Bible Reading Plan – Day 99

₂Ngoko ke uDavide wayalela ukuba kuqokelelwe bonke abasemzini abemi apho kwaSirayeli, waza ke apho kubo wakhetha abangabaqingqi bamatye, ukuze bakrole amatye okwakha indlu kaThixo. ₃Wakhupha nento eninzi yentsimbi yokwenza izikhonkwane zeengcango zamasango nezokubethelela, kananjalo nobhedu olubunzima bungenamlinganiselo. ₄Wakhupha nenyambalala yezikhuni zomsedare; kaloku zona uDavide wayeziphiwe zazininzi gqitha ngamaSidon namaTire. ₅UDavide wathi: “Umfana wam uSolomon usemncinci, engekabi nawo namava, ibe ke yona le ndlu *kaNdikhoyo eza kwakhiwa kufuneka ibe lipomakazi eliyimbalasane, uduma-kude ngobunewu-newu nakuzo zonke izizwe. Ngoko ke ndiza kuwenza amalungiselelo okwakhiwa kwayo.” Ewe, uDavide wawenza ngokubanzi amalungiselelo lawo kwangaphambi kokusweleka kwakhe.

₆UDavide wathetha nonyana wakhe uSolomon, wamyalela ukuba akhele uNdikhoyo uThixo kaSirayeli indlu. ₇Wathi apho kuSolomon: “Mfo wam, ndandizimisele ukulakhela indlu igama *likaNdikhoyo uThixo wam. ₈Kambe ke kwafika ilizwi likaNdikhoyo kum, lisithi: ‘Wena uliphalaze gqitha igazi; ulwe iimfazwe ezininzi gqitha. Ngoko ke asinguwe oya kulakhela indlu igama lam, kuba wena uphalaze igazi elininzi gqitha emhlabeni phambi kwam. ₉Kambe ke uza kuba nonyana oya kuba yindoda yoxolo nenzolo; mna ndiya kumthi jize ngenzolo, ndimphumze macal' onke ezintshabeni zakhe. Igama lakhe liya kuba nguSolomon, ibe ke uSirayeli ndiya kumthi jize ngoxolo nenzolo ngexesha lombuso wakhe. ₁₀Nguye ke oya kulakhela indlu igama lam. Yena uya kuba ngunyana wam, mna ndibe nguYise. Ewe, mna ndiya kusizinzisa isihlalo sombuso wakhe phezu koSirayeli kude kube ngunaphakade.’ ₁₁Ngoko ke ngoku, nyana wam, ngamana wanawe uNdikhoyo; ngamana waphumelela ekuyakheni indlu kaNdikhoyo uThixo wakho, nanjengoko wayethe uya kuyakha. ₁₂UNdikhoyo ngamana wakupha ingqiqo nokuqonda xa ekufaka ukuba wongamele uSirayeli, khon' ukuze uwuthobele umthetho kaNdikhoyo uThixo wakho. ₁₃Ewe, uya kuba nempumelelo xa uthe wanenyameko wayinonophela imimiselo nemithetho leyo uNdikhoyo wayinikezela uSirayeli ngoMosis. Yomelela ukhaliphe; uze ungoyiki utyhafe!

₁₄“Amalungiselelo ndiwenze ngenyameko, ndilungiselela ukwakhiwa kwendlu kaNdikhoyo. Ndiqokelele iitoni zegolide ezingaphezu kwamawaka amathathu anamakhulu amane, kunye neetoni zesiliva ezingaphezu kwamashumi amathathu anesine amawaka, ukuze kwakhiwe indlu leyo, kwakunye nentaphane yobhedu, kunye nentsimbi ebunzima bungenamlinganiselo, ngokunjalo nemithi namatye. Nawe ke ungazongeza ezo zinto. ₁₅Unabo baninzi abasebenzi, abaqingqi bamatye, iingcibi nabachweli, kunye namadoda angamachule kuzo zonke iindidi zomsebenzi. ₁₆Igolide nesiliva, ubhedu nentsimbi, ikho ingenamlinganiselo. Ngoko ke qalisa, uNdikhoyo abe nawe!”

