2 IziKronike 34
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2 IziKronike 34
Incwadi yomthetho yafunyanwa ethempelini
1UJosiya wayeneminyaka eyisishiyagalombili ekuqaleni kwakhe ukubusa, wabusa iminyaka engamashumi amathathu nanye eJerusalema.
2Wenza okulungile emehlweni kaJehova, wahamba ngezindlela zikaDavide uyise, akaphambukela ngakwesokunene noma ngakwesokhohlo.
3Ngoba ngomnyaka wesishiyagalombili wokubusa kwakhe, esemncane, waqala ukufuna uNkulunkulu kaDavide uyise; ngomnyaka weshumi nambili waqala ukuhlambulula uJuda neJerusalema, wasusa izindawo eziphakemeyo, neziqu zemithi, nezithombe ezibaziweyo, nezithombe ezibunjiweyo.
4Bawadiliza ama-altare oBali phambi kobuso bakhe; nezithombe ezazilapho phezulu, wazigawula; neziqu ezingcwele, nezithombe ezibaziweyo, nezithombe ezibunjiweyo wakuphahlaza, wakucolisa, wakuvuthululela phezu kwamathuna ababezihlabela.
5Wawashisa amathambo abapristi phezu kwama-altare abo, wahlanza uJuda neJerusalema.
6Wenze njalo-ke emizini yakoManase, lakoEfrayimi, leSimeyoni, kuze kufike kwaNafetali, lelizwe layo inhlangothi zonke.
7Esewabhidlizile ama-altare neziqu zemithi, ecolile izithombe ezibaziweyo zaba uthuli, wanquma zonke izithombe ezweni lonke lakwa-Israyeli, wabuyela eJerusalema.
8Kwathi ngomnyaka weshumi nesishiyagalombili wokubusa kwakhe esehlambulule izwe nendlu, wathuma uShafani, indodana ka-Asaliya, noMahaseya, umbusi womuzi, noJowa, indodana kaJehowahazi, umbusi nxazonke zezwe. Indlu kaJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe.
9Lapho befika kumpristi omkhulu uHilikiya, bamnika imali eyayilethwa endlini kaNkulunkulu, amaLevi alinda abalindisango ayeyiqoqile esandleni sikaManase no-Efrayimi nakuyo yonke insali yakwa-Israyeli nakuyo yonke insali yakwa-Israyeli. UJuda noBenjamini; babuyela eJerusalema.
10Bayinikela esandleni sezisebenzi ezazingamele indlu kaJehova, bayinika izisebenzi ezazisebenza endlini kaJehova ukuba zilungise futhi zilungise indlu.
11Bayinika izingcweti nabakhi ukuba kuthengwe amatshe abaziweyo nokhuni lokuhlanganisa nokufaka phansi izindlu ezachithwa amakhosi akwaJuda.
12Amadoda awenza umsebenzi ngokuthembeka; nezinduna zabo kwakunguJahati no-Obadiya, amaLevi, emadodaneni kaMerari; noZakariya noMeshulamu emadodaneni amaKohati ukuba bayiqeqeshe; nabanye bamaLevi, bonke ababekwazi ukubethwa izinto zokubethwa.
13Babephethe abathwali bemithwalo, bengababonisi bonke abenza umsebenzi kunoma iyiphi inkonzo; kumaLevi kwakukhona ababhali nezikhulu nabalindisango.
14Lapho beyikhipha imali eyayilethwe endlini kaJehova, uHilikiya umpristi wathola incwadi yomthetho kaJehova eyanikezwa ngesandla sikaMose.
15UHilikiya waphendula, wathi kuShafani umbhali: “Ngifumene incwadi yomthetho endlini kaJehova.” UHilikiya wayinika uShafani incwadi.
16UShafani wayiyisa incwadi enkosini, wayibuyisela inkosi, wathi: “Konke okuphathiswe izinceku zakho ziyakwenza.”
17Base beyiqoqa imali eyatholwa endlini kaJehova, bayinikela esandleni sababonisi nasesandleni sezisebenzi.
18UShafani umbhali wayitshela inkosi, wathi: “UHilikiya umpristi unginike incwadi. UShafani wayifunda phambi kwenkosi.
19Lapho inkosi isizwa amazwi omthetho, yaklebhula izingubo zayo.
20Inkosi yabayala oHilikiya, no-Ahikamu, indodana kaShafani, no-Abidoni, indodana kaMika, noShafani umbhali, no-Asaya inceku yenkosi, yathi:
21Hambani ningibuzele kuJehova, nangenxa yabaseleyo kwa-Israyeli noJuda, ngamazwi encwadi efunyenweyo; ngokuba inkulu intukuthelo kaJehova ethelulwe phezu kwethu, ngokuba obaba abaligcinanga izwi likaJehova ukuba benze njengakho konke okulotshwe kule ncwadi.
22UHilikiya nababemisa inkosi baya kuHulida umprofethikazi, umkaShalumi, indodana kaThikwati, indodana kaHazira, umlindi wezingubo; (manje wayehlala eJerusalema ekolishi;) bakhuluma kuye ngakho.
23Wathi kubo: “Usho kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi:
24Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: “Bheka, ngiyakwehlisela okubi phezu kwale ndawo naphezu kwabakhileyo kuyo, zonke iziqalekiso ezilotshwe encwadini abayifunda phambi kwenkosi yakwaJuda.
25Ngokuba bangishiyile, bashunqa umusi kwabanye onkulunkulu, ukuba bangidlalise ngayo yonke imisebenzi yezandla zabo; ngalokho ulaka lwami luyakuthululwa phezu kwale ndawo, lungayikucinywa.
26Kepha inkosi yakwaJuda owayithuma ukuba ibuze kuJehova, usho kuyo ukuthi: ‘Usho kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli ngamazwi owazwileyo;
27Ngokuba inhliziyo yakho yayithambile, wazithoba phambi kukaNkulunkulu lapho wezwa amazwi akhe ngale ndawo nabakhileyo kuyo, wazithoba phambi kwami, waklebhula izingubo zakho, wakhala phambi kwami; nami nginizwile,” usho uJehova.
28Bheka, ngiyakukubuthela koyihlo, ubuthelwe ethuneni lakho ngokuthula, amehlo akho angaboni konke okubi engiyakukwehlisela phezu kwale ndawo naphezu kwabakhileyo kuyo. Ngakho balibuyisela ilizwi lenkosi.
29Inkosi yasithuma, yabiza wonke amadoda amadala akoJuda leJerusalema.
30Inkosi yakhuphukela endlini kaJehova kanye nawo wonke amadoda akwaJuda nabakhileyo eJerusalema nabapristi namaLevi nabantu bonke, abakhulu nabancane, yafunda ezindlebeni zabo wonke amazwi encwadi. Yesivumelwano esatholwa endlini kaJehova.
31Inkosi yema endaweni yayo, yenza isivumelwano phambi kukaJehova sokulandela uJehova nokugcina imiyalo yakhe nobufakazi bakhe nezimiso zakhe ngayo yonke inhliziyo yayo nangawo wonke umphefumulo wayo emazwini esivumelwano alotshwe kule ncwadi.
32Wabamisa lapho bonke ababekhona eJerusalema nakwaBenjamini. Futhi abakhileyo eJerusalema benza ngokuvumelana nesivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu, uNkulunkulu wawoyise.
33UJosiya wasusa zonke izinengiso emazweni onke angawabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, wenza ukuba bonke ababekhona kwa-Israyeli bakhonze uJehova uNkulunkulu wabo. Futhi zonke izinsuku zakhe abazange baphambuke ekulandeleni uJehova, uNkulunkulu wawoyise.
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