2 IziKronike
30:1 UHezekiya wathumela kuye wonke u-Israyeli noJuda, futhi wabhala izincwadi
u-Efrayimi noManase, ukuze beze endlini kaJehova
eJerusalema, ukwenzela uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli iphasika.
30:2 Ngoba inkosi yayicebisile, nezikhulu zayo, kanye nabo bonke
ibandla eJerusalema, ukugcina iphasika ngenyanga yesibili.
30:3 Ngoba babengenakuyigcina ngaleso sikhathi, ngoba abapristi babengazange
bazingcwelisa ngokwanele, nabantu babengakabuthani
kanyekanye eJerusalema.
30:4 Futhi le nto yajabulisa enkosini nakulo lonke ibandla.
30:5 Base bemisa isimemezelo ukuba kumenyezelwe ku-Israyeli wonke,
kusukela eBeri Sheba kuze kufike kwaDani, ukuze beze ukugcina iphasika
kuJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli eJerusalema, ngokuba babengenzanga nge
isikhathi eside njengalokhu kulotshiwe.
30:6 Ngakho izikhala zahamba nezincwadi ezivela enkosini nezikhulu zayo
kuye wonke u-Israyeli noJuda, futhi ngokuvumelana nomyalo kaJehova
inkosi, yathi: “Nina bantwana bakwa-Israyeli, buyelani kuJehova uNkulunkulu wabo
o-Abrahama, no-Isaka, no-Israyeli, uyakubuyela kuyo insali yenu;
abaphunyukileyo esandleni samakhosi ase-Asiriya.
30:7 Futhi ungabi njengoyihlo, futhi njengabafowenu, okuyinto
baphambuka kuJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyise owabanikayo
kuze kube yincithakalo, njengoba nibona.
30:8 Manje ningabi lukhuni intamo, njengoba kwenza oyihlo, kodwa zinikele.
kuJehova, bangene endlini yakhe engcwele ayingcwelisile
kuze kube phakade, nikhonze uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu ngenxa yolaka lwakhe oluvuthayo
angase akufulathele.
30:9 Ngoba uma ubuyela eNkosini, abafowenu nabantwana benu
uyakuthola ububele phambi kwabathumbayo, ukuze bona
lizabuyela kulelilizwe, ngoba uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu ulomusa njalo
elesihawu, njalo kayibususi ubuso bakhe kini, uba libuyela kuye
yena.
30:10 Ngakho izigxobo zadlula emzini ngomuzi ezweni lakwa-Efrayimi futhi
uManase kwaZebuloni, kepha babahleka usulu, baklolodela
bona.
30:11 Nokho abahlukani baka-Asheri noManase nabakwaZebuloni bazithoba
beza eJerusalema.
30:12 Futhi kwaJuda isandla sikaNkulunkulu sasikhona ukubanika inhliziyo eyodwa ukwenza
umyalo wenkosi nowezikhulu ngezwi likaJehova.
30:13 Kwabuthana eJerusalema abantu abaningi ukuba bagubhe umkhosi
isinkwa esingenamvubelo ngenyanga yesibili, ibandla elikhulu kakhulu.
30:14 Futhi basukuma futhi basusa ama-altare ayeseJerusalema, futhi bonke
ama-altare empepho bawasusa, bawaphonsa emfuleni
Kidroni.
30:15 Basebehlaba iphasika ngosuku lweshumi nane lwenyanga yesibili.
abapristi namaLevi baba namahloni, bazingcwelisa;
bangenisa iminikelo yokushiswa endlini kaJehova.
30:16 Futhi bema ezindaweni zabo, ngokuvumelana nomthetho
kaMose, umuntu kaNkulunkulu; abapristi bafafaza igazi ababelichitha
wamukela esandleni samaLevi.
30:17 Ngoba kwakukhona abaningi ebandleni ababengangcweliswanga.
ngalokho amaLevi ayenomsebenzi wokubulala amaphasika
bonke ababengahlambulukile, ukubangcwelisa kuJehova.
30:18 Ngoba uquqaba lwabantu, abaningi bakwa-Efrayimi, futhi uManase,
u-Isakare noZebuloni babengazihlambululanga, nokho babedla isinkwa
iphasika ngenye indlela kulotshiwe. Kodwa uHezekiya wabathandazela,
besithi: INkosi enhle ibathethelele bonke
30:19 Olungisa inhliziyo yakhe ukufuna uNkulunkulu, uJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyise.
lanxa engahlanjululwanga njengokuhlanjululwa
indawo engcwele.
30:20 Futhi uJehova wamlalela uHezekiya, futhi welapha abantu.
30:21 Futhi abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ababekhona eJerusalema bawugcina umkhosi
wesinkwa esingenamvubelo izinsuku eziyisikhombisa ngokujabula okukhulu; namaLevi kanye
abapristi bamdumisa uJehova imihla ngemihla, behuba ngezinsimbi ezizwakalayo
kuJehova.
30:22 UHezekiya wakhuluma kahle kuwo wonke amaLevi, ababefundisa okuhle
ukumazi uJehova; badla emkhosini izinsuku eziyisikhombisa;
banikele iminikelo yokuthula, bavume izono kuJehova uNkulunkulu wabo
obaba.
23 Ibandla lonke lacebisana ukwenza ezinye izinsuku eziyisikhombisa;
wagcina ezinye izinsuku eziyisikhombisa ngokujabula.
30:24 Ngoba uHezekiya, inkosi yakwaJuda, wanika ibandla inkulungwane
izinkunzi nezimvu eziyizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa; izikhulu zanika
ibandla izinkunzi eziyinkulungwane nezimvu eziyizinkulungwane eziyishumi, nenkulu
inani labapristi bazingcwelisa.
30:25 Futhi lonke ibandla lakwaJuda, kanye nabapristi namaLevi, futhi
lonke ibandla elaphuma kwa-Israyeli, nabafokazi
baphuma ezweni lakwa-Israyeli, nabakhileyo kwaJuda, bathokoza.
30:26 Kwaba khona ukuthokoza okukhulu eJerusalema, ngokuba kusukela ezinsukwini zikaSolomoni
indodana kaDavide inkosi yakwa-Israyeli kwakungekho okunjalo eJerusalema.
30:27 Khona-ke abapristi amaLevi basukuma, futhi bababusisa abantu
izwi lezwakala, nomkhuleko wabo wakhuphukela endaweni yakhe yokuhlala engcwele;
kuze kube sezulwini.