2 Imilando 31

1 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.

and like/as to end: finish all this to come out: come all Israel [the] to find to/for city Judah and to break [the] pillar and to cut down/off [the] Asherah and to tear [obj] [the] high place and [obj] [the] altar from all Judah and Benjamin and in/on/with Ephraim and Manasseh till to/for to end: destroy and to return: return all son: descendant/people Israel man: anyone to/for possession his to/for city their

2 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.

and to stand: appoint Hezekiah [obj] division [the] priest and [the] Levi upon division their man: anyone like/as lip: according service: ministry his to/for priest and to/for Levi to/for burnt offering and to/for peace offering to/for to minister and to/for to give thanks and to/for to boast: praise in/on/with gate camp LORD

3 Inkosi yapha okuvela kweyayo inotho iminikelo yokutshiswa yekuseni lantambama kanye lokweminikelo yokutshiswa ngamaSabatha, leyokuThwasa kweziNyanga kanye leyemikhosi emisiweyo njengokulotshiweyo eMthethweni kaThixo.

and portion [the] king from property his to/for burnt offering to/for burnt offering [the] morning and [the] evening and [the] burnt offering to/for Sabbath and to/for month: new moon and to/for meeting: festival like/as to write in/on/with instruction LORD

4 Inkosi yathi abantu abahlala eJerusalema kumele banike abaphristi labaLevi imfanelo yabo ukuze basebenze ngokuzinikela eMthethweni kaThixo.

and to say to/for people to/for to dwell Jerusalem to/for to give: give portion [the] priest and [the] Levi because to strengthen: strengthen in/on/with instruction LORD

5 Masinyazana ngemva kwesiqondiso, abako-Israyeli banikela kakhulu ngokwesivuno sakuqala samabele, lokwewayini elitsha, lokwamafutha lokwenyosi lakho konke okwakutholakala emasimini. Baletha okunengi kakhulu, okwetshumi kukho konke.

and like/as to break through [the] word to multiply son: descendant/people Israel first: beginning grain new wine and oil and honey and all produce land: country and tithe [the] all to/for abundance to come (in): bring

6 Amadoda ako-Israyeli lawakoJuda ayehlala emizini yakoJuda lawo aletha okwetshumi kwemihlambi yenkomo leyezimvu zawo lezinto ezingcwele zokunikela kuThixo uNkulunkulu wawo, azibuthelela inqwabanqwaba.

and son: descendant/people Israel and Judah [the] to dwell in/on/with city Judah also they(masc.) tithe cattle and flock and tithe holiness [the] to consecrate: dedicate to/for LORD God their to come (in): bring and to give: put heap heap

7 Baqalisa ukukwenza lokhu ngenyanga yesithathu baze baqeda ngenyanga yesikhombisa.

in/on/with month [the] third to profane/begin: begin [the] heap to/for to found and in/on/with month [the] seventh to end: finish

8 UHezekhiya lezikhulu zakhe befika bebona lezozinqwabanqwaba badumisa uThixo njalo babusisa abantu bakhe bako-Israyeli.

and to come (in): come Hezekiah and [the] ruler and to see: see [obj] [the] heap and to bless [obj] LORD and [obj] people his Israel

9 UHezekhiya wabuza abaphristi labaLevi ngenqwabanqwaba;

and to seek Hezekiah upon [the] priest and [the] Levi upon [the] heap

10 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.”

and to say to(wards) him Azariah [the] priest [the] head: leader to/for house: home Zadok and to say from to profane/begin: begin [the] contribution to/for to come (in): bring house: temple LORD to eat and to satisfy and to remain till to/for abundance for LORD to bless [obj] people his and [the] to remain [obj] [the] crowd [the] this

11 UHezekhiya wapha imilayo yokuba kwakhiwe iziphala ethempelini likaThixo, lakanye lokho kwenziwa.

and to say Hezekiah to/for to establish: prepare chamber in/on/with house: temple LORD and to establish: prepare

12 Ngakho baqhubeka beletha izipho ngokwethembeka, lokwetshumi kanye lezipho eziqakathekileyo. UKhenaniya induna enkulu, umLevi, wayephethe lezizinto, njalo umfowabo uShimeyi wayengumsekeli wakhe.

