Ukuvuselelwa kwedorobho
1Kwathi ngemva kokobana umthangala sele uvuselelwe ngafaka iminyango. Ngabeka abalindisango, abavumi namaLevi emisebenzinabo. 2Godu ngabeka umfowethu uRhanani kanye noRhananiya induna yobuphephelo bona babe baqapheli beJerusalema. URhananiya loyo gade athembeke khulu begodu ayindoda edlula abanengi ngokwesaba uZimu. 3Ngathi kibo: “Amasango weJerusalema akangavulwa bekube kulokha ilanga lithoma ukutjhisa. Begodu abalindisango abavale iminyango bayifake iinqabo ngaphambi kobana batjhayise. Nikhethe abogadi hlangana nezakhamuzi zeJerusalema, omunye nomunye umjamise ngaphambi kwendlwakhe kobana aqaphe ibhodulukwelo.”
4Idorobho belibanzi begodu lilikhulu, kodwana ngaphakathi kwalo bekunedlanzana labantu begodu nezindlu bezingakabi ukwakhiwa.
5Nje-ke uZimu wabeka ehliziywenami bonyana ngihlanganise abosaziwako, iinkhulu kanye nabantu kobana bazitlolise erhelweni leenzukulwana. Ngafunyana nencwadi enerhelo leenzukulwana zalabo abakhuphuka kokuthoma, ngathola kutlolwe bunje:
6Laba babantu besifunda abakhuphuka babuya ekuthunjweni, okutjho labo ebebathunjwe ngesikhathi sakaNebukadinetsari, ikosi yeBhabheli. Babuyela eJerusalema nakwaJuda, omunye nomunye emzinakhe. 7Babuya noZerubhabheli, uJetjhuwa, uNerhemiya, u-Azariya, uRamiya, uNarhamani, uMoridekayi, uBhilitjhani, uMisipherethi, uBhigivayi, uNerhumu noBhana.
Isibalo samadoda ebekungewakwa-Israyeli ngilesi:
8Iinzukulwana zakaParotjhi beziziinkulungwana ezimbili nekhulu namatjhumi alikhomba nambili,
9zakaTjhefathiya zimakhulu amathathu namatjhumi alikhomba nambili,
10zaka-Ararhi zimakhulu asithandathu namatjhumi amahlanu nambili,
11zakaParhathi-Mowabi, okutjho amadodana kaJetjhuwa newakaJowabi, ziziinkulungwana ezimbili namakhulu abunane netjhumi nabunane,
12zaka-Elamu ziyikulungwana namakhulu amabili namatjhumi amahlanu nane,
13zakaZatu zimakhulu abunane namatjhumi amane nahlanu,
14zakaZakayi zimakhulu alikhomba namatjhumi asithandathu,
15zakaBhinuyi zimakhulu asithandathu namatjhumi amane nabunane,
16zakaBhebayi zimakhulu asithandathu namatjhumi amabili nabunane,
17zaka-Azigadi ziziinkulungwana ezimbili namakhulu amathathu namatjhumi amabili nambili,
18zaka-Adonikhamu zimakhulu asithandathu namatjhumi asithandathu nalikhomba,
19zakaBhigivayi ziziinkulungwana ezimbili namatjhumi asithandathu nalikhomba,
20zaka-Adini zimakhulu asithandathu namatjhumi amahlanu nahlanu,
21zaka-Atheri okutjho uHezekhiya zimatjhumi alithoba nabunane,
22zakaRhatjhumu zimakhulu amathathu namatjhumi amabili nabunane,
23zakaBhetsayi zimakhulu amathathu namatjhumi amabili nane,
24zakaRharifi zilikhulu netjhumi nambili,
25zakaGibiyoni zimatjhumi alithoba nahlanu.
26Izakhamuzi zeBhethe-Lehema nezeNethofa bezilikhulu namatjhumi abunane nabunane,
27ze-Anatothi zilikhulu namatjhumi amabili nabunane,
28zeBhethe-Azimavethi zimatjhumi amane nambili,
29zeKhiriyathi-Jeyarimu, zeKefira nezeBherothi zimakhulu alikhomba namatjhumi amane nantathu,
30zeRama nezeGeba zimakhulu asithandathu namatjhumi amabili nanye,
31zeMikimasi zilikhulu namatjhumi amabili nambili,
32zeBhethe-Eli neze-Ayi zilikhulu namatjhumi amabili nantathu,
33zeNebo enye, zimatjhumi amahlanu nambili.
34Iinzukulwana zaka-Elamu omunye, beziyikulungwana namakhulu amabili namutjhumi amahlanu nane,
35zakaRharimu zimakhulu amathathu namatjhumi amabili.
36Izakhamuzi zeJerikho bezimakhulu amathathu namatjhumi amane nahlanu,
37zeLodi, zeRhadidi neze-Ono zimakhulu alikhomba namatjhumi amabili nanye,
38zeSenaya ziziinkulungwana ezintathu namakhulu alithoba namatjhumi amathathu.
39Isibalo sabaphristi ngilesi:
Iinzukulwana zakaJedaya wendlu kaJetjhuwa bezimakhulu alithoba namatjhumi alikhomba nantathu,
40zaka-Imeri ziyikulungwana namatjhumi amahlanu nambili,
41zakaPhatjhirhuri ziyikulungwana namakhulu amabili namatjhumi amane nalikhomba,
42zakaRharimu ziyikulungwana netjhumi nalikhomba.
43Isibalo samaLevi ngilesi:
Iinzukulwana zakaJetjhuwa, okutjho zakaKhadimiyeli odabuka eenzukulwaneni zakaHodeva, bezimatjhumi alikhomba nane.
44Isibalo sabavumi ngilesi:
Iinzukulwana zaka-Asafa bezilikhulu namatjhumi amane nabunane.
45Isibalo sabalindisango ngilesi:
Iinzukulwana zakaTjhalumu, zaka-Atheri, zakaThalimoni, zaka-Akhubu, zakaRhathitha nezakaTjhobayi bezilikhulu namatjhumi amathathu nabunane.
46Iinsebenzi zethempeli ngilezi:
Bekuziinzukulwana zakaTsirha, zakaRhasufa nezakaThabhawothi,
47zakaKherosi, zakaSiya nezakaPadoni,
48zakaLebana, zakaRhagaba nezakaTjhalimayi,
49zakaRhanani, zakaGideli nezakaGarhari,
50zakaRaya, zakaRetsini nezakaNekhoda,
51zakaGazamu, zaka-Uza nezakaPaseyarha,
52zakaBesayi, zakaMewunimu nezakaNefutjhesimu,
53zakaBakhibukhi, zakaRhakhufa nezakaRharirhuri,
54zakaBhatsilithi, zakaMerhida nezakaRharitjha,
55zakaBarikhosi, zakaSisera nezakaTemarhi,
56zakaNetsiyarha nezakaRhathifa.
57Iinzukulwana zeenceku zakaSolomoni ngilezi:
Bekuziinzukulwana zakaSothayi, zakaSoferethi nezakaPerida,
58zakaJala, zakaDarikhoni nezakaGideli,
59zakaTjhefathiya, zakaRhathili, zakaPhokerethi-Hatsebayimu nezaka-Amoni.
60Sezizoke iinceku zethempeli kanye neenzukulwana zeensebenzi zakaSolomoni bezimakhulu amathathu namatjhumi alithoba nambili.
61Abalandelakwaba ngilabo ebegade baphuma eTeli-Melarhi, eTeli-Rharitjha, eKerubu, e-Adoni ne-Imeri. Kodwana azange bakwazi ukuzihlathulula bonyana badabukaphi ngokwekoro nokobana kungabe basizukulwana sakwa-Israyeli na. 62Bona-ke bebamakhulu asithandathu namatjhumi amane nambili, baziinzukulwana zakaDelaya, zakaThobiya nezakaNekhoda. 63Godu bekunjalo ngabaphristi bemindeni kaRhobaya, kaHakhotsi neyakaBharzilayi. (Umndeni kaBharzilayi bewubizwa ngebizweli ngombana ukhokhwabo gade athethe umfazi emadodakazini wakwaBharzilayi, umGiliyadi.) 64Abaphristabo baphenya ukutloliswa kwabo erhelweni leenzukulwana ebegade sele zitlolisiwe, kodwana azange bafunyanwe lapho. Nje-ke bakhutjhwa ebuphristini njengabangakahlambuluki. 65Umbusi wesikhatheso wabatjela bonyana akukameli bahlanganyele ekudleni kweminikelo ecwenge khulu ukufikela lapha kuzakuba nomphristi omkhulu owenza iqunto nge-urimi nethumimi.
66Sele bahlangene baboke bebaziinkulungwana ezimatjhumi amane nambili namakhulu amathathu namatjhumi asithandathu.
67Ngaphezu kwalabo bekunalaba:
Amakhoboka namakhobokakazi aziinkulungwana ezilikhomba namakhulu amathathu namatjhumi amathathu nalikhomba,
abavumi abaduna nabasikazi bamakhulu amabili namatjhumi amane nahlanu.
68Iinjomani zona bezimakhulu alikhomba namatjhumi amathathu nasithandathu,
iimeyila zimakhulu amabili namatjhumi amane nahlanu,
69amakamela amakhulu amane namatjhumi amathathu nahlanu,
abodumbana baziinkulungwana ezisithandathu namakhulu alikhomba namatjhumi amabili.
Iminikelo malungana nomsebenzi wethempeli
70Abanye beenhloko zemindeni yaboyise bafaka isandla ngokunikela emsebenzini wethempeli. Umbusi wanikela esikhwameneso igolide elimakhilogremu abunane nesiquntu, izitja zokunyenyeza ezimatjhumi amahlanu nezambatho zabaphristi ezimakhulu amahlanu namatjhumi amathathu. 71Ezinye iinhloko zemindeni yaboyise zanikela esikhwameni somsebenzi wethempeli ngegolide elimakhilogremu alikhulu namatjhumi alikhomba nesiliva elimakhilogremu ayikulungwana namakhulu amabili. 72Ihlangano yona yafaka isandla ngegolide elimakhilogremu alikhulu namatjhumi alikhomba, isiliva elimakhilogremu ayikulungwana nekhulu kanye nezambatho zabaphristi ezimatjhumi asithandathu nalikhomba.
73Yeke abaphristi, amaLevi, abalindisango, abavumi, inengi labantu, iinsebenzi zethempeli nama-Israyeli woke gade bahlezi ngemizinabo.
Ukufundwa komthetho
Kwathi lokha nakufika inyanga yekhomba, abantu bakwa-Israyeli yabe sele bahlezi emzinabo,
