8 Afunda encwadini yomthetho kaZimu abe ahlathulula ukuze abantu bazwisise umthetho ofundiweko.
Wakhuphukela ethempelini lakaSomnini nabantu boke bakwaJuda nezakhamuzi zoke zeJerusalema; bekubaphristi nabaphorofidi kanye nabo boke abantu kusukela kwabakhulu ukuya kwabancani. Wabafundela bona bezwe woke amezwi wencwadi yesivumelwano eyayigade ifunyenwe ethempelini lakaSomnini.
Incwadi enayithumela kithi yafundwa ngokurhunyutjhwa phambi kwami.
Mbala, abantu bakhamba kobana bayokudla, basele bebathumele isabelo konganalitho. Godu bebasase khulu ngombana bebazwisise amezwi amenyezelwe kibo.
Kwathi abantu basajame eendaweni zabo njalo, amaLevi ahlathululela abantu umthetho. Wona bekunguJetjhuwa, uBhani, uTjherebiya, uJamini, u-Akhubu, uTjhabatayi, uHodiya, uMaseya, uKhelitha, u-Azariya, uJozabadi, uRhanani noPelaya.
Kwathi lokha uNerhemiya ogade ambusi no-Ezra omphristi nomtloli kanye namaLevi nabafundisa abantu, bathi kibo boke: “Ilangeli licwengile kuSomnini uZimenu, yeke ningadabuki namkha nilile ngalo.” Batjho lokho ngombana abantu balila lokha nabezwa amezwi womthetho.
Nje-ke ajama lapho afunda encwadini yomthetho kaSomnini uZimawo isikhathi esingaba siquntwana selanga. Kwathi esinye isiquntwana sakhona senza isivumo sezono ngokukhothamela uSomnini uZimawo.
Ikosana izakuba phakathi kwabo, ingene nabo nabangenako bese iphuma nabo nabaphumako.
USomnini wangiphendula wathi: “Tlola isambulwesi phasi sibonakale kuhle emqebethwini ukuze sifundeke lula.
Yeke uJesu wabahlathululela bona kwathiwani ngaye kiyo yoke imitlolo ecwengileko, kusukela emthethweni kaMosi nakiyo yoke imitlolo yabaphorofidi.
Babuzana bathi: “Iinhliziyo zethu bezingavuthi ngaphakathi kwethu lokha nakhuluma nathi endleleni nazasihlathululela imitlolo na?”
Yeke waqaqulula imikhumbulwabo ukuze bazwisise imitlolo.
Kwathi sebabekelene naye ilanga, bafika lapha ahlala khona babanengi kwamambala. Kusukela ekuseni bekwaba sebusuku, wabahlathululela bewabafakazela ngombuso kaZimu, alinga ukubabonisa ngoJesu ngokudzubhula emthethweni wakaMosi nemitlolweni yabaphorofidi.