2 Tikhronike 30 - Siswati 1996 BibleEmalungiselelo emgubho weliPhasika 1 Hezekiya watfumela livi kulo lonkhe laka-Israyeli, nelakaJuda, waphindze wabhala tincwadzi atibhalela baka-Efrayimu nebakaManase, abamema kutsi bete ethempelini laSimakadze eJerusalema kutawugubha liPhasika kuSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli. 2 Inkhosi netiphatsimandla tayo kanye nalo lonkhe libandla laseJerusalema bancuma kugubha liPhasika enyangeni yesibili. 3 Babehlulekile kuligubha ngetikhatsi talo ngembili kwaloko, ngobe babengakeneli baphristi lababetingcwelisile, kantsi nebantfu babesengakahlangani ndzawonye eJerusalema. 4 Lelicebo labonakala lilihle enkhosini nakulo lonkhe libandla. 5 Bancuma kutfumela lesimemetelo kulo lonkhe laka-Israyeli, kusukela eBherisheba kuye kulakaDani, kumenywa bonkhe bantfu kutsi bete eJerusalema kutawugubha liPhasika kuSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli. Lalingazange like ligujwe bantfu labanyenti kangaka ngembili njengobe kwakubhaliwe. 6 Inkhosi yakhipha tigijimi, talihamba lonkhe laka-Israyeli nelakaJuda tiphetse tincwadzi letatiphuma kuyo nakutiphatsimandla tayo, letatitsi: “Sive sonkhe saka-Israyeli, buyelani kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wa-Abrahama, na-Isaka, na-Israyeli, khona atewubuyela kini, nine lenisele ngekuphunyula esandleni semakhosi ase-Asiriya. 7 Ningalingisi boyihlo nabomnakenu, labangazange betsembeke kuSimakadze, Nkulunkulu waboyisemkhulu, ngenca yaloko wabenta baba yinkoyoyo yekuhlupheka, njengobe nibona nje. 8 Ningabi netinhloko letilukhuni njengaboyihlo, kodvwa titfobeni kuSimakadze. Wotani endzaweni lengcwele, layingcwelise kuze kube phakadze. Khontani Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, khona intfukutselo yakhe leyesabekako ingetikunehlela. 9 Nanibuyela kuSimakadze, labomnakenu nebantfwabenu batawutfola sihawu kulabatfumbi babo, bese babuya kulelive, ngobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu unemusa nebubele. Angeke anifulatsele, nanibuyela kuye.” 10 Tigijimi taphuma tangena kuwo onkhe emadolobha aka-Efrayimu, newakaManase, kuze kuyewufika kulakaZebuloni, kodvwa sive sasiteya sihlekise ngato. 11 Noko, lamanye emadvodza aka-Asheri, newakaManase, newakaZebuloni atitfoba aya eJerusalema. 12 NakaJuda sandla saNkulunkulu sasisetikwebantfu kutsi sibanike bunye bengcondvo ekwenteni loko inkhosi netiphatsimandla tayo babetsite akwentiwe, ngekulandzela livi laSimakadze. Kugujwa kwemkhosi weliPhasika 13 Kwahlangana lesikhulu sicumbi sebantfu eJerusalema kutawugubha uMkhosi Wesinkhwa Lesingenambiliso enyangeni yesibili. 14 Besusa emalati eJerusalema, besusa emalati emphepho bawajikijela eSigodzini saseKhidroni. 15 Bahlaba lizinyane lemvu leliPhasika mhlazana tili-14 enyangeni yesibili. Baphristi nemaLevi baba nemahloni, base bayatingcwelisa bona cobo lwabo, baletsa iminikelo yekushiswa ethempelini laSimakadze. 16 Batsatsa tindzawo tabo, njengobe kubhaliwe encwadzini yemtsetfo waMosi, umuntfu waNkulunkulu. Baphristi bafafata ingati lababenikwe yona ngemaLevi. 17 Njengobe linyenti lebantfu lababekulesicumbi babengatingcwelisi bona, emaLevi kwawabita kutsi ahlabe emazinyane etimvu eliPhasika egameni labo bonkhe lababengcolile ngekwemtsetfo, aze abangcwelisele lamazinyane etimvu kuSimakadze. 18 Nome linyenti lalabantfu lababephuma kulaka-Efrayimu, nelakaManase, nelaka-Isakhari kanye nelakaZebuloni babengakatihlanti bona cobo lwabo, noko balidla liPhasika, lokwakuphambene naloko lokubhaliwe. Kodvwa Hezekiya wabathandazela watsi: “Shangatsi Simakadze lomuhle angabatsetselela bonkhe 19 labo labatimisele ngenhlitiyo yabo kufuna Nkulunkulu, Simakadze Nkulunkulu waboyisemkhulu, nome bangakahlanteki njengekusho kwemtsetfo wendzawo lengcwele.” 20 Simakadze wawuva lomthandazo waHezekiya, wase uyasiphilisa sive. 21 Ema-Israyeli labekhona eJerusalema awugubha uMkhosi weSinkhwa Lesingenambiliso kwaze kwaphela emalanga lasikhombisa kunekujabula lokukhulu, ngesikhatsi emaLevi nebaphristi bona babehlabela kuSimakadze onkhe lawo malanga, basekelwa tingubhu taSimakadze tekudvumisa. 22 Hezekiya wakhuluma awakhutsata onkhe emaLevi labekhombisa kuyicondza kahle lenkonzo yaSimakadze. Onkhe lamalanga lasikhombisa babedla leso sabelo sabo banikela ngeminikelo yebudlelwane, badvumisa Simakadze Nkulunkulu waboyise. Umgubho wesibili 23 Lonkhe lelo bandla lavuma kutsi liwugubhe lomkhosi emalanga lasikhombisa ngetulu; ngako baphindze bawugubha ngekujabula lomkhosi emalanga lasikhombisa ngetulu. 24 Hezekiya, inkhosi yakaJuda, waletsa kulelibandla tinkunzi letiyinkhulungwane, netimvu netimbuti letiti-7 000, kwase kutsi letiphatsimandla tona taletsa tinkunzi letiyinkhulungwane netimvu netimbuti letiti-10 000. Baphristi labanyenti base batingcwelisa bona matfupha. 25 Lonkhe lelo bandla lakaJuda lajabula kakhulu likanye nebaphristi nemaLevi kanye nawo onkhe ema-Israyeli ndzawonye nebetive lababephuma kulo lonkhe laka-Israyeli nelakaJuda. 26 Kwaba nekujabula lokukhulu eJerusalema, ngobe kusukela etikhatsini taSolomoni, umsa waDavide, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, kwakungazange kube khona lokufanana naloko eJerusalema. 27 Baphristi nemaLevi bema babusisa sonkhe sive, naNkulunkulu wabeva, ngobe umthandazo wabo wafinyelela ezulwini, endzaweni yakhe lengcwele lahlala kuyo. |
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