Eyesibili EyemiLando 5:1-14
5 USolomoni wawuqeda wonke umsebenzi wendlu kaJehova+ okwakumele awenze. Wangenisa endlini leyo izinto uyise uDavida ayezibekele inkonzo engcwele,*+ wasethatha isiliva legolide lezitsha zonke wakufaka ezindlini zokugcinela inotho yendlu kaNkulunkulu weqiniso.+
2 Ngalesosikhathi uSolomoni wabuthanisa abadala bako-Israyeli, bonke abakhokheli bezizwana kanye labakhokheli bezimuli zaboyise. Babuya eJerusalema bezothatha ibhokisi lesivumelwano sikaJehova edolobheni likaDavida,+ iZiyoni.+
3 Wonke amadoda ako-Israyeli abuthana phambi kwenkosi ngesikhathi somkhosi* owenziwa ngenyanga yesikhombisa.+
4 Bonke abadala bako-Israyeli bathi sebefikile, amaLevi athwala ibhokisi.+
5 Athwala ibhokisi, letende lokuhlangana+ lazo zonke izitsha ezingcwele ezazisetendeni. Abaphristi lamaLevi* bakuthwala konke lokhu.
6 INkosi uSolomoni labantu bonke bako-Israyeli ababebizwe ukuthi bazohlangana layo babephambi kwebhokisi. Kwenziwa imihlatshelo+ ngezimvu lenkomo ezinengi kakhulu ezazingeke zibalwe.
7 Ngemva kwalokho abaphristi bafaka ibhokisi lesivumelwano sikaJehova endaweni yalo endlini engaphakathi, iNgcwelengcwele. Balibeka ngaphansi kwempiko zamakherubhi.+
8 Impiko zamakherubhi zazivulekile ziphezu kwendawo okwakubekwe kuyo ibhokisi. Yikho amakherubhi ayeyembese ibhokisi lezibambo zalo.+
9 Izibambo zazizinde zibonakala eNdaweni Engcwele ephambi kwendlu engaphakathi, kodwa zazingakhanyi nxa umuntu ephandle. Izinto lezi zilokhu zikhonapho kuze kube lamuhla.
10 Kwakungelalutho phakathi kwebhokisi ngaphandle kwamatshe amabili oMthetho afakwa nguMosi eHorebhi,+ lapho uJehova esenza isivumelwano+ labantu bako-Israyeli ngesikhathi bephuma eGibhithe.+
11 Bonke abaphristi ababekhona babezihlambululile*+ kungelani lokuthi babekuliphi iqembu.+ Abaphristi bathi bephuma endaweni engcwele,
12 wonke amaLevi angabahlabeleli+ ayemi empumalanga kwe-alithare elabaphristi abangu-120 ababetshaya amacilongo.+ Ayekhokhelwa ngu-Asafi,+ loHemani,+ loJeduthuni,+ lamadodana abo labafowabo futhi ayegqoke izigqoko ezinhle, ethwele amasimbali* leziginci lamahabhu.*
13 Abatshaya amacilongo labahlabeleli babelokhu bedumisa futhi bebonga uJehova bendawonye, betshaya amacilongo lamasimbali lezinye iziginci bedumisa uJehova “ngoba muhle futhi uthando lwakhe oluqotho luhlala kuze kube nini lanini.”+ Ngalesosikhathi indlu kaJehova yembeswa liyezi.+
14 Abaphristi behluleka ukwenza inkonzo yabo ngenxa yeyezi ngoba inkazimulo kaJehova uNkulunkulu weqiniso+ yayisigcwele endlini yakhe.
Amabala angaphansi
^ NgesiHebheru, “ezazingcweliswe.”
^ Lapha kutshiwo uMkhosi Wezihonqo.
^ Kumbe, “AmaLevi ayengabaphristi.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “babezingcwelisile.”
^ Isimbali lichacho elichayileyo elenziwe ngensimbi. Likhaliswa ngokulitshayanisa lelinye.
^ Ihabhu lichacho elilentambo ezifanana lezekatali.
