2 iziKronike 30 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

2 IziKronike 30 Umkhosi wePhasika

¹ UHezekiya wathumela kuye wonke u-Israyeli noJuda, walobela o-Efrayimi noManase izincwadi ukuba beze endlini kaJehova eJerusalema, bamenzele uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli iphasika.

² Inkosi kanye nezikhulu zayo nalo lonke ibandla laseJerusalema bacebisana ukwenza iphasika ngenyanga yesibili.

³ Ngokuba babengenakukwenza ngaleso sikhathi, ngokuba abapristi babengazingcwelisanga ngokwanele, nabantu babengabuthananga eJerusalema.

⁴ Le ndaba yayinhle emehlweni enkosi nakulo lonke ibandla.

⁵ Basebesenza isimemezelo sokuthi kumemezelwe kuIsrayeli wonke, kusukela eBherisheba kuze kufike kwaDani, ukuthi beze ukumenzela iPhasika i Nkosi uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli eJerusalema, ngoba kwase kuyisikhathi eside bengalenzi njengalokhu lalisenziwa kubhaliwe.

⁶ Izigijimi zahamba nezincwadi zenkosi nezikhulu zayo kulo lonke elakwa-Israyeli nakwaJuda, nesiyalezo senkosi eyathi: “Bantwana bakwa-Israyeli, buyelani kuJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Abrahama, no-Isaka, no-Israyeli, uyakubuyela kuyo insali yenu ephunyukileyo esandleni samakhosi ase-Asiriya.

⁷ Ningabi njengoyihlo nanjengabafowenu abenza ngokungathembeki kuJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyise, owabanikela babe yinqwaba yencithakalo, njengokuba nibona.

⁸ Manje ningabi lukhuni njengawoyihlo, kodwa zinikeleni nina kuJehova, ningene endlini yakhe engcwele ayingcwelisile kuze kube phakade, nimkhonze uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, ukuze kusuke kini ukuvutha kolaka lwakhe.

⁹ Ngokuba uma niphendukela kuJehova, abafowenu nabantwana benu bayakuba nesihe phambi kwabathunjwayo, babuyele kuleli zwe; ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu unomusa, unesihe, uyabususa ubuso bakhe kini, uma nibuyela kuye.

¹⁰ Izigxobo zahamba umuzi ngomuzi zidabula izwe lakwa-Efrayimi nelakwaManase kwaze kwaba kwaZebuloni, kepha zawahleka, aziklolodela.

¹¹ Kodwa abanye bako-Asheri lakaManase loZebuloni bazithoba bafika eJerusalema.

¹² Futhi kwaJuda kwakukhona isandla sikaNkulunkulu ukubanika inhliziyo eyodwa ukwenza umyalo wenkosi nezikhulu ngezwi likaJehova.

¹³ Abantu abaningi babuthana eJerusalema ukugubha umkhosi wesinkwa esingenamvubelo ngenyanga yesibili, ibandla elikhulu kakhulu.

¹⁴ Basuka, basusa ama-altare ayeseJerusalema, nawo onke ama-altare empepho bawasusa, bawaphonsa emfudlaneni iKidroni.

¹⁵ Basebehlaba iphasika ngosuku lwetshumi lane lwenyanga yesibili; abapristi lamaLevi baba lenhloni, bazingcwelisa, baletha iminikelo yokutshiswa endlini yeNkosi.

¹⁶ Bema endaweni yabo njengomthetho wabo ngokomthetho kaMose, umuntu kaNkulunkulu; abapristi bafafaza igazi ababelamukele esandleni samaLevi.

¹⁷ Ngokuba kwakukhona abaningi ebandleni ababengangcweliswanga; ngakho amaLevi ayephezu kwawo ukuhlabela wonke ongahlambulukile iphasika ukuze angcwelisele uJehova.

¹⁸ Ngoba uquqaba lwabantu, abaningi bakwa-Efrayimi nakwaManase, kwa-Isakare nakwaZebuloni, alizange lizihlanze, kodwa ladla iphasika ngaphandle kwalokho okulotshiweyo. Kodwa uHezekiya wabathandazela wathi: “UJehova omuhle uthethelela wonke umuntu.

¹⁹ Olungisa inhliziyo yakhe ukuba ifune uNkulunkulu, uJehova, uNkulunkulu wawoyise, nakuba engahlanjululwanga njengokuhlanjululwa kwendlu engcwele.

²⁰ UJehova wamuzwa uHezekiya, wabaphulukisa abantu.

²¹ Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ababekhona eJerusalema bawugcina umkhosi wesinkwa esingenamvubelo izinsuku eziyisikhombisa ngokuthokoza okukhulu;

²² UHezekiya wakhuluma kamnandi nawo onke amaLevi ayefunde ukwazi okuhle kukaJehova; futhi ngesikhathi somkhosi badla izinsuku eziyisikhombisa banikela imihlatshelo yokubonga bavuma izono kuJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyise.

²³ Ibandla lonke lacebisana ukwenza ezinye izinsuku eziyisikhombisa, futhi ezinye izinsuku eziyisikhombisa bajabula.

²⁴ Ngokuba uHezekiya inkosi yakwaJuda wanika ibandla izinkunzi eziyinkulungwane nezimvu eziyizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa; izikhulu zanika ibandla izinkunzi eziyinkulungwane nezimvu eziyizinkulungwane eziyishumi, abapristi abaningi bazingcwelisa.

²⁵ Lonke ibandla lakwaJuda, nabapristi namaLevi, nalo lonke ibandla elavela kwa-Israyeli, nabafokazi abavela ezweni lakwa-Israyeli nabahlala kwaJuda, bathokoza.

²⁶ Kwaba khona intokozo enkulu eJerusalema, ngokuba kusukela emihleni kaSolomoni indodana kaDavide, inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, akuzange kube khona okunjalo eJerusalema.

²⁷ Abapristi bamaLevi basukuma bababusisa abantu, izwi labo lezwakala, nomkhuleko wabo wakhuphukela endaweni yakhe yokuhlala engcwele ezulwini.