AmaLevi ayesebeka uHemani indodana kaJoweli , nakubafowabo u -Asafa indodana kaBerekiya , nakumadodana kaMerari , abafowabo, u-Ethani indodana kaKushaya,

kwathi lapho uNkulunkulu esesizile amaLevi awuthwala umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova , anikela ngezinkunzi eziyisikhombisa nangezinqama eziyisikhombisa.

UDavide wayembethe ingubo yelineni elicolekileyo kan ye nawo onke amaLevi ayethwala umphongolo , nabahlabeleli, noKhenaniya induna yokuthwala kwabahlabeleli; uDavide wayenengubo yamahlombe yelineni.

Wabela amaLevi athile ukukhonza phambi komphongolo kaJehova ukuba amkhumbule, ambonge, amdumise uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli:

AmaLevi abalwa kusukela kwaneminyaka engamashumi amathathu kuya phezulu; umumo wawo ngezinhloko zawo , indoda ngendoda , wawuyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amathathu nesishiyagalombili.

Amadodana kaMushi : ngoMaheli, no-Edere, noJerimoti. Yilabo ababe ngamadodana amaLevi ngezindlu zawoyise.

Ngasempumalanga ayekhona amaLevi ayisithupha , ngasenyakatho emane ngosuku, ngaseningizimu emane ngosuku , nasenqolobaneni emabili ngamabili.

Abafowabo amaLevi banikelelwa yonk e inkonzo yetabernakele lendlu kaNkulunkulu.

Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli banika amaLevi leyo mizi namadlelo ayo.

AmaLevi ayethulile umphongolo kaJehova nebhokisi elalinawo , okwakukulo impahla yegolide , akubeka etsheni elikhulu ; abantu baseBeti Shemeshi banikela ngeminikelo yokushiswa , bahlabela uJehova imihlatshelo ngalolo suku.

Ngokuba amaLevi ashiya amadlelo awo nefa lawo , aya kwaJuda naseJerusalema, ngokuba uJerobowamu namadodana akhe bawalahla ukuba angabe esaba ngabapristi bakaJehova,

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

AmaLevi abantwana bamaKohati nawabantwana bamaKorahi asukuma ukumdumisa uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli ngezwi elikhulu kakhulu.

Zazungeza kwaJuda , zabutha amaLevi emizini yonke yakwaJuda , nezinhloko zawoyise bakwa-Israyeli, bafika eJerusalema.

AmaLevi ayakuyizungeza inkosi nxazonke , yilowo nalowo abe nezikhali zakhe esandleni sakhe ; ongena endlini makabulawe ; yibani nenkosi ekungeneni kwayo nasekuphumeni kwayo.

AmaLevi naye wonke uJuda b enza njengakho konke uJehoyada umpristi ayale ngakho , bathatha, kwaba yilowo nalowo abantu bakhe ababeyakungena ngesabatha kanye nababeyakuphuma ngesabatha , ngokuba uJehoyada umpristi akamukisanga izigaba.

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.

Kwase kusukuma amaLevi : nguMahathi indodana ka -Amasayi noJoweli indodana ka -Azariya emadodaneni amaKohati ; emadodaneni kaMerari : nguKishi indodana ka-Abidi no-Azariya indodana kaJehaleli; kumaGereshoni: nguJowa indodana kaZima no-Edene indodana kaJowa;

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

Wawamisa amaLevi endlini kaJehova ephethe amasimbali , nezingubhu, namahabu njengesiyalezo sika Davide nesikaGadi umboni wenkosi nesikaNathani ump rofethi, ngokuba isiyalezo sasingesikaJehova ngesandla sabaprofethi bakhe.

AmaLevi ayesema ephethe izinto zokubethwa zikaDavide , ekanye nabapristi bephethe amacilongo.

