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30 Hezekiya watfumela livi kulo lonkhe laka-Israyeli+ nakaJuda, waze wabhala ngisho netincwadzi letiya ka-Efrayimu nakaManase+ kuze bantfu bakhona bete endlini yaJehova eJerusalema batewugubhela Jehova Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli liPhasika.+ 2 Kodvwa inkhosi netindvuna tayo kanye nalo lonkhe libandla lebeliseJerusalema, bancuma kugubha liPhasika ngenyanga yesibili+ 3 ngobe bebasolo bangakhoni kuligubha ngesikhatsi lesifanele+ ngesizatfu sekutsi baphristi lebebatingcwelisile bebangakeneli+ futsi bantfu bebasolo bangakahlangani eJerusalema. 4 Loko kwabonakala kukuhle emehlweni enkhosi nakubo bonkhe labantfu. 5 Ngako bancuma kukhipha simemetelo kulo lonkhe laka-Israyeli, kusukela eBherisheba kuyofika kaDani,+ sekutsi bantfu kufanele bete batogubhela Jehova Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli liPhasika eJerusalema, ngobe bebangakaze baligubhe bahlangene bonkhe, bebangakenti ngekuvumelana nalokubhaliwe.+
6 Titfunywa* tabese tilihamba lonkhe laka-Israyeli nelakaJuda tiphetse tincwadzi letivela enkhosini nasetindvuneni tayo, njengobe inkhosi beyikhiphe umyalo yatsi: “Bantfu baka-Israyeli, buyelani kuJehova Nkulunkulu wa-Abrahama, wa-Isaka newa-Israyeli kuze naye atobuyela kulabasindza esandleni semakhosi ase-Asiriya.+ 7 Ningabalingisi bokhokho benu nabomnakenu labangazange betsembeke kuJehova Nkulunkulu wabokhokho babo. Ngenca yaloku, Nkulunkulu wabaletsela inhlekelele kuze labo labayibonako nalabeva ngayo besabe, njengobe nje nani nitibonela.+ 8 Ngako ningacinisi tinhloko njengabokhokho benu.+ Tfobelani Jehova nite endzaweni yakhe lengcwele,+ leyo layingcwelise phakadze, nitewukhonta Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu kute intfukutselo yakhe levutsako isuke kini.+ 9 Ngobe nanibuyela kuJehova, bomnakenu nemadvodzana enu batawentelwa umusa* ngulabo lababatfumbile+ futsi batabavumela kutsi babuye kulelive,+ ngobe Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu uneluvelo futsi unemusa.+ Angeke anifulatsele nanibuyela kuye.”+
10 Ngako letitfunywa* tahamba lidolobha nelidolobha kulo lonkhe laka-Efrayimu nelakaManase+ taze tefika ngisho nakaZebuloni, kodvwa bantfu bebahlekisa ngato baphindze batihhalatisa.+ 11 Nome kunjalo, labanye bantfu baka-Asheri, bakaManase nakaZebuloni batitfoba futsi beta eJerusalema.+ 12 Sandla saNkulunkulu weliciniso besikhona nakaJuda kute sibente babe munye* batokwenta loko inkhosi kanye netindvuna tayo bebabayale kutsi bakwente, balandzela livi laJehova.
13 Kwahlangana sicuku lesikhulu sebantfu eJerusalema satewugubha uMkhosi Wesinkhwa Lesite Imvubelo+ ngenyanga yesibili;+ bekulibandla lelikhulu kakhulu. 14 Base bayasukuma basusa ema-al’thare* labekaseJerusalema,+ basusa nema-al’thare emphepho+ bawajikijela eSihosheni saseKhidroni. 15 Ngemuva kwaloko, bahlaba umnikelo weliPhasika ngelilanga lesi-14 lenyanga yesibili. Baphristi nemaLevi baba nemahloni, ngako batingcwelisa base baletsa iminikelo yekushiswa endlini yaJehova. 16 Batsatsa tindzawo tabo, njengobe kusho uMtsetfo waMosi inceku yaNkulunkulu weliciniso; baphristi babese bafafata ingati+ lebebayitsetse kumaLevi. 17 Kulelibandla, bebabanyenti bantfu lebebangakatingcwelisi futsi emaLevi abehlaba iminikelo yeliPhasika yalabo lebebangcolile,+ kuze abangcwelisele Jehova. 18 Ngobe bantfu labanyenti, ikakhulukati labavela ka-Efrayimu, kaManase,+ ka-Isakhari nakaZebuloni bebangakatihlanti kodvwa bebalidla liPhasika, benta lokuphambene nalokubhaliwe. Kodvwa Hezekiya wabathantazela kuNkulunkulu watsi: “Shengatsi Jehova lomuhle+ angemukela 19 wonkhe umuntfu lolungise inhlitiyo yakhe kute afune Nkulunkulu weliciniso,+ Jehova, Nkulunkulu wabokhokho bakhe ngisho nome asengakatihlambululi ngekuvumelana nalokushiwo nguMtsetfo.”+ 20 Jehova wamlalela Hezekiya futsi wabacolela labantfu.
21 Ngako ema-Israyeli lebekaseJerusalema agubha uMkhosi Wesinkhwa Lesite Imvubelo+ emalanga langu-7, ngalenkhulu injabulo.+ Baphristi nemaLevi bebadvumisa Jehova onkhe lawo malanga, bashaya kakhulu tinsimbi tabo temculo batishayela Jehova.+ 22 Ngetulu kwaloko, Hezekiya wakhuluma nawo onkhe emaLevi lebekenta umsebenti waJehova ngekuhlakanipha waphindze wawakhutsata. LamaLevi bekadla kuwo wonkhe lomkhosi onkhe lamalanga langu-7,+ anikela imihlatjelo yekuthula+ futsi abonga Jehova Nkulunkulu wabokhokho bawo.
23 Bonkhe labantfu babese bancuma kugubha lomkhosi lamanye emalanga langu-7. Ngako bawugubha lamanye emalanga langu-7 bajabulile.+ 24 INkhosi Hezekiya yakaJuda yanikelela labantfu ngetinkunzi letingu-1 000 netimvu letingu-7 000, kantsi tindvuna tona tanikelela labantfu ngetinkunzi letingu-1 000 netimvu letingu-10 000;+ futsi baphristi labanyenti bebatingcwelisa bona.+ 25 Bonkhe bantfu bakaJuda, baphristi, emaLevi, nabo bonkhe bantfu lebebasuka ka-Israyeli,+ kanye nebantfu balekutinye+ tive lebebasuka eveni laka-Israyeli nalabo lebebahlala kaJuda bachubeka bajabulile. 26 Kwaba nenjabulo lenkhulu eJerusalema ngobe kusukela ngetikhatsi taSolomoni indvodzana yaDavide inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, ayizange seyenteke intfo lenjengalena eJerusalema.+ 27 Ekugcineni kwasukuma baphristi labangemaLevi babusisa labantfu;+ futsi Nkulunkulu wabeva, nemthantazo wabo wafika emazulwini, indzawo lengcwele lahlala kuyo.