2 iziKronike 35 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

2 IziKronike 35 UJosiya wenzela uJehova iphasika eJerusalema

¹ UJosiya wenzela uJehova iphasika eJerusalema, balihlaba iphasika ngosuku lweshumi nane lwenyanga yokuqala.

² Wamisa abapristi emsebenzini wabo, wabakhuthaza enkonzweni yendlu kaJehova;

³ Wathi kumaLevi afundisa wonke u-Israyeli, ayengcwele kuJehova: “Bekani umphongolo ongcwele endlini uSolomoni indodana kaDavide, inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, ayakhayo; ngeke kube umthwalo emahlombe enu; manje khonzani uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu nabantu bakhe u-Israyeli,

⁴ Zilungiseleni ngokwezindlu zawoyihlo, ngokwezigaba zenu, ngokombhalo kaDavide, inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, nanjengombhalo wendodana yakhe uSolomoni.

⁵ Nime endaweni engcwele ngokwezigaba zemindeni yawoyise babafowenu, abantu, ngokwezigaba zoyise wamaLevi.

⁶ Bese nihlaba iphasika, nizingcwelise, nilungise abafowenu ukuba benze njengezwi likaJehova ngomsebenzi kaMose.

⁷ UJosiya wabanika abantu bonke ababekhona, izimvu, amawundlu, nezimbuzi, kube okwemihlatshelo yephasika, kubo bonke ababekhona, inani lezinkulungwane ezingamashumi amathathu nantathu; lalingelenkosi.

⁸ Izikhulu zakhe zanika abantu, abapristi namaLevi ngokuzithandela: oHilikiya, noZakariya, noJehiyeli, izinduna zendlu kaNkulunkulu, banika abapristi izimvu eziyizinkulungwane ezimbili namakhulu ayisithupha namakhulu amathathu zibe yimihlatshelo yephasika izinkabi.

⁹ OKhonaniya, noShemaya, noNethaneli, abafowabo, noHashabiya, noJehiyeli, noJozabadi, izinduna zamaLevi, banika amaLevi izimvu eziyizinkulungwane eziyisihlanu nezinkomo ezingamakhulu ayisihlanu, zibe yiminikelo yephasika.

¹⁰ Inkonzo yalungiswa, abapristi bema ezindaweni zabo, namaLevi ngezigaba zabo ngokomyalo wenkosi.

¹¹ Balihlaba iphasika, abapristi bafafaza igazi ababesesandleni sabo, amaLevi abagcoba.

¹² Bayisusa iminikelo yokushiswa ukuba bayinike ngokwezigaba zezizukulwane zabantu ukuba bahlabele uJehova njengokulotshiweyo encwadini kaMose. Benza kanjalo nezinkabi.

¹³ Bawosa iphasika emlilweni njengomthetho, kepha ezinye izipho ezingcwele bazigcoba ezimbizeni, nangamapani, nasemapanini, babelabela bonke abantu masinyane.

¹⁴ Ngasemuva bazilungisela bona nabapristi, ngokuba abapristi, amadodana ka-Aroni, babenikela ngeminikelo yokushiswa namanoni kwaze kwahlwa; ngalokho amaLevi azilungisela wona nabapristi, amadodana ka-Aroni.

¹⁵ Abahlabeleli, amadodana ka-Asafa, babesesikhundleni sabo ngokomyalo kaDavide, no-Asafa, noHemani, noJeduthuni, umboni wenkosi; nabalindisango balinda emasangweni onke; akufanele baphambuke emsebenzini wabo; kubafowabo amaLevi abalungisela bona.

¹⁶ Ngakho-ke yonke inkonzo kaJehova yalungiselelwa ngalolo suku ukwenza iphasika nokunikela ngeminikelo yokushiswa e-altare likaJehova njengomyalo wenkosi uJosiya.

¹⁷ Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ababekhona ngaleso sikhathi bagcina iphasika nomkhosi wesinkwa esingenamvubelo izinsuku eziyisikhombisa.

¹⁸ Kwakungekho phasika elinjengalelo elalenziwa kwa-Israyeli kusukela emihleni yomprofethi uSamuweli; futhi wonke amakhosi akwa-Israyeli akazange alenze iphasika elinjengalo alenzayo uJosiya, nabapristi namaLevi noJuda wonke no-Israyeli ababekhona kanye nabakhileyo eJerusalema.

¹⁹ Ngomnyaka weshumi nesishiyagalombili wokubusa kukaJosiya leli Phasika lenziwa.

²⁰ Emva kwakho konke lokho uJosiya eselungisile ithempeli, uNego inkosi yaseGibithe wenyuka ukulwa neKharikemishi ngase-Ewufrathe; uJosiya waphuma ukumhlangabeza.

²¹ Kodwa wathuma izithunywa kuye ukuthi: Ngilani lawe, nkosi yakoJuda? Kangizanga ukulwa lawe lamuhla, kodwa ngimelene lendlu engilwa layo; ngoba uNkulunkulu wangilaya ukuthi ngiphangise; yeka ukuzigaxa noNkulunkulu onami, funa akubhubhise.

²² Kodwa uJosiya kazange asuse ubuso bakhe kuye, kodwa waziguqula ukuthi alwe laye, kazange alalele amazwi kaNego aphuma emlonyeni kaNkulunkulu, ukuze alwe esigodini saseMegido.

²³ Abacibishelayo bacibishela inkosi uJosiya; inkosi yathi ezincekwini zayo: “Ngiyekeni ngihambe; ngoba ngilimele kakhulu.

²⁴ Ngakho izinceku zakhe zayikhipha kuleyo nqola zayikhwelisa enqoleni yesibili eyayinayo; bamyisa eJerusalema, wafa, wembelwa kwelinye lamathuna awoyise. Wonke uJuda neJerusalema bamlilela uJosiya.

²⁵ UJeremiya walilela uJosiya, nabo bonke abahlabeleli nabahlabeleli bakhuluma ngoJosiya ezililo zabo kuze kube namuhla, bazenza zaba yisimiso kwa-Israyeli; bheka, kuyachazwa encwadini yesiLilo.

²⁶ Ezinye izindaba zikaJosiya nokulunga kwakhe njengokulotshiweyo emthethweni kaJehova,

²⁷ Izenzo zakhe, ezokuqala nezokugcina, bheka, zilotshiwe encwadini yamakhosi akwa-Israyeli nakwaJuda.