Wakha nezindlu zezindawo eziphakemeyo , wenza abapristi ngeningi labantu abangesiwo amadodana kaLevi.

UJerobowamu wagubha umkhosi ngenyanga yesishiyagalombili ngosuku lweshumi nanhlanu lwenyanga njengomkhosi wakwaJuda , wenyukela e - altare; wenze njalo eBethele ukuba ahlabele amathole awenzileyo ; wabeka eBethele abapristi bezindawo eziphakemeyo azenzileyo.

Emva kwalokho uJerobowamu akaphendukanga nokho endleleni yakhe embi, kepha wabuye wenza abapristi bezindawo eziphakemeyo ngeningi labantu; othandayo wahlukaniselwa, wabangumpristi wendawo ephakemeyo.

Kwathi lapho abapristi sebephumile enda weni engcwele , ifu lagcwalisa indlu kaJehova,

abapristi baze bangema ukukhonza ngenxa yefu , ngokuba inkazimulo kaJehova yagcwalisa indlu kaJehova.

Esefikile onke amalunga akwa-Israyeli, abapristi baphakamisa umphongolo.

Abapristi bawungenisa umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova endaweni yawo egumbini lendlu , indawo engcwelengcwele , phansi kwamaphiko amakherubi.

UDavide wabiza oSadoki no -Abiyathara abapristi, namaLevi o-Uriyeli, no- Asaya, noJoweli, noShemaya, no-Eliyeli, no-Aminadaba, wathi kubo:

Base bezingcwelisa abapristi namaLevi ukuba bawukhuphule umphongolo kaJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli.

OShebaniya, noJehoshafati, noNethaneli, no-Amasayi, noZakariya, noBenaya, no-Eliyezeri, abapristi, bashaya amacilongo phambi komphongolo kaNkulunkulu; o-Obede Edomi noJehiya babe ngabalindisango bomphongolo.

noSadoki umpris ti nabafowabo abapristi ngaphambi kwetabernakele likaJehova endaweni ephakemeyo eyayiseGibeyoni

noBenaya noJahaziyeli abapristi, benamacilongo njalo phambi komphongolo wesivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu. Ihubo likaDavide

Abanye bamadodana abapristi bagxoba amakha aba ngamafutha.

Inkosi yayisithumela ukubiza u -Ahimeleki umpristi, indodana ka-Ahithubi, nendlu yonke kayise, abapristi ababeseNobi; beza bonke enkosini.

Inkosi yathi kuzo izigijimi ezazimi ngakuyo : Sondelani, nibulale abapristi bakaJehova, ngokuba nesandla sabo sinaye uDavide nangokuba bazi ukuthi uDavide wabaleka , bengakwambulelanga kimi . Kepha izinceku zenkosi azivumanga ukwelula isandla sazo ukuba zisukele abapristi bakaJehova.

Inkosi yathi kuDowegi : Sondela wena , usukele abapristi . UDowegi wabakwa-Edomi wasondela , wabasukela abapristi , wabulala ngalolo suku abantu abangamashumi ayisishiyagalombili nanhlanu , abembethe ingubo yamahlombe yelineni.

U-Abiyathara wamtshela uDavide ukuthi uSawule ubulele abapristi bakaJehova.

Ngalokho abapristi bakaDagoni nabo bonke abangena endlini kaDagoni abanyatheli embundwini kaDagoni e-Ashidodi kuze kube namuhla. AmaFilisti ayahlushwa yisandla sikaJehova

AmaFilisti abiza abapristi nababhuli , athi: Siyakwenze njani ngomphongolo kaJehova na? Saziseni ukuthi singawubuyisela kanjani endaweni yawo.

Ngalokho ngibizele bonke abaprofethi bakaBali, zonke izinceku zakhe, nabo bonke abapristi bakhe, kungasali muntu, ngokuba nginomhlatshelo omkhulu kuBali; bonke abafunyaniswa bengekho abayikuphila . Kepha uJehu wakwenza ngobuqili ukuba abhubhise izinceku zikaBali.

Kwathi ngomnyaka wamashumi amabili nantathu wenkosi uJehowashi abapristi babengakazilungisi izimfa zendlu.

Inkosi uJehowashi yayisibiza uJehoyada umpristi nabanye abapristi , yathi kubo: Anilungisi ngani izimfa zendlu na ? Ngalokho ningabe nisathatha imali yabangane benu, kepha niyinikelele izimfa zendlu.

Abapristi bavuma ukuba bangabe besamukela imali kubantu, futhi bangazilungisi izimfa zendlu.

UJehoyada, umpristi, wayesethatha umphongolo , wabhoboza imbobo esivalweni sawo , wawubeka eceleni kwe -altare ngakwesok unene lapho umuntu engena endlini kaJehova ; abapristi abalinda umbundu bafaka khona yonke imali eyalethwa endlini kaJehova.

Kepha babemkhonza noJehova , bazenzela phakathi kwabo abapristi bezindawo eziphakemeyo ababahlabela ezindlini zezindawo eziphakemeyo.

Yathuma u-Eliyakimi owayephezu kwendlu, noShebina umbhali, namalunga abapristi, bembeswe izindwangu zamasaka , ku-Isaya u mprofethi, indodana ka-Amose.

Wabulala ema -altare bonke abapristi basezindaweni eziphakemeyo ababe lapho, washisa amathambo abantu phezu kwawo, wabuyela eJerusalema.