₁₇Ngoko ke uDavide waziyalela zonke iinkokheli zakwaSirayeli ukuze zincedisane naye unyana wakhe uSolomon. ₁₈Wathi kuzo: “Andithi na kaloku uNdikhoyo uThixo wenu unani? Ewe kambe, unithe jize ngenzolo ngeenxa zonke! Kaloku uzinikele esandleni sam zonke iintlanga ezingabemi beli lizwe. Eli lizwe ke ngoko lelikaNdikhoyo nabantu bakhe. ₁₉Ngoko ke zinikezeleni ngomxhelo wenu wonke kuNdikhoyo uThixo wenu. Qalisani ukuyakha indlu kaNdikhoyo uThixo, ukuze nibe nako ukuyingenisa ityesi yomnqophiso kaNdikhoyo kunye nezinto ezingcwele zikaThixo, zonke nizifake kuloo ndlu iza kwakhelwa igama likaNdikhoyo.”

₁Ke kaloku uthe akukhula, xa seleyindoda enkulu, uDavide wabeka unyana wakhe uSolomon wangukumkani kwaSirayeli.

₂Kananjalo waqokelela zonke iinkokheli zakwaSirayeli kunye nababingeleli nabaLevi. ₃Babalwa abaLevi ababudala bungamashumi amathathu nangaphezulu, baza bafumaneka bengamashumi amathathu anesibhozo amawaka. ₄UDavide wathi: “Amashumi amabini anesine amawaka abaLevi baya kongamela umsebenzi wendlu *kaNdikhoyo, size isithandathu samawaka sibe ngamagosa nabagwebi. ₅Ke wona amawaka amane aya kuba ngabagcini-masango; kananjalo amanye amawaka amane adumise uNdikhoyo ngeengoma esebenzisa izikhalisi endizilungiselele loo njongo.”

₆UDavide wabahlula-hlula abaLevi ngokwamaqela oonyana bakaLevi: uGershon, uKohati, noMerari.

₇Oonyana bakaGershon nguLadan noShimeyi. ₈Oonyana bakaLadan bathathu: nguYehiyeli owamazibulo, ibe nguZetam noJoweli. ₉Oonyana bakaShimeyi nabo bathathu: nguShelimoti, noHaziyeli, noHaran. Zizo ezo ke iinkulu zezindlu zakwaLadan. _10-11Oonyana bakaShimeyi bane: nguYahati owamazibulo, kulandele uZina, ibe nguJewushe noBheriya. Ke uJewushe noBheriya babengenanyana baninzi, yaza inzala yabo yabalelwa ekubeni yindlu enye.

₁₂Oonyana bakaKohati bane: nguAmram, noIzare, noHebron, noUziyeli. ₁₃Oonyana baka-Amram nguAron noMosis. UAron nenzala yakhe bachongwa ukuba bagcine izinto ezingcwele zonqulo, bamkhonze uNdikhoyo, bemenzela iziqhumiso, besikelela abantu egameni lakhe kude kube ngunaphakade. ₁₄Ke bona oonyana bakaMosis, umfo wakwaThixo, babalelwa kubaLevi. ₁₅Oonyana bakaMosis nguGershom noElizere. ₁₆Inkulu yoonyana bakaGershom nguShebhuweli. ₁₇Inkulu yoonyana bakaElizere nguRehabhiya. UElizere akazalanga wumbi unyana ngaphandle koRehabhiya, kodwa uRehabhiya wazala oonyana abaninzi gqitha.

₁₈Inkulu yoonyana bakaIzare nguShelomiti. ₁₉Inkulu yoonyana bakaHebron abane nguTeriya, ibe nguAmariya, noYaziyeli, noYekamam. ₂₀Koonyana baka-Aziyeli nguMika inkulu, ibe nguIshiya owesibini.

₂₁Oonyana bakaMerari nguMali noMushi. Oonyana bakaMali nguElazare noKishe. ₂₂UElazare wafa engenanyana, eneentombi zodwa, zaza zathathwa ngamawabo oonyana bakaKishe. ₂₃Oonyana bakaMushi bathathu: nguMali, noEdere, noYeremoti.

