UKora, indodana kaJimna, umLevi, umlindisango ngasempumalanga, wayephethe izipho zokuzithandela zikaNkulunkulu, ukwaba iminikelo kaJehova nezinto ezingcwelengcwele.
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UKora, indodana kaJimna, umLevi, umlindisango ngasempumalanga, wayephethe izipho zokuzithandela zikaNkulunkulu, ukwaba iminikelo kaJehova nezinto ezingcwelengcwele.
UJehova wabonakala kuSolomoni ebusuku, wathi kuye: “Ngiwuzwile umkhuleko wakho, ngizikhethele le ndawo ukuba ibe yindlu yomhlatshelo.
Khona-ke uJeshuwa, indodana kaJosadaki, nabafowabo, abapristi, noZerubabele indodana kaSheyalitiyeli, nabafowabo, bakha i-altare likaNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli ukuze banikele phezu kwalo iminikelo yokushiswa njengokulotshiweyo emthethweni uMose umuntu kaNkulunkulu.
Namazibulo amadodana ethu nawezinkomo zethu, njengokulotshiweyo emthethweni, namazibulo ezinkomo zethu nawezimvu zethu, ukukuletha endlini kaNkulunkulu wethu, kubapristi abakhonza endlini yethu uNkulunkulu;
Ngokuba abantwana bakwa-Israyeli nabantwana bakwaLevi bayakuletha umnikelo kakolweni, owewayini, nowamafutha emakamelweni, lapho izitsha zendlu engcwele, nabapristi abakhonzayo, nabalindisango, nabahlabeleli, futhi ngeke siyishiye indlu kaNkulunkulu wethu.
Ngokuba entabeni yami engcwele, entabeni ende yakwa-Israyeli, isho iNkosi uJehova, lapho yonke indlu yakwa-Israyeli iyakungikhonza, bonke abasezweni; lapho ngiyakubathokozisa, futhi lapho ngiyakubiza kuwe iminikelo nolibo lwezipho zenu kanye nazo zonke izipho zenu ezingcwele.
Uma umhlatshelo wakhe ungumnikelo wokushiswa wezinkomo, uyakuletha iduna elingenasici; woliletha ngokuzithandela phambi kukaJehova ngasemnyango wetende lokuhlangana.
Lethani konke okweshumi endlini yengcebo, ukuze kube khona ukudla endlini yami, ningivivinye ngalokhu, usho uJehova Sebawoti, uma ngingayikunivulela amafasitele asezulwini, ngininike isibusiso, ningathululi. Ngaphandle, ukuthi ngeke kube khona indawo eyanele yokuyithola.
Umuntu angaphanga uNkulunkulu na? Nokho wangiphanga. Kodwa nithi: “Sikuphange ngani na? Kweshumi neminikelo.
Kodwa maye kini baFarisi! Ngokuba ninikela okweshumi kweminti neruwe nemifino yonke, ningakunaki ukwahlulela nothando lukaNkulunkulu;
Ungadli phakathi kwamasango akho okweshumi kukakolweni wakho, nokwewayini lakho, noma kwamafutha akho, namazibulo ezinkomo zakho noma ezimvu zakho, nanoma yisiphi isithembiso sakho osithembisayo, noma iminikelo yakho yesihle noma iminikelo yakho yesihle. Hhayi. Umnikelo wesandla sakho:
uthathe okokuqala kuzo zonke izithelo zomhlaba owukhipha ezweni lakho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akunika lona, ukuphonse kubhasikidi, uye endaweni uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ayakuyikhetha ukuba ahlale kuyo. Faka igama lakhe lapho.
Kodwa ukuze kube ngubufakazi phakathi kwethu lani lezizukulwaneni zethu ngemva kwethu, ukuze sifeze inkonzo kaJehova phambi kobuso bakhe ngeminikelo yethu yokutshiswa lemihlatshelo yethu langeminikelo yethu yokubonga; ukuze abantwana benu bangasho ngesikhathi kubantwana bethu ukuthi: Aninasabelo kuJehova.
Indoda u-Elkana yakhuphuka kanye nendlu yayo yonke ukunikela ngomhlatshelo weminyaka yonke nesithembiso sayo kuJehova.
Eseyilunyulile wahamba naye, kanye nezinkunzi ezintathu ne-efa likafulawa nesaka lewayini, wamyisa endlini kaJehova eShilo, umntwana esemncane.