Yabasusa abapristi bezithombe amakhosi akwaJuda abamisele ukushisa impepho ezindaweni eziphakemeyo e mizini yakwaJuda nanxazonke zeJerusalema, kanye nabashisa impepho kuBali nakulo ilanga n enyanga nezinkanyezi nalo lonke ibandla lasezulwini.

Yakhipha bonke abaprist i emizini yakwaJuda , yangcolisa izindawo eziphakemeyo, lapho abapristi bebeshise khona impepho , kusukela eGeba kuze kube seBeri Sheba ; yadiliza izindawo eziphakemeyo zasemasangweni asesikhaleni sesango likaJoshuwa umphathimuzi , ezazingakwesokhohlo somuntu ngasesangweni lomuzi.

Kodwa abapristi basezindaweni eziphakemeyo babengenyukeli e -altare likaJehova eJerusalema , kepha badla isinkwa esingenamvubelo phakathi kwabafowabo.

Emizini yonke , yileyo naleyo , wabeka izihlangu nemikhonto , wayiqinisa kakhulu impela. ElakwaJuda nelakwaBenjamini lalingelakhe. Abapristi namaLevi baya kwaJuda

Abapristi namaLevi ayekwa -Israyeli wonke bazihlanganisa naye bephuma emikhawulweni yonke.

wazimisela abapristi bezindawo eziphakemeyo , nabamademoni, nabamathole awenzileyo.

Lapho uJuda esephenduka , bheka, impi yayingaphambili nangasemva kwabo; bakhala kuJehova, abapristi bakhalisa amacilongo.

Anixoshanga yini abapristi bakaJehova , amadodana ka -Aroni namaLev i, nazenzela abapristi ngendlela yabantu bezizwe ; bonke abafika ukwahlukaniselwa, bephethe iduna nezinqama eziyisikhombisa , bangaba ngabapristi babangesibo onkulunkulu.

zinamaLevi oShemaya , noNethaniya, noZebadiya, no-Asaheli, noShemiramoti, noJehonathani, no-Adoniya, noThobiya, noThobi Adoniya, amaLevi, beno-Elishama noJehoramu, abapristi.

Wabutha abapristi namaLevi, wathi kubo: Phumani niye emizini yakwaJuda, niqoqe ku -Israyeli wonke imali yokulungisa indlu kaNkulunkulu wenu iminyaka ngeminyaka, niyisheshise le ndaba. Kepha amaLevi awasheshanga.

U-Azariya umpristi wangena em va kwakhe, bekhona kanye naye abapristi bakaJehova abangamashumi ayisishiyagalombili, amadoda anamandla;

Wayesethukuthela u -Uziya; wayenomcengezi womlilo esandleni sakhe ukuba ashise impepho ; esabathukuthelele abapristi , kwaqhamuka uchoko ebunzini lakhe phambi kwabapristi endlini kaJehova eceleni kwe -altare lempepho.

U-Azariya, umpristi omkhulu , nabo bonke abapristi bambuka ; bheka, wayenochoko ebunzini lakhe; bashesha bamkhipha khona; naye waphuthuma ukuphuma, ngokuba uJehova wayemshayile.

Abapristi bangena kokuphakathi kwendlu kaJehova ukuba bayihlambulule , nakho konke ukungcola abakufumanisayo ethempelini likaJehova bakukhiphela egcekeni lendlu kaJehova . AmaLevi akuthatha , akukhipha, akuyisa emfudlaneni iKidroni.

Baletha izinkunzi eziyisikhombisa , nezinqama eziyisikhombisa , namawundlu ayisikhombisa, nezimpongo eziyisikhombisa, kube ngumnikelo wokona ngombuso nangendlu engcwele nangoJuda . Wayaleza abapristi , amadodana ka-Aroni, ukuba banikele ngakho e-altare likaJehova.

Base bezihlaba izinkunzi; abapristi bamukela igazi, bafafaza ngalo i-altare; bazibulala izinqama , bafafaza i -altare ngegazi ; bawabulala amawundlu , bafafaza i-altare ngegazi.

abapristi bazihlaba , benza umnikelo wesono ngegazi lazo e -altare ukuba benzele u -Israyeli won ke ukubuyisana , ngokuba inkosi yayaleza ukuba umnikelo wokushiswa nomnikelo wesono ube ngoka-Israyeli wonke.

Abapristi babe yingcosana nje , babengenakuhlinza yonke iminikelo yokushiswa; abafowabo amaLevi base bebasiza , waze waphela umsebenzi , nabapristi baze bazingcwelisa , ngokuba amaLevi ayelungele ngezinhliziyo kunabapristi ukuba azingcwelise.

Wangenisa abapristi namaLevi, wababutha esigcawini ngasempumalanga,

Base belihlaba iphasika ngolweshumi nane lwenyanga yesibili ; abapristi namaLevi babe namahloni , bazingcwelisa, baletha iminikelo yokushiswa endlini kaJehova.

Bema ezindaweni zabo njengehlelo labo ngokomthetho kaMose , umuntu kaNkulunkulu; abapristi bafafaza ngegazi elalisesandleni samaLevi.

Ngokuba uHezekiya inkosi yakwaJuda wayenikile ibandla izinkunzi eziyinkulungwane nezimvu eziyizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa zibe yiminikelo, nezikhulu zazinikile ibandla izinkunzi eziyinkulungwane nezimvu eziyizinkulungwane eziyishumi; abapristi abaningi bazingcwelisa.

