2 IziKronike 29
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2 IziKronike 29
uHezekiya njengenkosi
1UHezekiya waba yinkosi eneminyaka engamashumi amabili nanhlanu, wabusa iminyaka engamashumi amabili nesishiyagalolunye eJerusalema. Igama likanina lalingu-Abiya indodakazi kaZakariya.
2Wenza okulungile emehlweni kaJehova, njengalokho enzile uDavide uyise.
3Ngomnyaka wokuqala wokubusa kwakhe, ngenyanga yokuqala, wavula iminyango yendlu kaJehova, wayilungisa.
4Wabangenisa abapristi namaLevi, wababutha esigcawini sasempumalanga;
5Wathi kubo: “Ngizweni, maLevi, zingcweliseni, niyingcwelise indlu kaJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyihlo, nikhiphe ukungcola kwendlu engcwele.”
6Ngokuba obaba benza ngokungathembeki, benza okubi emehlweni kaJehova uNkulunkulu wethu, bamshiya, basusa ubuso babo endlini kaJehova, bafulathela.
7Bahluthulela izivalo zekhulusi, bacima izibani, kabazange batshise impepha, kabanikelanga iminikelo yokutshiswa endaweni engcwele kuNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli.
8Ngalokho intukuthelo kaJehova yaba phezu kukaJuda neJerusalema, wabanikela osizini, into eyisimanga, nenhlekiso, njengokuba nibona ngamehlo enu.
9Ngokuba bhekani, obaba bawile ngenkemba, namadodana ethu namadodakazi ethu nawomkethu basekuthunjweni ngenxa yalokhu.
10Manje sekusenhliziyweni yami ukwenza isivumelwano noJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli ukuze ulaka lwakhe lusuke kithi.
11Madodana ami, ningadeleli manje, ngokuba uJehova unikhethile ukuba nime phambi kwakhe, nimkhonze, nimkhonze, kusuke umusi.
12Ayesesuka amaLevi, oMahati indodana ka-Amasayi, noJoweli indodana ka-Azariya emadodaneni amaKohati; emadodaneni kaMerari: nguKishi indodana ka-Abidi, no-Azariya indodana kaJehaleli kumaGereshoni; uJowa, indodana kaSima, no-Edene indodana kaJowa;
13Kumadodana ka-Elishafani; uZimri noJehiyeli; emadodaneni ka-Asafa; UZakariya noMathaniya:
14emadodaneni kaHemani; uJehiyeli noSimeyi; emadodaneni kaJeduthuni; uShemaya no-Uziyeli.
15Babutha abafowabo, babangcwelisa, beza ngokomyalo wenkosi njengokwamazwi kaJehova, ukuhlanza indlu kaJehova.
16Abapristi bangena endlini kaJehova ukuba bayihlanze, baletha konke ukungcola abakufumana ethempelini likaJehova egcekeni lendlu kaJehova. AmaLevi akuthatha ukuba akukhiphele emfudlaneni iKidroni.
17Baqala ukungcwelisa ngolokuqala lwenyanga yokuqala, kwathi ngosuku lwesishiyagalombili lwenyanga bafika emphemeni kaJehova; bayingcwelisa indlu kaJehova ngezinsuku eziyisishiyagalombili; baqeda ngosuku lweshumi nesithupha lwenyanga yokuqala.
18Khona-ke zangena enkosini uHezekiya zathi: “Siyihlambulule yonke indlu kaJehova ne-altare lomnikelo wokushiswa nazo zonke izinto zalo kanye netafula lezinkwa zokubukwa nazo zonke izinto zalo.
19Ngaphezu kwalokho, sizilungisile sazingcwelisa zonke izitsha inkosi u-Ahazi eyazilahla ekubuseni kwayo ngesiphambeko sayo, futhi bheka, ziphambi kwe-altare likaJehova.
