UShemaya, indodana kaNethaneli , umbhali ongowamaLevi , wabaloba phambi kwenkosi , nezikhulu, noSadoki, nezikhulu, noSadoki umpristi , no- Ahimeleki indodana ka -Abiyathara, nezinhloko zawoyise babapristi namaLevi; enye indlu yawoyise yakhishelwa u -Eleyazare, nenye yakhishelwa u-Itamari.

Siphi isazi na ? Uphi umbhali na ? Uphi umphikisi walesi sikhathi na ? UNkulunkulu kakwenzanga kube yize ukuhlakanipha kwaleli zwe na?

Kwathi lapho bebona ukuthi ikhona imali eningi emphongolweni , umbhali wenkosi nompristi omkhulu benyuka , bayibopha, bayibala imali eyafunyanwa endlini kaJehova.

Bayibiza inkosi , kwaphumela kubo u -Eliyakimi indodana kaHilikiya owayephezu kwendlu , noShebina umbhali , noJowa indodana ka -Asafa, umabhalana.

Yathuma u-Eliyakimi owayephezu kwendlu, noShebina umbhali, namalunga abapristi, bembeswe izindwangu zamasaka , ku-Isaya u mprofethi, indodana ka-Amose.

UShafani umbhali wayitshela inkosi , wathi: UHilikiya umpristi unginike incwadi. UShafani wayifunda phambi kwenkosi.

Inkosi yayala uHilikiya umpristi , no-Ahikamu indodana kaShafani , no- Akibori indodana kaMikhaya, noShafani umbhali, no-Asaya inceku yenkosi , ithi:

Kwathi ngomnyaka weshumi nesishiyagalombili wenkosi uJosiya inkosi yathuma uShafani indodana ka -Asaliya kaMeshulamu , umbhali, endlini kaJehova, yathi:

UHilikiya, umpristi omkhulu, wathi kuShafani umbhali: Ngifumene incwadi yomthetho endlini kaJehova . UHilikiya wanika uShafani leyo ncwadi, wayifunda.

UShafani umbhali waya enkosini, waletha umbiko enkosini, wathi: Izinceku zakho zithululile imali eyafunyanwa endlini , zayibeka esandleni sezisebenzi eziphethe indlu kaJehova.

Kwathi ngesikhathi umphongolo owayiswa ngaso ezinduneni zenkosi ngesandla samaLevi , nalapho zibona ukuthi imali iningi , umbhali wenkosi nenduna yompristi omkhulu beza , bawuthulula umphongolo , bawuthatha, bawubuyisela endaweni yawo . Benze njalo imihla ngemihla , baqoqa imali eningi.

U-Uziya wayenempi elwayo eyaphuma ukulwa ngamaviyo nj engomumo wokubalwa kwabo ngesandla sikaJehiyeli , umbhali, noMahaseya, umbusi phansi kwesandla sikaHananiya, enye yezinduna zenkosi.

UHilikiya wathatha wathi kuShafani umbhali : Ngifumene incwadi yomthetho endlini kaJehova. UHilikiya wayinika uShafani incwadi.

UShafani umbhali wayitshela inkosi , wathi: UHilikiya umpristi ung inike incwadi. UShafani wafunda kuyo phambi kwenkosi.

Inkosi yayala oHilikiya , no-Ahikamu indodana kaShafani , no-Abidoni indodana kaMika, noShafani umbhali, no-Asaya inceku yenkosi, yathi:

Kepha umbhali esebathulisile abantu wathi: Madoda ase -Efesu, kukhona yini phakathi kwabantu ongaziyo ukuthi umuzi wase -Efesu ungumlondi wethempeli likaDiyana omkhulu nowesithombe esawa ezulwini na?

Umbhali wayesethi kuye : Yebo, Mfundisi, ushilo ngeqiniso ukuthi yinye , ayikho enye ngaphandle kwayo;

Kwase kufika umbhali, wathi kuye: Mfundisi, ngizakukulandela, noma uya ngaphi.

Inkosi yayisithuma incwadi kuRehumi unqamulajuqu noShimshayi umbhali nabanye abangane babo ababehlala eSamariya nakwelinye phesheya koMfula yokuthi: Ukuthula, nokuthi nokuthi.

Lapho impinda yencwadi yenkosi u -Aritahishashita isifundiwe phambi kwawoRehumi noShimshayi umbhali nabangane babo , bashesha baya eJerusalema kubaJuda, babathiya ngezikhwepha nangamandla.