Base besukuma abapristi namaLevi , bababusisa abantu ; izwi labo lezwakala, nomkhuleko wabo wafika endaweni yakhe engcwele ezulwini.

Ngokuba babengenakulenza ngaleso sikhathi , lokhu abapristi bebengazingcwelisanga ngokwaneleyo nabantu bebengakabuthani eJerusalema.

abapristi babhalwa ngezindlu zawoyise , namaLevi abhalwa kusukela kwaneminyaka engamashumi amabil i kuya phezulu ngezimfanelo zawo nezigaba zawo.

Namadodana ka -Aroni, abapristi ababe semasimini amadlelo emizi yabo , imizi ngemizi , ayenamadoda abizwa ngegama ukuba anike bonke abesilisa babapristi nawo onke amaLevi abhaliweyo ngezizukulwane izabelo.

UHezekiya wamisa izigaba zabapristi nezamaLevi ngezigaba zabo , kwaba yilowo nalowo njengenkonzo yakhe , abapristi namaLevi beminikelo yokushiswa neminikelo yokuthula, ukuba bakhonze , babonge, badumise emasangweni ekamu likaJehova,

Washo kubantu abakhileyo eJerusalema ukuba banike abapristi namaLevi izabelo, ukuze babambelele emthethweni kaJehova.

UHezekiya wababuza abapristi namaLevi ngezinqwaba.

Wawashisa amathambo abapristi ema -altare abo , wahlambulula uJuda neJerusalema.

Yayisilungiswa-ke inkonzo ; abapristi bema ezindaweni zabo namaLevi ngezigaba zawo njengesiyalezo senkosi.

Balihlaba iphasika, abapristi bafafaza ngezandla zabo, amaLevi alihlinza.

Ngasemuva azilungiselela wona nabapristi, ngokuba abapristi, amadodana ka-Aroni, babesekunikeleni iminikelo namanoni kwaze kwaba sebusuku ; ngalokho amaLevi azilungiselela wona nabapristi, amadodana ka-Aroni.

Wamisa abapristi ezikhundleni zabo , wabaqinisa emsebenzini wendlu kaJehova.

Izikhulu zakhe zabanika abantu , nabapristi, namaLevi iminikelo yesihle . OHilikiya, noZakariya, noJehiyeli, abaphathi bendlu kaNkulunkulu, babanika abapristi amawundlu ayizinkulungwa ne ezimbili namakhulu ayisithupha nezinkabi ezingamakhulu amathathu, kube ngokweminikelo yephasika.

Wenza imicengezi eyishumi , wabeka eyisihlanu ngakwesokunene neyisihlanu ngakwesokhohlo ukuhla mbela kuyo ; okweminikelo yokushiswa babekugezela kuyo, kepha ulwandle lwalungolokuhlambela abapristi.

Kwathi lapho abapristi seb ephumile endaweni engcwele ngokuba bonke abapristi ababe khona babezingcwelisile bengazigcinanga izigaba zabo,

kusemi ngasempumalanga kwe -altare amaLevi, abahlabeleli bonke, kanye no-Asafa, noHemani, noJeduthuni, namadodana abo, nabafowabo, bembethe ilineni elicolekileyo , bephethe amasimbali , nezingubhu, namahabhu, kukhona kanye nabo abapristi abayikhulu namash umi amabili bekhalisa amacilongo

baze bangema abapristi ukukhonza ngenxa yefu ; ngokuba inkazimulo kaJehova yagcwalisa indlu kaNkulunkulu.

Abapristi ba wungenisa umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova endaweni yawo egumbini lendlu , indawo engcwelengcwele , phansi kwamaphiko amakherubi.

Ngalokho: Vuka, Jehova Nkulunkulu, uze endaweni yakho yokuphumula , wena nomp hongolo wamandla akho ; abapristi bakho , Jehova Nkulunkulu , mabembathiswe ukusindiswa , nabathembekileyo bakho mabatho koze ngokuhle.

Abapristi babengenakungena endlini kaJehova , ngokuba inkazimulo kaJehova yagcwalisa indlu kaJehova.

Abapristi bema njengezikhundla zabo kanye namaLev i, benezinto zokubethwa ayezenzile uDavide inkosi ukuba babonge uJehova , ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade , lapho uDavide edumisa ngezandla zabo ; abapristi bakhalisa amacilongo ngaphambi kwabo, esemi wonke u-Israyeli.

Abakho lapho nawe oSadoki no-Abiyathara abapristi na ? Kuyakuthi konke okuzwayo endlini yenkosi ukutshele oSadoki no-Abiyathara abapristi.

UHushayi wayesethi kuSadoki naku -Abiyathara abapristi : U-Ahithofeli weluleka u -Abisalomu namalunga akwa-Israyeli kanje nakanje ; mina ngeluleke kanje nakanje.

Inkosi uDavide yathumela kuSadoki naku -Abiyathara abapristi , yathi: Khulumani kumalunga akwaJuda , nithi: Kungani ukuba nibe ngabokugcina ukubuyisela inkosi endlini yayo , lokhu kufinyelele enkosini nasendlini yayo konke ukukhuluma kuka-Israyeli, na?

Abapristi balo ngiyakubembesa insindiso; abangcwele balo bayakumemeza nokumemeza ngenjabulo.