₂₄Ezi ke yayizizizukulwana zikaLevi ngokwezindlu zazo – iinkulu zezindlu ngokwamagama okubhaliswa kwazo zibalwa ngazinye, abasebenzi abaminyaka imashumi mabini nangaphezulu, abo babelungiselela endlwini kaNdikhoyo. ₂₅Kaloku uDavide wathi: “Ngoku uNdikhoyo uThixo kaSirayeli ubanike ukuphumla abantu bakhe; yena ke uya kusoloko ehlala ehleli eJerusalem. ₂₆Ngoko ke abaLevi aba akuseyomfuneko kubo ukuthwala isibingelelo nezixhobo ezisetyenziswa kuso.” ₂₇Ngokwalo myalelo kaDavide ke abaLevi babalwa kuqalelwa kwabo baneminyaka emashumi mabini nangaphezulu. ₂₈Umsebenzi wabaLevi aba ke yayikukunceda inzala ka-Aron kumsebenzi wendlu kaNdikhoyo: ukujonga iinkundla namagumbi azo, ukuhlanjululwa kwezinto ezingcwele, nokujongana nayo yonke eminye imisebenzi yendlu kaThixo. ₂₉Yayingabo abajongene nesonka esasihlala etafileni, umgubo womnikelo weenkozo, nemiqhathane enganyuswanga, ukubhaka nokuxuba, nazo zonke iindidi zemilinganiselo. ₃₀Ngazo zonke iintsasa kwakufuneka beme babulele badumise uNdikhoyo; nasemalanga ke kwakufuneka benze kwaloo nto. ₃₁Ukanti nanini na kusenzelwa uNdikhoyo amadini atshiswayo *ngeMihla yokuPhumla nangemibhiyozo yokuthwasa kwenyanga, nangawo onke amatheko amisiweyo. Kwakufuneka bahlale belungiselela uNdikhoyo ngamathuba amisiweyo, naloo nto ke beyenza ngendlela emisiweyo.

₃₂Ngoko ke abaLevi abo bawuqhuba umsebenzi wabo apho esibingelelweni nakwindawo engcwele, bephantsi kwabantakwabo abayinzala ka-Aron, belungiselela apho endlwini kaNdikhoyo.

₁Oonyana baka-Aron babahlulwa-hlulwe kanje: Naba oonyana baka-Aron: uNadabhi, uAbhihu, uEliyazare, noItamare. ₂Kambe ke yena uNadabhi noAbhihu basweleka bengenanyana kwangaphambi kokusweleka kukayise. Ngoko ke ababingeleli yaba nguEliyazare noItamare. ₃UDavide wancediswa nguZadoki, owayeyinzala kaEliyazare, kunye noAhimeleki, owayeyinzala kaItamare; baza ke babahlula-hlula bangamaqela okulungiselela ngezigaba ezimisiweyo. ₄Kwafumaneka iqela elikhulu kwinzala kaEliyazare kunelo lafumaneka kwinzala kaItamare, baza ke bahlulwa-hlulwa ngokunjalo: Yaba ziinkulu ezilishumi elinesithandathu kwinzala kaEliyazare, yaziinkulu ezisibhozo kwinzala kaItamare. ₅Babahlula-hlula ngendlela engenaxanasi ngokwenza *amaqashiso, kuba kaloku kwakukho amagosa esibingelelo namagosa ezakwaThixo kuzo zozibini izizukulwana zikaEliyazare nezo zikaItamare.

₆Ke unobhala uShemaya, unyana kaNataniyeli umLevi, wawabhala amagama abo ekho nokumkani kunye nala magosa: umbingeleli uZadoki, uAhimeleki unyana ka-Abhiyatare, kunye neenkulu zezindlu zababingeleli kunye nezabaLevi. Kwakuthathwa indlu ibe nye kuEliyazare, ize ibe nye nakuItamare.

₇Amaqashiso aphuma ngolu hlobo:

₁₉Lulo olo ke uluhlu lokusebenzisana kwabo ekulungiseleleni endlwini kaNdikhoyo ngokwemimiselo abayinikwa ngukhokho wabo uAron ethobela umyalelo kaNdikhoyo uThixo kaSirayeli.

₂₀Nazi ke ezinye iinkulu zezindlu zakwaLevi:

Abo ke ngabaLevi ngokwezindlu zabo. ₃₁Nabo benza *amaqashiso kwanjengabantakwabo abayinzala ka-Aron, ekho nokumkani uDavide, uZadoki, uAhimeleki, neenkulu zezindlu zababingeleli nezabaLevi. Izindlu zâbo baziinkulu zaziphathwa ngokufanayo nezo zâbo baziinci.

₁Ukumkani uDavide, ekunye neengqwayi-ngqwayi zomkhosi, wachonga abathile koonyana baka-Asafu, nabakaHeman, nababakaJedutum, wabanika umsebenzi wokushumayela bekhalisa iihapu nemirhubhe namacangci. Nanga ke amadoda awayephethe lo msebenzi:

₂Koonyana baka-Asafu nguZakure, noJosefu, noNetaniya, noAsharela. Babeshumayela ngokomyalelo kakumkani, bephethwe nguAsafu.

₃Koonyana bakaJedutun nguGedaliya, noZeri, noYeshaya, [noShimeyi], noHashabhiya, noMatitiya, bebathandathu. Babephethwe nguyise uJedutun, owayeshumayela esebenzisa ihapu ukubulela nokudumisa *uNdikhoyo.

