2 IziKronike 31
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2 IziKronike 31
Ukukhuthaza abantu emthethweni kaJehova
1Kwathi sekuphelile konke lokho, wonke u-Israyeli owayekhona waphuma waya emizini yakwaJuda, waphahlaza izinsika, wagawula izihlahla, wadiliza izindawo eziphakemeyo nama-altare kuwo wonke uJuda noBenjamini, kwa-Efrayimi noManase. Futhi, baze babashaya bonke ngesiqalekiso. Bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babuyela, kwaba yilowo nalowo efeni lakhe, emizini yakubo.
2UHezekiya wamisa izigaba zabapristi namaLevi ngezigaba zabo, kwaba yilowo nalowo ngokomsebenzi wakhe, abapristi namaLevi njengeminikelo yokushiswa neminikelo yokuthula, ukukhonza, nokudumisa, nokudumisa emasangweni amatende iNkosi.
3Wamisa nesabelo senkosi sempahla yayo njengeminikelo yokushiswa, eyeminikelo yokushiswa yasekuseni neyakusihlwa, neminikelo yokushiswa yamasabatha, neyokwethwasa kwezinyanga, neyemikhosi, njengokulotshiweyo emthethweni kaJehova.
4Ngaphezu kwalokho, wayala abantu ababehlala eJerusalema ukuba banike abapristi namaLevi isabelo, ukuze baqiniswe emthethweni kaJehova.
5Kwathi ekuphumeni kwalo izwi, abantwana bakwa-Israyeli baletha ulibo lukakolweni, iwayini, namafutha, nezinyosi, nolibo lwazo zonke izithelo zezwe ngobuningi; nokweshumi kwakho konke kwabalethela kakhulu.
6Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli nabakwaJuda ababehlala emizini yakwaJuda baletha nokweshumi kwezinkomo nokwezimvu nokweshumi kwezipho ezingcwele okwakungcweliselwe uJehova uNkulunkulu wabo, bakubeka kwaba yizinqwaba.
7Ngenyanga yesithathu baqala ukubeka izisekelo zezinqwaba, baziqeda ngenyanga yesikhombisa.
8Lapho uHezekiya nezikhulu beza babona izinqwaba, bambonga uJehova nabantu bakhe u-Israyeli.
9UHezekiya wabuza kubapristi namaLevi ngezinqwaba.
10U-Azariya, umpristi omkhulu wendlu kaSadoki, wamphendula wathi: “Selokhu abantu beqala ukuletha imihlatshelo endlini kaJehova, sasutha, kwasala inala, ngokuba uJehova ubusise umhlambi wakhe.
11UHezekiya wayala ukuba kulungiswe amakamelo endlini kaJehova; bazilungisela.
12Wangenisa iminikelo ngokwethembeka, nokweshumi, nezipho ezingcwele; uKonaniya umLevi wayengumbusi, noShimeyi umfowabo owesibili.
13OJehiyeli, no-Asasiya, noNahati, no-Asaheli, noJerimoti, noJozabadi, no-Eliyeli, no-Ismagiya, noMahati, noBenaya, babengababonisi ngaphansi kwesandla sikaKhoniya noShimeyi umfowabo, ngokomyalo wenkosi uHezekiya no-Azariya, umbusi wendlu kaNkulunkulu.
14UKora, indodana kaJimna, umLevi, umlindisango ngasempumalanga, wayephethe izipho zokuzithandela zikaNkulunkulu, ukwaba iminikelo kaJehova nezinto ezingcwelengcwele.
15Eceleni kwakhe kwakukhona u-Edene, noMiniyamini, noJeshuwa, noShemaya, no-Amariya, noShekaniya, emizini yabapristi ngezikhundla zabo, ukuba banike abafowabo, abakhulu nabancane.
16Ngaphandle kwezizukulwane zabo, kusukela kwabaneminyaka emithathu kuya phezulu, kubo bonke abangena endlini kaJehova isabelo sabo semihla ngemihla enkonzweni yabo ngezigaba zabo;
17Bobabili ngohlu lozalo lwabapristi ngemindeni yabo namaLevi kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amabili kuya phezulu ngokwenkonzo yabo ngezigaba zabo;
18Ukubhalwa kozalo lwabo bonke abantwana babo abancane, abafazi babo, namadodana abo, namadodakazi abo, kulo lonke ibandla; ngoba bazingcwelisa esikhundleni sabo esimisiweyo ekungcwelisweni.
19Futhi emadodaneni ka-Aroni, abapristi ababesensimini yedlelo lemizi yabo, emzini ngemizi, amadoda ayebizwe ngamagama, ukuze banike isabelo kubo bonke abesilisa phakathi kwabapristi nabo bonke ababekhona. Babalwa phakathi kwamaLevi ngezizukulwane.
20Wenza kanjalo uHezekiya kwaJuda wonke, wenza okuhle nokulungile nokuyiqiniso phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe.
21Nakuyo yonke imisebenzi ayiqala enkonzweni yendlu kaNkulunkulu, nomthetho, nemiyalo yokufuna uNkulunkulu wakhe, wayenza ngenhliziyo yakhe yonke, waphumelela.
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