UHezekiya inkosi nezikhulu bawayala amaLevi ukumdumisa uJehova ngamazwi kaDavide nangaka-Asafa umboni . Badumisa ngokuthokoza , bakhothamisa amakhanda abo, bakhuleka.

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.

Ngokuba babe baningi ebandleni ababengazingcwelisanga ; amaLevi ayephezu kokuhlatshwa kwamaphasika abo bonke ababengahlambulukile ukuba abangcwelisele uJehova.

Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ababe khona eJerusalema bawugubha umkhosi wesinkwa esingenamvubelo izinsuku eziyisikhombisa ngokuthokoza okukhulu; amaLevi nabapristi bamdumisa uJehova imihla ngemihla ngezinto zokubethwa ezizwakalayo kuJehova.

UHezekiya wakhuluma kahle kuwo onke amaLevi ayebonakalisa ukuqonda inkonzo kaJehova . Badla-ke iminikelo yomkhosi izinsuku eziyisikhombisa , benikela ngemihlats helo yeminikelo yokut hula, bembonga uJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyise.

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.

Amadoda enza umsebenzi wawo ngokuthembeka ; ababonisi phezu kwabo babe ngoJahati no-Obadiya amaLevi, emadodaneni akwaMerari, noZakariya noMeshulamu emadodaneni amaKohati , ukuba babahole , kanye namaLevi onke ayeqonda izinto zokubethwa.

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.

Abahlabeleli, amadodana ka -Asafa, babe sendaweni yabo njengokwesiyalezo sikaDavide , no-Asafa, noHemani, noJeduthuni umboni wenkosi; abalindisango babengasesangweni; kwakungadingeki ukuba basuke emsebenzini wabo, ngokuba abafowabo amaLevi babalungisela.

OKhonaniya, noShemaya, noNethaneli, abafowabo, noHashabiya noJehiyeli, noJozabadi, izinduna zamaLevi , bawanika amaLevi amawundlu ayizinkulungwane eziyisihl anu nezinkabi ezingamakhulu ayisihlanu , kube ngokweminikelo yephasika.

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

Esefikile onke amalunga akwa-Israyeli, amaLevi aphakamisa umphongolo.

Bheka, kwafika noSadoki nawo onke amaLevi enaye , ethwele umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu; abeka phansi umphongolo kaNkulunkulu, u- Abiyathara wenyuka, baze baphuma bonke abantu emzini.

Amadodana kaMerari : ngoMaheli noMushi ; yile imindeni y amaLevi ngezizukulwane zayo.

AmaLevi: abantwana bakwaJeshuwa noKadimiyeli babantwana bakwaHodaviya: ngamashumi ayisikhombisa nane;

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.

Base bema uJeshuwa namadodana akhe nabafowabo , noKadimiyeli namadodana akhe , amadodana akwaJuda , njengomuntu munye ukuba babonise izisebenzi endlini kaJehova , kanye namadodana kaH enadadi namadodana awo nabafowabo amaLevi.

Ngosuku lwesine kwalinganiswa isiliva negolide nezitsha endlini kaNkulunkulu wethu , kwanikezwa esandleni sikaMeremoti , indodana ka - Uriya, umpristi; u-Eleyazare indodana kaFinehasi wayenaye ; uJozabadi indodana kaJeshuwa noNohadiya, indodana kaBinuwi, amaLevi, babe nabo,

uyakukhonza egameni likaJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe njengokwenza kwabo bonke abafowabo amaLevi emiyo khona phambi kukaJehova.

AmaLevi ayakuphendula, athi kuwo onke amadoda akwa -Israyeli ngezwi elikhulu:

uMose wawayala amaLevi ay ethwala umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova, wathi:

Kepha amaLevi adeda kude nami lapho u -Israyeli eduka, eduka elandela izithombe zawo, ayakuthwala ububi bawo,

Uyakuba ngowabapristi , abangcwelisiweyo bamadodana kaSadoki , abagcine inkonzo yami; abadukanga lapho beduka abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, njengalokho aduka amaLevi.

