Leyo ndoda uJerobowamu yayiyiqhawe elinamandla; uSolomoni wayibona leyo nsizwa ukuthi ikhuthele emsebenzini wayo , wayibeka phezu kwawo wonke umsebenzi wendlu kaJosefa.

UmkaJerobowamu wayesesuka wahamba , wafika eTirisa ; esefike embundwini wendlu, umntwana wafa.

Inkosi uRehobowamu yenza izihlangu zethusi esikhundleni sazo , yazinikela ezandleni zezinduna zabalindi abagcina umnyango wendlu yenkosi.

UBahasha indodana ka -Ahiya wendlu ka -Isakare wamenzela ugobe ; uBahasha wamnqoba eGibethoni elingelamaFilisti , ngokuba uNadabi naye wonke u-Israyeli babelivimbezela iGibethoni.

Igceke elikhulu nxazonke lalinezinhla ezintathu zamatshe abaziweyo nohla lwemisedari njengegceke elingaphakathi lendlu kaJehova nompheme wendlu. Umsebenzi kaHiramu ethempelini

Ayizinkulungwane ezingamashum i amabili nane kuwona ayengawokwengamela umsebenzi wendlu kaJehova ; izinkulungwane eziyisithupha zaziyizinduna nabahluleli;

Imindeni yababhali ababehlala eJabesi : ngamaThirati, namaShimeyati, namaSukati. Labo babe ngamaKheni avela kuHamati uyise wendlu kaRekabi.

no-Azariya kaHilikiya kaMeshulamu kaSadoki kaMerayoti ka -Ahithubi, umphathi wendlu kaNkulunkulu,

Wathi: Babambeni besaphila. Babathatha besaphila , bababulala ngasemgodini wendlu yokugunda , abantu abangam ashumi amane nambili ; kashiyanga muntu kubo.

Umphathi wendlu nomphathi womuzi kanye namalunga nabondli bathumela kuJehu, bathi: Siyizinceku zakho , siyakwenza konke oyakusitshela khona ; asiyikwenza muntu abe yinkosi; yenza okuhle emehlweni akho.

Wayesefika uNahamani namahhashi akhe nezinqola zakhe , wema ngasemnyango wendlu ka-Elisha.

Wahamba ngendlela yendlu ka -Ahabi, wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova njengokwenza kwendlu ka-Ahabi, ngokuba wayengumkhwenyana wendlu ka- Ahabi.

Inkosi uRehobowamu yenza izihlangu zethusi esikhundleni sazo , yazinikela ezandleni zezinduna zabalindi abagcina umnyango wendlu yenkosi.

Bheka, u-Amariya umpristi omkhulu uphezu kwenu kuzo zonke izindaba zikaJehova, noZebadiya indodana ka -Ishmayeli, umbusi wendlu yakwaJuda , kuzo zonke izindaba zenkosi ; namaLevi ayakuba yizinduna ngaphambi kwenu. Yibani namandla ekwenzeni kwenu, uJehova uyakuba nabalungileyo.

UZikiri, iqhawe lakwa-Efrayimi, wabulala uMahaseya, indodana yenkosi, no- Azirikamu umbusi wendlu, no-Elkana owelama inkosi.

U-Azariya umpristi omkhulu wendlu kaSadoki wathi : Kusukela ekuqaleni kokulethwa kweminikelo endlini kaJehova sidlile sasutha , sashiya okuningi, ngokuba uJehova ubusisile abantu bakhe; okuseleyo yile ngcebo.

OJehiyeli, no-Azaziya, noNahati, no-Asaheli, noJerimoti, noJozabadi, no- Eleyeli, noJisimakiya, noMahati, noBenaya babe ngababonisi phansi kwesandla sikaKhonaniya noShimeyi umfowabo ngesiyalezo sikaHezekiya inkosi no-Azariya umphathi wendlu kaNkulunkulu.

Wamisa abapristi ezikhundleni zabo , wabaqinisa emsebenzini wendlu kaJehova.

Kepha u -Uriya walala ngasemnyango wendlu yenkosi kanye nazo zonke izinceku zenkosi yakhe, akehlelanga endlini yakhe.

Kwathi lapho inkosi uDavide ifika eBahurimi , bheka, kwaphuma khona umuntu womndeni wendlu kaSawule ogama lakhe linguShimeyi indodana kaGera; waphuma, wahamba ethuka.

Ngokuba inceku yakho iyazi ukuthi yonile ; bheka, ngifikile namuhla ngingowokuqala wendlu yonke kaJosefa , ngehle ukuhlangabeza inkosi yami , inkosi.

Bathi kuye: Thula, ubeke isandla sakho emlonyeni wakho , uhambe nathi, ube ngubaba nompristi wethu ; kuhle yini ukuba ube ngumpristi wendlu yomuntu munye kunokuba ube ngumpristi wesizwe nomndeni kwa -Israyeli na?

