Bible Reading Plan – Day 191

₁₄Bathe besakhupha imali eyayiziswe endlwini kaNdikhoyo, umbingeleli uHilekiya wayibhaqa incwadi yomthetho kaNdikhoyo, leyo yayinikelwe kuMosis. ₁₅UHilekiya wathetha noShafan unobhala, wathi: “Apha endlwini kaNdikhoyo ndiyifumene incwadi yomthetho.” Waza ke wayinika uShafan.

₁₆UShafan ke incwadi leyo wayisa kukumkani, wamazisa wathi: “Izicaka zakho ziyakwenza konke ezikuthunyiweyo. ₁₇Imali ebisendlwini kaNdikhoyo ziyithathile zayinikezela kubaveleli babasebenzi.” ₁₈Waza ke unobhala uShafan waxelela ukumkani wathi: “Umbingeleli uHilekiya undinike incwadi.” Wandula ke uShafan ukufundela ukumkani incwadi leyo.

₁₉Akuweva ke amazwi omthetho lowo, ukumkani wasuka wazikrazula izambatho zakhe. ₂₀Wayalela uHilekiya, uAhikam unyana kaShafan, uAbhedon unyana kaMika, unobhala uShafan, noAsayi intong' esekhosi kakumkani, wathi: ₂₁“Hambani niye kubuzisa kuNdikhoyo malunga nam namasalela kaSirayeli noJuda, malunga noko kubhaliweyo kule ncwadi ivelileyo. Ayinganganto ingqumbo kaNdikhoyo ayiphokozele phezu kwethu, kuba oobawo abawathobelanga amazwi kaNdikhoyo, abaziphathanga ngokwala mazwi abhalwe kule ncwadi.”

₂₂Ke kaloku uHilekiya nâbo wayethunywe nabo ngukumkani baya *kumshumayeli obhinqileyo uHulda, owayengumfazi kaShulam unyana kaTokati, kaHasera umgcini-wegumbi lezambatho. Yena ke wayehlala eJerusalem kwisithili sesibini.

₂₃Wathetha nabo wathi: “Utsho uNdikhoyo uThixo kaSirayeli ukuthi: Mxelele loo mntu unithumileyo nithi: ₂₄‘Utsho uNdikhoyo ukuthi: Uyabona, le ndawo, ikunye nabantu bayo, ndiza kuyizisela isithwakumbe. Ziza kuwa phezu kwayo zonke iziqalekiso ezibhaliweyo kule ncwadi ayifundelweyo ukumkani wakwaJuda. ₂₅Kaloku bandishiyile, baza benzela abanye *oothixo iziqhumiso. Ewe, bawuxhokonxile umsindo wam ngezi zinto bazenze ngezandla zabo. Ingqumbo yam iza kuwa phezu kwale ndawo, ingabi nakucimeka.’ ₂₆Ukumkani wakwaJuda onithume ukuza kubuzisa kuNdikhoyo mxeleleni nithi: ‘Mayela namazwi owevileyo utsho uNdikhoyo uThixo kaSirayeli ukuthi: ₂₇Ngenxa yokuba wena uhlabekile, waza wazithoba phambi koThixo wakuba uwevile amazwi ayikhalimela ngawo uThixo le ndawo nabemi bayo, wada ke wena wazithoba phambi kwam, wakrazula nezambatho zakho, ulila phambi kwam, ngoko ke ndikuvile, utsho uNdikhoyo. ₂₈Wena ke ndiya kukusa kooyihlo, ungcwatywe unoxolo. Awakho amehlo akayi kusibona esi sithwakumbe ndiza kusithoba phezu kwale ndawo kunye nabemi bayo.’ ”

Loo mpendulo ke bayixelela ukumkani.

