Irhelo labaphristi nelamaLevi
1Napa abaphristi namaLevi abuyako akhuphuka noZerubhabheli umsa kaTjheyalitiyeli kanye noJetjhuwa.
uSeraya, uJoromiya, u-Ezra,
2u-Amariya, uMaluki, uRhathutjhi,
3uTjhekaniya, uRerhumu, uMeremothi,
4u-Ido, uGinetoyi, u-Abiya,
5uMinyamini, uMadiya, uBhiliga,
6uTjhemaya, uJoyaribu, uJedaya,
7uSalu, u-Amokhi, uRhilikhiya noJedaya omunye.
Labo bekubarholi babaphristi kanye nabasebenzisani babo emalangeni kaJetjhuwa.
8AmaLevi bekungilawa:
uJetjhuwa, uBhinuyi, uKhadimiyeli, uTjherebiya, uJuda noMataniya. UMataniya nabasebenzisani bakhe gade baphethe zomvumo wokudumisa. 9Abasebenzisanabo, okutjho aboBhakhibhukhiya nabo-Uni gade babavumeli bomkhaleli nakulotjhwako. 10UJetjhuwa bekanguyise kaJoyakhimu onguyise ka-Eliyatjhibu uyise kaJoyada 11onguyise kaJonathani uyise kaJaduwa.
12Abaphristi ebegade baziinhloko zemindeni emihleni kaJoyakhimu ngilaba:
emndenini kaSeraya bekunguMeraya,
kewakaJoromiya kunguRhananiya,
13kewaka-Ezra kunguMetjhulamu,
kewaka-Amariya kunguJehorhanani,
14kewakaMeluki kunguJonathani,
kewakaTjhebaniya kunguJosefa,
15kewakaRharimu kungu-Adina,
kewakaMerayothi kunguRhelikhayi,
16kewaka-Ido kunguZakariya,
kewakaGinetoni kunguMetjhulamu,
17kewaka-Abiya kunguZikiri,
kewakaMinyamini newakaMowadiya kunguPilithayi,
18kewakaBhiliga kunguTjhamuwa,
kewakaTjhemaya kunguJehonathani,
19kewakaJoyaribu kunguMatenayi,
20kewakaSalu kunguKhalayi,
kewaka-Amokhi kungu-Ebhere,
21kewakaRhilikhiya kungu Rhatjhabiya,
kewakaJedaya kunguNethaneli.
22Iinhloko zemindeni yamaLevi zatloliswa emihleni ka-Eliyatjhibu, kaJoyada, kaJorhanani noJaduwa. Iinhloko zemindeni yabaphristi zatloliswa ukufikela emihleni yombuso kaDariyatjhi ikosi yePheresiya, 23kodwana iinhloko zemindeni yeenzukulwana zakaLevi bezitlolwe encwadini yemilando ukufikela emihleni kaJorhanani umsa ka-Eliyatjhibu kwaphela. 24Iinhloko zamaLevezo bekunguRhatjhabiya, uTjherebiya noJetjhuwa umsa kaKhadimiyeli. Abasebenzisani babo bebabavumeli bomkhaleli nakudunyiswa bekuthokozwe ngokweenqhema ukuya ngomyalo kaDavida umuntu kaZimu. 25Abasebenzisanabo bekuboMataniya, uBhakhibhukhiya no-Obadiya.
UMetjhulamu, uThalimoni no-Akhubu bekubalindisango ebebalinde eenlulwini zamasango. 26Bona bebenza umsebenzi lowo emihleni kaJoyakhimu umsa kaJetjhuwa omsa kaJotsadakhi, nemihleni kaNerhemiya umbusi no-Ezra omphristi nomtloli.
Ukuhlukaniselwa komthangala weJerusalema
27Ngesikhathi okwahlukaniselwa ngaso umthangala weJerusalema, kwafunwa amaLevi lapha ahlala khona kobana eze eJerusalema azokugidinga umnyanya lowo, ngokudumisa, ngokuvuma nangokubetha iiwahlo nemihlobohlobo yamaharibha. 28Abavumi bahlangana ndawonye baphuma eemfundeni ezizombeleze iJerusalema nemizaneni yamaNethofathi 29neBhethe-Giligali kanye nesifundeni seGeba nese-Azimavethi, okutjho emizaneni yabavumi ebebazakhele yona magegana neJerusalema. 30Kwathi lokha abaphristi namaLevi nasele bazihlambululile, bahlambulula abantu, amasango kanye nomthangala wedorobho.
