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1 UHezekhiya wayeleminyaka engamatshumi amabili lemihlanu ubudala ethatha ubukhosi, njalo wabusa eJerusalema okweminyaka engamatshumi amabili lasificamunwemunye. Ibizo likanina lalingu-Abhija indodakazi kaZakhariya.
Hezekia aarĩ wa mĩaka mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ na ĩtano rĩrĩa aatuĩkire mũthamaki, nake agĩthamaka arĩ Jerusalemu mĩaka mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ na kenda. Nyina eetagwo Abija mwarĩ wa Zekaria.
2 Wenza okulungileyo phambi kukaThixo, njengalokho okwakwenziwe nguyise uDavida.
Nake agĩĩka maũndũ marĩa maagĩrĩire maitho-inĩ ma Jehova, o ta ũrĩa ithe Daudi eekĩte.
3 Ngenyanga yakuqala ngomnyaka wakuqala wokubusa kwakhe, wavula iminyango yethempeli likaThixo wayilungisa.
Mweri wa mbere wa mwaka wa mbere wa wathani wake-rĩ, nĩahingũrire mĩrango ya hekarũ ya Jehova na akĩmĩthondeka kũrĩa yathũkĩtio.
4 Wamema abaphristi kanye labaLevi, wababuthanisa egumeni eliseceleni langempumalanga
Nake akĩrehe athĩnjĩri-Ngai na Alawii, akĩmacookanĩrĩria hamwe nja ya mwena wa irathĩro,
5 wathi: “Lalelani kimi, lina baLevi! Zihlambululeni khathesi njalo lihlambulule lethempeli likaThixo, uNkulunkulu waboyihlo. Lisuse amanyala endaweni engcwele.
akiuga atĩrĩ: “Ta thikĩrĩriai inyuĩ Alawii! Mwĩtheriei rĩu, na mũtherie hekarũ ya Jehova Ngai wa maithe manyu. Eheriai kĩndũ gĩothe kĩrĩ thaahu kuuma handũ-harĩa-haamũre.
6 Obaba babengathembekanga; benza okubi emehlweni kaThixo uNkulunkulu wethu bamdela. Indawo kaThixo bayincitsha ubuso bakhangela eceleni njalo bamfulathela uThixo.
Maithe maitũ matiarĩ ehokeku; nĩmekire ũũru maitho-inĩ ma Jehova Ngai witũ na makĩmũtirika. Nĩmahũgũrire mothiũ mao makĩaga kũrora gĩikaro kĩa Jehova, makĩmũhutatĩra.
7 Bavala njalo izivalo zomphempe bacitsha izibane. Abazange batshise impepha njalo kabalethanga iminikelo yokutshiswa endaweni engcwele kaNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli.
O na ningĩ nĩmahingire mĩrango ya gĩthaku na makĩhoria matawa. Matiacinire ũbumba kana makĩrutĩra Ngai wa Isiraeli maruta o na marĩkũ ma njino handũ-inĩ harĩa haamũre.
8 Ngakho ulaka lukaThixo selwehlele phezu kwabakoJuda laphezu kwabaseJerusalema; uThixo usebenze besabeka, bathuthumelisa baba yinto yokweyiswa, njengoba lizibonela ngawenu amehlo.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio-rĩ, marakara ma Jehova magĩkora Juda na Jerusalemu; nake agĩtũma matuĩke ta kĩndũ gĩa kũmakania na kĩa magigi, na gĩa kũnyũrũrio, o ta ũrĩa mũreyonera na maitho manyu.
9 Lokhu sekubangele ukubulawa kwabo ngenkemba njalo lokuthi amadodana lamadodakazi labomkethu babe sekuthunjweni.
Kĩu nĩkĩo gĩatũmire maithe maitũ mooragwo na rũhiũ rwa njora, na nokĩo gĩtũmĩte ariũ aitũ, na airĩtu aitũ, na atumia aitũ matahwo.
