Ukwakhiwa kwelathi lokunikelwa kweminikelo

3Isifikile inyanga yesikhombisa, labantwana bakoIsrayeli sebesemizini, abantu babuthana njengamuntu munye eJerusalemaa. 2 Kwasekusukuma uJeshuwa indodana kaJozadaki labafowabo abapristi, loZerubhabheli indodana kaSalatiyeli labafowabo, bakha ilathi likaNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli ukuze banikele iminikelo yokutshiswa phezu kwalo, njengokubhaliweyo emlayweni kaMozisib umuntu kaNkulunkuluc. 3 Basebemisa ilathi ezisekelweni zalo, ngoba ukwesaba kwakuphezu kwabo ngenxa yabantu belizwe, basebenikela eNkosini iminikelo yokutshiswa phezu kwalo, iminikelo yokutshiswa ekuseni lantambamad. 4 Basebesenza umkhosi wamadumbae njengokubhaliweyof, banikela iminikelo yokutshiswa insuku ngensuku ngenani, njengomkhuba, udaba losuku ngosuku lwalog. 5 Langemva kwalokho umnikelo wokutshiswa njalonjaloh, lowekuthwaseni kwezinyangai, lowemikhosi yonke emisiweyo yeNkosi eyayingcwelisiwe, lowakhe wonke owanikela ngesihle umnikelo wesihle eNkosinij. 6 Ngosuku lokuqala lwenyanga yesikhombisa baqalisa ukunikela iminikelo yokutshiswa eNkosini, kodwa isisekelo sethempeli leNkosi sasingakabekwak. 7 Basebenika imali kubabazi bamatshe lakubabazi bezigodo, lokudla lokunathwayo lamafutha kumaSidoni lakumaTirel ukuze balethe izigodo zemisedari zivela eLebhanoni bezisa elwandle eJopham, ngokwemvumo kaKoresi inkosi yePerisiya kubon.

Ukwakhiwa kwethempeli kuyaqaliswa

8 Langomnyaka wesibili wokufika kwabo endlini kaNkulunkulu eJerusalema, ngenyanga yesibili, baqalisa oZerubhabheli indodana kaSalatiyelio loJeshuwa indodana kaJozadakip, lensali yabafowabo, abapristi lamaLevi, labo bonke ababebuyile eJerusalema bevela ekuthunjweni; basebemisa amaLevi kusukela koleminyaka engamatshumi amabili kusiya phezuluq ukongamela umsebenzi wendlu yeNkosir. 9 Kwasekusukuma oJeshuwa, amadodana akhe, labafowabos, uKadimiyeli lamadodana akhet, abantwana bakoJuda, njengomuntu munye ukongamela abenzi bomsebenzi endlini kaNkulunkuluu, amadodana kaHenadadiv, amadodana abo labafowabo amaLevi. 10 Abakhi sebebekile isisekelo sethempeli leNkosi, bamisa abapristi begqokilew belezimpondox, lamaLevi, amadodana kaAsafi, elensimbi ezincencethayo, ukudumisa iNkosiy, njengokwezandla zikaDavida inkosi yakoIsrayeliz. 11 Baphendulana ngokuhlabela bedumisa bebonga iNkosia, ngoba ilungile, ngoba umusa wayo umi kuze kube nininini kuIsrayelib. Bonke abantu basebememeza ngokumemeza okukhulu ekuyidumiseni iNkosi, ngoba isisekelo sendlu yeNkosi sasesibekiwe. 12 Kodwa abanengi babapristi lamaLevi lenhloko zaboyise, abadala ababeyibonile indlu yokuqala, isisekelo salindlu sesibekiwe emehlweni abo, bakhala inyembezi ngelizwi elikhulu; kodwa abanengi baphakamisa ilizwi ngokumemeza ngentokozoc. 13 Ngokunjalo abantu kabehlukanisanga umsindo wokumemeza kwentokozo lomsindo wokukhala kwabantu, ngoba abantu baklabalala ngokuklabalala okukhulu, umsindo waze wezwakala khatshana.