Owesifazane wayesefika ngovivi lokusa , wawa ngasemnyango wendlu yomuntu, lapho yayikhona inkosi yakhe, kwaze kwakhanya.

Inkosi yakhe yavuka ekuseni , yavula iminya ngo yendlu , yaphuma ukuba ihambe indlela yayo ; bheka, owesifazane, isancinza sakhe , wayewile ngasemnyango wendlu, izandla zakhe ziphezu kombundu.

U-Abimeleki indodana kaJerubali waya kuba fowabo bakanina, wakhuluma kubo nomndeni wonke wendlu kayise kanina, wathi:

Wamenza umphathi wendlu yakhe nenduna yezinto zakhe zonke,

Ngokuba usuku lunye emagcekeni akho luhle kunezinye eziyizinkulungwane. Ngiyakhetha ukulinda emnyango wendlu kaNkulunkulu wami kunokuhlala ematendeni ababi.

Dedisela kude naye indlela yakho, ungasondeli emnyango wendlu yakhe,

Uhlezi ngasemnyango wendlu yakh e esihlalweni ezindaweni eziphakemeyo zomuzi

sinompristi omkhulu wendlu kaNkulunkulu,

entombini eyayimiselwe indoda ebizo layo nguJosefa wendlu kaDavide ; ibizo lentombi nguMariya.

Kwasuka umuntu wendlu kaLevi, wathatha indodakazi kaLevi.

UMose wayeseyala , kwamenyezelwa ekamu , kwathiwa: Makungabe kusasetshenzwa ngowesilisa nangowesifazane omunye umsebenzi womnikelo wendlu engcwele. Base bevinjelwa abantu ukuletha.

Lonke igolide okwasetshenzwa ngalo , wonke umsebenzi wendlu engcwele , igolide lomnikelo lalingamatalenta angamashumi amabili nesishiyagalolunye namashekeli angamakhulu a yisikhombisa namashumi amathathu ngokweshekeli lendlu engcwele.

Kwathi ngosuku lwesithathu u -Esteri wembatha ingubo yobukhosi , wema egcekeni elingaphakathi lendlu yenkosi malungana nendlu yenkosi ; inkosi yayihlezi esihlalweni sayo sobuk hosi endlini yobukhosi malungana nomnyango wendlu.

Bonke abaseleyo, nakuziphi izindawo lapho begogobele khona , mabasizwe ngabantu bendawo yabo ngesiliva, nangegolide, nangempahla, nangezinkomo kanye nomnikelo wesihle wendlu kaNkulunkulu eseJerusalema.

Ngomnyaka wesibili wokufika kwabo endli ni kaNkulunkulu eJerusalema ngenyanga yesibili uZerubabele , indodana kaSheyalitiyeli , noJeshuwa indodana kaJosadaki, nensali yabafowabo abapristi , namaLevi, nabo bonke abafike eJerusalema bevela ekuthunjweni baqala ukumisa amaLevi, kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amabili kuya phezulu ukuba babonise umsebenzi wendlu kaJehova.

Njengokuba manje sidla usawoti wendlu yenkosi , kungasifanele ukuba sibone ihlazo lenkosi, ngalokho sithumele sayazisa inkosi

Wawusuthiywa umsebenzi wendlu kaNkulunkulu eseJerusalema. Wathiywa kwaze kwaba ngumnyaka wesibili wokubusa kukaDariyu inkosi yasePheresiya.

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.

ngabalinganisela isiliva negolide nezitsha , umnikelo wendlu kaNkulunkulu wethu, okwakunikelwe ngawo yinkosi nabeluleki bayo, nezikhulu zayo, naye wonke u-Israyeli owayelapho;

Kalokhu, Nkulunkulu wethu, yizwa umkhuleko wenceku yakho nokunxusa kwayo, ukhanyise ubuso bakho phezu k wendlu yakho engcwele, echithakele ngenxa yeNkosi.

Uyakuwaloba ezinsikeni zomnyango wendlu yakho nasemasangweni akho

bayakuyikhiphela intombi ngasemnyango wendlu kayise , amadoda omuzi ayikhande ngamatshe ize ife , ngokuba yenzile ubuwula kwa -Israyeli, ifeba endlini kayise; kanjalo uyakukhipha ububi phakathi kwakho.

Wowaloba ezinsikeni zomnyango wendlu yakho nasemasangweni akho.

Asondela-ke encekwini yendlu kaJosefa , akhuluma kuyo ngasemnyango wendlu,

Inkazimulo kaJehova yaphuma phezu kombundu wendlu , yema phezu kwamakherubi.

Inkazimulo kaJehova yenyuka ekherubini, yaya embundwini wendlu; indlu yagcwala ifu, igceke lagcwala ukumenyezela kwenkazimulo kaJehova.

