Eyesibili EyemiLando 30:1-27
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UHezekhiya unanza iPhasika (1-27)
30 UHezekhiya wathumela ilizwi kwabako-Israyeli+ labakoJuda njalo wabhalela abako-Efrayimi labakoManase+ izincwadi, ebatshela ukuthi babuye endlini kaJehova eJerusalema bezonanza iPhasika likaJehova uNkulunkulu wako-Israyeli.+
2 Inkosi lezikhulu zayo labantu bonke eJerusalema bavumelana ukunanza iPhasika ngenyanga yesibili,+
3 njengoba babengenelisanga ukulenza ngesikhathi salo+ ngoba abaphristi ababezihlambululile+ babebalutshwana futhi labantu babengabuthananga eJerusalema.
4 Lokhu kwakhanya kukuhle enkosini lakubo bonke abantu.
5 Ngakho bacabanga ukumemezela kulo lonke elako-Israyeli, kusukela eBheri-shebha kuze kuyefika koDani+ ukuthi abantu babuye bazokwenzela uJehova uNkulunkulu wako-Israyeli iPhasika eJerusalema, ngoba babengakaze babuthane balenze belandela lokho okwakubhalwe eMthethweni.+
6 Inkosi yathuma izithunywa kulo lonke elako-Israyeli lelakoJuda. Zazithwele izincwadi ezazivela enkosini lasezikhulwini zayo, ezazisithi: “Bantu bako-Israyeli phendukani kuJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Abrahama lo-Isaka lo-Israyeli, ukuze abuyele kwabaseleyo abaphunyuke ezandleni zamakhosi e-Asiriya.+
7 Lingabi njengabokhokho benu lanjengabafowenu abangazange bathembeke kuJehova uNkulunkulu wabokhokho babo, okwenza wacina ebehlisela umonakalo owesabekayo njengoba lani lizibonela.+
8 Lingabi yiziqholo njengabokhokho benu,+ zehliseni kuJehova libuye endaweni yakhe engcwele,+ aseyenze yaba ngcwele kuze kube nini lanini. Khonzani uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu ukuze ulaka lwakhe oluvuthayo lusuke kini.+
9 Nxa lingabuyela kuJehova, labo abathumba abafowenu lamadodana enu bazakuba lesihawu kubo+ babavumele ukuthi baphenduke elizweni leli+ ngoba uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu ulozwelo lesihawu.+ Kasoze ayekele ukuba lomusa kini nxa lingaphenduka kuye.”+
10 Ngakho izithunywa zahamba idolobho ngedolobho kulo lonke elako-Efrayimi lelakoManase.+ Zahamba zaze zayafika lakoZebhuloni. Kodwa abantu babezihleka futhi bezichothoza.+
11 Lanxa kunjalo abanye esizwaneni sako-Asheri lesakoManase lesakoZebhuloni bazehlisa babuya eJerusalema.+
12 UNkulunkulu weqiniso wababusisa abakoJuda njalo wabamanyanisa* ukuze benze lokho ababekulaywe yinkosi lezikhulu zayo, njengokutsho kukaJehova.
13 Kwabuthana ixuku elikhulu labantu eJerusalema ngenyanga yesibili+ ukuze bananze uMkhosi Wesinkwa Esingelamvubelo.+ Kwakulabantu abanengi kakhulu.
14 Basuka bayakhipha ama-alithare ayeseJerusalema+ kanye lawo wonke ama-alithare+ okutshisela impepha, bayawalahlela esigodini seKhidroni.
15 Ngemva kwalokho bahlaba umhlatshelo wePhasika ngelanga lesi-14 ngenyanga yesibili. Abaphristi lamaLevi bayangeka, ngakho bazihlambulula* basebeletha iminikelo yokutshiswa endlini kaJehova.
16 Bama ezindaweni zabo belandela okutshiwo eMthethweni kaMosi umuntu kaNkulunkulu weqiniso. Ngemva kwalokho abaphristi bafafaza igazi+ elalilethwe ngamaLevi.
17 Kwakulabantu abanengi ababengazihlambululanga, yikho amaLevi kwasekumele abahlabele imihlatshelo yePhasika bonke ababengahlanzekanga+ ukuze abenze babe ngcwele phambi kukaJehova.
18 Kwakulabantu abanengi ababengazihlambululanga, ikakhulu labo ababevela ko-Efrayimi, lakoManase,+ lako-Isakhari, lakoZebhuloni. Lanxa kunjalo balidla iPhasika, abalandelanga lokho okwakubhalwe eMthethweni. Ngakho uHezekhiya wabathandazela wathi: “Kwangathi uJehova uNkulunkulu omuhle+ angabathethelela
19 bonke abalungise inhliziyo zabo ukuze badinge uNkulunkulu weqiniso+ uJehova, uNkulunkulu wabokhokho babo, lanxa bebengahlanjululwanga ngokuvumelana lomthetho wezinto ezingcwele.”+
20 UJehova wamlalela uHezekhiya, wasebathethelela* abantu.
21 Ngakho ama-Israyeli ayeseJerusalema athakazelela uMkhosi Wesinkwa Esingelamvubelo+ okwamalanga ayisikhombisa ethokoza kakhulu.+ AmaLevi labaphristi babedumisa uJehova nsuku zonke, betshayela uJehova+ iziginci zabo zizwakalela phezulu.
22 Phezu kwalokho uHezekhiya wakhuluma lawo wonke amaLevi ayetshengisa ukuthi ayaqedisisa enkonzweni ayeyenzela uJehova futhi wawakhuthaza. Abantu baqhubeka besidla okwamalanga ayisikhombisa omkhosi,+ besenza lemihlatshelo yobudlelwano+ njalo bebonga uJehova uNkulunkulu wabokhokho babo.
23 Bonke bavumelana ukuthi baqhubeke bethakazelela umkhosi okwamanye amalanga ayisikhombisa. Ngakho bawuthakazelela bejabula okwamanye amalanga ayisikhombisa.+
24 Abaphristi babezihlambulula ngobunengi babo.+ UHezekhiya inkosi yakoJuda wanika abantu inkunzi ezingu-1 000 lezimvu ezingu-7 000. Izikhulu zakhe zona zanika abantu inkunzi ezingu-1 000 lezimvu ezingu-10 000.+
25 Bonke abantu bakoJuda, labaphristi, lamaLevi, labo bonke ababevela ko-Israyeli,+ labantu bezinye izizwe+ ababevela koJuda lako-Israyeli baqhubeka bethokoza.
26 Kwaba lentokozo enkulu eJerusalema ngoba kusukela ensukwini zikaSolomoni indodana kaDavida inkosi yako-Israyeli, okunje kwakungakaze kwenzakale eJerusalema.+
27 Ekucineni amaLevi angabaphristi asukuma abusisa abantu.+ UNkulunkulu wawezwa amazwi awo njalo lomthandazo wawo wafika ezulwini, indawo yakhe engcwele ahlala kuyo.
Amabala angaphansi
^ NgesiHebheru, “wabapha inhliziyo eyodwa.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “bazingcwelisa.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “wabasilisa.”