Abapristi bakho mabembeswe ukulunga, abangcwele bakho bethabe.

Abapristi babo bawa ngenkemba; abafelokazi babo abaze balila.

Ngazibiza izithandwa zami, zangikhohlisa. Abapristi bami namalunga ami bafela emzini, besafuna ukudla ukuba babuyise umphefumulo wabo.

Izindlela zaseSiyoni ziyalila ngokuba kungeziwa emikhosini emisiweyo; onke amasango achithekile , abapristi balo bayabubula ; izintombi zalo ziyahlupheka, nalo linomunyu.

Kwathi ngangomuso ifuna ukwazi iqiniso lalokho amangalelwe ngakho ngabaJuda, yamkhulula, yayala ukuba abapristi abakhulu nomphakathi wonke ubuthane, yamehlisa uPawulu phambi kwabo.

kwathi ngiseJerusalema , abapristi abakhulu namalunga abaJuda babika ngaye becela ukuba ilahlwe;

abapristi abakhulu nezikhulu zabaJuda base bemangalela uPawulu kuye , bamncenga,

Kepha besakhuluma kubantu , abapristi nenduna yethempeli nabaSadusi babafikela,

Sebeyekiwe baya kwabakubo, babika konke abapristi abakhulu namalunga abekushilo kubo.

Abapristi bonke kambe bemi bekhonza imihla ngemihla , benikela kaningi ngayona leyo mihlatshelo engasoze yaba namandla okususa izono;

Ngokuba uma ebesemhlabeni, ubengayikuba ngumpristi nakanye , ngokuba bakhona abapristi abanikela ngeminikelo ngomthetho,

Kepha lezo zinto zilungisiwe ngokunjalo , abapristi bangena njalo etabernakele lokuqala befeza izinkonzo,

Ngalokho abapristi abakhulu nabaFarisi base bemema umphakathi , bathi: Siyakwenze njani na? Lo muntu wenza izibonakaliso eziningi;

Abapristi abakhulu nabaFarisi babekhiphe umyalo wokuthi uma kukh ona owaziyo lapho ekhona, ababikele, ukuze bambambe.

Kepha abapristi abakhulu benza icebo lokuba babulale noLazaru,

Ngakho bamemeza bathi : Susa, susa, mbethele esiphambanweni ! Wathi kubo uPilatu : Ngibethele inkosi yenu na ? Abapristi abakhulu baphendula bathi: Asinankosi, uKesari kuphela.

Base bethi abapristi abakhulu babaJuda kuPilatu : Ungalobi ukuthi: Inkosi yabaJuda, kepha ukuba yena wathi: NgiyiNkosi yabaJuda.

Bathi bembona abapristi abakhulu nezikhonzi , bamemeza bathi: Mbethele, mbethele esiphambanweni! UPilatu wathi kubo : Mthatheni nina, nimbethele esiphambanweni, ngokuba angifumani cala kuye.

Lokhu kungubufakazi bukaJohane mhla abaJuda bethuma abapristi namaLevi bephuma eJerusalema ukuba bambuze ukuthi: Wena ungubani na?

AbaFarisi bezwa isixuku sikhonona ngalezo zinto ngaye; abapristi abakhulu nabaFarisi base bethuma izikhonzi ukuba zimbambe.

Wayefundisa ethempelini imihla ngemihla . Kepha abapristi abakhulu , nababhali, nezikhulu zabantu bafuna ukumbulala.

Kwathi ngolunye lwezinsuku lezo esafundisa abantu ethempelini , eshumayela ivangeli , abapristi abakhulu nababhali bekanye namalunga bamvukela.

Abapristi abakhulu nababhali bafuna ukuba bangambulala kanjani; ngokuba babesaba abantu. Umvuzo wokumkhaphela uJesu (Math. 26:14; Mark. 14:10)

Abapristi abakhulu nababhali babemi bemmangalela kakhulu.

UPilatu wabizela ndawonye abapristi abakhulu nababusi nabantu,

ukuthi abapristi abakhulu nababusi bethu bamkhaphela ukunqunyelwa ukufa, baze bambethela esiphambanweni.

Abapristi abakhulu nababhali bekuzwa lokho bazindla ngokuthi bangambhubhisa kanjani , ngokuba babemesaba, lokhu isixuk u sonke samangala ngokufundisa kwakhe.

Babuye bafika eJerusalema ; kwathi ehamba ethempelini , beza kuye abapristi abakhulu, nababhali, namalunga,

Emva kwezinsuku ezimbili kwaba khona iPhasika nomkhosi wesinkwa esingenamvubelo; abapristi abakhulu nababhali bafuna isu lokumbamba ngobuqili, bambulale.

Base bemusa uJesu kumpristi omkhulu ; kwabuthana bonke abapristi abakhulu namalunga nababhali.

Abapristi abakhulu nomphakathi wonke bafuna ubufakazi ngoJesu ukuba bambulale, kepha ababufumananga.

Kwathi masinyane ekuseni abapristi abakhulu namalunga nababhali nomphakathi wonke benza icebo , bambopha uJesu , bamqhuba, bamnikela kuPilatu.

Ngokuba wayekwazi ukuthi abapristi abakhulu bamnikele ngomhawu.

Kepha abapristi abakhulu babhebhezela isixuku ukuba okungcono asikhululele uBaraba.

Abapristi abakhulu bammangalela ngokuningi.

