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30 UHezekiya wabiza u-Israyeli+ woke noJuda, watlolela u-Efrayimu noManase+ iincwadi bona beze endlini kaJehova eJerusalema, bazokugidinga iPhasika lakaJehova uZimu ka-Israyeli.+ 2 Yeke ikosi, amakhosana nebandla loke leJerusalema baqunta ukuzokugidinga iPhasika ngenyanga yesibili,+ 3 ngombana akhenge bakghone ukuligidinga ngesikhathi esijayelekileko,+ ngebanga lokuthi bekunganabaphristi abaneleko abazicwengisileko+ begodu nabantu bebangakabuthaneli eJerusalema. 4 Lokhu kwabonakala kukuhle phambi kwekosi naphambi kwebandla loke. 5 Nje-ke baphetha ngokuthi benze isimemezelo kwa-Israyeli woke, kusuka eBheritjheba kuya kwaDani+ bona abantu kufuze beze eJerusalema bazokugidinga iPhasika lakaJehova uZimu ka-Israyeli, ngombana akhenge khebaligidinge basiqhema njengombana bekutjho umthetho.+
6 Ngemva kwalokho, ikosi yayala iinthunywa bona ziye kwa-Israyeli woke nakwaJuda ziphethe iincwadi ezivela kiyo nemakhosanenayo, ithi: “Bantu bakwa-Israyeli, buyelani kuJehova uZimu ka-Abrahama, ka-Isaka no-Israyeli, bona abuyele kwabaseleko abaphunyurhe esandleni sekosi ye-Asiriya.+ 7 Ningabi njengabokhokho benu nabafowenu abangakhenge bathembeke kuJehova uZimu wabokhokho babo, kangangobana wababangela ukutjhatjalaliswa njengombana nani nizibonela.+ 8 Ningabi nekani njengabokhokho benu.+ Zithobeni kuJehova, nize endawenakhe ecwengileko+ ayicwengise ngokungapheliko, nilotjhe uJehova uZimenu bona ilaka lakhe lisuke kini.+ 9 Nanibuyela kuJehova, abathumbi bazobarhawukela abafowenu namadodanenu+ bese bazobavumela bona babuyele enarheni le+ ngombana uJehova uZimenu uyazwelana+ begodu unomusa, angekhe anifulathele nanibuyela kuye.”+
10 Nje-ke iinthunywa zakhamba idorobho nedorobho enarheni yakwa-Efrayimu neyakwaManase+ nakwaZebuloni kodwana abantu bebahlekisa ngazo begodu bazihleka ubudlhadlha.+ 11 Kodwana abanye abantu abavela kwa-Atjheri, kwaManase nakwaZebuloni bazithoba, beza eJerusalema.+ 12 Isandla sakaZimu weqiniso besikhona nakwaJuda bona sibenze babumbane, benze lokho ikosi namakhosana abathe bakwenze ngokuvumelana nelizwi lakaJehova.
13 Isiqubuthu esikhulu sabuthana eJerusalema bona sizokugidinga umNyanya woBurotho obunganaSibiliso+ ngenyanga yesibili;+ bekulibandla elikhulu. 14 Sasikima, sasusa ama-aldara egade aseJerusalema,+ sasusa nawo woke ama-aldara wepepho+ sawalahlela ngemRhobeni iKidroni. 15 Kwathi ngelanga le-14 lenyanga yesibili, isiqubuthu sahlaba iinlwana zomhlatjelo wePhasika. Abaphristi namaLevi baba neenhloni, nje-ke bazicwengisa baletha iminikelo etjhiswako endlini kaJehova. 16 Bajama eendaweni zabo ezijayelekileko ngokuvumelana nomThetho kaMosi umuntu kaZimu weqiniso; ngemva kwalokho, amaLevi anikela abaphristi iingazi+ zemihlatjelo bona bazifafaze e-aldareni. 17 Ebantwini ebebabuthene lapho, banengi ebebangakazicwengisi, yeke amaLevi ngiwo ebewahlabela boke abantu ebebangakahlwengeki+ imihlatjelo yePhasika bona babacwengise kuJehova. 18 Inani elikhulu labantu khulukhulu labo abavela kwa-Efrayimu, kwaManase,+ kwa-Isakari, nakwa-Zebuloni ladla iPhasika ngitjho nanyana lingakhenge lizicwengise okuyinto ephambene nalokho okutloliweko. UHezekiya walithandazela wathi: “Kwanga uJehova olungileko+ angalibalela 19 woke umuntu olungiselele ihliziywakhe bona alotjhe uZimu weqiniso+ uJehova, uZimu wabokhokho bakhe ngitjho nanyana angakahlanjululwa ngokwendlela yokucwengeka.”+ 20 UJehova wamuzwa uHezekiya, walibalela nabantu.
21 Nje-ke ama-Israyeli egade aseJerusalema agidinga umNyanya woBurotho obunganaSibiliso+ amalanga alikhomba, athabe khulu+ begodu amaLevi nabaphristi bebadumisa uJehova qobe langa bebabethela phezulu iinliliso zabo bona badumise uJehova.+ 22 Ngaphezu kwalokho uHezekiya wakhuluma bewakhuthaza woke amaLevi enza umsebenzi kaJehova ngokuhlakanipha. Adla ukudla komnyanya amalanga alikhomba,+ enza imihlatjelo yetjhebiswano,+ athokoza noJehova uZimu wabokhokho bawo.
23 Ngemva kwalokho, loke ibandla laphetha ngokuthi lizokugidinga umnyanya lo amanye amalanga alikhomba, yeke lenza njalo lawugidinga amanye amalanga alikhomba lithabile.+ 24 UHezekiya ikosi yakwaJuda wanikelela ibandla iinkunzi eziyi-1 000 nezimvu ezizii-7 000 begodu amakhosana anikelela ibandla iinkunzi eziyi-1 000 nezimvu ezizii-10 000;+ abaphristi bazicwengisa bona ngobunengi.+ 25 Loke ibandla lakwaJuda, abaphristi, amaLevi, loke ibandla elivela kwa-Israyeli+ nabantu abavela kwenye inarha+ enarheni yakwa-Israyeli nalabo abahlala kwaJuda baragela phambili bathabile. 26 Kwaba nethabo elikhulu eJerusalema ngombana kusukela emihleni kaSolomoni indodana kaDavida ikosi yakwa-Israyeli, akhenge khekwenzeke into efana nale eJerusalema.+ 27 Emaswapheleni amaLevi ebewabaphristi asikima abusisa abantu;+ uZimu wawezwa begodu umthandazwawo wafika ezulwini, endawenakhe ecwengileko.