Bible Reading Plan – Day 257

₁Izinduna zabantu zahlala eJerusalema; abantu abaseleyo benza inkatho ukuyisa omunye kwabayishumi njalo ukuba ahlale eJerusalema, umuzi ongcwele, nabayisishiyagalolunye kweminye imizi. ₂Abantu babusisa bonke abantu ababezinikela ngenhliziyo ukuhlala eJerusalema.

₃Nazi izinhloko zezwe ezazihlala eJerusalema; kepha emizini yakwaJuda bahlala emizini yabo, kwaba yilowo nalowo efeni lakhe: abakwa-Israyeli, nabapristi, namaLevi, namaNethini,* nabantwana bezinceku zikaSolomoni. ₄EJerusalema kwahlala abantwana abathile bakwaJuda nabakwaBenjamini. Kubantwana bakwaJuda: ngu-Athaya ka-Uziya, kaZakariya, ka-Amariya, kaShefathiya, kaMahalalele wabantwana bakwaPheresi, ₅noMahaseya kaBaruki, kaKholi Hoze, kaHazaya, ka-Adaya, kaJoyaribi, kaZakariya, indodana yomShiloni. ₆Onke amadodana kaPheresi ahlala eJerusalema ayengamadoda anamandla angamakhulu amane namashumi ayisithupha nesishiyagalombili.

₇Nampa abantwana bakwaBenjamini: uSalu kaMeshulamu, kaJohedi, kaPhedaya, kaKholaya, kaMahaseya, ka-Ithiyeli, kaJeshaya. ₈Emva kwakhe ngoGabayi noSalayi, bengamakhulu ayisishiyagalolunye namashumi amabili nesishiyagalombili. ₉UJoweli, indodana kaZikiri, wayengumbonisi; uJuda, indodana kaHasenuwa, wayengowesibili emzini.

₁₀Kubapristi: nguJedaya, indodana kaJoyaribi, noJakini, ₁₁noSeraya kaHilikiya, kaMeshulamu, kaSadoki, kaMerayoti, ka-Ahithubi, umphathi wendlu kaNkulunkulu; ₁₂nabafowabo ababewenza umsebenzi abangamakhulu ayisishiyagalombili namashumi amabili nambili, no-Adaya kaJerohamu, kaPhelaliya, ka-Amisi, kaZakariya, kaPhashuri, kaMalikhiya; ₁₃nabafowabo, izinhloko zawoyise, bengamakhulu amabili namashumi amane nambili, no-Amashisayi ka-Azareli, ka-Ahizayi, kaMeshilemoti, ka-Imeri; ₁₄nabafowabo, amaqhawe anamandla, beyikhulu namashumi amabili nesishiyagalombili; umbonisi wabo wayenguZabidiyeli, indodana kaHagedolimi.

₁₅KumaLevi: nguShemaya kaHashubi, ka-Azirikamu, kaHashabiya, kaBuni, ₁₆noShabethayi noJozabadi bezinhloko zamaLevi ababephethe umsebenzi wangaphandle wendlu kaNkulunkulu, ₁₇noMathaniya, kaMika, kaZabidi, ka-Asafa, induna yomkhuleko wokubonga, noBakibukiya, owesibili phakathi kwabafowabo, no-Abida kaShamuwa kaGalali kaJeduthuni. ₁₈Onke amaLevi emzini ongcwele ayengamakhulu amabili namashumi ayisishiyagalombili nane. ₁₉Abalindisango o-Akubi noThalimoni nabafowabo ababelinda ngasemasangweni babe yikhulu namashumi ayisikhombisa nambili.

₂₀Abakwa-Israyeli abaseleyo, abapristi namaLevi, babe semizini yonke yakwaJuda, kwaba yilowo nalowo efeni lakhe.

₂₁AmaNethini* ahlala e-Ofeli; oSiha noGishipha babe phezu kwamaNethini.

₂₂Umbonisi wamaLevi eJerusalema kwakungu-Uzi kaBani, kaHashabiya, kaMathaniya, kaMika wamadodana ka-Asafa, abahlabeleli, engumphathi womsebenzi wendlu kaNkulunkulu. ₂₃Ngokuba kwakukhona umyalo wenkosi ngabo, nomthetho wabahlabeleli njengokufunekayo imihla ngemihla.