₂₉Ukumkani ke wawaqokelela onke amadoda amakhulu akwaJuda naseJerusalem. ₃₀Waya endlwini kaNdikhoyo, ehamba namadoda akwaJuda, abemi baseJerusalem, ababingeleli nabaLevi, enabantu bonke kuqalela koyena mncinci kuye koyena mkhulu. Wabafundela onke amazwi aloo ncwadi yomnqophiso, leyo yayifunyenwe endlwini kaNdikhoyo. ₃₁Ke ukumkani wema ngasentsikeni, wawuhlaziya umnqophiso wokuba yena uya kulandela uNdikhoyo, ayithobele imiyalelo, imiqathango, nemimiselo yakhe, oko akwenze ngentliziyo yakhe iphela, nomphefumlo wakhe uphela, ahambe ngokwamazwi omnqophiso abhalwe kule ncwadi.

₃₂Kananjalo wonke umntu eJerusalem nakwaBhenjamin wathi makazibophelele kuwo. Ke abemi baseJerusalem bayenza le nto ngokomnqophiso kaThixo, nditsho uThixo wooyise.

₃₃Kuwo wonke ummandla wakwaSirayeli uJosiya wazisusa izithixo ezingamasikizi, waza onke amaSirayeli wathi makakhonze uNdikhoyo uThixo wawo. Ngethuba lokudla kwakhe ubomi amaSirayeli zange ajike ekumlandeleni uNdikhoyo uThixo wooyise.

₁Ke kaloku uJosiya wenzela *uNdikhoyo itheko *lePasika eJerusalem, laza ke ixhwane lePasika laxhelwa ngomhla weshumi elinesine ngenyanga yokuqala. ₂Ababingeleli wabamisela kwimisebenzi yabo, wabakhuthaza emsebenzini wendlu kaNdikhoyo. ₃KubaLevi ababenikezelwe kuNdikhoyo befundisa uSirayeli wonke ephela wathi: “Yithatheni ityesi engcwele, niyifake endlwini awayakhela yona uSolomon unyana kaDavide ukumkani wakwaSirayeli. Mayingahlali niyithwele ngamagxa. Ngoku khonzani uNdikhoyo uThixo wenu ngokunjalo namaSirayeli. ₄Zilungiseleleni ngokwemizi yenu nangokwezintlu, ngokwendlela nemigqaliselo eyabhalwa nguDavide ukumkani wakwaSirayeli kunye nonyana wakhe uSolomon.

₅“Yimani engcweleni nineqela labaLevi kuluhlu ngalunye lwemizi yamawenu, abantu ngokubanzi. ₆Xhelani amaxhwane ePasika, nizihlambulule, amawenu niwalungiselele amaxhwane, nenze loo nto wayiyalezayo uNdikhoyo ngoMosis.”

₇Abantu ababelapho uJosiya wabalungiselela amashumi amathathu amawaka eegusha neebhokhwe ezizezedini lePasika, kwakunye namawaka amathathu eenkomo – zonke ezo zinto ziphuma kukumkani ngokwakhe.

₈Nawo amaphakathi akhe enza izinwe akhuphela abantu nababingeleli nabaLevi. UHilekiya noZakariya noYehiyeli, abaphathi bendlu kaThixo, banika ababingeleli amakhulu angamashumi amabini anesithandathu amaxhwane ePasika kunye neenkomo ezimakhulu mathathu. ₉Kwakhona uKonaniya noShemaya noNataniyeli, abantakwabo, kunye noHashabhiya noYehiyeli noYozabhadi iinkokheli zabaLevi, bakhupha amawaka amahlanu amaxhwane ePasika, kunye namakhulu amahlanu eenkomo egameni labaLevi.

