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1 Hagi ana maka musenkase'zamo'ma vagamaregeno'a, Israeli vahe'ma anampima mani'naza vahe'mo'za atirami'za Juda rankumatamimpi vu'za havi anumzante'ma mono'ma hunentaza zafaramine, Asera havi anumzamofo amema'ama zafare'ma antre'za tro hunte'neza mono'ma hunentaza zafaraminena maka Juda mopafine, Benzameni mopafine, Efraemi mopafine, Manase mopafima, havi anumzama mono'ma hunentaza itane, agonafima havi anumzantema mono'ma hunentaza kumatmima me'neana ana maka taganavazi atre'naze. Ana hute'za maka Israeli vahe'mo'za ete nozmima me'nea rankuma zamirega vu'naze.
Sekuphelile konke lokhu abako-Israyeli ababesemkhosini bangena emizini yakoJuda, badiliza izinsika zokukhonzela u-Ashera. Badiliza izindawo zokukhonzela lama-alithare kulolonke elakoJuda lakoBhenjamini kanye lako-Efrayimi lakoManase. Bathe sebekudilizile konke lokhu, abako-Israyeli babuyela emizini yabo, ezindaweni zabo.
2 Hagi pristi vahe'mo'zane Livae vahe'mo'zama Ra Anumzamofo mono nonkumapima ufre kafaraminte'ma eri'zama eri'nagura, Hesekai'a refko huno Kresramanama vu eri'zane, arimpa fru ofama hu eri'zane, kafante'ma manine'za susu hu'za zagame'ma hu eri'zana kevure kevure zamitere hu'ne.
UHezekhiya wamisa abaphristi labaLevi ngezigaba ngamunye wabo kusiya ngemisebenzi yabo yobuphristi kumbe eyabaLevi eyokunikela ngeminikelo yokutshiswa leminikelo yobudlelwano, ukukhonza, ukubonga kanye lokuhlabelela indumiso emasangweni endaweni ehlala uThixo.
3 Hagi kinagane nanterane, maka mani fru hu Sabati knare'ene, kasefa ikante'ene, Ra Anumzamofo kasegefima huno ne'zama kreta neneta muse hugahazema hu'nea knare'enema Kresramanama vu zana kini ne' Hesekai'a agra'a afu keginafintira zami'ne.
Inkosi yapha okuvela kweyayo inotho iminikelo yokutshiswa yekuseni lantambama kanye lokweminikelo yokutshiswa ngamaSabatha, leyokuThwasa kweziNyanga kanye leyemikhosi emisiweyo njengokulotshiweyo eMthethweni kaThixo.
4 Hagi kini ne'mo'a Jerusalemi kumapima nemaniza vahetminkura huno, pristi vahe'ene Livae vahe'enena, ana ne'zana zamigahazema hu'nea kante anteta ne'zana eme zaminke'za nene'za, Ra Anumzamofo kasegefima hu'neaza hu'za zamagu'areti hu'za eri'zana eriho.
Inkosi yathi abantu abahlala eJerusalema kumele banike abaphristi labaLevi imfanelo yabo ukuze basebenze ngokuzinikela eMthethweni kaThixo.
5 Hagi Hesekaia'ma hia nanekema Israeli vahe'mo'zama nentahi'za ese ne'zama hozafima nenama hu'nea ne'zana tusi ne'za eri'za e'naze.
Masinyazana ngemva kwesiqondiso, abako-Israyeli banikela kakhulu ngokwesivuno sakuqala samabele, lokwewayini elitsha, lokwamafutha lokwenyosi lakho konke okwakutholakala emasimini. Baletha okunengi kakhulu, okwetshumi kukho konke.
6 Hagi Israeli vahetamine Juda vahetamimo'zama Juda rankumatamimpima nemaniza vahe'mo'za bulimakao afuzmine, sipisipi afuzmine hampriza nevazageno, 10nima hia bulimakao afutamine sipisipi afutaminena avre'za e'naze. Ana nehu'za Ra Anumzana zamagri Anumzamofonte'ma eri ruotgema hu'nea zantamina hampriza nevazageno 10nima hia zantamina eri'za eme kevure kevure antazageno agonagna huno hihi huno mareri'ne.
Amadoda ako-Israyeli lawakoJuda ayehlala emizini yakoJuda lawo aletha okwetshumi kwemihlambi yenkomo leyezimvu zawo lezinto ezingcwele zokunikela kuThixo uNkulunkulu wawo, azibuthelela inqwabanqwaba.
7 Hagi namba 3 ikante agafa hu'za ana ne'zana eri atru hu'za nevazageno, 7ni ikante ome vagare'naze.
Baqalisa ukukwenza lokhu ngenyanga yesithathu baze baqeda ngenyanga yesikhombisa.
8 Ana'ma nehazageno Hesekai'ene vugota kva vahe'mo'zanema eme kazama ana neza kevuramimo'ma agonagna'ma huno mareri'nege'za, Ra Anumzamofona agia erisga nehu'za, asomu kea Israeli vahetmina huzmante'naze.
UHezekhiya lezikhulu zakhe befika bebona lezozinqwabanqwaba badumisa uThixo njalo babusisa abantu bakhe bako-Israyeli.
9 Ana huteno Hesekai'a pristi vahetamine Livae vahetaminena ana ne'za kevuraminkura zamagenoka huno, Igati ama ne'za kevuramina eri atru hu'naze?
UHezekhiya wabuza abaphristi labaLevi ngenqwabanqwaba;
10 Higeno Zadoku nagapinti ugagota pristi ne' Azaraia'a kenona huzmanteno ne'zama eri'za e'naza knareti'ma eno amare'ma ehanati'neana, nezantimo'a hakare higeta nenonkeno rama'a ne'zamo'a amne aviteno me'ne. Na'ankure Ra Anumzamo'a tusi'a zampi Agra'a vahetmina asomura huzmante huno hu'ne.
u-Azariya umphristi omkhulu, owendlu kaZadokhi wamphendula wathi, “Kusukela abantu beqalise ukuletha iminikelo yabo ethempelini likaThixo, sesizuze ukudla okunengi njalo okusalayo kunengi kakhulu, ngoba uThixo ubabusisile abantu bakhe, yikho kulalokhu okunengi kangaka okuseleyo.”
11 Hagi Hesekai'a kave'ma ante nontamina, Ra Anumzamofo nompi retro hiho hige'za, zamagra retro hunte'naze.
UHezekhiya wapha imilayo yokuba kwakhiwe iziphala ethempelini likaThixo, lakanye lokho kwenziwa.
12 Ana hige'za vahe'mo'za kentahiza ne'zana hamprizageno 10nima hia ne'za kevuramine, eri ruotgema hu'naza ofaraminena eri'za ana nompi eme ante'naze. Hagi ana maka zantmintera Livae nagapinti ne' Konani vugota huno kva mani'neno kegava higeno, nefu Semei agri amefi'a kva mani'ne.
Ngakho baqhubeka beletha izipho ngokwethembeka, lokwetshumi kanye lezipho eziqakathekileyo. UKhenaniya induna enkulu, umLevi, wayephethe lezizinto, njalo umfowabo uShimeyi wayengumsekeli wakhe.
13 Hagi kini ne' Hesekai'ene Anumzamofo mono nonte kva ne' Azariake'ma huzmante'naza kante ante'za Konanine nefu, Simeinema zanaza hu'zama ana nompima eri'zama eri'naza vahetmina, Jehieli'ma, Azazia'ma, Nahati'ma, Asaheli'ma, Jerimoti'ma, Jozabati'ma, Elieli'ma, Ismakia'ma, Mahati'ma, Benaia'e.
UJehiyeli, lo-Azaziya, loNahathi, lo-Asaheli, loJerimothi, loJozabhadi, lo-Eliyeli, lo-Isimakhiya loMahathi kanye loBhenaya babekhangele umsebenzi bengaphansi kukaKhenaniya lomfowabo uShimeyi, njengokukhethwa kwabo yinkosi uHezekhiya lo-Azariya isikhulu esasikhangele ithempeli likaNkulunkulu.
14 Hagi Livae ne' Imna nemofo Kore'a, zage hanati kaziga kuma kafante kva hu'neno vahe'mo'zama zamagra'a zamavesite'ma Anumzamofonte'ma eri'za aza ofane, Ra Anumzamofoma eme ami'za zantamine, eri ruotge hu'neza eri'za aza ofanena kegava hu'neno refko huno pristi vahe'ene Livae vahera zami'ne.
