31 Wakha lezindlu zokukhonzela ezindaweni eziphakemeyo,* wabeka abaphristi ayebakhethe ebantwini abangayisiwo maLevi.+ 32 Mhlaka 15 ngenyanga yesi-8 uJerobhowami wasungula umkhosi owawunjengalowo owawusenziwa koJuda.+ Wenza imihlatshelo phezu kwe-alithare elaliseBhetheli,+ enikela ematholeni ayewenzile. Wabeka abaphristi ukuthi bakhonze ezindaweni eziphakemeyo ayezenze eBhetheli.

33 Lanxa kwenzakala konke lokhu, uJerobhowami kazange atshiye okubi ayekwenza. Waqhubeka ebeka abaphristi ayebakhetha ebantwini nje+ ukuthi basebenze ezindaweni eziphakemeyo. Wayefaka loba ngubani owayefuna ukuba ngumphristi, esithi: “Laye kabe ngumphristi ezindaweni eziphakemeyo.”+