20Khona-ke inkosi uHezekiya yavuka ekuseni kakhulu yabiza ababusi bomuzi yakhuphukela endlini kaJehova.
21Baletha izinkunzi eziyisikhombisa nezinqama eziyisikhombisa namawundlu ayisikhombisa nezimpongo eziyisikhombisa njengomnikelo wesono wombuso nowendlu engcwele noJuda. Wayala abapristi, amadodana ka-Aroni, ukuba banikele ngazo e-altare likaJehova.
22Bazihlaba izinkunzi, abapristi bathatha igazi, bafafaza ngalo e-altare; kanjalo, sebezihlabe izinqama, bafafaza i-altare ngegazi; bawahlaba amawundlu, bafafaza ngegazi e-altare i-altare.
23Basebeletha izimpongo phambi kwenkosi lebandla; basebebeka izandla phezu kwabo.
24Abapristi bazihlaba, benza ukubuyisana ngegazi lazo e-altare ukwenza ukubuyisana ngo-Israyeli wonke; ngoba inkosi yalaya ukuthi umnikelo wokutshiswa lomnikelo wesono kumele unikelelwe wonke uIsrayeli.
25Wawamisa amaLevi endlini kaJehova ephethe amasimbali, namahabhu nezihabhu, njengesiyalezo sikaDavide noGadi umboni wenkosi noNathani umprofethi; ngokuba kwakunjalo ngomyalo kaJehova ngomyalo wakhe abaprofethi.
26AmaLevi ayemi enezinto zomculo zikaDavide, nabapristi bephethe amacilongo.
27UHezekiya wayala ukuba kulethwe umnikelo wokushiswa e-altare. Kwathi lapho umnikelo wokushiswa usuqalile, isihlabelelo sikaJehova saqala ngamacilongo nezinto zokubethwa uDavide, inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, abezimisile.
28Ibandla lonke lakhuleka, abahlabeleli bahlabelela, nabamacilongo babetha; konke lokhu kwaqhubeka waze waphela umnikelo wokushiswa.
29Kwathi sebeqedile ukunikela, inkosi nabo bonke ababe nayo bakhothama, bakhuleka;
30Ngaphezu kwalokho, inkosi uHezekiya nezikhulu bayala amaLevi ukuba ahlabelelele uJehova ngamazwi kaDavide naka-Asafa umboni. Bahlabelela izingoma zokudumisa ngentokozo, bagebisa amakhanda abo, bakhuleka.
31UHezekiya waphendula wathi: “Senizinikezele kuJehova, sondelani ninikele imihlatshelo nemihlatshelo yokudumisa endlini kaJehova. Ibandla laletha izisulu neminikelo yokubonga; futhi bonke abanhliziyo zikhululekile, iminikelo yokushiswa.
32Inani leminikelo yokushiswa elayiletha ibandla laliyizinkunzi ezingamashumi ayisithupha, nezinqama eziyikhulu, namawundlu angamakhulu amabili; konke lokhu kwakungumnikelo wokushiswa kuJehova.
33Izinto ezingcwele zaziyizinkomo ezingamakhulu ayisithupha nezimvu eziyizinkulungwane ezintathu.
34Kodwa abapristi babembalwa kakhulu, kangangokuthi babengenakuyiwisa yonke iminikelo yokushiswa; ngalokho abafowabo amaLevi babasiza waze waphela umsebenzi, baze bazingcwelisa abanye abapristi; ngoba amaLevi ayeqotho ngenhliziyo ukuze azingcwelise kunabapristi.
35Iminikelo yokushiswa nayo yayiminingi kanye namanoni eminikelo yokuthula neminikelo yokuphuzwa yomnikelo ngamunye wokushiswa. Yayalwa kanjalo inkonzo yendlu kaJehova.
36UHezekiya nabo bonke abantu bajabula ngokuthi uNkulunkulu wabalungisela abantu, ngokuba le nto yenzeka ngokuzumayo.
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