31Nje-ke ngakhuphulela abarholi bakwaJuda ngaphezu komthangala. Ngakhetha iinqhema ezimbili ezikulu zabadumisi. Esinye sakhuphukela phezu komthangala ngesidleni nca ngesangweni iZala. 32Emva kwaso bekulandela uHotjhaya nengcenye yabarholi bakwaJuda, 33no-Azariya, u-Ezra, uMetjhulamu, 34uJuda, uBhenjamini, uTjhemaya noJoromiya 35kanye nabanye babaphristi baphethe iimporompita. Bona bekunguZakariya umsa kaJonathani omsa kaTjhemaya umsa kaMataniya omsa kaMikaya umsa kaZakuru omsa ka-Asafa 36nabasebenzisani bakhe uTjhemaya, u-Azariyeli, uMilalayi, uGilalayi, uMayi, uNethaneli, uJuda noRhanani, baphethe iinliliso zakaDavida umuntu kaZimu. U-Ezra omtloli gade abarhola. 37Esangweni umThombo baragela phambili bakhuphuka ngemiqaqado edlula eMzini kaDavida. Emenyukeni womthangala bakhuphukela ngehla kwesigodlo sakaDavida ukuyela nca ngesangweni uManzi ngepumalanga.
38Esinye isiqhema sabadumisi saya ngesinceleni. Ngasilandela nengcenye yabantu phezu komthangala, sadlula epundwini iin-Ondo ukuya emthangaleni obanzi 39nangehla kwesango u-Efrayimu. Sadlula godu nesango iJetjhana, isango iHlambi, epundwini iRhananiyeli nepundwini iKhulu, satjhinga esangweni iMvu. Isiqhemeso safese sajama esangweni umLindi. 40Nje-ke iinqhema zombili zabadumisi zajama ethempelini lakaZimu. Ingcenye yeenkhulu beyinami 41nabaphristi u-Eliyakhimu, uMaseya, uMinyamini, uMikaya, u-Eliyowenayi, uZakariya noRhananiya bebaphethe iimporompita. 42Godu bekukhona noMaseya, uTjhemaya, u-Elazara, u-Uzi, uJehorhanani, uMalikiya, u-Elamu no-Ezeri. Abavumabo bebakhalela barholwa nguJizrarhiya. 43Mhlokho abantu banikela ngemihlabelo eminengi, bajabula ngombana uZimu gade abenze bona bename ngokusasa okukhulu. Kwajabula ngitjho abafazi nabantwana. Itjhada lokwenama kweJerusalema belizwakala kude.
Ukunikela kwabantu mayelana nomsebenzi wethempeli
44Ngelanga lokwahlukaniselwa komthangala kwakhethwa amadoda azakwengamela amalawu weenlulu zokubeka iminikelo yemikhiqizo yokuthoma neyokwetjhumi. Bekufuze abuthelele lapho izabelo zabaphristi namaLevi ezifunakalako ukuya ngokomthetho. Izabelwezo beziphuma emasimini abhode imizi. AmaJuda athokoza ngomsebenzi wabaphristi newamaLevi 45ngombana gade enze umsebenzi kaZimawo nomsebenzi wokuhlambulula. Abavumi nabalindisango nabo benza umsebenzabo ukuya ngomyalo kaDavida nendodanakhe uSolomoni. 46Iye, umsebenzi wabavumi wokudumisa ngomvumo wokuthokoza uZimu, wasungula ekadeni ngeenkhathi zakaDavida no-Asafa. 47Kanti-ke woke u-Israyeli emihleni kaZerubhabheli nemihleni kaNerhemiya, anikela izabelo zemihla ngemihla kubavumi nakubalindisango. Godu abela amaLevi, namaLevi abela abaphristi okuziinzukulwana zaka-Aroni.