₂₄UPhethahiya, indodana kaMeshezabeli, wabantwana bakwaZera, indodana kaJuda, wayengasesandleni senkosi ezindabeni zonke zabantu.

₂₅Emizaneni inamasimu ayo kwahlala abanye abantwana bakwaJuda: eKiriyati Araba nasemizaneni yalo, naseDiboni nasemizaneni yalo, naseJekabiseyeli nasemizaneni yalo, ₂₆naseJeshuwa, naseMolada, naseBeti Pheleti, ₂₇naseHasari Shuwali, naseBeri Sheba nasemizaneni yalo, ₂₈naseSikilagi, naseMekhona nasemizaneni yalo, ₂₉nase-Eni Rimoni, naseSora, naseJarimuthi, ₃₀naseZanowa, nase-Adulamu nasemizaneni yawo, naseLakishi inamasimu alo, nase-Azeka nasemizaneni yalo. Bamisa kusukela eBeri Sheba ukuze kube sesigodini sikaHinomu.

₃₁Abantwana bakwaBenjamini bahlala kusukela eGeba kuze kube seMikimasi, nase-Aya, naseBethele nasemizaneni yalo, ₃₂nase-Anathoti, naseNobi, nase-Ananiya, ₃₃naseHasori, naseRama, naseGitayimi, ₃₄naseHadidi, naseSeboyimi, naseNebalati, ₃₅naseLodi, nase-Ono, isiGodi Sababazi.

₃₆KumaLevi izigaba zakwaJuda zahlanganiswa noBenjamini.

₁Nampa abapristi namaLevi abakhuphuka noZerubabele indodana kaSheyalitiyeli noJeshuwa: oSeraya, noJeremiya, no-Ezra, ₂no-Amariya, noMaluki, noHathushi, ₃noShekaniya, noRehumi, noMeremoti, ₄no-Ido, noGinethoyi, no-Abiya, ₅noMijamini, noMahadiya, noBiliga, ₆noShemaya, noJoyaribi, noJedaya, ₇noSalu, no-Amoki, noHilikiya, noJedaya. Labo babe yizinhloko zabapristi nezabafowabo emihleni kaJeshuwa.

₈AmaLevi: ngoJeshuwa, noBinuwi, noKadimiyeli, noSherebiya, noJuda, noMathaniya owayephethe ukubonga, yena nabafowabo, ₉noBakibukiya no-Uno abafowabo, bemalungana nabo ngezigaba.

₁₀UJeshuwa wazala uJoyakimi; uJoyakimi wazala u-Eliyashibi; u-Eliyashibi wazala uJoyada; ₁₁uJoyada wazala uJonathani; uJonathani wazala uJaduwa.

₁₂Emihleni kaJoyakimi izinhloko zawoyise babapristi zaziyilezi: ekaSeraya: nguMeraya; ekaJeremiya: nguHananiya; ₁₃eka-Ezra: nguMeshulamu; eka-Amariya: nguJehohanani; ₁₄ekaMaluki: nguJonathani; ekaShebaniya: nguJosefa; ₁₅ekaHarimi: ngu-Adina; ekaMerayoti: nguHelekayi; ₁₆eka-Ido: nguZakariya; ekaGinethoni: nguMeshulamu; ₁₇eka-Abiya: nguZikiri; ekaMiniyamini, ekaMohadiya: nguPhilitayi; ₁₈ekaBiliga: nguShamuwa; ekaShemaya: nguJehonathani; ₁₉ekaJoyaribi: nguMathenayi; ekaJedaya: ngu-Uzi; ₂₀ekaSalayi: nguKhalayi; eka-Amoki: ngu-Ebere; ₂₁ekaHilikiya: nguHashabiya; ekaJedaya: nguNethaneli. ₂₂AmaLevi abhalwa emihleni ka-Eliyashibi, noJoyada, noJohanani, noJaduwa njengezinhloko zawoyise kanye nabapristi ekubuseni kukaDariyu umPheresiya. ₂₃Izinhloko zawoyise babantwana bakwaLevi zalotshwa encwadini yezindaba zemihla ngemihla, kwaze kwaba semihleni kaJohanani indodana ka-Eliyashibi. ₂₄Izinhloko zamaLevi nazi: oHashabiya, noSherebiya, noJeshuwa, indodana kaKadimiyeli, kanye nabafowabo malungana nabo, ukuba badumise, babonge njengemiyalo kaDavide, umuntu kaNkulunkulu, isigaba malungana nesigaba. ₂₅OMathaniya, noBakibukiya, no-Obadiya, noMeshulamu, noThalimoni, no-Akubi babe ngabalindisango, belinda izindlu zokubekelela ngasemasangweni. ₂₆Labo babe khona emihleni kaJoyakimi indodana kaJeshuwa kaJosadaki nasemihleni kaNehemiya umbusi no-Ezra, umbhali.

