Bonke abantu benyuka emva kwakhe , abantu babetha imitshingo . Bathokoza ngokuthokoza okukhulu, kwaze kwangathi kuqhekezeka umhlaba ngomsindo wabo.

UDavide washo ezinduneni zamaLevi ukuba zibeke abafowabo abahlabeleli, benezinto zokubetha , izingubhu, namahabhu, namasimbali, bakubethe, baphakamise izwi labo ngokuthokoza.

UDavide namalunga akwa -Israyeli nezinduna zezinkulungwane baya ukuwukhuphula umphongolo wesivumelwano sika Jehova endlini ka -Obede Edomi ngokuthokoza;

Ngiyazi, Nkulunkulu wami , ukuthi uhlola inhliziyo , uthanda ubuqotho . Mina-ke ngobuqotho benhliziyo yami nginikele ngokuthokoza zonke lezi zinto, futhi sengibonile ngokujabula abantu bakho abakhona lapha ukuthi nabo banikele kuwe ngokuthokoza.

badla, baphuza phambi kukaJehova ngalolo suku ngokuthokoza okukhulu . Bambeka uSolomoni indodana kaDavide inkosi ngokwesibili, bamgcobela uJehova ukuba abe ngumholi, uSadoki abe ngumpristi.

Nani naba ngabalingisi bethu , nabeNkosi senilamukele izwi ekukhathazekeni okukhulu ngokuthokoza kukaMoya oNgcwele,

Ngokuba ngukubonga okunjani esingakubuyisela kuNkulunkulu ngani ngokuthokoza konke esithokoza ngakho ngenxa yenu phambi kukaNkulunkulu wethu na?

UHezekiya inkosi nezikhulu bawayala amaLevi ukumdumisa uJehova ngamazwi kaDavide nangaka-Asafa umboni . Badumisa ngokuthokoza , bakhothamisa amakhanda abo, bakhuleka.

Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ababe khona eJerusalema bawugubha umkhosi wesinkwa esingenamvubelo izinsuku eziyisikhombisa ngokuthokoza okukhulu; amaLevi nabapristi bamdumisa uJehova imihla ngemihla ngezinto zokubethwa ezizwakalayo kuJehova.

Lonke ibandla lase livumelana ukugubha ezinye izinsuku eziyisikhombisa ; bagubha ezinye izinsuku eziyisikhombisa ngokuthokoza.

Ngalokho siduduz ekile. Nasekududuzekeni kwethu sathokoza impela , ikakhulu ngokuthokoza kukaThithu , ngokuba umoya wakhe uhlunyelelwe yinina nonke;

Wayesekhipha abantu bakhe ngokujabula , abakhethiweyo bakhe ngokuthokoza.

Abahlwanyela ngezinyembezi bayakuvuna ngokuthokoza.

Ohamba ekhala izinyembezi , ephethe imbewu yokuhlwanyela, uyakubuya ngokuthokoza, ephethe izinyanda zakhe.

Iso lami liyakubona ngokujabula izitha zami , nezindlebe zami ziyakuzwa ngokuthokoza ngababi abangivukelayo.

Ngokuba nazwelana nababoshiweyo, navuma ngokuthokoza ukuphangwa kwempahla yenu, nazi ukuthi nina ninempahla enhle kunaleyo, nemiyo njalo.

ngezikhathi z onke ekunxuseni kwami konke ngani nonke , nginxusa ngokuthokoza,

Ngakho-ke mamukeleni eNkosini ngokuthokoza konke , abanjalo-ke nibaphathe ngokubatusa,

ukuba ngize kini ngokuthokoza , ngentando kaNkulunkulu , ngiphumule kanye nani.

Washesha wehla, wamamukela ngokuthokoza.

Abasedwaleni yilabo abathi sebezwile , balamukele izwi ngokuthokoza ; kepha laba kabanampande , bakholwa isikhasha na nje , kuthi ngesikhathi sokulingwa bahlubuke.

Kanjalo abahlwanyelwe edwaleni yilabo abathi sebelizwile izwi , balamukele masinyane ngokuthokoza;

Ohlwanyelwe edwaleni nguye olizwa izwi , alamukele masinyane ngokuthokoza;

Umbuso wezulu ufana nengcebo efihlwe ensimini , yafunyanwa ngumuntu, wayithukusa; ngokuthokoza kwakhe uyahamba , athengise ngakho konke anakho, athenge leyo nsimu.

Zathi ukuyibona inkanyezi, zathokoza ngokuthokoza okukhulu kakhulu.

Wayesethi uZereshi umkakhe nabo bonke abangane bakhe kuye : Yenza umuthi, ukuphakama kwawo kube yizingalo ezingamashumi ayisihlanu , ukhulume ekuseni enkosini ukuba uMoridekayi aphanyekwe kuwo , besewungena ngokuthokoza kanye nenkosi edilini . Laba lihle lelo zwi kuHamani, wenza umuthi.

Abantwana bakwa -Israyeli, abapristi namaLevi nabanye abathunjwa , bagcina ukuhlanjululwa kwaleyo ndlu kaNkulunkulu ngokuthokoza.

bagubha umkhosi wesinkwa esingenamvubelo izinsuku eziyisikhombisa ngokuthokoza, ngokuba uJehova wayebathokozisile, waguqulela inhliziyo yenkosi yase-Asiriya kubo ukuba kuqiniswe izandla zabo emsebenzini wendlu kaNkulunkulu, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli.

Ngokuba niyakuphuma ngokuthokoza , niholwe ngokuthula; izintaba namagquma kuyakuqhumuka ngokuhlabelela phambi kwenu , nemithi yonke yasendle iyakushaya ihlombe.

UJehova uNkulunkulu walungisela umhlakuva , wawukhulisa phezu kukaJona ukuba ube ngumthunzi phezu kwekhanda lakhe ukumophula kokubi kwakhe. UJona wathokoza ngomhlakuva ngokuthokoza okukhulu.

Ekuhlanjululweni kogange lwaseJerusalema bafuna amaLevi ezindaweni zawo zonke ukuba ayiswe eJerusalema ukwenza ukuhlambulula ngokuthokoza, nangokubonga, nangokuhlabelela ngamasimbali nangezingubhu nangamahabhu.