and to come (in): bring [obj] [the] contribution and [the] tithe and [the] holiness in/on/with faithfulness and upon them leader (Conaniah *Q(k)*) [the] Levi and Shimei brother: male-sibling his second

13 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.

and Jehiel and Azaziah and Nahath and Asahel and Jerimoth and Jozabad and Eliel and Ismachiah and Mahath and Benaiah overseer from hand (Conaniah *Q(k)*) and Shimei brother: male-sibling his in/on/with appointment Hezekiah [the] king and Azariah leader house: temple [the] God

14 UKhore indodana ka-Imna umLevi, owayengumlindi weSango langeMpumalanga, wayephethe iminikelo yokuzithandela kuNkulunkulu, enguye owaba okunikelwe kuThixo kanye lezipho ezingcwelisiweyo.

and Kore son: child Imnah [the] Levi [the] gatekeeper to/for east [to] upon voluntariness [the] God to/for to give: put contribution LORD and holiness [the] holiness

15 U-Edeni, loMiniyamini, loJeshuwa, loShemaya, lo-Amariya kanye loShekhaniya bamncedisa kakhulu bethembekile emizini yabaphristi, besabelana kusiya ngezigaba zabaphristi, abadala labatsha, ngokufananayo.

and upon hand his Eden and Miniamin and Jeshua and Shemaiah Amariah and Shecaniah in/on/with city [the] priest in/on/with faithfulness to/for to give: give to/for brother: male-relative their in/on/with division like/as great: large like/as small

16 Phezu kwalokho, babesabela abesilisa kusukela kwabaleminyaka emithathu ngokulotshwa egwalweni lokuzalana kwabo bonke ababezangena ethempelini likaThixo besiyakwenza imisebenzi etshiyeneyo kusiya ngemilandu yabo ngezigaba zabo.

from to/for alone: besides to enroll they to/for male from son: aged three year and to/for above [to] to/for all [the] to come (in): come to/for house: temple LORD to/for word: promised day: daily in/on/with day: daily his to/for service: ministry their in/on/with charge their like/as division their

17 Babela abaphristi ngezimuli zabo njengokulotshiweyo egwalweni lokuzalana kwabo njalo kwabanjalo lakubaLevi abaleminyaka engamatshumi amabili yokuzalwa labadala, kusiya ngemisebenzi yabo langezigaba zabo.

and [obj] genealogy [the] priest to/for house: household father their and [the] Levi from son: aged twenty year and to/for above [to] in/on/with charge their in/on/with division their

18 Lokhu kwakuhlanganisa abantwana, abesifazane kanye lamadodana lamadodakazi esigaba sonke kwabasegwalweni lokuzalana kwabo. Ngoba babethembekile ngokuzahlala bengcwele.

and to/for genealogy in/on/with all child their woman: wife their and son: child their and daughter their to/for all assembly for in/on/with faithfulness their to consecrate: consecate holiness

19 Abaphristi abayinzalo ka-Aroni, ababehlala eziqintini eduzane lamadolobho loba kwamanye amadolobho, babeqanjwe ngamabizo ukuthi babelane iziqa baze babele lalabo bonke ababelotshiwe ezingwalweni zokuzalana kwabaLevi.

and to/for son: descendant/people Aaron [the] priest in/on/with land: country pasture city their in/on/with all city and city human which to pierce in/on/with name to/for to give: give portion to/for all male in/on/with priest and to/for all to enroll in/on/with Levi

20 Lokhu yikho okwenziwa nguHezekhiya kulolonke elakoJuda, esenza okufaneleyo lokulungileyo ngokwethemba kuThixo uNkulunkulu wakhe.

and to make: do like/as this Hezekiah in/on/with all Judah and to make: do [the] pleasant and [the] upright and [the] truth: faithful to/for face: before LORD God his

21 Kukho konke ayekwenza emsebenzini wethempeli likaNkulunkulu lasekulaleleni kwakhe umthetho lemilayo, wadinga uNkulunkulu njalo wasebenza ngenhliziyo yakhe yonke. Ngalokho waphumelela.

and in/on/with all deed: work which to profane/begin: begin in/on/with service: ministry house: temple [the] God and in/on/with instruction and in/on/with commandment to/for to seek to/for God his in/on/with all heart his to make: do and to prosper