UHezekhiya ugidinga iPhasika
1UHezekhiya wathumela ilizwi kuye woke u-Israyeli noJuda godu watlolela u-Efrayimu noManase iincwadi zombuso. Wabamema bonyana beze ethempelini lakaSomnini eJerusalema bazogidinga iPhasika lakaSomnini uZimu wakwa-Israyeli. 2Ikosi kanye neenkhulu zayo nayo yoke ihlangano yeJerusalema baqunta ukugidinga iPhasika enyangeni yesibili. 3Azange bakghone ukuligidinga ngesikhathi esifaneleko ngombana ngesikhatheso abaphristi abazicwengisileko gade bangakaneli begodu nehlangano beyingakahlangani eJerusalema. 4Iqhingeli laqaleka lilihle ekosini nakiyo yoke ihlangano. 5Baqunta ukuthumela isimemezelo kilo loke lakwa-Israyeli, ukusuka eBheritjheba ngesewula ukuya kwaDani ngetlhagwini, babiza abantu bonyana beze eJerusalema bazogidinga iPhasika kuSomnini uZimu wakwa-Israyeli. Belingazange kheligidingwe siqubuthu esikhulu sabantu njengombana kutlolwe emthethweni.
6Ngomyalo wekosi, kwaphuma iingijimi zaya kilo loke lakwa-Israyeli nakwaJuda ziphethe iincwadi ezibuya ekosini kanye neenkhulwini zayo zitlolwe ukuthi:
Bantu bakwa-Israyeli, akhese nibuyele kuSomnini uZimu waka-Abrahamu, ka-Isaka no-Israyeli. Nanenza njalo naye uzakubuyela kini nina eniseleko neniphunyurhe ezandleni zamakhosi we-Asiriya. 7Ningafani naboyihlo nabomnakwenu abangazange bathembeke kuSomnini uZimu waboyisemkhulu, okwabangela bonyana enze indawo yabo ibe marubhi njengombana nani nizibonela. 8Ningabi mipurelani njengaboyihlomkhulu, zinikeleni kuSomnini. Yizani endaweni ecwengileko uSomnini ayicwengise isiphelani. Lotjhani uSomnini uZimenu ukuze itukuthelwakhe eyesabekako isuke kini. 9Lokha nanibuyela kuSomnini, abathumbi babafowenu nabantwabenu bazakuba nesisa phezu kwabo ukuze babuyele enarheni le. Iye, uSomnini uZimenu unomusa nesirhawu, yeke angeze anifulathela lokha naniphendukela kuye.
10Yeke iingijimi zangena umuzi nomzana kwa-Efrayimu nakwaManase ukufikela kwaZebuloni. Kodwana abantu bazikokomeja bazihleka ubudlhayela. 11Nokho kwaba nabanye abantu kwa-Atjheri, kwaManase nakwaZebuloni abazithobako bakhuphukela eJerusalema. 12NakwaJuda isandla sakaZimu sabahlanganisa abantu baba mmoya munye benza njengokutjho kwekosi neenkhulu zayo ngokulandela ilizwi lakaZimu.
13Kwathi ngenyanga yesibili kwahlangana isiqubuthu esikhulu sabantu eJerusalema ukuzogidinga umnyanya wesiKwa esinganaNgumelo. 14Bathoma ukususa ama-aldari eJerusalema, bathanyela namazikwana wokutjhisela itjhwalo bebawajikijela ngesikhisini iKhidroni.
15Nje-ke elangeni letjhumi nane lenyanga yesibili bahlaba imvana yePhasika. Abaphristi namaLevi baba neenhloni bebazihlambulula baletha imihlabelo yokutjhiswa ethempelini lakaSomnini. 16Bazihlela njengokujayelekileko njengombana kutjhiwo emthethweni kaMosi, umuntu kaZimu. Abaphristi bafafaza iingazi abazinikelwa maLevi. 17Njengombana abanengi phakathi kwehlangano gade bangakazihlambululi, amaLevi kwafuneka bonyana ahlabe iimvana zePhasika esikhundleni sabo boke labo egade bangakahlanjululwa ukuze iimvanezo zibe ngezicwengileko kuSomnini. 18Nanyana abantu abanengi ababuya kwa-Efrayimu, kwaManase, kwa-Isakari nakwaZebuloni gade bangakazihlambululi, nokho baligoma iPhasika phezu kobana umtlolo ungavumi. Kodwana uHezekhiya wabathandazela wathi: “Inga uSomnini olungileko angathethelela omunye nomunye 19obeka ihliziywakhe ekufuneni uSomnini uZimu waboyisemkhulu nanyana angakahlambuluki ukuya ngemithetho yendawo ecwengileko.” 20USomnini wawuzwa umthandazo kaHezekhiya wapholisa abantu.
21Ama-Israyeli agade aseJerusalema agidinga umnyanya weSikwa esinganaNgumelo amalanga alikhomba ngokujekezela okukhulu. AmaLevi nabaphristi bona gade badumisa uSomnini ngamalanga baphekelelwa ziinliliswa zakaSomnini ezinomdumo onamandla.
22UHezekhiya wabeka ikulumo yokukhuthaza amaLevi enza umsebenzi kaSomnini ngekghono elikhulu. Amalanga alikhomba woke agoma ukudla komnyanya enza nemihlabelo yetjhebiswano avuma bona azakwethembeka kuSomnini uZimu waboyisemkhulu.
23Yoke ihlangano yavumelana ngokungezelela umnyanya ngamalanga alikhomba; yeke bagidinga amalanga alikhomba ngokujekezela. 24UHezekhiya ikosi yakwaJuda wabonelela ihlangano ngekulungwana yeenkunzi nangeenkulungwana ezilikhomba zezimvu neembuzi, kwathi iinkhulu zakhe zona zawubonelela ngekulungwana yeenkunzi neenkulungwana ezilitjhumi zezimvu neembuzi. Abaphristi abanengi bazicwengisa mhlokho. 25Ihlangano yoke yakwaJuda yajekezela kanye nabaphristi namaLevi nabo boke ababuya kwa-Israyeli. Iinkhonzi ezibuya kwa-Israyeli nakwaJuda nazo zazibandakanya zathakasa. 26Kwaba nethabo elikhulu eJerusalema ngombana ukusukela emihleni kaSolomoni umsa kaDavida ikosi yakwa-Israyeli azange khekube nento enjengale eJerusalema. 27Abaphristi namaLevi basikima bonyana babusise abantu. UZimu wabezwa ngombana umthandazwabo wafika ezulwini, endawenakhe ecwengileko.
