IziKronike 2 IziKronike 2-29 - Contemporary Xhosa Bible 2024

1uHezekiya ubeminyaka imashumi mabini anamihlanu engukumkani; waba neminyaka emashumi mabini anesibhozo engukumkani eYerusalem. Igama lonina belinguAbhiya, intombi kaZekariya.

2Wenza okuthe tye emehlweni kaYehova, njengoko wenzayo uDavide uyise.

3Ngomnyaka wokuqala wobukumkani bakhe, ngenyanga yokuqala, wazivula iingcango zendlu kaYehova, wayilungisa.

4Wabasondeza ababingeleli nabaLevi, wabahlanganisa entendelezweni yasempumalanga.

5Wathi kubo, Ndiphulaphuleni, baLevi, zingcwaliseni, yingcwaliseni indlu kaYehova, uThixo wooyihlo, nikususe ubunqambi bengcwele.

6Kuba oobawo benza ngokungathembeki baza benza okubi emehlweni kaYehova uThixo wethu, baza bamfulathela baza babususa ubuso babo emnqubeni kaYehova baza bajika.

7Bazitshixa iingcango zevaranda baza bazicima izibane, abazange baqhumisele ngesiqhumiso, yaye abazange banikele iminikelo etshiswayo kuThixo kaSirayeli engcweleni.

8Ngoko ke wafikelwa yingqumbo kaNdikhoyo phezu koJuda neJerusalem, waza wawanikela ukuba athuthuzeleke, akhwankqiswe, abe sisigculelo, njengoko nikubonayo ngamehlo enu.

9Yabona, abazalwana bethu bawile likrele, oonyana bethu neentombi zethu nabafazi bethu basekuthinjweni ngenxa yoko.

10Ngoku ke makhe ndenze umnqophiso noYehova, uThixo kaSirayeli, ukuze abuye kuthi umsindo wakhe.

11Bonyana bam, musani ukuncama ngoku; ngokuba uYehova uninyule, ukuze nime phambi kwakhe, nimkhonze, nimkhonze, kuphume umsi.

12Basuka bema abaLevi, ooMahati unyana ka-Amasayi, noYoweli unyana ka-Azariya, koonyana bakaKehati; koonyana bakaMerari nguKishe unyana ka-Abhedi, noAsariya unyana kaYehaleli, nakumaGershon; uYowa, unyana kaSima, noEden, unyana kaYowa;

13koonyana bakaElishafan; uZimri noYehiyeli; nakoonyana baka-Asafu; uZekariya noMataniya:

14koonyana bakaHeman; uYehiyeli noShimehi; nakoonyana bakaYedutun; uShemaya noUziyeli.

15Babahlanganisa ke abazalwana babo, babangcwalisa, beza ngokomyalelo wokumkani ngokwelizwi likaYehova, ukuyihlambulula indlu kaYehova.

16Ababingeleli bangena endlwini kaYehova ukuze bayihlambulule, baza bazisa konke ukungcola ababekufumana etempileni kaYehova entendelezweni yendlu kaYehova. Bazithabatha ke abaLevi, babasa ngaphandle komlanjana oyiKidron.

17Bangcwalisa ngomhla wokuqala wenyanga yokuqala, baza ngomhla wesibhozo wenyanga leyo bafika evarandeni kaYehova; yaye bayingcwalisa indlu kaYehova iintsuku ezisibhozo; bagqiba ngomhla weshumi elinesithandathu wenyanga yokuqala.

18Baya kukumkani uHezekiya, bathi, Siyihlambulule indlu kaYehova yonke, nesibingelelo somnikelo onyukayo, nemisebenzi yayo yonke, netafile yezonka zokubonisa, nemisebenzi yayo yonke.

19Ngaphezu koko, sizilungisile saza sazingcwalisa zonke izixhobo awazilahlwayo uKumkani uAhazi ebudeni bolawulo lwakhe ngenxa yobugwenxa bakhe, yaye, khangelani, ziphambi kwesibingelelo sikaYehova.