Maqondana nomkhawulo wabapristi amaLevi ayakuba nezinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nanhlanu ubude nezinkulungwane eziyishumi ububanzi, bonke ubude bube yizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nanhlanu, ububanzi bube yizinkulungwane eziyishumi.

kunganqunywa futhi kubapri sti amaLevi umuntu phambi kwami oyakunikela ngeminikelo yokushiswa , ashise iminikelo yempuphu , anikele ngemihlatshelo izinsuku zonke.

Ngokuba uMose wayezinikile izizwe ezimbili nenxenye yesizwe ifa ngaphesheya kweJordani, kepha amaLevi akawanikanga ifa phakathi kwabo.

Ngokuba abantwana bakwaJosefa ba be yizizwe ezimbili , oManase no - Efrayimi; abawanikanga amaLevi isabelo ezweni , kuphela imizi ukuhlala kuyo, namadlelo ayo ezinkomo zawo, neyemfuyo yawo.

Ngokuba amaLevi awanasabelo phakathi kwenu , lokhu ubupristi bukaJehova buyifa lawo ; oGadi noRubeni nenxenye yesizwe sakwaManase sebamukela ifa labo ngaphesheya kweJordani ngasempumalanga abanika lona uMose inceku kaJehova.

Imindeni yabantwana bamaKohati amaLevi , abantwana abaseleyo bamaKohati, yabelwa ngenkatho imizi yabo esizweni sakwa-Efrayimi.

Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli base bewanika amaLevi efeni labo njengesiyalezo sikaJehova le mizi kanye namadlelo ayo.

Abantwana bakwa -Israyeli bawanika amaLevi ngenkatho leyo mizi kanye namadlelo ayo, njengalokho uJehova ebeyalile ngesandla sikaMose.

Kodwa imizi yamaLevi , izindlu zemizi yefa lawo amaLevi angazihlenga noma nini.

silethe ulibo lomgqakazo wethu , neminikelo yethu yokuphakanyiswa , nezithelo zemithi yezinhlobo zonke , newayini namafutha kubapristi emakamelweni endlu kaNkulunkulu wethu, nokweshumi komhlabathi wethu kumaLevi, ngokuba wona amaLevi amukela okweshumi emizini yonke esilima kuyo.

Umpristi, indodana ka -Aroni, ubeyakuba namaLevi , lapho amaLevi amukela okweshumi ; amaLevi ayakukhuphulela okweshumi kokweshumi endlini kaNkulunkulu wethu emakamelweni endlini yengcebo.

AmaLevi: uJeshuwa indodana ka -Azaniya, noBinuwi wamadodana kaHenadadi, noKadimiyeli,

Onke amaLevi emzini ongcwele ayengamakhulu amabili namashumi ayisishiyagalombili nane.

AmaLevi abhalwa emihleni ka-Eliyashibi, noJoyada, noJohanani, noJaduwa njengezinhloko zawoyise kanye nabapristi ekubuseni kukaDariyu umPheresiya.

Ekuhlanjululweni kogange lwaseJerusalema bafuna amaLevi ezindaweni zawo zonke ukuba ayiswe eJerusalema ukwenza ukuhlambulula ngokuthokoza, nangokubonga, nangokuhlabelela ngamasimbali nangezingubhu nangamahabhu.

Wonke u -Israyeli wayesenika emih leni kaZerubabele nasemihleni kaNehemiya abahlabeleli nabalindisango izabelo njengokufunekayo imihla ngemihla; bakungcwelisela amaLevi , namaLevi akungcwelisela amadodana ka-Aroni.