URehumi unqamulajuqu noShimshayi , umbhali, babhala incwadi enje ku- Aritahishashita inkosi ngeJerusalema ngokuthi:

URehumi unqamulajuqu noShimshayi , umbhali, nabanye abangane babo , amaDinayi, nama-Afarisathiki, namaTharipheli, nama-Afarisi, nama-Arikhevi, nabaseBabele, namaShushaniki, namaDehavi, nama-Elamu,

Lokhu kuyimpinda yencwadi inkosi u-Aritahishashita eyamnika yona u-Ezra umpristi nombhali, umbhali wamazwi emiyalo kaJehova nawezimiso zakhe ku-Israyeli, yokuthi:

Inhliziyo yakho iyakucabanga ngovalo, ithi: Uphi umbhali, uphi olinganisile intela, uphi obalile imibhoshongo na?

Base befika u -Eliyakimi indodana kaHilikiya owayephezu kwendlu , noShebina umbhali , noJowa indodana ka-Asafa, umabhalana, kuHezekiya, izingubo zabo ziklebhukile, bamlandisa amazwi kaRabi Shake.

Kwase kuphumela kuye u-Eliyakimi indodana kaHilikiya owayephezu kwendlu, noShebina umbhali, noJowa indodana ka-Asafa, umabhalana.

Yathuma u-Eliyakimi owayephezu kwendlu, noShebina umbhali, namalunga abapristi, bembeswe izindwangu zamasaka , ku-Isaya umprofethi , indodana ka-Amose.

UBaruki wayesefunda encwadini amazwi kaJeremiya endlini kaJehova ekamelweni l ikaGemariya indodana kaShafani umbhali egcekeni lasenhla ngasesikhaleni sesango elisha lendlu kaJehova ezindlebeni zabantu bonke.

wehlela endlini yenkosi ekamelweni lombhali ; bheka, kwakuhlezi khona zonke izikhulu , u-Elishama umbhali , noDelaya indodana kaShemaya , no- Elinathani indodana ka-Akibori, noGemariya indodana kaShafani, noSedekiya indodana kaHananiya, zonke izikhulu.

Zase zingena enkosini egcekeni; sezibeke umqulu ekamelweni lika-Elishama umbhali zalanda onke amazwi ezindlebeni zenkosi.

Inkosi yayisimthuma uJehudi ukuba awuland e umqulu ; wawukhipha ekamelweni lika-Elishama umbhali. UJehudi wawufunda ezindlebeni zenkosi nasezindlebeni zazo zonke izikhulu ezazimi ngasenkosini.

Inkosi yayala uJerameli indodana yenkosi , noSeraya indodana ka-Aziriyeli, noShelemiya indodana ka -Abideyeli ukuba babambe uBaruki umbhali noJeremiya umprofethi, kepha uJehova wabafihla.

UJeremiya wayesethatha omunye umqulu , wawunika uBaruki umbhali , indodana kaNeri ya, owaloba kuwo , ewathatha emlonyeni kaJeremiya onke amazwi encwadi uJehoyakimi inkosi yakwaJuda ayeyishisile ngomlilo ; kwathasiselwa kuwo amanye amazwi amaningi anjengawo.

Izikhulu zamthukuthelela uJeremiya , zamshaya, zamfaka et ilongweni endlini kaJonathani umbhali, ngokuba zaziyenze itilongo.

Ake uzwe manje , nkosi yami , nkosi; ukunxusa kwami makufike phambi kwakho ukuba ungangibuyiseli endlini kaJonathani umbhali , funa ngifele khona.

Labo babe khona emihleni kaJoyakimi indodana kaJeshuwa kaJosadaki nasemihleni kaNehemiya umbusi no-Ezra, umbhali.

nabafowabo oShemaya , no-Azareli, noMilalayi, noGilalayi, noMahayi, noNethaneli, noJuda, noHanani, bephethe izinto zokubethwa zikaDa vide, umuntu kaNkulunkulu; u-Ezra, umbhali, wayengaphambi kwabo.

Ngabeka abaphathizikhwama phezu kwengcebo : nguShelemiya umpristi , noSadoki umbhali , noPhedaya wamaLevi ; eceleni kwabo kwakunguHanani kaZakuri kaMathaniya , ngokuba kwat hiwa bathembekile; babeyakwabela abafowabo.

Bonke abantu babuthana njengomuntu munye esigcawini esasiphambi kweSango Lamanzi ; bakhuluma ku -Ezra, umbhali, ukuba alethe incwadi yomthetho kaMose, uJehova ayeyale ngawo u-Israyeli.

Ngosuku lwesibili kwabuthana izinhloko zawoyise babantu bonke , nabapristi, namaLevi ku-Ezra umbhali ukuba baqaphele amazwi omthetho.

U-Ezra umbhali wayemi ebhesitulu lamapulangwe ababelenzele lo mgomo ; eceleni kwakhe kwakumi oMatithiya , noShema, no-Anaya, no-Uriya, noHilikiya, noMahaseya ngakwesokunene sakhe , nangakwesokhohlo sakhe ngoPhedaya, noMishayeli, noMalikhiya, noHashumi, noHashibadana, noZakariya, noMeshulamu.