10 Khathesi ngifuna ukwenza isivumelwano loThixo, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, ukuze ulaka lwakhe oluvuthayo lusidedele.
Na rĩrĩ, ndĩciirĩtie na ngoro yakwa kũrĩkanĩra kĩrĩkanĩro na Jehova, Ngai wa Isiraeli, nĩgeetha marakara make mahiũ matweherere.
11 Madodana ami, kalingabi ngabangananziyo ngoba uThixo uselikhethile lina ukuma phambi kwakhe limkhonze, limsebenzele lokutshisa impepha.”
Atĩrĩrĩ, ariũ akwa, mũtigatuĩke andũ matarũmbũyagia ũndũ, nĩgũkorwo Jehova nĩamũthuurĩte mũrũgamage mbere yake mũmũtungatagĩre, mũtuĩke a gũtungata mũrĩ mbere yake na mũcinage ũbumba.”
12 Ngakho laba abaLevi bahle baqalisa umsebenzi: KwabakaKhohathi, uMahathi indodana ka-Amasayi loJoweli indodana ka-Azariya; kwabakaMerari, uKhishi indodana ka-Abhidi lo-Azariya indodana kaJehaleleli; kwabakaGeshoni, uJowa indodana kaZima lo-Edeni indodana kaJowa;
Hĩndĩ ĩyo Alawii aya makĩambĩrĩria kũruta wĩra: kuuma kũrĩ Akohathu, maarĩ Mahathu mũrũ wa Amasai, na Joeli mũrũ wa Azaria; kuuma kũrĩ Amerari, maarĩ Kishu mũrũ wa Abudi, na Azaria mũrũ wa Jehaleleli; kuuma kũrĩ Agerishoni, maarĩ Joa mũrũ wa Zima, na Edeni mũrũ wa Joa;
13 kwabosendo luka-Elizafani, kunguShimiri loJeyiyeli; kwabosendo luka-Asafi, kunguZakhariya loMathaniya;
kuuma kũrĩ njiaro cia Elizafani, maarĩ Shimuri na Jeieli; kuuma kũrĩ njiaro cia Asafu, maarĩ Zekaria na Matania;
14 kwabosendo lukaHemani, kunguJehiyeli loShimeyi; kwabosendo lukaJeduthuni, kunguShemaya lo-Uziyeli.
Kuuma kũrĩ njiaro cia Hemani, maarĩ Jehueli na Shimei; kuuma kũrĩ njiaro cia Jeduthuni, maarĩ Shemaia na Uzieli.
15 Bathi sebebuthanise abafowabo bazihlambulula bona, bangena ukuyahlambulula ithempeli likaThixo, njengokuqondisa kwenkosi, eyayilandela ilizwi likaThixo.
Maarĩkia gũcookanĩrĩria ariũ a ithe wao hamwe na meetheria-rĩ, magĩtoonya hekarũ ya Jehova, makĩmĩtheria, o ta ũrĩa mũthamaki aathanĩte arũmĩrĩire kiugo kĩa Jehova.
16 Abaphristi bangena endaweni engcwele kaThixo ukuba bayeyihlambulula. Konke okwakungcolile ethempelini likaThixo bakukhuphela egumeni lethempeli likaThixo. AbaLevi bakuthwala baya lakho eSigodini saseKhidironi.
Nao athĩnjĩri-Ngai magĩtoonya handũ-harĩa-haamũre ha Jehova nĩguo mahatherie. Na indo ciothe iria itaarĩ theru iria maakorire kũu hekarũ-inĩ ya Jehova magĩciruta magĩciiga nja ya hekarũ ya Jehova. Nao Alawii magĩcioya magĩcitwara Gĩtuamba-inĩ gĩa Kidironi.
17 Baqalisa ukwahlukanisela ngosuku lwakuqala lwenyanga yakuqala, kwathi ngosuku lwesificaminwembili lwenyanga bafika emphempeni kaThixo. Ngezinsuku ezilandelayo ezificaminwembili bangcwelisa ithempeli likaThixo uqobo, baze baqeda ngosuku lwetshumi lesithupha lwenyanga yakuqala.