₂₇Ekuhlanjululweni kogange lwaseJerusalema bafuna amaLevi ezindaweni zawo zonke ukuba ayiswe eJerusalema ukwenza ukuhlambulula ngokuthokoza, nangokubonga, nangokuhlabelela ngamasimbali* nangezingubhu nangamahabhu.* ₂₈Abantwana babahlabeleli babuthana bevela ethafeni elalizungeza iJerusalema nasemizaneni yamaLevi, ₂₉naseBeti Giligali, nasemasimini aseGeba, nase-Azimaveti, ngokuba babezakhele imizana nxazonke zeJerusalema. ₃₀Abapristi namaLevi base bezihlambulula; bahlambulula nabantu, namasango, nogange.

₃₁Ngase ngikhuphulela ogangeni izikhulu zakwaJuda, ngabeka izigaba ezimbili ezinkulu ezabongayo, zahlaba ihele; esinye sahamba ngakwesokunene ogangeni, saya ngaseSangweni Lomquba; ₃₂emva kwaso kwahamba uHoshaya nenxenye yezikhulu zakwaJuda, ₃₃no-Azariya, no-Ezra, noMeshulamu, ₃₄noJuda, noBenjamini, noShemaya, noJeremiya, ₃₅kanye namadodana athile abapristi ephethe amacilongo: uZakariya kaJonathani, kaShemaya, kaMathaniya, kaMikhaya, kaZakuri, ka-Asafa, ₃₆nabafowabo oShemaya, no-Azareli, noMilalayi, noGilalayi, noMahayi, noNethaneli, noJuda, noHanani, bephethe izinto zokubethwa zikaDavide, umuntu kaNkulunkulu; u-Ezra, umbhali, wayengaphambi kwabo. ₃₇NgaseSangweni Lomthombo malungana nabo bakhuphuka ngezikhwelo zomuzi kaDavide ezikhwelweni zogange, ngasenhla kwendlu kaDavide, kwaze kwaba seSangweni Lamanzi.

₃₈Esinye isigaba saya ngakwesokhohlo, mina ngasilandela kanye nenxenye yabantu ogangeni, ngasenhla koMbhoshongo Wezithando, kwaze kwaba soGangeni Olubanzi, ₃₉nangenhla kweSango lakwa-Efrayimi, naseSangweni Elidala, naseSangweni Lezinhlanzi, naseMbhoshongweni KaHananeli naseMbhoshongweni KaHameya, kwaze kwaba seSangweni Lezimvu; bema eSangweni Letilongo.

₄₀Zase zima lezo zigaba zombili zababongayo endlini kaNkulunkulu kanye nami, nenxenye yababusi inami, ₄₁nabapristi o-Eliyakimi, noMahaseya, noMiniyamini, noMikhaya, no-Eliyohenayi, noZakariya, noHananiya, bephethe amacilongo, ₄₂noMahaseya, noShemaya, no-Eleyazare, no-Uzi, noJehohanani, noMalikhiya, no-Elamu, no-Ezeri. Abahlabeleli bahlabelela ngokuzwakalisayo, benoJizirahiya umbonisi wabo. ₄₃Banikela ngemihlatshelo emikhulu ngalolo suku, bathokoza, ngokuba uNkulunkulu wayebathokozisile ngentokozo enkulu; nabesifazane nabantwana bathokoza, kwezwakala kude ukuthokoza kweJerusalema.