AmaLevi: ngoJeshuwa, noBinuwi, noKadimiyeli, noSherebiya, noJuda, noMathaniya owayephethe ukubonga, yena nabafowabo,

Ngase ngazi ukuthi amaLevi awanikwanga izabelo zawo ; amaLevi nabahlabeleli abenza umsebenzi babebalekele , kwaba yilowo nalowo ensimini yakhe.

wayemlungisele ikamelo elikhulu , lapho kade bebeka khona iminikelo yempuphu, nenhlaka, nezitsha, nokweshumi kwamabele , newayini, namafutha, okwakunqunyelwe ngomthetho amaLevi , nabahlabeleli, nabalindisango, kanye neminikelo yabapristi.

AmaLevi: abantwana bakwaJeshuwa kaKadimiyeli babantwana bakwaHodeva: ngamashumi ayisikhombisa nane.

AmaLevi ayesethulisa abantu bonke , ethi: Thulani, ngokuba lolu suku lungcwele; ningadabuki.

AmaLevi oJeshuwa , noKadimiyeli, noBani, noHashabineya, noSherebiya, noHodiya, noShebaniya, noPhethahiya athi : Sukumani nimbonge uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu kusukela phakade kuze kube phakade. Malibongwe igama lakho elikhazimulayo, eliphakanyisiwe ngaphezu kwakho konke ukubonga nokudumisa.

Kepha amaLevi ayakugcina inkonzo yetende lokuhlangana, athwale ububi bawo; kuyakuba yisimiso esiphakade ezizukulwaneni zenu ; naphakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli abayikuba nafa.

Ngokuba okweshumi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli abanikela ngakho, kube ngumnikelo wokuphakanyiswa kuJehova , ngikunikile amaLevi kube yifa lawo; ngalokho ngishilo kuwo, ngathi: Phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli aniyikuba nafa.

Ngalokho uyakusho kubo ukuthi : Nxa niphakamisa okuhle kwayo , kuyakubalelwa amaLevi njengokwanda kwesibuya nokwanda kwesikhamo sewayini.

Bhekani, mina ngithabathe abafowenu amaLevi phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli; bayisipho kini , benikelwe kuJehova ukwenza umse benzi wetende lokuhlangana.

Kepha amaLevi ngokwesizwe sawoyise awabalwanga phakathi kwabo.

kepha beka amaLevi phezu kwetabernakele lobufakazi , naphezu kwazo zonke izimpahla zalo , nakho konke okwalo ; ayakuthwala itabernakele nayo yonke impahla yalo; ayakukhonza kulo, amise alihaqe.

Ekusukeni kwetabernakele amaLevi ayakulisusa , ekumisweni kwalo amaLevi alimise; umfokazi osondelayo uyakubulawa.

Kepha amaLevi ayakumisa nxazonke zetabernakele lobufakazi , ukuze kungabikho lulaka phezu kwenhlangano yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, amaLevi agcine izimfanelo zetabernakele lobufakazi.

Kepha amaLevi ayengabalwa phakathi kwabantwana bakwa -Israyeli, njengalokho uJehova emyalile uMose.

Enxenyeni yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli wothabatha kube kunye emashumini ayisihlanu, awabantu, nawezinkomo, nawezimbongolo, nawezimvu, yebo, awezilwane zonke , ukunike amaLevi agcina inkonzo yetabernakele likaJehova.

yebo, kule nxenye yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli uMose wathatha kube kunye emashumini ayisihlan u, awabantu nawezilwane , wakunika amaLevi agcina inkonzo yetabernakele likaJehova, njengalokho uJehova emyalile uMose.

Yala abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ukuba banike amaLevi kulo izwe eliyifa labo imizi ukuba ahlale kuyo; niyakunika amaLevi namadlelo emizi nxazonke.

Amadlelo emizi eniyakunika wona amaLevi ayakusuka ogangeni lomuzi izingalo eziyinkulungwane nxazonke.

Imizi eniyakuyinika amaLevi iyakuba yimizi eyisithupha yokuphephela , eniyakuyinika umbulali ukuba abalekele kuyo ; ngaphandle kwayo niyakuwanika imizi engamashumi amane nambili.

