Kepha wathi: “Uyelani kuye namuhla na? Akusilo usuku lokwethwasa kwenyanga, akusilo isabatha.” Wathi: “Cha, kulungile.”
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Kepha wathi: “Uyelani kuye namuhla na? Akusilo usuku lokwethwasa kwenyanga, akusilo isabatha.” Wathi: “Cha, kulungile.”
UShebhaniya, uJehoshafathi, uNethaneli, u-Amasayi, uZakhariya, uBhenaya, u-Eliyezeri, abaphristi, babeshaya amacilongo phambi komphongolo kaNkulunkulu. U-Obhede Edomi noJehiya bona babengabalindisango bomphongolo.
Wonke u-Israyeli wawukhuphula kanjalo-ke umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaSimakade; ngokukhamuluka nangomsindo womtshingo, amacilongo, amasimbali, ebetha izingubhu namahabhu.
UHemani noJeduthumi babephethe amacilongo namasimbali okushaywa, nezinye izinsimbi zokubethwa kudunyiswa uNkulunkulu. Amadodana kaJeduthumi aqokwa amiswa ngasesangweni.
AbaLevi bema bephethe izinsimbi zokucula zikaDavide, nabaphristi ababephethe amacilongo.
Lonke ibandla lakhuleka, abahlabeleli bahlabelela, abamacilongo bawabetha; konke kwaqhubeka waze waphela umnikelo wokushiswa.
Abaphristi nabaLevi bema ngokwezikhundla zabo, bephethe izinto ezishaywayo ezazenziwe nguDavide, inkosi, ukuba babonge uSimakade, ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade, ngesikhathi uDavide edumisa ngezandla zabo; abaphristi babeshaya amacilongo phambi kwabo, wonke u-Israyeli wayemile.
Lapho abakhi bebeka isisekelo sethempeli likaSimakade, abaphristi bagqoka izingubo zabo zobuphristi, baphatha amacilongo. AbaLevi ababengamadodana ka-Asafa bathatha amasimbali, bahlabelela bedumisa uSimakade njengesimiso sikaDavide, inkosi yakwa-Israyeli.
namadodana athile abaphristi ephethe amacilongo: uZakhariya kaJonathani, kaShemaya, kaMathaniya, kaMikhaya, kaZakhuri, ka-Asafa
Shayani icilongo ngokwethwasa kwenyanga nangokugcwala kwayo, ngosuku lomkhosi wethu.
Sibusisiwe isizwe esikwazi ukuhlabelela ngenjabulo, sihamba ekukhanyeni kobukhona bakho, Simakade.
“U-Aroni uyokwembatha amagama amadodana ka-Israyeli esivikelweni sesifuba sokwehlulela esiqondene nenhliziyo yakhe, lapho engena endaweni engcwele, kube yisikhumbuzo esingapheliyo phambi kukaSimakade.
Uyothatha imali yenhlawulo kubantu bakwa-Israyeli uyisebenzisele izinkonzo ethendeni lokuhlangana. Iyokuba yisikhumbuzo sesihlengo esenziwa ngenxa yempilo yabo phambi kukaSimakade, kubantu bakwa-Israyeli.”
Ngalolo lusuku kuyobethwa icilongo elikhulu, labo ababedukele e-Asiriya nalabo ababexoshwe eGibhithe, bayofika badumise uSimakade entabeni engcwele eJerusalema.
“Yisho kubantu bakwa-Israyeli, uthi kubo: ‘Ngenyanga yesikhombisa ngolokuqala lwenyanga, niyoba nosuku lokuphumula ngokuphelele, umhlangano ongcwele, oyoba yisikhumbuzo ngokuba nishaye amacilongo.
Kuyothi lapho niphuma impi ezweni lakini ukuyokulwa nesitha esinihlaselayo, nihlabe umkhosi ngamacilongo. USimakade uNkulunkulu wenu uyonikhumbula, anisindise ezitheni zenu.
“ ‘Njalo ngosuku lokwethwasa kwenyanga, niyonikela kuSimakade ngomnikelo wokushiswa. Kuyoba ngamaduna amabili emhlanjini, inqama, amazinyane ayisikhombisa anonyaka, futhi angenasici.
“ ‘Ngenyanga yesikhombisa ngosuku lokuqala lwayo, niyoba nomhlangano ongcwele, aniyukusebenza msebenzi; kuyokuba wusuku lwenu lokushaya amacilongo.
Wayigqolozela enovalo, wathi: “Kwenzenjani, Nkosi na?” Yathi kuye: “Imikhuleko yakho nokwabela kwakho abampofu izipho kwenyukile, kwaba yisikhumbuzo phambi kukaNkulunkulu.
ngomzuzwana nje, ngokuphazima kweso, ngecilongo lokugcina. Ngokuba kuyakukhala icilongo, abafileyo bavuswe bengenakubola, thina siguqulwe.
ngokuba iNkosi uqobo iyakukwehla ezulwini ngezwi lenhlokomo, ngephimbo lengelosi enkulu, nangecilongo likaNkulunkulu; abafileyo kuKhristu bayakuvuka kuqala.
nithi kuzo: ‘Amanzi omfula iJordani anqamuka phambi komphongolo wesivumelwano sikaSimakade lapho kuwela umphongolo eJordani; lawa matshe ayisikhumbuzo kubantu bakwa-Israyeli kuze kube phakade.’ ”
nabaphristi abayisikhombisa bephethe amacilongo ayisikhombisa ezimpondo zezinqama, behamba phambi komphongolo wesivumelwano. Ngosuku lwesikhombisa uyakuwuzungeza umuzi kuze kube kasikhombisa, abaphristi bebetha amacilongo.
UMoya nomakoti bathi: “Woza!” Nozwayo makathi: “Woza!” Nowomileyo makeze; othandayo makathabathe amanzi okuphila ngesihle.
UDavide wathi kuJonathani: “Uyabona-ke, kusasa izakwethwasa inyanga; impela kufanele ngihlale nenkosi esidlweni, kepha ngivumele ukuba ngihambe, ngiyocasha endle kuze kube wusuku lwesithathu kusihlwa.