Futhi anifundanga yini emthethweni ukuthi ngesabatha abapristi bayalona isabatha ethempelini, bangabi nacala, na?

Kepha abapristi abakhulu nababhali , bebona izimangaliso azenzayo nabantwana bememeza ethempelini, bethi: Hosiyana kuyo iNdodana kaDavide, bacasuka,

Kuthe engena ethempelini, kweza kuye abapristi abakhulu namalunga esizwe, esafundisa, bathi: Ukwenza lokhu ngagunya lini na ? Futhi ngubani okunike leli gunya na?

Abapristi abakhulu nabaFarisi beyizwa imifanekiso yakhe bazi ukuthi ukhuluma ngabo.

Khona kwabuthana abapristi abakhulu namalunga esizwe egcekeni lompristi omkhulu othiwa uKayafase.

Abapristi abakhulu no mphakathi wonke bafuna ubufakazi bamanga ngoJesu, ukuze bambulale;

Kwathi sekusile, bonke abapristi abakhulu namalunga esizwe benza icebo ngoJesu lokuba bambulale;

Kwathi lapho abapristi abakhulu namalunga bemthwesa icala , kaphendulanga lutho.

Kepha abapristi abakhulu namalunga bancenga izixuku ukuba zicele uBaraba, zimbulale uJesu.

Kepha abapristi abakhulu bazithatha izinhlamvu zesiliva , bathi: Akuvunyelwe ukuzifaka emnikelweni, ngokuba kuyimali yegazi.

Kepha ngangomuso okungolulandela usuku lokulungisela abapristi abakhulu nabaFarisi babuthana kuPilatu,

Besahamba, bheka, abanye kubalindi bafika emzini , babikela abapristi abakhulu konke okwenzekileyo.

Wabutha bonke abapristi abakhulu nababh ali besizwe, wabuza kubo ukuthi uKristu uzakuzalelwaphi.

Wayesethi uJehova kuye : Hamba wehle, uze ubuye ukhuphuke , wena no- Aroni enawe ; kepha abapristi nabantu mabangafohli , bakhuphukele kuJehova, funa abadumele.

Abafunyaniswa phakathi kwamadodana abapristi ukuthi bathathe abesifazane babezizwe nampa: kumadodana kaJeshuwa indodana kaJosadaki nakubafowabo: ngoMahaseya, no-Eliyezeri, noJaribi, noGedaliya.

Abapristi: abantwana bakwaJedaya bendlu kaJeshuwa : ngamakhulu ayisishiyagalolunye namashumi ayisikhombisa nantathu;

Base behlala abapristi, namaLevi, nabanye abantu abathile , nabahlabeleli, nabalindisango, namaNethini emizini yabo , bonke abakwa -Israyeli emizini yabo.

Lapho abakhi sebebeka isisekelo sethempeli likaJehova , bamisa abapristi begqokile benamacilongo kanye namaLevi , amadodana ka -Asafa, enamasimbali ukuba badumise uJehova njengehlelo likaDavide inkosi yakwa- Israyeli.

Kwase kusuka uJeshuwa indodana kaJosadaki , nabafowabo abapristi , noZerubabele indodana kaSheyalitiyeli , nabafowabo, bakha i -altare likaNkulunkulu ka -Israyeli ukuba banikele ngeminikelo yokushiswa phezu kwalo njengokulotshiweyo emthethweni kaMose umuntu kaNkulunkulu.

Ngomnyaka wesibili wokufika kwabo endli ni kaNkulunkulu eJerusalema ngenyanga yesibili uZerubabele , indodana kaSheyalitiyeli , noJeshuwa indodana kaJosadaki, nensali yabafowabo abapristi , namaLevi, nabo bonke abafike eJerusalema bevela ekuthunjweni baqala ukumisa amaLevi, kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amabili kuya phezulu ukuba babonise umsebenzi wendlu kaJehova.

Abantwana bakwa -Israyeli, abapristi namaLevi nabanye abathunjwa , bagcina ukuhlanjululwa kwaleyo ndlu kaNkulunkulu ngokuthokoza.

Bamisa abapristi ngamaqembu abo namaLevi ngezigaba zawo ukuba baphathe inkonzo kaNkulunkulu eseJerusalema njengokulotshiweyo encwadini kaMose.

Ngokuba abapristi namaLevi babezihlambululile kanyekanye ; bonke babehlambulukile; bahlabela bonke abathunjwa iphasika , nabafowabo abapristi, bazihlabela nabo uqobo lwabo.

Futhi siyanazisa ukuthi akakho onegunya lokuthelisa abapristi namaLevi , nabahlabeleli, nabalindisango, namaNethini, nezinceku zale ndlu kaNkulunkulu intela, nenkokhiso, nemali yendlela.

Base bamukela abapristi namaLevi okulinganisiweyo , isiliva negolide nezitsha, ukuba bakuyise eJerusalema endlini kaNkulunkulu wethu.

Nalabo baduka ngewayini ; ngophuzo olunamandla bayatengezela; abapristi nabaprofethi bayaduka ngophuzo olunamandla , bayatengezela ngophuzo olunamandla; bayaduka ekuboneni, bakhubeka ekwahluleleni.

Yathuma u-Eliyakimi owayephezu kwendlu, noShebina umbhali, namalunga abapristi, bembeswe izindwangu zamasaka , ku-Isaya umprofethi , indodana ka-Amose.

