UDavide wathi kulo lonke ibandla lakwa -Israyeli: Uma kukuhle kini , uma kuvela kuJehova uNkulunkulu wethu, masihlakazeke sithumele kubafowethu abasele ezweni lonke lakwa -Israyeli kanye nabapristi namaLevi emizini yabo enamadlelo ukuba babuthane kithi,

Wabutha zonke izikhulu zakwa-Israyeli kanye nabapristi namaLevi.

Abakhileyo kuqala emafeni abo emizini yabo babe ngu -Israyeli, nabapristi, namaLevi, namaNethini.

UJehu wayesebulala bonke a baseleyo bendlu ka -Ahabi eJizreyeli , nabo bonke abakhulu bakhe , nabazana naye , nabapristi bakhe , waze wangamshiyela noyedwa owasalayo.

Inkosi yenyukela endlini kaJehova, bonke abantu bakwaJuda nabo bonke abakhileyo eJerusalema benayo, kanye nabapristi nabaprofethi, yebo, abantu bonke, abancane nabakhulu, yafunda ezindlebeni zabo onke amazwi encwadi yesivumelwano ebifunyenwe endlini kaJehova.

Inkosi yayisiyala uHilikiya umpristi omkhulu , nabapristi besigaba sesibili , nabalindimnyango ukukhipha ethempelini likaJehova zonk e izinto ezazenzelwe oBali , no-Ashera, nebandla lonke lasezulwini , yazishisa ngaphandle kweJerusalema emasimini aseKidroni , yayisa umlotha wazo eBethele.

Futhi bhekani , uNkulunkulu unathi , uyinhloko yethu , kanye nabapristi abaphethe amacilongo okuhlaba umkhosi ukuba bawakhalise ngani ; bantwana bakwa -Israyeli, ningalwi noJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyihlo , ngokuba aniyikuphumelela.

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

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.

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

Lonke ibandla lakwaJuda kanye nabapristi namaLevi , nalo lonke ib andla elaphuma ku -Israyeli, nabafokazi abaphuma ezweni lakwa -Israyeli behlezi kwaJuda, bathokoza.

Inkosi yakhuphukela endlini kaJehova kanye nabo bonke abantu bakwaJuda nabakhileyo eJerusalema , nabapristi, namaLevi, nabantu bonke, abakhulu nabancane, wafunda ezindlebeni zabo onke amazwi encwadi yesivumelwano ebifunyenwe endlini kaJehova.

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

Alenziwanga iphasika elinjengalelo kwa -Israyeli kusukela emihleni kaSamuweli umprofethi , nawo onke amakhosi akwa -Israyeli awenzanga iphasika elinjengalelo elenziwa nguJosiya, nabapristi, namaLevi, naye wonke uJuda no-Israyeli owayekhona, kanye nabakhileyo eJerusalema.

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.

nowasenza sibe ngumbuso nabapristi kuNkulunkulu uYise , kuye makube yinkazimulo namandla kuze kube phakade naphakade. Amen.

wabenza babe ngumbuso nabapristi kuNkulunkulu wethu , babuse emhlabeni.

Bheka, Jehova, ubone ukuthi wenzile kanjalo kubani . Abesifazane bayakudla yini izithelo zabo , izingane eziphathiweyo kahle, na? Abaprofethi nabapristi bayakubulawa endlini engcwele yeNkosi, na?

Kwathi ukuba induna yethempeli nabapristi abakhulu bezwe lawo mazwi , basambatheka ngawo ngokuthi kungaba yini lokho na?

UPilatu waphendula wathi: Kanti ngingumJuda yini mina na? Isizwe sakini nabapristi abakhulu bakunikezele kimi; wenzeni na?

Ababhali nabapristi bafuna ukumbamba khona lapho, kepha besaba abantu, ngokuba bazi ukuthi uwukhulumile lo mfanekiso ngabo.

Wasuka wakhuluma nabapristi abakhulu nezinduna ngokuthi angamkhaphela kanjani kubo.

Kwathi sekusile, kwabuthana amalunga abantu nabapristi abakhulu nababhali, bamyisa emphakathini wabo,

wathi: INdodana yomuntu imelwe ukuhlupheka ngokuningi , ilahlwe ngamalunga nabapristi abakhulu nababhali , ibulawe, ivuswe ngosuku lwesithathu.

Kanjalo nabapristi abakhulu bambhinqa bebodwa kanye nababhali , bathi: Wasindisa abanye, angezisindise yena.

Khona waqala ukubafundisa ukuthi iNdodana yomuntu imelwe ukuhlupheka ngokuningi , ilahlwe ngamalunga nabapristi abakhulu nababhali, ibulawe, ivuswe emva kwezinsuku ezintathu.

Kanjalo nabapristi abakhulu bambhinqa kanye nababhali namalunga, bathi:

Nabapristi abasondela kuJehova mabazingcwelise , funa uJehova abadumele.

Kwase kusuka izinhloko zawoyise bakwaJuda noBenjamini , nabapristi, namaLevi, bonke abamoya wabo uNkulunkulu ayewuvusile ukuba bakhuphuke bakhe indlu kaJehova eseJerusalema.

Ngikhipha isimemezelo sok uthi bonke abantu bakwa -Israyeli, nabapristi babo, namaLevi embusweni wami, abafuna ukuya eJerusalema, bangahamba nawe,

Kwakhuphuka nabanye abantwana bakwa -Israyeli, nabapristi, namaLevi, nabahlabeleli, nabalindisango, namaNethini, baya eJerusalema ngomnyaka wesikhombisa ka-Aritahishashita inkosi.