Ngokuba yilowo nalowo muntu wendlu ka-Israyeli nomfokazi ogogobele kwa-Israyeli, ozahlukanisa nami , angenise izithombe zakhe enhliziyweni yakhe, abeke isikhubekiso sokona kwakhe phambi kobuso bakhe , eze kumprofethi ukuba azibuzele kimi , mina Jehova ngiyakumphendula ngokwami,

Wayesengingenisa emphemeni wendlu , walinganisa izinsika zompheme : yizingalo eziyisihlanu ngalapha nezingalo eziyis ihlanu ngalapha ; ububanzi besango babuyizingalo ezintathu ngalapha nezingalo ezintathu ngalapha.

Nanku umthetho wendlu: esiqongweni sentaba wonke umkhawulo wayo nxazonke uyakuba ngcwele kakhulu. Bheka, lokhu kungumthetho wendlu.

Wayesengibuyisela emnyango wendlu ; bheka, amanzi aphuma phansi kombundu wendlu ngasempumal anga, ngokuba ubuso bendlu babungasempumalanga; amanzi ehla evela phansi , ohlangothini lokunene lwendlu, ngaseningizimu kwe-altare.

Inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu ka -Israyeli yayenyukile ekherubini eyayiphezu kwalo, yaya embundwini wendlu , wayibiza indoda eyembethe ilineni , eyayinophondo lukayinki womlobi ngasokhalweni lwayo.

UJehova wathi kuye : Qamba igama la yo ngokuthi uJizreyeli , ngokuba kusezakuba yisikhashana ngize ngiphindisele igazi likaJizreyeli phezu kwendlu kaJehu, ngiqede umbuso wendlu ka-Israyeli.

Thatha ngesandla sakho amatshe amakhulu , uwashiqele odakeni kuhonela ongasemnyango wendlu kaFaro eThahipanesi emehlweni abantu bakwaJuda,

bheka, khona umpristi wophuma endlini , aye ngasemnyango wendlu , ayivale indlu izinsuku eziyisikhombisa,

Yilowo nalowo muntu wendlu yakwa -Israyeli noma owabafokazi abagogobeleyo phakathi kwabo odla igazi noma yiliphi, ngiyakumisa ubuso bami bumelane nalowo muntu odla igazi, ngimnqume kubantu bakubo.

Yilowo nalowo muntu wendlu yakwa -Israyeli ohlaba inkunzi noma imvana noma imbuzi ekamu, noma eyibulala ngaphandle kwekamu,

Wothi kubo : Yilowo nalowo muntu wendlu yakwa -Israyeli noma owabafokazi abagogobeleyo phakathi kwabo onikela ngomnikelo wokushiswa noma ngomhlatshelo,

Yisho ku -Aroni, nakumadodana akhe , nakubo bonke abantwana bakwa - Israyeli, uthi kubo: Yilowo nalowo wendlu ka -Israyeli noma umfokazi kwa - Israyeli onikela ngomnikelo wakhe , noma owesithembiso sakhe noma oweminikelo yakhe yesihle , okunikelwa ngayo kuJehova ibe ngumnikelo wokushiswa,

Futhi sazimisela umthetho wokuba sithele inxenye yesithathu yeshekeli ngomnyaka, ibe ngeyomsebenzi wendlu kaNkulunkulu wethu,

eyesinkwa sokubukwa kanye nomnikelo wempuphu wemihla yonke nomnikelo oshiswa imihla yonke , neyamasabatha, neyokwethwasa kwenyanga, neyemikhosi emisiweyo , neyezinto ezingcwele , neyeminikelo yezono, ukuba kwenziwe ukubuyisana kuka -Israyeli nomsebenzi wonke wendlu kaNkulunkulu wethu.

noSeraya kaHilikiya , kaMeshulamu, kaSadoki, kaMerayoti, ka-Ahithubi, umphathi wendlu kaNkulunkulu;

noShabethayi noJozabadi bezinhloko zamaLevi ababephethe umsebenzi wangaphandle wendlu kaNkulunkulu,

Umbonisi wamaLevi eJerusalema kwakungu -Uzi kaBani , kaHashabiya, kaMathaniya, kaMika wamadodana ka -Asafa, abahlabeleli, engumphathi womsebenzi wendlu kaNkulunkulu.

Emva kwakhe kwalungisa nokulungisa uBaruki indodana kaZabayi elinye ibanga, kusukela eNqutshini kuze kube semnyango wendlu ka -Eliyashibi umpristi omkhulu.

Emva kwakhe kwalungisa uMeremoti, indodana ka-Uriya kaHakhosi, elinye ibanga, kusukela emnyango wendlu ka -Eliyashibi kuze kube sekugcineni kwendlu ka-Eliyashibi.

Izwe liyakulila imindeni ngemindeni ngokwayo : umndeni wendlu yakwaDavide ngokwawo nabesifazane bawo ngokwabo ; umndeni wendlu yakwaNathani ngokwawo nabesifazane bawo ngokwabo;

umndeni wendlu yakwaLevi ngokwawo nabesifazane bawo ngokwabo ; umndeni kaShimeyi ngokwawo nabesifazane bawo ngokwabo,