhombisa, lenqama eziyisikhombisa, lemvana ezinduna eziyisikhombisa, lempongo eziyisikhombisa bahamba lakho ukuze kube ngumnikelo wesono wabendlu yenkosi, lowendawo engcwele, lowabantu bakoJuda.+ Watshela abaphristi, izizukulwane zika-Aroni, ukuthi banikele ngakho konke lokhu e-alithareni likaJehova.
22 Bahlaba inkomo,+ abaphristi bathatha igazi lazo balifafaza e-alithareni,+ basebebulala inqama bafafaza igazi lazo e-alithareni. Babulala lemvana ezinduna, igazi lazo balifafaza e-alithareni.
23 Ngemva kwalokho baletha impongo zomnikelo wesono phambi kwenkosi laphambi kwabantu, babeka izandla zabo phezu kwazo.
24 Abaphristi babulala impongo lezo, benza umnikelo wesono ngegazi lazo e-alithareni ukuze bahlawulele bonke abantu bako-Israyeli, ngoba inkosi yayithe umnikelo wokutshiswa lomnikelo wesono kwakumele wenzelwe bonke abako-Israyeli.
25 Inkosi yathi amaLevi ame endlini kaJehova ethwele amasimbali* leziginci lamahabhu*+ kulandelwa lokho okwakhulunywa nguDavida,+ loGadi+ umboni wenkosi, loNathani+ umphrofethi. Umlayo lo wawuvele kuJehova esebenzisa abaphrofethi bakhe.
26 Yikho amaLevi ama ethwele iziginci zikaDavida, abaphristi bona bethwele amacilongo.+
27 INkosi uHezekhiya yasisithi kwenziwe umhlatshelo wokutshiswa e-alithareni.+ Bathi beqalisa ukwenza umnikelo wokutshiswa, kwaqaliswa lengoma kaJehova kutshaywa amacilongo, kulandelwa ukukhala kweziginci zikaDavida inkosi yako-Israyeli.
28 Bonke abantu bakhothamisa amakhanda ngesikhathi ingoma ihlatshelwa kutshaywa lamacilongo. Lokhu bakwenza umnikelo wokutshiswa waze waphela.
29 Bathi beqeda nje ukwenza umnikelo, inkosi labo bonke abantu baguqa bathi mbo phansi ngobuso.
30 INkosi uHezekhiya kanye labakhokheli batshela amaLevi ukuthi adumise uJehova ngezingoma zikaDavida+ lo-Asafi+ umboni. Ngakho bamdumisa bethokoza kakhulu basebeguqa bathi mbo phansi ngobuso.
31 Ngemva kwalokho uHezekhiya wathi: “Njengoba selizinikele kuJehova,* buyani lemihlatshelo kanye leminikelo yokubonga endlini kaJehova.” Ngakho abantu baqalisa ukuletha imihlatshelo leminikelo yokubonga. Loba ngubani owayesizwa kusitsho enhliziyweni yakhe waletha leminikelo yokutshiswa.+
32 Iminikelo yokutshiswa eyalethwa ngabantu kwakuzinkomo ezingu-70, lenqama ezingu-100, lemvana ezinduna ezingu-200. Konke lokhu kwakungumnikelo wokutshiswa owawusiya kuJehova.+
33 Benza eminye iminikelo engcwele ngenkomo ezingu-600 lezimvu ezingu-3 000.
34 Kodwa abaphristi babebalutshwana ukuthi bahlinze yonke iminikelo yokutshiswa, yikho abafowabo abangamaLevi babancedisa+ umsebenzi waze waphela futhi kwaze kwaba yilapho abaphristi bezihlambulula.+ Phela amaLevi ayekukhuthalele ukuzihlambulula ukwedlula abaphristi.
35 Kwakuleminikelo yokutshiswa+ eminengi kakhulu kanye lamafutha emihlatshelo yobudlelwano,+ leminikelo yokunathwayo eyenziwa leminikelo yokutshiswa.+ Yavuselelwa njalo inkonzo eyayisenziwa endlini kaJehova.
36 Ngakho uHezekhiya labo bonke abantu bathokoza ngenxa yalokho uNkulunkulu weqiniso ayekwenzele abantu.+ Phela wonke umsebenzi wawenziwe ngesikhatshana.
Amabala angaphansi
^ NgesiHebheru, “Zingcweliseni lingcwelise.”
^ Kumbe, “abenze inhlekisa.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “yisifiso senhliziyo yami.”
^ Kumbe, “isikhathi sokuphumula.”
^ Isimbali lichacho elichayileyo elenziwe ngensimbi. Likhaliswa ngokulitshayanisa lelinye.
^ Ihabhu lichacho elilentambo ezifanana lezekatali.
^ Kumbe, “selizahlukanisele uJehova.”
