2 IziKronike
29:1 UHezekiya waqala ukubusa eneminyaka engamashumi amabili nanhlanu, futhi yena
wabusa iminyaka engamashumi amabili nesishiyagalolunye eJerusalema. Futhi igama likanina kwakungu
u-Abiya indodakazi kaZakariya.
29:2 Wenza okulungile emehlweni kaJehova, ngokuvumelana
konke akwenzileyo uDavide uyise.
29:3 Ngomnyaka wokuqala wokubusa kwakhe, ngenyanga yokuqala, wavula iminyango
endlini kaJehova, wazilungisa.
29:4 Wabangenisa abapristi namaLevi, wababutha
ndawonye emgwaqeni osempumalanga,
29:5 Wathi kubo: "Ngizweni, nina maLevi, zingcweliseni
ngcwelisani indlu kaJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyihlo, niyikhiphe
ukungcola okuvela endaweni engcwele.
29:6 Ngoba okhokho bethu baphambukile, futhi benza okubi emehlweni
amehlo kaJehova uNkulunkulu wethu, futhi bamshiyile, futhi bafulathele
ubuso babo busuka endlini kaJehova, bafulathela.
29:7 Bazivala iminyango yompheme, bacisha izibani;
anishisanga impepho, aninikelanga ngeminikelo yokushiswa endaweni engcwele
indawo kuNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli.
29:8 Ngakho intukuthelo kaJehova yaba phezu kukaJuda neJerusalema, futhi yena
ubanikele osizini, nasesimangazweni, nasentweni encimfelwayo njengani
bheka ngamehlo akho.
29:9 Ngoba bheka, obaba baye bawa ngenkemba, namadodana ethu kanye nezethu
amadodakazi nabafazi bethu basekuthunjweni ngenxa yalokhu.
29:10 Manje sekusenhliziyweni yami ukwenza isivumelwano noJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli.
ukuze ulaka lwakhe oluvuthayo lusuke kithi.
29:11 Amadodana ami, musani kude manje, ngoba uJehova unikhethile ukuba nime
phambi kwakhe ukuba nimkhonze, nimkhonze, nishise
impepho.
29:12 Khona-ke amaLevi asukuma, Mahati, indodana ka-Amasayi, noJoweli indodana
ngu-Azariya emadodaneni amaKohati; emadodaneni kaMerari: nguKishi
indodana ka-Abidi, no-Azariya indodana kaJehaleli;
abakwaGershoni; uJowa indodana kaZima no-Edene indodana kaJowa;
29:13 Emadodaneni ka-Elisafani: emadodaneni kaShimri, noJehiyeli
u-Asafa; uZakariya, noMathaniya:
29:14 Emadodaneni kaHemani: emadodaneni kaJehiyeli noShimeyi
iJeduthuni; noShemaya no-Uziyeli.
29:15 Babutha abafowabo, bazingcwelisa, beza.
ngokomyalo wenkosi, ngamazwi kaJehova, ukuze
hlanza indlu kaJehova.
29:16 Abapristi bangena endaweni engaphakathi yendlu kaJehova, ukuze
alihlambulule, akhiphe konke ukungcola abakufumana phakathi
ithempeli likaJehova egcekeni lendlu kaJehova. Futhi i
AmaLevi akuthatha, ukuze akukhiphele ngaphandle emfudlaneni iKidroni.
29:17 Manje baqala ngosuku lokuqala lwenyanga yokuqala ukungcwelisa, futhi
ngosuku lwesishiyagalombili lwenyanga bafika emphemeni kaJehova;
bangcwelisa indlu kaJehova ngezinsuku eziyisishiyagalombili; kwathi ngosuku lweshumi nesithupha
ngenyanga yokuqala baqeda.
29:18 Khona-ke bangena kuHezekiya inkosi, futhi bathi: "Sikuhlambulule konke
indlu kaJehova, ne-altare lomnikelo wokushiswa kanye nazo zonke izitha
izitsha zalo, netafula lezinkwa zokubukwa, nazo zonke izitsha zalo.
29:19 Futhi zonke izitsha inkosi u-Ahazi ekubuseni kwayo yalahla kuzo
isiphambeko sakhe, sizilungisile sazingcwelisa, futhi, bheka, bona
ziphambi kwe-altare likaJehova.
29:20 Khona-ke uHezekiya inkosi wavuka ekuseni, futhi wabutha ababusi bomuzi.
wenyukela endlini kaJehova.
29:21 Futhi baletha izinkunzi eziyisikhombisa, nezinqama eziyisikhombisa, namawundlu ayisikhombisa, futhi
izimpongo eziyisikhombisa, zibe ngumnikelo wesono wombuso, nowenkosi
indawo engcwele, nekaJuda. Futhi wayala abapristi, amadodana ka-Aroni
ukuze anikele ngazo e-altare likaJehova.
29:22 Ngakho bazibulala izinkunzi, futhi abapristi bamukela igazi, futhi
bafafaza ngawo e-altare; kanjalo lapho sebehlaba izinqama
bafafaza ngegazi e-altare, bawahlaba amawundlu, awenza
ufafaze i-altare ngegazi.
29:23 Base beletha izimpongo zomnikelo wesono phambi kwenkosi
nebandla; basebebeka izandla phezu kwabo.
29:24 Abapristi bababulala, futhi benza ukubuyisana nabo
igazi phezu kwe-altare, ukwenzela u-Israyeli wonke ukubuyisana, ngenxa yenkosi
wayala ukuba kwenziwe umnikelo wokushiswa nomnikelo wesono
ku-Israyeli wonke.
29:25 Futhi wabeka amaLevi endlini kaJehova, kanye namasimbali
nezingubhu, namahabhu, ngokomyalo kaDavide, kanye
kaGadi umboni wenkosi, noNathani umprofethi, ngokuba kwakunjalo uJehova
isiyalezo sikaJehova ngabaprofethi bakhe.
29:26 Futhi amaLevi ayemi kanye izinsimbi zomculo kaDavide, nabapristi
ngamacilongo.
29:27 UHezekiya wayala ukunikela ngomnikelo wokushiswa phezu kwe-altare. Futhi
lapho umnikelo wokushiswa uqala, ingoma kaJehova yaqala futhi
namacilongo, nezinto zokubethwa ezamiswa nguDavide inkosi yakwa-Israyeli.
29:28 Ibandla lonke lakhuleka, nabahlabeleli bahlabelela, nezwi
abamacilongo babetha; konke lokho kwaqhubeka kwaze kwaba ngumnikelo wokushiswa
qedile.
29:29 Futhi lapho sebeqedile ukunikela, inkosi nabo bonke ababekhona
ababekhona kanye naye bakhothama, bakhuleka.
29:30 Futhi uHezekiya inkosi nezikhulu wayala amaLevi ukuba ahlabelele
indumiso kuJehova ngamazwi kaDavide naka-Asafa umboni. Futhi
bahlabelela izindumiso ngentokozo, bakhothamisa amakhanda abo, futhi
bakhonzwa.
" 29:31 Khona-ke uHezekiya waphendula, wathi: "Manje nizihlukanisele
Jehova, sondela, ulethe imihlatshelo neminikelo yokubonga phakathi
indlu kaJehova. Ibandla laletha imihlatshelo nokubonga
iminikelo; futhi bonke ababenenhliziyo ekhululekile iminikelo yokushiswa.
29:32 nenani leminikelo yokushiswa ibandla elayiletha,
izinkunzi ezingamashumi ayisikhombisa, nezinqama eziyikhulu, namawundlu angamakhulu amabili;
zonke lezi zazingumnikelo wokushiswa kuJehova.
29:33 Futhi izinto ezingcwele zazingamakhulu ayisithupha izinkabi nezinkulungwane ezintathu
izimvu.
29:34 Kodwa abapristi babeyingcosana kakhulu, ukuze abakwazanga ukuhlinza zonke ezishisiwe
ngalokho abafowabo amaLevi babasiza kwaze kwaba sekufeni
umsebenzi waphela, baze bazingcwelisa abanye abapristi;
ngoba amaLevi ayeqotho ngenhliziyo ukuze azingcwelise
abapristi.
29:35 Futhi iminikelo yokushiswa yayiminingi, kanye namanoni
iminikelo yokuthula, neminikelo yokuphuzwa yayo yonke iminikelo yokushiswa. Ngakho
inkonzo yendlu kaJehova yamiswa.
29:36 Futhi uHezekiya wajabula, futhi bonke abantu, ukuthi uNkulunkulu ayebalungisele
abantu: ngokuba le nto yenzeka ngokuzumayo.