Maambĩrĩirie wĩra wa gũtheria hekarũ mũthenya wa mbere wa mweri wa mbere, na mũthenya wa ĩnana wa mweri ũcio magĩkinya gĩthaku-inĩ kĩa Jehova. Na handũ ha matukũ mangĩ manana-rĩ, magĩtheria hekarũ ya Jehova yo nyene, na makĩrĩkia wĩra ũcio mũthenya wa ikũmi na ĩtandatũ wa mweri ũcio wa mbere.
18 Basebengena enkosini uHezekhiya ukuba bayembikela bathi: “Sesilihlambulule lonke ithempeli likaThixo, le-alithari lomnikelo wokutshiswa lezitsha zalo zonke, kanye lethala lokwendlalela isinkwa esingcwelisiweyo kanye lazozonke impahla zakhona.
Magĩcooka magĩthiĩ kũrĩ Mũthamaki Hezekia, makĩmwĩra atĩrĩ: “Nĩtũtheretie hekarũ ya Jehova yothe, kĩgongona kĩa maruta ma njino, na indo ciakĩo ciothe, na metha ĩrĩa ĩigagĩrĩrwo mĩgate ĩrĩa mĩamũre, na indo ciayo ciothe.
19 Sesilungise sangcwelisa zonke izitsha ezasuswa yinkosi u-Ahazi ngokungathembeki kwakhe eseseyinkosi. Khathesi seziphambi kwe-alithari likaThixo.”
Nĩtũhaarĩirie na tũkaamũra indo iria ciothe Mũthamaki Ahazu ehereetie Hekarũ-inĩ rĩrĩa aarĩ mũthamaki nĩ ũndũ wa kwaga wĩhokeku. Na rĩrĩ, rĩu irĩ mbere ya kĩgongona kĩa Jehova.”
20 Ekuseni ngosuku olulandelayo inkosi uHezekhiya wabuthanisa izikhulu zedolobho ndawonye wasesiya ethempelini likaThixo.
Na rĩrĩ, rũciinĩ tene, Mũthamaki Hezekia agĩcookanĩrĩria anene a itũũra rĩu inene na magĩthiĩ hekarũ-inĩ ya Jehova.
21 Baletha inkunzi eziyisikhombisa, lenqama eziyisikhombisa, lamazinyane ezimvu amaduna ayisikhombisa kanye lempongo eziyisikhombisa kungumnikelo wesono sombuso, lesendlu yokukhonzela kanye lesikaJuda. Inkosi yalaya abaphristi, abenzalo ka-Aroni, ukunikela ngalokho e-alithareni likaThixo.
Nao makĩrehe ndegwa mũgwanja, na ndũrũme mũgwanja, na tũtũrũme mũgwanja, o na thenge mũgwanja cia igongona rĩa kũhoroherio mehia makoniĩ ũthamaki ũcio, na ma handũ-harĩa-haamũre o na ma Juda. Nake mũthamaki agĩatha athĩnjĩri-Ngai, o acio a njiaro cia Harũni, macithĩnjĩre hau kĩgongona-inĩ kĩa Jehova.
22 Ngakho babulala inkunzi, abaphristi bathatha igazi bachela ngalo e-alithareni; kwalandela inqama abazibulala bachela igazi lazo e-alithareni; basebebulala amazinyane ezimvu bachela igazi lawo e-alithareni.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio magĩthĩnja ndegwa icio, nao athĩnjĩri-Ngai makĩoya thakame yacio makĩmĩminjaminjĩria kĩgongona; magĩcooka magĩthĩnja ndũrũme icio na makĩminjaminjĩria kĩgongona thakame yacio; magĩcooka magĩthĩnja tũtũrũme tũu na makĩminjaminjĩria kĩgongona thakame yatuo.