₄₄Ngalolo suku amiswa amadoda ukuba abe ngabaphathi bamakamelo engcebo, nabeminikelo yokuphakanyiswa, nabolibo, nabokweshumi ukuba baqoqele kuwo njengamasimu emizi izabelo ezinqunyelwe abapristi namaLevi ngomthetho, ngokuba uJuda wathokoza ngabapristi namaLevi asebebekiwe. ₄₅Bagcina imfanelo kaNkulunkulu wabo nemfanelo yokuhlambulula kanye nabahlabeleli nabalindisango njengemiyalo kaDavide noSolomoni indodana yakhe. ₄₆Ngokuba nasemihleni kaDavide neka-Asafa kwasendulo kwakukhona abaholi babahlabeleli kanye nezihlabelelo zokudumisa nezokubonga uNkulunkulu. ₄₇Wonke u-Israyeli wayesenika emihleni kaZerubabele nasemihleni kaNehemiya abahlabeleli nabalindisango izabelo njengokufunekayo imihla ngemihla; bakungcwelisela amaLevi, namaLevi akungcwelisela amadodana ka-Aroni.

₁Ngalolo suku kwafundwa encwadini kaMose ezindlebeni zabantu; kwafunyanwa kulotshiwe kuyo ukuthi owakwa-Amoni nowakwaMowabi abanakungena ebandleni likaNkulunkulu kuze kube phakade, ₂ngokuba abahlangabezanga abakwa-Israyeli ngesinkwa namanzi, kepha babaqashela uBileyamu ukuba abaqalekise; kodwa uNkulunkulu wethu waphendula isiqalekiso saba yisibusiso. ₃Kwathi sebezwile umthetho, bahlukanisa no-Israyeli yonke ingxubevange.

₄Ngaphambi kwalokho u-Eliyashibi, umpristi, owayemiselwe amakamelo endlu kaNkulunkulu wethu, isihlobo sikaThobiya, ₅wayemlungisele ikamelo elikhulu, lapho kade bebeka khona iminikelo yempuphu, nenhlaka, nezitsha, nokweshumi kwamabele, newayini, namafutha, okwakunqunyelwe ngomthetho amaLevi, nabahlabeleli, nabalindisango, kanye neminikelo yabapristi.

₆Kepha kukho konke lokho ngangingekho eJerusalema, ngokuba ngomnyaka wamashumi amathathu nambili ka-Aritahishashita inkosi yaseBabele ngaya enkosini; nangasekugcineni kwezinsuku ngacela enkosini, ₇ngaya eJerusalema, ngaqonda okubi u-Eliyashibi akwenzele uThobiya ngokumlungisela ikamelo emagcekeni endlu kaNkulunkulu. ₈Kwaba kubi kakhulu kimi; ngalahla phandle zonke izinto zendlu kaThobiya zikhishwe ekamelweni. ₉Ngase ngithi mabahlambulule amakamelo; ngabuyisela khona izitsha zendlu kaNkulunkulu kanye neminikelo yempuphu nenhlaka.

₁₀Ngase ngazi ukuthi amaLevi awanikwanga izabelo zawo; amaLevi nabahlabeleli abenza umsebenzi babebalekele, kwaba yilowo nalowo ensimini yakhe. ₁₁Ngase ngiphikisana nababusi, ngathi: “Ishiyelweni indlu kaNkulunkulu na?” Ngababutha, ngababeka ezindaweni zabo.

₁₂Wonke uJuda wayeseletha okweshumi kwamabele, nokwewayini, nokwamafutha engcebeni. ₁₃Ngabeka abaphathizikhwama phezu kwengcebo: nguShelemiya umpristi, noSadoki umbhali, noPhedaya wamaLevi; eceleni kwabo kwakunguHanani kaZakuri kaMathaniya, ngokuba kwathiwa bathembekile; babeyakwabela abafowabo.