Ngababutha emfuleni oya e -Ahava; samisa khona izinsuku ezintathu; ngabheka abantu nabapristi , angifumananga khona noyedwa wamadodana kaLevi.

Kwathi sekuphelile lokho , izikhulu zasondela kimi , zathi: Abantu bakwa- Israyeli nabapristi namaLevi abazahlukanisanga nabantu bezizwe nezinengiso zabo, ezamaKhanani, namaHeti, namaPherizi, namaJebusi, nama-Amoni, nabakwaMowabi, nabaseGibithe, nama-Amori.

Kusukela ezinsukwini zawobaba kuze kube namuhla sinecala elikhulu ; ngenxa yezono zethu sanikelwa thina namakhosi ethu nabapristi bethu ezandleni zamakhosi abezizwe enkembeni , nasekuthunjweni, nasekuphangweni, nasemahlonini obuso njenganamuhla.

UMose nabapristi bamaLevi bakhuluma kuwo wonke u -Israyeli, bathi: Thula, ulalele, Israyeli: namuhla sewuyisizwe sikaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho.

Makungabikho ophikisana nomunye , asole omunye ; nokho abantu bakho bayakuphikisana nabapristi.

Uyakusho kubo, uthi: U sho kanje uJehova , uthi: Bheka, ngiyakugcwalisa ngokudakwa bonke abakhileyo kuleli zwe, namakhosi ahlala esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaDavide , nabapristi, nabaprofethi, nabo bonke abakhileyo eJerusalema.

Ngokuba nabaprofethi nabapristi abanaNkulunkulu ; nasendlini ngifumene okubi kwabo, usho uJehova.

Njengesela linamahloni, lapho selifunyenwe, kanjalo indlu yakwa -Israyeli iyakuba namahloni, bona kanye namakhosi abo , nezikhulu zabo, nabapristi babo, nabaprofethi babo

ngenxa yakho konke okubi kwabantwana bakwa -Israyeli nabantwana bakwaJuda abakwenzileyo ukuba bangicunule , bona namakhosi abo , nezikhulu zabo , nabapristi babo , nabaprofethi babo , namadoda akwaJuda , nabakhileyo eJerusalema.

ngisho izikhulu zakwaJuda , nezikhulu zaseJerusalema , nabathenwa, nabapristi, nabo bonke abantu bezwe ababedlula phakathi kwezinhlangothi zethole,

Ngokuba kusukela kwabancane bab o kuya kwabakhulu bab o bayaphanga impango bonke, nabaprofethi nabapristi bonke baqamba amanga.

Ngalokho abafazi babo ngiyakubanika abanye , namasimu abo kwabayakuwadla, ngokuba kusukela kwabancane kuya kwabakhul u bayaphanga impango bonke , nabaprofethi nabapristi bonk e baqamba amanga.

Zayala abantu, zathi: Nxa nibona umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu nabapristi bamaLevi bewuthwala , niyakusuka endaweni yenu, niwulandele.

Kwathi lapho bonke abantu sebewelile baphelela , umphongolo kaJehova wawela kanye nabapristi emehlweni abantu.

Ngokuba abantwana bakwa-Israyeli nabantwana bakwaLevi babeyakukhuphulela umnikelo wamabele , newayini, namafutha emakamelweni, lapho kukhona izitsha zendlu engcwele , nabapristi abakhonzayo, nabalindisango, nabahlabeleli; besingenakuyishiya indlu kaNkulunkulu wethu.

Nazi izinhloko zezwe ezazihlala eJerusalema ; kepha emizini yakwaJuda bahlala emizini yabo , kwaba yilowo nalowo efeni lakhe : abakwa-Israyeli, nabapristi, namaLevi, namaNethini, nabantwana bezinceku zikaSolomoni.

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

nabapristi o -Eliyakimi, noMahaseya, noMiniyamini, noMikhaya, no- Eliyohenayi, noZakariya, noHananiya, bephethe amacilongo,

Ababusi babengazi lapho ngangiye khona nengikwenzileyo ; futhi ngangingakabatsheli abaJuda , nabapristi, nabakhulu, nababusi, nabanye ababewenza umsebenzi.

Ngosuku lwesibili kwabuthana izinhloko zawoyise babantu bonke , nabapristi, namaLevi ku-Ezra umbhali ukuba baqaphele amazwi omthetho.

Ngalokho, Nkulunkulu wethu , Nkulunkulu omkhulu onamandla owesabekayo, ogcina isivumelwano nomusa , yonke le nkathazo mayingabi ncane ebusweni bakho esificile thina , namakhosi ethu , nezikhulu zethu , nabapristi bethu, nabaprofethi bethu, nawobaba, nabo bonke abantu bakho , kusukela esikhathini samakhosi ase-Asiriya kuze kube namuhla.

namakhosi ethu, nezikhulu zethu, nabapristi bethu, nawobaba abagcinanga umthetho wakho , kabalalelanga imiyalo yak ho nezixwayiso zakho obaxwayise ngazo.

Ngenxa yakho konke lokho senza isivumelwano esiqinisileyo , sasiloba; kwanamatheliswa ngophawu yizikhulu zethu , namaLevi ethu , nabapristi bethu.

Ngiyakwelula isandla sami phezu kukaJud a naphezu kwabo bonke abakhileyo eJerusalema , nginqume insali kaBali kule ndawo , negama labapristi bezithixo kanye nabapristi,