23 Impongo zomnikelo wesono zalethwa phambi kwenkosi laphambi kwebandla, babeka izandla zabo phezu kwazo.
Nacio thenge cia igongona rĩa kũhoroherio mehia ikĩrehwo mbere ya mũthamaki na kĩũngano kĩu, nao magĩciigĩrĩra moko.
24 Abaphristi basebebulala impongo baletha igazi lazo e-alithareni kungumnikelo wesono ukuze kwenzelwe wonke u-Israyeli indlela yokubuyisana, ngoba inkosi yayilaye ukuthi kube lomnikelo wokutshiswa lomnikelo wesono kunikelelwa wonke u-Israyeli.
Nao athĩnjĩri-Ngai magĩcooka magĩthĩnja thenge icio hamwe na thakame yacio, magĩcirutĩra hau kĩgongona-inĩ irĩ maruta ma kũhoroheria mehia nĩguo ihoroherie andũ a Isiraeli othe, nĩ tondũ mũthamaki nĩathanĩte kũrutwo iruta rĩa njino na iruta rĩa kũhoroheria mehia rĩrĩ rĩa andũ othe a Isiraeli.
25 AbaLevi yababeka phakathi kwethempeli likaThixo belezigubhu, lamachacho lemihubhe njengalokho okwakumiswe nguDavida loGadi umboni wenkosi loNathani umphrofethi; lokhu kwakungumlayo kaThixo oweza ngabaphrofethi bakhe.
Mũthamaki akĩiga Alawii hekarũ-inĩ ya Jehova marĩ na thaani iria ihũũrithanagio ikagamba, na inanda cia mũgeeto na cia kĩnũbi ta ũrĩa gwaathanĩtwo nĩ Daudi na Gadi mũndũ ũrĩa wonagĩra mũthamaki maũndũ, na Nathani ũrĩa mũnabii; ũndũ ũyũ waathanĩtwo nĩ Jehova na tũnua twa anabii ake.
26 Ngakho abaLevi balinda belamachacho kaDavida, abaphristi belamacilongo.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Alawii makĩrũgama mehaarĩirie na inanda cia Daudi cia kũina, na athĩnjĩri-Ngai marĩ na tũrumbeta twao.
27 UHezekhiya wakhupha isiqondiso sokuba kwenziwe umnikelo wokutshiswa e-alithareni. Kuthe kuqalisa umnikelo, ukuhlabelela uThixo lakho kwaqalisa, kwahamba kanyekanye lamacilongo kanye lamachacho kaDavida inkosi yako-Israyeli.
Hezekia agĩathana atĩ kũrutwo iruta rĩa njino kĩgongona-inĩ. Narĩo igongona rĩambĩrĩria kũrutwo-rĩ, andũ makĩambĩrĩria kũinĩra Jehova marĩ na tũrumbeta na inanda cia kũina cia Daudi mũthamaki wa Isiraeli.
28 Ibandla lonke lakhothama lakhonza, abahlabeleli behlabela labamacilongo bewavuthela. Konke lokhu kwaqhubeka kwaze kwaphela umnikelo wokutshiswa.
Kĩũngano kĩu gĩothe gĩkĩinamĩrĩra, gĩkĩhooya, nao aini makĩinaga na tũrumbeta tũkĩhuhagwo. Maũndũ macio mothe magĩthiĩ na mbere nginya igongona rĩu rĩa njino rĩkĩrĩka kũrutwo.
29 Ngemva kokuphela kweminikelo inkosi labo bonke ababekhona baguqa bakhonza.
Na rĩrĩa maruta maarĩkirie kũrutwo-rĩ, mũthamaki na andũ othe arĩa maarĩ nake hau magĩturia maru makĩhooya.
30 Inkosi uHezekhiya lezikhulu zayo yatshela abaLevi ukuba badumise uThixo ngamazwi kaDavida kanye laka-Asafi umboni. Ngakho badumisa ngokuhlabelela ngenjabulo bakhothamisa amakhanda abo bakhonza.