₄Koonyana bakaHeman nguBhukiya, noMataniya, noUziyeli, noShebhuweli, noJerimoti, noHananiya, noHanani, noEliyata, noGidaleti, noRomamti-ezere, noYoshebhekasha, noMaloti, noHotire, noMaziyoti. ₅Bonke aba babengoonyana bakaHeman *umshumayeli kakumkani. Wayebanikwe ngokwesithembiso sikaThixo sokuphakamisa isidima sakhe. Ewe, uThixo wanika uHeman oonyana abalishumi elinane neentombi ezintathu.

₆Ngokomyalelo kakumkani onke la madoda ayephethwe ngooyise uAsafu, noJedutun, noHeman. Ayevuma enkonzweni endlwini kaNdikhoyo, enamacangci nemirhubhe neehapu. ₇Inani lawo, ekunye nabantakwawo ababeqeqeshelwe iingoma zikaNdikhoyo, lalingamakhulu amabini anamashumi asibhozo anesibhozo. ₈Xa bawabayo umsebenzi benza *amaqashiso, kungekho ukhethe phakathi komncinane nomkhulu, ngokunjalo nokwaziyo nosaqeqeshwayo.

₉Nazi iziphumo zamaqashiso malunga nokulandelelana kwamathuba okusebenza kwamaqela:

Iqela ngalinye beliba namadoda alishumi elinambini, liphantsi kwenkokheli yalo.

₁Nazi iintloko zamaqela abagcini-masango endlu kaThixo: KumaKora yayinguMeshelemiya unyana kaKore wendlu ka-Asafu. ₂UMeshelemiya wayenoonyana abasixhenxe: yayinguZekariya owamazibulo, ibe nguYediyali, uZebhadiya, uYateniyeli, ₃uElam, uYohanan, noEliyehunayi.

_4-5Bekukho no-Obhedi-edom owathamsanqelwa nguThixo waba noonyana abasibhozo. YayinguShemaya owamazibulo, ibe nguYozabhadi, uYowa, uSakare, uNataniyeli, uAmiyeli, uIsakare, noPewuletayi. ₆Unyana kaObhedi-edom, uShemaya, wazala oonyana abaziinkokheli, nditsho amagorha anobukroti. ₇Oonyana bakaShemaya aba ngoo-Oteni, noRafayeli, no-Obhedi, noElizabhadi, kunye nabona badume ngobukroti uElihu noSemakiya. ₈Ke kwinzala nezizalwana zikaObhedi-edom kwabakho amadoda angamashumi amathandathu anambini awaba ngabagcini-masango, yaye ayenobukroti kulo msebenzi. ₉Kwinzala nezizukulwana zikaMeshelemiya kwakukho amakroti alishumi elinesibhozo.

_10-11KumaMerari yayinguHosa noonyana bakhe abane: uShimri, noHilekiya, noTebhaliya, noZekariya. UShimri wamiselwa ubukhulu nguyise nakuba wayengelozibulo. Kwinzala nezizalwane zikaHosa abagcini-masango kwindlu kaThixo babelishumi elinantathu.

₁₂La maqela abagcini-masango aphantsi kweenkokheli zawo xa ewonke ayenesigxina sawo sokulungiselela endlwini *kaNdikhoyo. ₁₃Amaqela la ênza *amaqashiso kumsebenzi wamasango, kungekho ukhethe phakathi komncinci nomkhulu.

₁₄Iqashiso lokugada isango elingasempumalanga laphuma noShelemiya. Unyana wakhe uZekariya, owayedume ngamacebo, naye wenzelwa *amaqashiso, laphuma kwelokuba agade isango langasentla. ₁₅Iqashiso likaObhedi-edom laba lelokugada isango langasezantsi, eloonyana bakhe laba lelokugada oovimba. ₁₆ElooShupim noHosa iqashiso laba lelokugada isango elingasentshonalanga kunye nesango leShalekethe endleleni enyukayo. Abagadayo babengamaqela alandelanayo. ₁₇Mihla le abaLevi abagada ngasempumalanga babebathandathu, bebane ngasentla, bebane nangasezantsi. Koovimba abalindi aba babegada ngababini ngababini. ₁₈Kwinkundla yangasentshonalanga babebane endleleni, babe babini enkundleni phakathi.

₁₉Ngawo lawo ke amaqela abagcini-masango abayinzala kaKora nabayinzala kaMerari.