Kepha nina niyakuthiwa abapristi bakaJehova , niyakubizwa ngokuthi izikhonzi zikaNkulunkulu wethu ; niyakudla imfuyo yezizwe , nizibonge ngodumo lwazo.

Nakubona ngiyakuthatha abapristi namaLevi, usho uJehova.

Abapristi bamaLevi, yebo, sonke isizwe sakwaLevi asiyikuba nasabelo nafa kanye no-Israyeli; siyakudla iminikelo yomlilo kaJehova nefa lakhe.

abapristi, amadodana kaLevi , bayakusondela, ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ubakhethile ukuba bamkhonze , babusise egameni likaJehova; ngezwi labo konke ukuxabana nokushaya kuyakunqunywa;

Xwaya esifweni sochoko ukuba uqaphelisise , wenze njengakho konke abapristi bamaLevi abayakukufundisa khona ; njengokubayala kwami anoqaphela ukwenze njalo.

UMose waloba lowo mthetho, wabanika wona abapristi, amadodana kaLevi, ababethwala umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova namalunga onke akwa- Israyeli.

Yizwe labapristi kuphela angalithenganga , ngokuba abapristi babethole isabelo kuFaro , badla isabelo sabo abapha sona uFaro ; ngalokho abathengisanga ngezwe labo.

Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti , uthi: Ake ubabuze abapristi ngomthetho , uthi:

Uma umuntu ephethe inyama engcwele emphethweni wengubo yakhe , ethinta ngomphetho wakhe isinkwa , noma ukudla , noma iwayini , noma amafutha, noma yikuphi ukudla, kuyakuba ngcwele na ? Abapristi baphendula bathi: Qha.

Wayesethi uHagayi : Uma ongcolile ngesidumbu ethinta noma yikuphi kulokhu, kuyakungcola na? Abapristi baphendula bathi: Kuyakungcola.

Abapristi bawo badlovile umthetho wami ; bangcolisile izinto zami ezingcwele, abahlukanisanga okungcwele nokuyichilo, abafundisanga abantu ukwahlukanisa okungcolileyo nokuhlambulukileyo, bafihlele amasabatha ami amehlo abo; sengidumazekile phakathi kwabo.

Wayesethi kimi : Amakamelo asenyakatho namakamelo aseningizimu aphambi kwendawo eyahlukanisiweyo mawabe ngamakamelo angcwele, lapho abapristi abaseduze noJehova beyakudla khona okungcwelengcwele , babeke khona okungcwelengcwele , nomnikelo wempuphu , nomnikelo wesono, nomnikelo wecala, ngokuba indawo ingcwele.

Lapho abapristi bengena , abayikuphuma endaweni engcwele ukuya egcekeni elingaphandle, kepha bayakubeka lapho izambatho zabo abakhonze ngazo, ngokuba bayingcwele ; bayakwembatha ezinye izingubo , basondele kulokhu okungokwabantu.

Uyakunika abapristi bamaLevi abozalo lukaSadoki , abaseduze kimi , isho iNkosi uJehova, ukuba bangikhonze, iduna libe ngumnikelo wesono.

Uyakukusondeza phambi kukaJehova , abapristi bathele usawoti kukho , banikele ngakho, kube ngumnikelo wokushiswa kuJehova.

Lapho seziphelile izinsuku , kuyakuba ng osuku lwesishiyagalombili naphambili ukuba abapristi bayilungise iminikelo yenu yokushiswa e -altare neminikelo yenu yokuthula, nginamukele, isho iNkosi uJehova.

Kepha abapristi bamaLevi , amadodana kaSadoki , ababegcina inkonzo yendlu yami engcwele lapho abantwana bakwa -Israyeli beduka kimi , bayakusondela kimi , bangikhonze, beme phambi kwami , banikele kimi ngamanoni nangegazi, isho iNkosi uJehova;

Abapristi abayikudla okuzifeleyo nokudweshuliweyo , noma ezinyonini noma ezinkomeni.

Wayesengingenisa ngendawo yokungena eseceleni kwesango emakamelweni angcwele abapristi , abheke ngasenyakatho ; bheka, kwakukhona lapho indawo ngasemuva ngasentshonalanga.

Isikhulu siyakungen a ngendlela yompheme wesango ngaphandle , sime ngasensikeni yesango , abapristi balungise umnikelo waso wokushiswa neminikelo yaso yokuthula , sikhuleke ngasembundwini wesango ; bese siphuma, kepha isango aliyikuvalwa kuze kube kusihlwa.

Wathi kimi: Nansi indawo lapho abapristi beyakuphekela khona umnikelo wecala nomnikelo wesono, nalapho beyakwenza khona umnikelo wempuphu, ukuze bangawuphumiseli egcekeni elingaphandle, bangcwelise abantu.

Abakhileyo eSamariya bayakuba noval o ngenxa yamathole aseBeti Aven i, ngokuba abantu balo bayakulila ngawo, abapristi bezithombe bakhale ngawo ngenxa yodumo lwawo ukuthi lumukile kuwo.

Washo kanje uJehova , wathi: Hamba uzithengele uphiso lwebumba lombumbi, uthathe amanye amalunga abantu namanye amalunga abapristi,

Ngokuba bheka , ngikubekile namuhla ube ngumuzi obiyelweyo , nensika yensimbi, nezingange zethusi ngakulo izwe lonke , nangawo amakhosi akwaJuda nezikhulu zalo, nangakubo abapristi balo nabantu bezwe.