Yonke imizi eniyakuyinika amaLevi iyakuba ngamashumi amane nesishiyagalombili, yona kanye namadlelo ayo.

Mayelana nemizi eniyakuyinika nithathe kulo izwe labantwana bakwa - Israyeli, kwabaningi nithathe eminingi , kwabayingcosana nithathe eyingcosana, yilowo nalowo anike amaLevi ngokuthatha kuyo imizi yakhe njengefa lakhe alidlayo.

Mina ngikhiphile amaLevi phakathi kwabantwana bakwa -Israyeli esikhundleni samazibulo onke avula isizalo phakathi kwabantwana bakwa - Israyeli; amaLevi ayakuba ngawami.

Uyakungithabathela amaLevi nginguJehova esikhundleni samazibulo onke abantwana bakwa -Israyeli, nezinkomo zamaLevi esikhundleni samazibulo onke ezinkomo zabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.

Thabatha amaLevi esikhundleni samazibulo onke phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli nezinkomo zamaLevi esikhundleni sezinkomo zabo , amaLevi abe ngawami; nginguJehova.

Ukuba kuhlengwe labo abangamakhulu amabili namashumi ayisikhombisa nantathu bamazibulo abantwana bakwa-Israyeli abadlula amaLevi,

Uyakunikela amaLevi ku-Aroni nakumadodana akhe; ayanikelwa ngempela kuye, evela kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli.

Zamukele kuzo , ukuze zenze inkonzo yetende lokuhlangana , uzinike amaLevi, kube yilowo nalowo muntu ngokomsebenzi wakhe.

UMose wathatha izinqola nezinkabi, wazinika amaLevi.

ulethe amaLevi phambi kukaJehova ; abantwana bakwa -Israyeli babeke izandla zabo phezu kwamaLevi,

u-Aroni azulise amaLevi phambi kukaJehova abe ngumnikelo wokuzuliswa ovela kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, aze asebenze umsebenzi kaJehova.

AmaLevi ayakubeka izandla zawo ezinhloko zezinkunzi , wena unikele ngenye ibe ngumnikelo wesono , enye ibe ngumnikelo wokushiswa kuJehova ukwenzela amaLevi ukubuyisana.

Uyakubeka amaLevi phambi kuka -Aroni naphambi kwamadodana akhe, unikele ngawo abe ngumnikelo wokuzuliswa kuJehova.

Uyakwahlukanisa amaLevi phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, amaLevi abe ngawami.

Emva kwalokho amaLevi ayakungena ukwenza inkonzo yetende lokuhlangana; uyakuwahlambulula, unikele ngawo abe ngu mnikelo wokuzuliswa.

Ngithabathile amaLevi esikhundleni samazibulo onke abantwana bakwa - Israyeli.

Ngiwanikile amaLevi abe yisipho sika -Aroni nesamadodana akhe esivela kubantwana bakwa -Israyeli ukusebenza umsebenzi wabantwana bakwa - Israyeli etendeni lokuhlangana nokwenzela abantwana bakwa -Israyeli ukubuyisana, ukuze kungabikho sifo phakathi kwabantwana bakwa -Israyeli, lapho abantwana bakwa-Israyeli besondela endlini engcwele.

AmaLevi aziphothula, ahlanza izingubo zawo; u-Aroni wanikela ngawo abe ngumnikelo wokuzuliswa phambi kukaJehova ; u-Aroni wawenzela ukubuyisana ukuwahlambulula.

Emva kwalokho amaLevi angena ukwenza umsebenzi wawo etendeni lokuhlangana phambi kuka -Aroni naphambi kwamadodana akhe ; njengalokho uJehova emyalile uMose ngamaLevi, benze njalo-ke kuwo.

Thabatha amaLevi phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, ubahlambulule.

Uyakuletha amaLevi phambi kwetende lokuhlangana , ubuthe yonke inhlangano yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli,