2 Lan 30 - Ndebele Bible (iBhayibhili Elingcwele) 1978

Abantu bagcina iPhasika

1UHezekiya wabiza bonke abakoIsrayeli labakoJuda, wabhalela abakoEfrayimi labakoManase izincwadi, ukuba beze ethempelini eJerusalema ukugcina iPhasika leNkosi uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli.

2Inkosi lezikhulu zayo lalo lonke ibandla eJerusalema bavumelana ukugcina iPhasika ngenyanga yesibili,Nani 9:9–11

3ngoba babehlulekile ukuligcina ngesikhathi salo ngoba babengakabi banengi abapristi abazihlambululileyo, labantu babengakabuthani eJerusalema.

4Ngakho inkosi lalo lonke ibandla bakubona lokhu ukuthi kulungile.

5Basebemisa ukwenza isimemezelo kulo lonke elakoIsrayeli kusukela eBerisheba kusiya koDani, ukuba abantu bagcine iPhasika leNkosi uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli eJerusalema; ngoba babebalutshwana ababeligcinile njengokulotshiweyo.

6Ngakho izigijimi zahamba kulo lonke elakoIsrayeli lelakoJuda ziphethe incwadi ezivela enkosini lezikhulu zayo ezitsho ilizwi lenkosi elithi: Bantu bakoIsrayeli, buyelani eNkosini, uNkulunkulu kaAbrahama loIsaka loIsrayeli, ukuze ibuyele kulabo benu abaphunyukileyo ezandleni zamakhosi eAsiriya.

7Lingabi njengaboyihlo lezihlobo zenu ababengathembekanga eNkosini uNkulunkulu wabokhokho benu, yaze yabanikela ukuba bachithwe njengoba libona nje.

8Lingabi lenkani njengaboyihlo, kodwa zinikeleni eNkosini, lize endlini yayo engcwele esizahlukanisele yona kuze kube nininini, likhonze iNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu, ukuba ulaka lwayo ludede kini.

9Uba libuyela eNkosini, izihlobo zenu labantwana benu bazafumana isihawu kulabo ababathumbileyo, babuye kulelilizwe. Ngoba iNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu ilomusa lesihawu, kayiyikulifulathela uba libuyela kuyo.

10Zahambake izigijimi kuyo yonke imizi elizweni lakoEfrayimi lelakoManase zaze zafika koZebuluni; kodwa bazihleka ulunya baziklolodela.

11Kwaba labantu abalutshwana nje abakoAsheri labakoManase labakoZebuluni abazithobayo, beza eJerusalema.

12Isandla seNkosi sasilabakoJuda ukubanika inhliziyonye ukwenza lokho inkosi lezikhulu ezazikutshilo ngelizwi leNkosi uNkulunkulu.

13Abantu abanengi, ibandla elikhulu kakhulu, babuthana eJerusalema ukugcina umkhosi wesinkwa esingelamvubelo ngenyanga yesibili.

14Baqalisa ukusebenza, badiliza ama‐altare ayeseJerusalema, lawo wonke ama‐altare okutshisela impepha bawasusa, bawaphosela esihotsheni seKidroni.

15Bahlaba amawundlu ePhasika ngosuku lwetshumi lane lwenyanga yesibili; abapristi lamaLevi bayangeka, bazihlambulula, baletha iminikelo yokutshiswa ethempelini.

16Bangena endaweni zabo ezejwayelekileyo njengomlayo kaMose umuntu kaNkulunkulu; abapristi bachela igazi abalamukela kumaLevi.

17Babebanengi ebandleni ababengazihlambululanga; ngakho amaLevi ahlabela lowo lalowo ongcolileyo amawundlu ePhasika ukuba babe ngcwele eNkosini.

18Ngoba abantu abanengi, ikakhulu abakoEfrayimi labakoManase labakoIsakari labakoZebuluni babengazihlambululanga, ngakho balidla iPhasika ngendlela engesiyo emisiweyo. Kodwa uHezekiya wayebakhulekele wathi: INkosi elungileyo ibathethelele bonke

19abazimisele ukumdinga uNkulunkulu, iNkosi uNkulunkulu wabokhokho babo, lanxa bengayilandelanga imithetho yokuhlanjululwa kwendlu engcwele.

20INkosi yamuzwa uHezekiya, yabayekela abantu.

21Abantu bakoIsrayeli ababekhona eJerusalema bawugcina umkhosi wesinkwa esingelamvubelo insuku eziyisikhombisa, bethokoza kakhulu; amaLevi labapristi bayidumisa iNkosi insuku ngensuku, beyihlabelela ngamandla abo wonke.

22UHezekiya wawakhuthaza wonke amaLevi atshengisa ukuhlakanipha enkonzweni yeNkosi. Abantu badla ukudla komkhosi insuku eziyisikhombisa benikela iminikelo yokuthula, beyibonga iNkosi, uNkulunkulu wabokhokho babo.

23Ibandla laselivumelana lonke ukugcina umkhosi ezinye insuku eziyisikhombisa; ngakho basebewugcina ngokuthokoza ezinye insuku eziyisikhombisa.

24Ngoba uHezekiya inkosi wanika ibandla inkunzi eziyinkulungwane lezimvu eziyizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa zibe ngezomnikelo, lezikhulu zalinika ibandla inkunzi eziyinkulungwane lezimvu ezizinkulungwane ezilitshumi; abapristi abanengi bazihlambulula.

25Ibandla lonke lakoJuda, labapristi lamaLevi, lebandla lonke elivela koIsrayeli, labezizweni ababevela elizweni lakoIsrayeli lababehlala koJuda, bathokoza.

26Kwaba khona ukuthokoza okukhulu eJerusalema, ngoba kusukela esikhathini sikaSolomoni indodana kaDavida inkosi yakoIsrayeli kakuzanga kube khona eJerusalema okunje.

27Basebesukuma abapristi lamaLevi, babusisa abantu; ilizwi labo lezwakala, umkhuleko wabo wafinyelela ezulwini endaweni engcwele kaNkulunkulu.