Kubhiyozelwa iPasika kwakhona
1UHezekiya wathumela ilizwi kuye wonke uSirayeli noJuda, wabhala neeleta, wazithumela kwaEfrayim nakwaManase, ebamema ukuba baye endlwini *kaNdikhoyo eJerusalem, baye kubhiyozela iPasika kaNdikhoyo uThixo kaSirayeli. 2Ukumkani namaphakathi nebandla lonke laseJerusalem benza isigqibo sokubhiyozela iPasika kwinyanga yesibini. 3Babengabanga nako ukuyibhiyozela ngexesha layo, kuba babenganelanga ababingeleli abazihlambululayo, nabantu babengaqokelelananga eJerusalem. 4Eli cebo ke labonakala lilungile kukumkani nakwibandla liphela. 5Bazimisela ukuthumela isaziso kuSirayeli ewonke ukusukela eBhashebha kuye kwaDan, abantu bebamemela ukuba beze eJerusalem baze kubhiyozela iPasika kaNdikhoyo uThixo kaSirayeli. Yayingazange yabhiyozelwa ngabantu abalinani elivakalayo njengoko kubhaliweyo.
6Ukumkani ekunye namaphakathi akhe bathuma izigidimi zatyhutyha uSirayeli noJuda ziphethe iileta ezazifundeka ngolu hlobo:
“MaSirayeli, buyelani kuNdikhoyo uThixo ka-Abraham, kaIsake, kaSirayeli, ukuze naye abuyele kuni nina basaseleyo, basindileyo kwisandla sookumkani baseAsiriya! 7Sanukufana nooyihlo nabantakwenu bona basuke abanyaniseka kuNdikhoyo uThixo wooyise, khon' ukuze abenze umzekelo wesikizi njengoko nani nibona. 8Yahlukanani neenkani; sanukuzifanisa nooyihlo, koko zinikezeleni kuNdikhoyo. Yizani kule ndawo ingcwele, le iya kuhlala ibekelwe bucala ngonaphakade nguye. Mbuseni uNdikhoyo uThixo wenu, khon' ukuze umsindo wakhe usuke phezu kwenu. 9Ukuba nibuyele kuNdikhoyo, abantakwenu nabantwana benu baya kwenzelwa inceba ngabo babathimbileyo, baze ke babuyele kweli lizwe, kuba kaloku uNdikhoyo uThixo wenu unesisa novelwano. Akasayi kunifulathela ukuba nibuyela kuye.”
10Izigidimi zazingena zonke iidolophu kwaEfrayim nakwaManase, zathi xhaxhe ngoZebhulon, kodwa ke abantu basuka baphoxisa ngazo, bahlekisa nokuhlekisa ngazo. 11Kambe ke abanye kwa-Ashere, kwaManase, nakwaZebhulon, bazithoba baya eJerusalem. 12KwaJuda uThixo abantu wabenza bavana, bamxhelo-mnye ekufezekiseni umyalelo kakumkani namaphakathi akhe ngokwelizwi likaNdikhoyo.
13EJerusalem kwahlanganisana isihlwele sabantu, beze kubhiyozela iSidlo seSonka esingaNyuswanga, kwinyanga yesibini. 14EJerusalem bawasusa amaqonga amadini kunye nalawo eziqhumiso, baya kuwaphosa kwintili yeKedron. 15Ixhwane lePasika balixhela ngomhla weshumi elinesine kwinyanga yesibini. Ababingeleli nabaLevi baba neentloni, baza bazihlambulula, benza amadini atshiswayo endlwini kaNdikhoyo. 16Baza ke bema ngeendawo zabo ngokwemigqaliselo yomthetho kaMosis umfo wakwaThixo. Ababingeleli bafefa ngalo igazi ababelinikwe ngabaLevi.
17Apho kweso sihlwele kwathi kanti baninzi abantu ababengazihlambululanga, ngoko ke abaLevi kwafuneka babaxhelele amaxhwane bonke abo *babenomlaza, bengenako ukuwanikela kuNdikhoyo ngokwabo amaxhwane abo.
18Nangona uninzi lwabantu ababephuma kwaEfrayim, kwaManase, kwaIsakare, nakwaZebhulon babengazihlambululanga, kodwa nabo bathatha inxaxheba apho ePasikeni – nto leyo yayinxa mnye nomthetho. Kambe ke uHezekiya wabathandazela wathi: “Ngamana uNdikhoyo olungileyo wabaxolela bonke, 19mntu ngamnye ozimisele ukufuna uThixo uNdikhoyo, uThixo wooyise, noba akahlambulukanga ngokwemigqaliselo yendawo engcwele.” 20UNdikhoyo ke wawuva loo mthandazo kaHezekiya, wabaphilisa abantu.
21Loo maSirayeli ayekhona eJerusalem asibhiyozela iSidlo seSonka esingaNyuswanga iintsuku zada zasixhenxe, benemincili novuyo olukhulu; baye bona abaLevi nababingeleli bememelela bedumisa uNdikhoyo yonke imihla, bekhatshwa zizikhalisi zokudumisa uNdikhoyo. 22UHezekiya wabakhuthaza bonke abaLevi ababewenza ngenyameko umsebenzi kaNdikhoyo. Ngezo ntsuku zisixhenxe ke babesitya izabelo zabo, benikela amadini obudlelwana, bedumisa uNdikhoyo uThixo wooyise.
23Ibandla lonke lavumelana ukubhiyoza esinye isixhenxe seentsuku. Ngoko ke babhiyoza ngemincili ezinye iintsuku ezisixhenxe. 24Ukumkani wakwaJuda uHezekiya wakhuphela elo bandla iwaka leenkunzi zeenkomo, nesixhenxe samawaka eegusha neebhokhwe; kanti ke amaphakathi wona anikezela ngewaka leenkunzi zeenkomo, neshumi lamawaka eegusha neebhokhwe. Ababingeleli abaninzi nabo bazihlambulula. 25Laba nemihlali lonke ibandla lakwaJuda, ndawonye nababingeleli nabaLevi nabo bonke ababephuma kwaSirayeli, kwakunye neentlanga ezaziphuma kwaSirayeli nezazimi kwelakwaJuda. 26Yayilulonwabo nemincili eJerusalem. Kaloku ukusukela kwimihla kaSolomon unyana kaDavide, ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, lalingazange libe khona eli theko eJerusalem. 27Ababingeleli nabaLevi bema ngeenyawo babathamsanqelisa abantu, waza ke uThixo wabeva. Kaloku umthandazo wabo waya kufikelela ekhayeni lakhe elilodwa ezulwini.