₁₄Ngalokho ngikhumbule, Nkulunkulu wami, ungesuli izenzo zami zomusa engizenzileyo endlini kaNkulunkulu wami nasenkonzweni yayo.

₁₅Ngalezo zinsuku ngabona kwaJuda abanyathela izikhamo zewayini ngesabatha nabaletha izithungu zamabele, bethwesa izimbongolo, newayini, nezithelo zewayini, namakhiwane, nemithwalo yonke, bekungenisa eJerusalema ngosuku lwesabatha; ngabaxwayisa ngosuku abathengisa ngalo lokho kudla. ₁₆AbaseTire ababehlala khona bangenisa izinhlanzi nezimpahla zezinhlobo zonke, bathengisa ngakho ngesabatha kubantwana bakwaJuda naseJerusalema. ₁₇Ngase ngiphikisana nabakhulu bakwaJuda, ngathi kubo: “Okubi kuni lokhu enikwenzayo, nilona usuku lwesabatha na? ₁₈Abenzanga kanjalo oyihlo, noNkulunkulu wenu akehliselanga yini phezu kwenu konke lokho okubi, naphezu kwalo muzi, na? Nokho nina niyenezela intukuthelo phezu kuka-Israyeli ngokulona isabatha.”

₁₉Kwathi lapho amasango aseJerusalema eseqala ukuba mnyama lingakafiki isabatha, ngathi mazivalwe izivalo, ngathi futhi mazingavulwa lize lidlule isabatha, ngabeka ezinye izinceku zami ngasemasangweni ukuba kungangeniswa mthwalo ngosuku lwesabatha. ₂₀Abathengi nabathengisi bezimpahla zezinhlobo zonke base belala ngaphandle kweJerusalema kanye nakabili. ₂₁Ngabaxwayisa, ngathi kubo: “Nilalelani malungana noganga na? Uma niphinda, ngiyakubeka isandla sami kini.” Kusukela kuleso sikhathi abafikanga ngesabatha.

₂₂Ngasho kumaLevi ukuba azihlambulule, eze, alinde amasango, angcwelise usuku lwesabatha. Ngalokho ngikhumbule, Nkulunkulu wami, ungihawukele ngokobuningi bomusa wakho.

₂₃Futhi ngalezo zinsuku ngabona abaJuda ababezithathele abesifazane base-Ashidodi, nabakwa-Amoni, nabakwaMowabi. ₂₄Abantwana babo bakhuluma ngokwenxenye ngesi-Ashidodi; bengenakukhuluma isiJuda bakhuluma ngolimi lwezizwe ngezizwe. ₂₅Ngabasola ngalokho, ngabathuka, ngashaya abanye abantu, ngabahluthula izinwele, ngabafungisa uNkulunkulu, ngathi: “Ninganiki amadodana abo amadodakazi enu, ningathatheli amadodana enu amadodakazi abo. ₂₆Akonanga ngalokho uSolomoni inkosi yakwa-Israyeli na? Phakathi kwezizwe eziningi kwakungekho nkosi enjengaye; wayethandekile kuNkulunkulu wakhe; uNkulunkulu wambeka inkosi phezu kuka-Israyeli wonke; nokho abesifazane babezizwe bamonisa naye. ₂₇Sekuzwakele nangani ukuthi nenzile konke lokho okubi kakhulu ukuba niphambuke kuNkulunkulu wethu ngokuzithathela abesifazane babezizwe.”

₂₈Enye yamadodana kaJoyada indodana ka-Eliyashibi umpristi omkhulu yayingumkhwenyana kaSanibalati umHoroni; ngamxosha kimi.

₂₉Bakhumbule, Nkulunkulu wami, ngokuba bangcolisile ubupristi nesivumelwano sabapristi nesamaLevi.

₃₀Ngase ngibahlambulula kukho konke okwabezizwe, nganquma izimfanelo zabapristi namaLevi, kwaba yilowo nalowo emsebenzini wakhe, ₃₁nomnikelo wezinkuni ngezikhathi ezinqunyiweyo, nolibo. Ngikhumbule, Nkulunkulu wami, kube kuhle kimi.