nangezigaba zabapristi nezamaLevi , nangawo wonke umsebenzi wenkonzo yendlu kaJehova, nangazo zonke izitsha zenkonzo endlini kaJehova;

Nazi izigaba zabapristi nezamaLevi zazo zonke izinkonzo zendlu kaNkulunkulu; kuyakuba nawe emsebenzini wonke abantu abazinikela ngenhliziyo naba yizingcweti ezinkonzweni zonke; nezikhulu nabantu bonke bayakulalela konke okukhulumayo.

UHezekiya wamisa izigaba zabapristi nezamaLevi ngezigaba zabo , kwaba yilowo nalowo njengenkonzo yakhe , abapristi namaLevi beminikelo yokushiswa neminikelo yokuthula, ukuba bakhonze , babonge, badumise emasangweni ekamu likaJehova,

Zonke izikhulu zabapristi nabantu baphambuka kakhulu ngezinengiso zabezizwe, bayingcolisa indlu kaJehova ayingcwelisileyo eJerusalema.

Wamisa njengomthetho kaDavide uyise izigaba zabapristi enkonzweni yabo, namaLevi ezikhundl eni zawo ukuba adumise , akhonze phambi kwabapristi njengokudingekayo imihla ngemihla , nabalindisango ngezigaba zabo emasangweni ngamasango , ngokuba uDavide umuntu kaNkulunkulu wayeyale kanjalo.

Wayesevuka u-Ezra, wafungisa izikhulu zabapristi, namaLevi, naye wonke u- Israyeli ukuba benze ngokwaleli zwi. Bafunga-ke.

zanikelela isikhwama somsebenzi njengokwamandla azo amadarike ayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisithupha nanye egolide , namamane ayizinkulungwane eziyisihlanu esiliva, nezambatho zabapristi eziyikhulu.

Ngase ngahlukanisa ezikhulwini zabapristi abayishumi nambili: oSherebiya, noHashabiya, nabafowabo abayishumi kanye nabo,

Lindani, nikugcine, nize nikulinganise ngaphambi kwezikhulu zabapristi nezamaLevi nezikhulu zawoyise bakwa -Israyeli eJerusal ema emakamelweni endlu kaJehova.

Kuyakuthi lapho amathe ezinyawo zabapristi abath wala umphongolo kaJehova, iNkosi yomhlaba wonke , eyakuma emanzini aseJordani , amanzi aseJordani anqamuke, amanzi avela ngenhla, eme nqwabanye.

nalapho abathwala umphongolo sebefikile eJordani , izinyawo zabapristi abathwala umphongolo zicwilile onqenqemeni lwamanzi aseJordani eligcwele phezu kwalo lonke ugu lwalo izinsuku zonke zokuvuna,

Kwathi lapho abapristi abathwala umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova sebenyuke phakathi kweJordani , amathe ezinyawo zabapristi esefike emhlabathini owomileyo , amanzi aseJordani abuyela endaweni yawo , aphuphuma lonke ugu njengakuqala.

niwayale nithi : Zikhipheleni lapha phakathi kweJordani , endaweni lapho izinyawo zabapristi zazimi khona ziqinile , amatshe ayishumi nambili, niwele nawo, niwabeke endaweni eniyakulala kuyo ebusuku.

UJoshuwa wamisa amatshe ayishumi nambili phakathi neJordani, endaweni lapho izinyawo zabapristi abathwala umphongolo zazimi khona; akhona kuze kube namuhla.

nize nifundise abantwana bakwa -Israyeli zonke izimiso uJehova azikhulume kubo ngesandla sikaMose. Izabelo zeminikelo zabapristi

Ngase ngibahlambulula kukho konke okwabezizwe , nganquma izimfanelo zabapristi namaLevi, kwaba yilowo nalowo emsebenzini wakhe,

Ezinye izinhloko zanikelela umsebenzi ; umbusi wanikelela isikhwama amadarike ayinkulungwane egolide , nezitsha ezingamashumi ayisihlanu , nezambatho zabapristi ezingamakhulu ayisihlanu namashumi amathathu.

Abakunikelayo abanye abantu kwakungamadarike ayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili egolide , namamane ayizinkulungwane ezimbili esiliva, nezambatho zabapristi ezingamashumi ayisithupha nesikhombisa.