UKhore indodana ka-Imna umLevi, owayengumlindi weSango langeMpumalanga, wayephethe iminikelo yokuzithandela kuNkulunkulu, enguye owaba okunikelwe kuThixo kanye lezipho ezingcwelisiweyo.
15 Hagi Edeni'ma, Miniamini'ma, Jesua'ma, Semaia'ma, Amaraia'ma, Sekeniaki hu'za Korena aza hu'za ana ofaramima eri'zama azana pristi vahe'ma nemaniza ran kumatamimpima nemaniza zamafuhe'ina, ra vahetetima vuno mofavrere'ma vu'neana, ana ne'zantamina refko hu'za zamente zmente zamitere hu'naze.
U-Edeni, loMiniyamini, loJeshuwa, loShemaya, lo-Amariya kanye loShekhaniya bamncedisa kakhulu bethembekile emizini yabaphristi, besabelana kusiya ngezigaba zabaphristi, abadala labatsha, ngokufananayo.
16 Ra Anumzamofo nompima eri'zama zamige'za eri'zama eneri'za vahera ana zantamina refko hu'za maka 3'a kafuma hu'nea ne' mofavreramintetima mareri anagamuma atre'nea venenema zamagima avontafepima krente'nea vahetmina ana ne'zana refko hu'za zamitere hu'naze.
Phezu kwalokho, babesabela abesilisa kusukela kwabaleminyaka emithathu ngokulotshwa egwalweni lokuzalana kwabo bonke ababezangena ethempelini likaThixo besiyakwenza imisebenzi etshiyeneyo kusiya ngemilandu yabo ngezigaba zabo.
17 Hagi pristi vahetmimofo zamagima kre'nazana, nagate nagate negre'za 20'a kafuma agatere'naza Livae vahetmimofo zamagia eri'zama zamiterema hu'nere zamagi'a krentetere hu'ne.
Babela abaphristi ngezimuli zabo njengokulotshiweyo egwalweni lokuzalana kwabo njalo kwabanjalo lakubaLevi abaleminyaka engamatshumi amabili yokuzalwa labadala, kusiya ngemisebenzi yabo langezigaba zabo.
18 Hagi ana kva vahe'mo'za ne'one mofavrezmine, a'nezmine, ne' mofavrezmine, mofa'nezminena zamagima krenentaza avontafepina maka zamagia krente'naze. Na'ankure zamagra'a hankavetiza Anumzamofo avurera zamazeri agru hu'naze.
Lokhu kwakuhlanganisa abantwana, abesifazane kanye lamadodana lamadodakazi esigaba sonke kwabasegwalweni lokuzalana kwabo. Ngoba babethembekile ngokuzahlala bengcwele.
19 Hagi pristi vahetmima Aroni agehemo'zama ranra kumatamimofo hozafu hu mopama megagi'nea mopafima nemaniza vahe'mo'za, mago'a vahetami huhampri zamante'nege'za ne'zazmia eri'za ome zami'naze. Hagi ana ne'zana pristi nagapine, Livae nagapinema maka venenema zamagima avontafepima me'nea naga'mo'zage eri'naze.
Abaphristi abayinzalo ka-Aroni, ababehlala eziqintini eduzane lamadolobho loba kwamanye amadolobho, babeqanjwe ngamabizo ukuthi babelane iziqa baze babele lalabo bonke ababelotshiwe ezingwalweni zokuzalana kwabaLevi.
20 E'inahu huno maka Juda mopafina Hezekaia'a agu'areti huno Ra Anumzana Anumzama'amofo avurera knare huno fatgo avu'ava hu'ne.
Lokhu yikho okwenziwa nguHezekhiya kulolonke elakoJuda, esenza okufaneleyo lokulungileyo ngokwethemba kuThixo uNkulunkulu wakhe.
21 Hagi Hesekai'a agu'areti huno Anumzamofo mono nomofo eri'zana enerino, kasegea kegava nehuno, Anumzamofona avaririne. E'ina higeno maka zama hia zamo'a knare'zanke hu'ne.
Kukho konke ayekwenza emsebenzini wethempeli likaNkulunkulu lasekulaleleni kwakhe umthetho lemilayo, wadinga uNkulunkulu njalo wasebenza ngenhliziyo yakhe yonke. Ngalokho waphumelela.
