Ngakho uDavida wathi kwabaseGibeyoni: Ngizalenzelani? ngiyakwenza ukubuyisana ngani, ukuze nibusise ifa likaJehova na?
UNumeri 25:13 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024 Kuyakuba naso, nenzalo yakhe emva kwakhe isivumelwano sobupristi obuphakade; ngoba wayeshisekela uNkulunkulu wakhe, wabenzela ukubuyisana abantwana bakwa-Israyeli. IBHAYIBHELI ELINGCWELE siyakuba kuye nakuyo inzalo yakhe emva kwakhe isivumelwano sobupristi obuphakade, ngokuba wayenomhawu ngoNkulunkulu wakhe, wabenzela abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ukubuyisana.’ ” IsiZulu 2020 Siyakuba ngesakhe nezizukulwane zakhe, kube yisivumelwano sobuphristi obuphakade, ngokuba ube nentshisekelo ngoNkulunkulu wakhe, wenzela abakwa-Israyeli ukubuyisana.’ ” |
Ngakho uDavida wathi kwabaseGibeyoni: Ngizalenzelani? ngiyakwenza ukubuyisana ngani, ukuze nibusise ifa likaJehova na?
Wathi: “Ngaba nobukhwele obukhulu kuJehova uNkulunkulu Sebawoti, ngokuba abantwana bakwa-Israyeli basishiyile isivumelwano sakho, badilize ama-altare akho, babulala abaprofethi bakho ngenkemba; ngase ngisele ngedwa; futhi bafuna umphefumulo wami ukuze bawususe.
Wathi: “Ngangishisekela nokushisekela uJehova uNkulunkulu Sebawoti, ngokuba abantwana bakwa-Israyeli basishiyile isivumelwano sakho, badilize ama-altare akho, babulala abaprofethi bakho ngenkemba; ngase ngisele ngedwa; futhi bafuna umphefumulo wami ukuze bawususe.
USolomoni wamxosha u-Abiyathara ngokuba engesiye umpristi kaJehova; ukuze agcwalise izwi likaJehova alikhuluma ngendlu ka-Eli eShilo.
Bakhumbule, Nkulunkulu wami, ngokuba bangcolisile ubupristi nesivumelwano sobupristi nesamaLevi.
Ngokuba ukushisekela indlu yakho kungidlile; nokuhlambalaza kwabakuthukayo kwehlela phezu kwami.
Ubabophe amabhande, u-Aroni namadodana akhe, ufake izigqoko zabo; futhi ubupristi buyoba obo njengesimiso saphakade; uyakubangcwelisa u-Aroni namadodana akhe.
Kwathi ngangomuso uMose wathi kubantu: “Nenze isono esikhulu; manje ngizokhuphukela eNkosini; mhlawumbe ngizakuhlawulela isono senu.
Ubagcobe njengalokho ugcobe uyise, ukuze bangikhonze njengabapristi; ngokuba ukugcotshwa kwabo kuyakuba ngubupristi obuphakade ezizukulwaneni zabo.
Kepha nina niyakuthiwa abapristi bakaJehova; abantu bayakuthi niyizinceku zikaNkulunkulu wethu; niyakudla ingcebo yabezizwe, nizidumise enkazimulweni yabo.
Futhi, abapristi bamaLevi abanakuba nomuntu phambi kwami oletha iminikelo yokushiswa neminikelo yomlilo elula, anikele imihlatshelo njalo.
Njengalokhu ibandla lasezulwini lingenakubalwa, nesihlabathi solwandle singenakulinganiswa, kanjalo ngiyakwandisa inzalo kaDavide inceku yami namaLevi angikhonzayo.
Umpristi kumelwe awalungiselele, elinye libe ngumnikelo wesono elinye libe ngumnikelo wokushiswa; umpristi amenzele ukubuyisana phambi kukaJehova ngokucucuza kwakhe.
Kodwa naphambuka endleleni; nikhubekise abaningi emthethweni; nichithile isivumelwano sikaLevi,” usho uJehova Sebawoti.
UMose wayesethi ku-Aroni: “Thatha umcengezi womlilo, uthele kuwo umlilo wase-altare, ubeke impepho phezu kwawo, ungene masinyane ebandleni, uwenzele ukubuyisana, ngokuba intukuthelo kaJehova isiphumile; isiqalile isifo.
U-Aroni wathatha njengalokho emyalile uMose, wagijimela phakathi kwebandla; bheka, isifo saqala phakathi kwabantu, wabeka impepho, wabenzela abantu ukubuyisana.
Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bakhuluma kuMose, bathi: “Bheka, siyafa, siyabhubha, siyabhubha sonke.”
Igama lomIsrayeli owabulawa, naye owabulawa kanye nowesifazane wakwaMidiyani, lalinguZimri indodana kaSalu, isikhulu sendlu kayise kwabakwaSimeyoni.
Abafundi bakhe bakhumbula ukuthi kulotshiwe ukuthi: “Ukushisekela indlu yakho kungidlile.
Ngakho kwamfanela ukuthi afane labafowabo kukho konke, ukuze abe ngumpristi omkhulu olesihawu lothembekileyo ezintweni ezimayelana loNkulunkulu, ukuze enze inhlawulo yokuthula ngezono zabantu.
Ngakho-ke uma ukuphelela kwakukhona ngobupristi bukaLevi, ngokuba abantu bawemukela umthetho ngaphansi kwabo, kwakusaswelekelani ukuba kuvele omunye umpristi ngokokuma kukaMelkisedeki, angabizwa ngokokuma ka-Aroni na?
Ngakho abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babengenakuma phambi kwezitha zabo, kodwa bafulathela izitha zabo, ngoba babeqalekisiwe; angisayikuba nani ngaphandle kokuthi nibhubhise okuqalekisiweyo phakathi kwenu.
Nani njengamatshe aphilayo nakhiwe nibe yindlu yomoya, ubupristi obungcwele, ukuze ninikele imihlatshelo yomoya eyamukelekayo kuNkulunkulu ngoJesu Kristu.
Kepha nina niluhlanga olukhethiweyo, ubupristi obobukhosi, isizwe esingcwele, abantu abazuziweyo; ukuze nishumayele ubukhosi balowo owanibiza niphume ebumnyameni, ningene ekukhanyeni kwakhe okumangalisayo;
Wasesenza amakhosi labapristi kuNkulunkulu uYise; makube kuye inkazimulo namandla kuze kube phakade naphakade. Amen.
Ngalokho usho uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: “Ngishilo nokusho ukuthi indlu yakho nendlu kayihlo iyakuhamba phambi kwami kuze kube phakade; kepha Jehova muntu, makube kude nami; Ngokuba abangidumisayo ngiyakubadumisa, nabangidelelayo bayakuba-delelekile.