₁₀Yalungiselelwa inkonzo leyo, ababingeleli bema ngeendawo zabo nabaLevi kwizintlu zabo ngokomyalelo kakumkani. ₁₁Axhelwa amaxhwane ePasika, baza ababingeleli bafefa ngelo gazi lalinikezelwe kubo, baba bona abaLevi behlinza. ₁₂Bawabeka bucala amadini atshiswayo, ukuze bawanikezele kwizintlu zemizi, ukuze zinikele kuNdikhoyo njengoko kubhaliwe encwadini kaMosis. Benjenjalo ke nasezinkomeni. ₁₃Ngokommiselo ke amaxhwane ePasika bawosa emlilweni, wona amadini awodwa bawapheka ngeembiza, oongxawu, neepani, baza ke baphakela abantu ngokukhawuleza. ₁₄Kamva ke balungiselela bona kunye nababingeleli. Kaloku ababingeleli, inzala ka-Aron, babesenza amadini atshiswayo nawamanqatha kwada kwahlwa. Ngoko ke abaLevi bazilungiselela bona ziqu kwanababingeleli bendlu ka-Aron.

₁₅Iimvumi, inzala ka-Asafu, zazimi ngeendawo zazo ngokomyalelo kaDavide noAsafu noHeman noYedutun imboni kakumkani. Kwisango ngalinye abagcini-masango abemkanga, kuba amawabo abaLevi babebalungiselele.

₁₆Ngelo thuba ke yonke inkonzo kaNdikhoyo yaqhutywa, kubhiyozelwa iPasika, kusenziwa namadini atshiswayo kwiqonga likaNdikhoyo ngokomyalelo kakumkani uJosiya. ₁₇Ngelo thuba ke amaSirayeli awayekhona apho ayibhiyozela iPasika, aqhuba neSidlo seZonka ezingaNyuswanga, iintsuku zasixhenxe. ₁₈Ukususela kwimihla yomshumayeli uSamweli iPasika le yayingazange iqhutywe ngolu hlobo kwaSirayeli, kungekho nakumkani kwabakwaSirayeli wakha waqhuba iPasika ngendlela awayenza ngayo uJosiya enababingeleli nabaLevi, naye wonke uJuda noSirayeli, abantu ababelapho eJerusalem. ₁₉Le Pasika ke yabhiyozelwa kunyaka weshumi elinesibhozo elawula uJosiya.

₂₀Ke kaloku emva kokuba uJosiya eyilungisile indlu kaThixo, uNeko ukumkani waseJiputa wenyuka waya kuhlasela iKarkemishe kumlambo iEfrati. Ke uJosiya wamhlangabeza. ₂₁Kambe ke uNeko wathumela izigidimi esithi: “Akukho mfazwe phakathi kwam nawe, kumkani wakwaJuda. Okweli lixa andihlaseli wena, koko ndihlasela isizwe esilutshaba lwam. UThixo uthe mandikhawulezise, ngoko ke wena musa ukuchasana noThixo ongakum, hleze akutshabalalise.”

₂₂Kodwa ke uJosiya zange ajike, koko wazenza mntu wumbi, wangena edabini. Ewe, zange ayiphulaphule into eyayithethwa kuye nguNeko owayeyalelwe nguThixo – wafunzela kuye, walwa naye kumathafa aseMegido.

₂₃Abatoli bamchana ukumkani uJosiya edabini apho, waza ke yena wathetha namaphakathi akhe, wathi: “Ndikhupheni; bandingxwelerhile.” ₂₄Bamkhupha ke kuloo nqwelo yakhe, bamfaka kwenye, baza bamsa eJerusalem, apho wafela khona. Wangcwatywa phakathi kwamangcwaba ooyise, waza ke wonke uJuda neJerusalem bamzilela.

₂₅Ke kaloku uJeremiya waqamba izililo ngoJosiya. Unanamhla ke zonke iimvumi, amadoda nabafazi, bahlabela ezo zililo xa bekhumbula uJosiya. Zona ke zada zasisithethe kwaSirayeli, zabhalwa kwiNcwadi yesiJwili.

₂₆Ke kaloku ezinye zeziganeko zolawulo lukaJosiya, kwanemisebenzi yakhe yokuzinikezela njengoko kubhaliweyo encwadini yomthetho kaNdikhoyo, ₂₇nazo zonke iziganeko zolawulo lwakhe, ukusukela ekuqalekeni kuye esiphelweni, nâzo encwadini yeembali zookumkani bakwaSirayeli nabakwaJuda.