2 iziKronike 31 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

2 IziKronike 31 Ukukhuthaza abantu emthethweni kaJehova

¹ Kwathi sekuphelile konke lokho, wonke u-Israyeli owayekhona waphuma waya emizini yakwaJuda, waphahlaza izinsika, wagawula izihlahla, wadiliza izindawo eziphakemeyo nama-altare kuwo wonke uJuda noBenjamini, kwa-Efrayimi noManase. Futhi, baze babashaya bonke ngesiqalekiso. Bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babuyela, kwaba yilowo nalowo efeni lakhe, emizini yakubo.

² UHezekiya wamisa izigaba zabapristi namaLevi ngezigaba zabo, kwaba yilowo nalowo ngokomsebenzi wakhe, abapristi namaLevi njengeminikelo yokushiswa neminikelo yokuthula, ukukhonza, nokudumisa, nokudumisa emasangweni amatende iNkosi.

³ Wamisa nesabelo senkosi sempahla yayo njengeminikelo yokushiswa, eyeminikelo yokushiswa yasekuseni neyakusihlwa, neminikelo yokushiswa yamasabatha, neyokwethwasa kwezinyanga, neyemikhosi, njengokulotshiweyo emthethweni kaJehova.

⁴ Ngaphezu kwalokho, wayala abantu ababehlala eJerusalema ukuba banike abapristi namaLevi isabelo, ukuze baqiniswe emthethweni kaJehova.

⁵ Kwathi ekuphumeni kwalo izwi, abantwana bakwa-Israyeli baletha ulibo lukakolweni, iwayini, namafutha, nezinyosi, nolibo lwazo zonke izithelo zezwe ngobuningi; nokweshumi kwakho konke kwabalethela kakhulu.

⁶ Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli nabakwaJuda ababehlala emizini yakwaJuda baletha nokweshumi kwezinkomo nokwezimvu nokweshumi kwezipho ezingcwele okwakungcweliselwe uJehova uNkulunkulu wabo, bakubeka kwaba yizinqwaba.

⁷ Ngenyanga yesithathu baqala ukubeka izisekelo zezinqwaba, baziqeda ngenyanga yesikhombisa.

⁸ Lapho uHezekiya nezikhulu beza babona izinqwaba, bambonga uJehova nabantu bakhe u-Israyeli.

⁹ UHezekiya wabuza kubapristi namaLevi ngezinqwaba.

¹⁰ U-Azariya, umpristi omkhulu wendlu kaSadoki, wamphendula wathi: “Selokhu abantu beqala ukuletha imihlatshelo endlini kaJehova, sasutha, kwasala inala, ngokuba uJehova ubusise umhlambi wakhe.

¹¹ UHezekiya wayala ukuba kulungiswe amakamelo endlini kaJehova; bazilungisela.

¹² Wangenisa iminikelo ngokwethembeka, nokweshumi, nezipho ezingcwele; uKonaniya umLevi wayengumbusi, noShimeyi umfowabo owesibili.

¹³ OJehiyeli, no-Asasiya, noNahati, no-Asaheli, noJerimoti, noJozabadi, no-Eliyeli, no-Ismagiya, noMahati, noBenaya, babengababonisi ngaphansi kwesandla sikaKhoniya noShimeyi umfowabo, ngokomyalo wenkosi uHezekiya no-Azariya, umbusi wendlu kaNkulunkulu.

¹⁴ UKora, indodana kaJimna, umLevi, umlindisango ngasempumalanga, wayephethe izipho zokuzithandela zikaNkulunkulu, ukwaba iminikelo kaJehova nezinto ezingcwelengcwele.

¹⁵ Eceleni kwakhe kwakukhona u-Edene, noMiniyamini, noJeshuwa, noShemaya, no-Amariya, noShekaniya, emizini yabapristi ngezikhundla zabo, ukuba banike abafowabo, abakhulu nabancane.

¹⁶ Ngaphandle kwezizukulwane zabo, kusukela kwabaneminyaka emithathu kuya phezulu, kubo bonke abangena endlini kaJehova isabelo sabo semihla ngemihla enkonzweni yabo ngezigaba zabo;

¹⁷ Bobabili ngohlu lozalo lwabapristi ngemindeni yabo namaLevi kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amabili kuya phezulu ngokwenkonzo yabo ngezigaba zabo;

¹⁸ Ukubhalwa kozalo lwabo bonke abantwana babo abancane, abafazi babo, namadodana abo, namadodakazi abo, kulo lonke ibandla; ngoba bazingcwelisa esikhundleni sabo esimisiweyo ekungcwelisweni.

¹⁹ Futhi emadodaneni ka-Aroni, abapristi ababesensimini yedlelo lemizi yabo, emzini ngemizi, amadoda ayebizwe ngamagama, ukuze banike isabelo kubo bonke abesilisa phakathi kwabapristi nabo bonke ababekhona. Babalwa phakathi kwamaLevi ngezizukulwane.

²⁰ Wenza kanjalo uHezekiya kwaJuda wonke, wenza okuhle nokulungile nokuyiqiniso phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe.

²¹ Nakuyo yonke imisebenzi ayiqala enkonzweni yendlu kaNkulunkulu, nomthetho, nemiyalo yokufuna uNkulunkulu wakhe, wayenza ngenhliziyo yakhe yonke, waphumelela.