Base bethi abapristi nabaprofethi ezikhulwini nakubo bonke abantu, bathi: Lo muntu ufanele ukufa , ngokuba uprofethile ngalo muzi , njengalokho nizwile ngezindlebe zenu.

Zase zithi izikhulu nabo bonke abantu kubo abapristi nakubo abaprofethi : Lo muntu akafanele ukufa , ngokuba ukhulume kithi egameni likaJehova uNkulunkulu wethu.

Abapristi, nabaprofethi, nabo bonke abantu bezwa uJeremiya ekhuluma lawo mazwi endlini kaJehova.

Kwathi lapho uJeremiya eseqedile ukukhuluma konke uJehova amyale ngakho ukuba akukhulume kubo bonke abantu , abapristi, nabaprofethi, nabantu bonke, bambamba, bathi: Uyakufa nokufa.

Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti , uNkulunkulu ka -Israyeli, uthi: Ngenxa yokuba uthumile egameni lakho izincwadi kubo bonke abantu baseJerusalema, nakuZefaniya indodana kaMahaseya , umpristi, nakubo bonke abapristi, ngokuthi:

Abapristi abashongo ukuthi : U phi uJehova ? Abaphethe umthetho babengazi, ababusi baphamb uka kimi , abaprofethi baprofetha ngoBali , balandela okungenakusiza.

khona isivumelwano sami noDavide inceku yami siyakwaphulwa ukuze angabi nandodana yokubusa esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi , kanye namaLevi abapristi, izikhonzi zami.

Ngokuba ngenxa yokwethemb a kwakho imisebenzi yakh o nengcebo yakho nawe uyakubanjwa, uKemoshi aye ekuthunjweni , abapristi bakhe nezikhulu zakhe kanyekanye.

Hhewula, Heshiboni, ngokuba i -Ayi lichithekile , nikhale, madodakazi aseRaba, nibhince izindwangu zamasaka , nilile, nigijime phakathi kwezintango, ngokuba uMilikomu uyakuya ekuthunjweni , abapristi bakhe nezikhulu zakhe kanyekanye.

Kuyakuthi ngalolo suku , usho uJehova , inhliziyo yenkosi iphel e kanye nezinhliziyo zezikhulu; abapristi bayakumangala, abaprofethi bethuke.

Abaprofethi baprofetha amanga , abapristi babusa eceleni kwabo ; abantu bami bayakuthanda kanjalo, kepha niyakwenze njani ekupheleni na?

Ngaleso sikhathi , usho uJehova , bayakuwakhipha amathambo amakhosi akwaJuda, namathambo ezikhulu zakhe, namathambo abapristi namathambo abaprofethi, namathambo abakhileyo eJerusalema emathuneni abo,

Umukisa abapristi bephangiwe, aphenule abemiyo njalo.

Yonke imizi yabantwana bakwa -Aroni, abapristi, yayiyimizi eyishumi nantathu namadlelo ayo.

Kwathi lapho abantu besuka ematendeni abo ukuba bawele iJordani , abapristi abathwala umphongolo wesivumelwano bephambi kwabantu,

Abapristi abathwala umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova bema baqi na emhlabathini owomileyo nga phakathi neJordani , abantu bonke bawela emhlabathini owomileyo, saze sawela iJordani isizwe sonke saphelela.

Wobayala abapristi abathwala umphongolo wesivumelwano , uthi: Nxa senifikile onqenqemeni lwamanzi aseJordani, niyakuma ngaseJordani.

Abapristi abathwala umphongolo babemi phakathi neJordani , kwaze kwaphelela konke uJehova amyale ngakho uJoshuwa ukuba akukhulume kubantu n jengakho konke uMose abemyale ngakho uJoshuwa ; abantu bashesha bawela.

Yala abapristi abathwala umphongolo wesivumelwano ukuba benyuke eJordani.

UJoshuwa wayala-ke abapristi, wathi: Yenyukani eJordani.

Kwathi lapho abapristi abathwala umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova sebenyuke phakathi kweJordani , amathe ezinyawo zabapristi esefike emhlabathini owomileyo , amanzi aseJordani abuyela endaweni yawo , aphuphuma lonke ugu njengakuqala.

UJoshuwa wavuka ekuseni kakhulu , abapristi bathatha umphongolo kaJehova.

Abapristi abayisikhombisa , bethwele amacilongo ayisikhombisa ejubili phambi komphongolo kaJehova , bahamba njalo bewabetha amacilongo ; abahlomileyo bahamba phambi kwabo , nesigaba sasemuva sawulandela umphongolo kaJehova, bebetha amacilongo besahamba.

Kwathi ngokwesikhombisa abapristi sebebethile amacilongo, uJoshuwa wathi kubantu: Khamulukani, ngokuba uJehova uninikile umuzi.

Abapristi abayisikhombisa bayakuthwala amacilongo ayisikhombisa ejubili phambi komphongolo ; ngosuku lwesikhombisa niyakuwuzungeza umuzi kasikhombisa, abapristi babethe amacilongo.

UJoshuwa indodana kaNuni wabiza abapristi , wathi kubo : Phakamisani umphongolo wesivumelwano, abapristi abayisikhombisa bathwale amacilongo ayisikhombisa ejubili phambi komphongolo kaJehova.

Kwathi lapho uJoshuwa esekhulumile kubantu , abapristi abay isikhombisa bethwele amacilongo ayisikhombisa ejubili phambi kukaJehova badlula , babetha amacilongo, umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova wabalandela.