Nake Mũthamaki Hezekia na anene ake magĩatha Alawii magooce Jehova na ciugo cia Daudi na cia Asafu mũndũ ũrĩa muoni-maũndũ. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio makĩina nyĩmbo cia kũgooca Jehova marĩ na gĩkeno na makĩinamia mĩtwe yao makĩmũhooya.
31 UHezekhiya wasesithi, “Selizinikele kuThixo khathesi. Wozani lilethe imihlatshelo leminikelo yokubonga ethempelini likaThixo.” Ngakho ibandla laletha imihlatshelo leminikelo, yokubonga, njalo ababelenhliziyo ezivumayo baletha iminikelo yokutshiswa.
Ningĩ Hezekia akiuga atĩrĩ, “Rĩu nĩmweyamũrĩra Jehova. Rehei magongona na maruta ma gũcookia ngaatho hekarũ-inĩ ya Jehova.” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio kĩũngano kĩu gĩkĩrehe magongona na maruta ma gũcookia ngaatho, na andũ othe arĩa ngoro ciao cieyendeire makĩrehe maruta ma njino.
32 Inani leminikelo yokutshiswa eyalethwa libandla kwakuzinkunzi ezingamatshumi ayisikhombisa, inqama ezilikhulu lamazinyane amaduna ezimvu angamakhulu amabili, konke kungokomnikelo wokutshiswa kuThixo.
Naguo mũigana wa maruta ma njino marĩa maarehirwo nĩ kĩũngano kĩu warĩ ndegwa mĩrongo mũgwanja, na ndũrũme 100 na tũtũrũme 200, ciothe ciarĩ cia maruta ma njino ma kũrutĩrwo Jehova.
33 Izifuyo ezahlukaniselwa ukuba ngumhlatshelo kwakuzinkunzi ezingamakhulu ayisithupha lezimvu lembuzi ezizinkulungwane ezintathu.
Nyamũ ciothe iria ciaamũrĩtwo cia magongona ciarĩ ndegwa 600 na ngʼondu hamwe na mbũri 3,000.
34 Kodwa, abaphristi babebalutshwana kakhulu ekuhlinzeni ezomnikelo wokutshiswa; ngakho basebencediswa ngabafowabo abaLevi waze waphela umsebenzi njalo abanye abaphristi baze bangcweliswa ngoba abaLevi babekunanzelele kakhulu ukuzingcwelisa kulabaphristi.
Na rĩrĩ, athĩnjĩri-Ngai maarĩ anini mũno matingĩahotire gũthĩnja nyamũ ciothe cia maruta ma njino; nĩ ũndũ ũcio andũ a nyũmba ciao, nĩo Alawii, makĩmateithĩrĩria nginya wĩra ũcio ũkĩrĩka nginya rĩrĩa athĩnjĩri-Ngai angĩ maamũrirwo, nĩgũkorwo Alawii maarĩ na kĩyo gĩa kwĩyamũra gũkĩra athĩnjĩri-Ngai.
35 Umnikelo wokutshiswa wawumnengi, kanye lamafutha omnikelo wobudlelwano kanye lomnikelo wokunathwayo okwakuhambelana lomnikelo wokutshiswa. Ngakho lokhu kwaba yikuvuselelwa kwenkonzo ethempelini likaThixo.
Na rĩrĩ, nĩ kwarĩ na maruta ma njino maingĩ mũno, hamwe na maguta ma maruta ma ũiguano, o na maruta ma indo cia kũnyuuo marĩa maarutanagĩrio na maruta ma njino. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio wĩra wa ũtungata wa hekarũ ya Jehova ũgĩcookio rĩngĩ.
36 UHezekhiya labo bonke abantu bajabula ngababekuphiwe nguNkulunkulu ekwenzela abantu bakhe, ngoba kwakwenzakale ngokuphangisa.
Nake Hezekia na andũ othe magĩkena nĩ ũndũ wa ũrĩa Ngai eekĩire andũ ake, tondũ ũndũ ũcio wekirwo narua mũno.