20Wavuka ukumkani uHezekiya kusasa, wahlanganisa abathetheli besixeko, wenyuka waya endlwini kaYehova.

21Bazisa iinkunzi zeenkomo zasixhenxe, neenkunzi zeegusha zasixhenxe, neemvana zasixhenxe, neenciniba zasixhenxe, ukuba zibe lidini lesono ngenxa yobukumkani, nangenxa yendawo engcwele, nangenxa yamaYuda. Wabawisela umthetho ababingeleli, oonyana baka-Aron, ukuba bababulalele esibingelelweni sikaYehova.

22Bazixhela iinkunzi ezintsha zeenkomo, balithabatha ababingeleli igazi, bafefa ngalo esibingelelweni; bekunjalo, emva kokuxhelela iinkunzi zezimvu, balitshiza igazi esibingelelweni; baxhela neemvana, balitshiza igazi esibingelelweni isibingelelo.

23Bandula ke bazizisa izikhova phambi kokumkani nebandla; bababeka izandla.

24Bazixhela ababingeleli, baza bacamagushela ngegazi lazo esibingelelweni ukuze bagubungele izono zabo bonke oonyana bakaSirayeli; ngokuba ukumkani wayewise umthetho wokuba kwenziwe amadini anyukayo nedini lesono ngenxa yamaSirayeli onke.

25Wabamisa abaLevi endlwini kaYehova bephethe amacangci iihadi neehadi, ngokomyalelo kaDavide noGadi imboni kakumkani nomprofeti uNatan; ngokuba bekunjalo ngomthetho kaYehova ngomthetho wakhe abaprofeti.

26Bema abaLevi beneempahla zikaDavide, ababingeleli benamaxilongo.

27Wathi uHezekiya, makuziswe idini elinyukayo esibingelelweni; Ekuqalisweni komnikelo otshiswayo, ingoma kaYehova yaqalisa ngamaxilongo nezixhobo ezazibekwe nguDavide ukumkani wakwaSirayeli.

28Laguqa lonke ibandla, iimvumi zivuma, amaxilongo avuthela; Kwenziwa oko konke lada lagqitywa idini elinyukayo.

29Bakugqiba ukubingelela, ukumkani nabo bonke ababenaye baguqa baqubuda.

30Ngaphezu koko, ukumkani uHezekiya nabathetheli babayalela abaLevi ukuba bavume kuYehova amazwi kaDavide noAsafu imboni. Bavuma iingoma zokudumisa, benovuyo, bathoba iintloko zabo, baqubuda.

31Waphendula uHezekiya, wathi, Zinikele kuYehova ngoku; sondela, uzise imibingelelo neyombulelo endlwini kaYehova. Ibandla lazisa imibingelelo neyombulelo; bonke abantliziyo ziqhutywa yintliziyo, mabawenze amadini anyukayo.

32Inani lamadini anyukayo elawazisayo ibandla, lalingamashumi amathandathu eenkomo, nekhulu leenkunzi zeegusha, namakhulu amabini eemvana; Elo lonke lidini elinyukayo likaYehova.

33Izinto ezingcwele zazingamakhulu amathandathu eenkomo, namawaka amathathu empahla emfutshane.

34Ke ababingeleli babephelelwe, ababa nakuwawisa onke amadini anyukayo; bancedisa abazalwana babo abaLevi, ude ugqitywe umsebenzi, bade bazihlambulule ababingeleli; ngokuba abaLevi babentliziyo iqinile ekwenzeni izithembiso zabo ngaphezu kwababingeleli.

35Yaye imibingelelo etshiswayo yaba mininzi, kwanamanqatha emibingelelo yombulelo neminikelo ethululwayo yawo wonke umnikelo otshiswayo. Inkonzo yendlu kaYehova yayalelwa ngolo hlobo.

36uHezekiya nabo bonke abantu bonwabile xa uYehova elulungisa uhlanga, kuba loo nto yenzeka ngequbuliso.