Uyawufundzisa imiyalo yakho kuJakobe, nemitsetfo yakho ku-Israyeli. Ushisa imphepho embikwakho, neminikelo yekushiswa yonkhe elatini lakho.
Babhekana naye batsi: “Akukafaneli kutsi wena Uziya ushise imphepho kuSimakadze. Loko kufanele kwentiwe baphristi, titukulwane ta-Aroni, labehlukaniselwe kutsi bashise imphepho. Suka lapha endzaweni lengcwele, ngobe wonile kuSimakadze longuNkulunkulu, ngobe awusenaso sibusiso sakhe.”
Hezekiya wakhuluma awakhutsata onkhe emaLevi labekhombisa kuyicondza kahle lenkonzo yaSimakadze. Onkhe lamalanga lasikhombisa babedla leso sabelo sabo banikela ngeminikelo yebudlelwane, badvumisa Simakadze Nkulunkulu waboyise.
Ngobe Ezra abetinikelele kuhlolisisa nekwenta lokungumtsetfo waSimakadze kanye nekufundzisa ema-Israyeli timiso nemiyalo yawo.
Lilanga ngelilanga kusukela kulekucala kwaze kwaba kulekugcina, Ezra abebafundzela kulencwadzi yemtsetfo waNkulunkulu. Lomkhosi bawugubha emalanga lasikhombisa, kwatsi ngelilanga lesiphohlongo bahlangana ndzawonye, njengobe kwakusho lomtsetfo.
Khona-ke uyawujabula ngemihlatjelo lengiyo, ngeminikelo leshiswa yonkhe, khona-ke bayawunikela ngetinkunzi elatini lakho.
Ekupheleni kwalamalanga, kusukela elangeni lesiphohlongo kuya embili, baphristi kufanele betfule iminikelo yenu yekushiswa kanye neminikelo yenu yekuthula etikwelilati. Ngiyawube sengiyanemukela-ke, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.”
bantfu bami bayabhujiswa ngenca yekweswela lwati. “Njengobe nikulahlile kwati mine, nami-ke sengiyanilahla kutsi ningete naba baphristi bami; njengobe niwutsalalisele umtsetfo waNkulunkulu wenu, nami-ke ngiyawubatsalalisela bantfwabenu.
Lomuntfu kufanele ageze loku kwangekhatsi kwayo nemilente yayo; umphristi bese ushisa wonkhe lomhlatjelo etikwelilati. Loku kungumnikelo wekushiswa, umnikelo lowentiwa ngemlilo, liphunga lelinuka lusi lolumnandzi kuSimakadze.
Utalibamba ngetimphiko totimbili alidzabule ekhatsi ngaphandle kwekuhluphula timphiko talo, bese ulishisa lonkhe etikwetinkhuni letivutsako letiselatini. Loku kungumnikelo wekushiswa, umnikelo lowentiwa ngemlilo, liphunga lelinuka lusi lolumnandzi kuSimakadze.”
Lomuntfu kufanele ageze loku kwangekhatsi nemilente; umphristi bese ushisa wonkhe lomhlatjelo etikwelilati. Loku kungumnikelo wekushiswa, umnikelo lowentiwa ngemlilo, liphunga lelinuka lusi lolumnandzi kuSimakadze.
Kufanele nifundzise sive sema-Israyeli yonkhe imitsetfo Simakadze lasinike yona ngaMosi.”
Emvakwaloko utawube sewutsatsa sitja semlilo lesigcwele emalahle lavutsako latsetfwe elatini lelisembikwaSimakadze, Aroni atsatse nemabinta lamabili esandla emphepho lenuka kamnandzi nalecolisakele, bese ukungenisa endzaweni lengcwelengcwele, ngale kwendvwangu.
Lemphepho utawube sewuyifaka emlilweni embikwaSimakadze, lentfutfu itawube seyibhunya ize isitselise sihlalo semusa selibhokisi lesivumelwane, khona angetikufa.
“Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, utsi: ‘Buta kubaphristi kutsi umtsetfo utsini:
Nangabe umuntfu aphetse inyama leyehlukaniselwe Nkulunkulu ishumphetelwe engutjeni yakhe, bese kutsi lomphetfo wakhe utsintse sinkhwa, nome sitjulo, nome liwayini, nome emafutsa, nome lokunye nje kudla, kuyaye bese kuba ngulokwehlukaniselwe Nkulunkulu yini?’ ” Baphristi baphendvula, batsi: “Cha.”
njengobe Simakadze amlayela ngaMosi. Loko kwaba sikhumbuto esiveni sema-Israyeli kutsi wonkhe umuntfu longesiye umphristi, longesiyo intalelwane ya-Aroni, akayiwusondzela ashise imphepho embikwaSimakadze. Loyakwenta njalo uyawubona saKhora nesebalandzeli bakhe.
Mosi wakhuluma ku-Aroni, watsi: “Tsatsa sitja sakho semphepho ufake kuso emalahle lavutsako aselatini, bese ufaka imphepho, uphutfume kulesive masinyane usentele inhlawulo yekubuyisana naSimakadze, ngobe lulaka lwakhe seluphumile, sifo sesiphindze sicalele phansi.”
ingwembe yegolide lenesisindvo lesasingemagremu labengaba li-110, igcwele imphepho;
“Naniguliswa sifo lesisabulephelo, nibocaphela kutsi nenta njengobe baphristi, labangemaLevi, baniyala. Nibokulandzela nikucaphelisise konkhe loko lengibayale ngako kutsi bakwente.
Sive sakaLevi siyawukhuluma siphakamise livi laso kuwo onkhe ema-Israyeli sitsi:
Simakadze, busisa lonkhe likhono lakhe, imisebenti yetandla takhe ikujabulise. Gwaza tinkhalo talabo labamvukelako, ushaye titsa takhe uticedze, tingaphindzi tivuke.”
Ngako-ke unawo emandla ekubasindzisa ngalokuphelele labo labasondzela ngaye kuNkulunkulu, njengobe yena aphilela kubancusela ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi.
Ngobe Khristu akangenanga endzaweni lengcwelengcwele leyentiwe ngetandla nalengumfutiselo waleyo lengiyo sibili; kodvwa wangena ezulwini sibili, lapho abonakala khona asimele kuNkulunkulu.
Ngakhetsa khokho wakho emkhatsini wato tonkhe tive tema-Israyeli kutsi abe ngumphristi wami, akhuphukele elatini lami, ashise khona imphepho, avunule nesidziya sebuphristi ebukhoneni bami. Nganika indlu yeyihlo sabelo kuyo yonkhe iminikelo yami yemlilo leyentiwa ngema-Israyeli.