Iminikelo yempuphu neminikelo yokuphuzwa inqamukile endlini kaJehova; abapristi, izikhonzi zikaJehova, bayalila.

Abapristi, izikhonzi zikaJehova, mabakhale phakathi kompheme ne -altare, bathi: Hawukela abantu bakho , Jehova, unganikeli isabelo sakho sibe yinhlamba, ukuze abezizwe bababhinqe ; yini ukuba basho phakathi kwabantu, bathi: Uphi uNkulunkulu wabo na?

Nxa kumila esikhumbeni senyama yomuntu idunguza noma utwayi noma ibala elikhanyayo , kuvele esikhumbeni senyama yakhe isifo sochoko , makalethwe ku-Aroni umpristi, noma kwenye yamadodana akhe, abapristi,

enzele indlu engcwele ukubuyisana , enzele abapristi nabantu bonke bebandla ukubuyisana.

Alihlabe ngasohlangothini lwe -altare olungasenyakatho phambi kukaJehova; amadodana ka -Aroni, abapristi, afafaze i -altare ngegazi lalo nxazonke.

Wolihlaba iduna phambi kukaJehova, amadodana ka-Aroni, abapristi, alethe igazi, afafaze ngegazi nxazonke ze -altare elingasemnyango weten de lokuhlangana.

amadodana ka -Aroni, abapristi, ahlele izitho , nenhloko, namanoni, phezu kwezinkuni ezisemlilweni ophezu kwe-altare,

awulethe kumadodana ka -Aroni, abapristi, acaphune kuwo ngokhweshe wempuphu ecolekileyo yawo nowamafutha awo, kanye nayo yonke inhlaka yawo, umpristi awushise ube yisikhumbuzo sawo e-altare, umnikelo womlilo, ube yiphunga elimnandi kuJehova;

Uyakubeka isandla sakhe enhloko yomnikelo wakhe , awuhlabe ngasemnyango wetende lokuhlangana , amadodana ka -Aroni, abapristi, afafaze i-altare nxazonke ngegazi.

Abantu abaseleyo , abapristi, namaLevi, nabalindisango, nabahlabeleli, namaNethini, nabo bonke ababezahlukanisile nabantu bezwe ukuba bazihlanganise nomthetho kaNkulunkulu , nawomkabo, namadodana a bo, namadodakazi abo, bonke ababe nolwazi nokuhlakanipha,

Abakwa-Israyeli abaseleyo , abapristi namaLevi , babe semizini yonke yakwaJuda, kwaba yilowo nalowo efeni lakhe.

Nampa abapristi namaLevi abakhuphuka noZerubabele indodana kaSheyalitiyeli noJeshuwa: oSeraya, noJeremiya, no-Ezra,

Abapristi namaLevi base bezihlambulula ; bahlambulula nabantu , namasango, nogange.

kanye nam adodana athile abapristi ephethe amacilongo : uZakariya kaJonathani, kaShemaya, kaMathaniya, kaMikhaya, kaZakuri, ka-Asafa,

Ngalolo suku amiswa amadoda ukuba abe ngabaphathi bamakamelo engcebo, nabeminikelo yokuphakanyiswa, nabolibo, nabokweshumi ukuba baqoqele kuwo njengamasimu emizi izabelo ezinqunyelwe abapristi namaLevi ngomthetho , ngokuba uJuda wathokoza ngabapristi namaLevi asebebekiwe.

Kwasuka u -Eliyashibi umpristi omkhulu nabafowabo abapristi , balakha iSango Lezimvu , balingcwelisa, bamisa izivalo zalo , yebo, kwaze kwaba naseMbhoshongweni KaHameya ababewungcwelisa , kwaze kwaba naseMbhoshongweni KaHananeli.

Emva kwakhe kwalungisa abapristi, abantu basethafeni.

Phezu kweSango Lehhashi kwalungisa abapristi , kwaba yilowo nalowo malungana nendlu yakhe.

Base bethi : Sizakubuyisela kubo , singabizi lutho kubo ; sizakwenza njengokusho kwakho . Ngase ngibiza abapristi , ngabafungisa ukuba benze njengalelo zwi.

Abapristi: abantwana bakwaJedaya , abendlu kaJeshuwa : ngamakhulu ayisishiyagalolunye namashumi ayisikhombisa nantathu;

Base behlala -ke abapristi , namaLevi, nabalindisango, nabahlabeleli, nabanye abantu, namaNethini, naye wonke u -Israyeli emizini yabo . Kwathi lapho inyang a yesikhombisa isifikile , abantwana bakwa -Israyeli babe semizini yabo.

Amadodana ka -Aroni, abapristi, ayakubetha amacilongo ; kuyakuba kini isimiso esiphakade ezizukulwaneni zenu.

Yilawo angamagama amadodana ka -Aroni, abapristi abagcotshiweyo , abahlukaniselwa ukukhonza esikhundleni sobupristi.

Khuluma kubo bonke abantu bezwe nakubo abapristi, uthi: Ekuzileni kwenu nasekulileni ngenyanga yesihlanu nangeyesikhombisa le minyaka engamashumi ayisikhombisa nangizilela nokungizilela mina na?

Abaprofethi bawo bangamayiyane nabakhohlisi ; abapristi bawo bayingcolisile indlu engcwele, bawudlovulile umthetho.