Sehluko 31

1 Kwatsi kube kuphele konkhe loko, ema-Israyeli labekhona lapho aphumela kuwo onkhe emadolobha akaJuda, abhidlita ematje lekwakutsiwa angcwele, agawula netinsika ta-Ashera, atilahla phansi. Abhubhisa naletindzawo letiphakeme tekukhontela tithico kanye nemalati kulo lonkhe lakaJuda nelakaBenjamini, nelaka-Efrayimu kanye nelakaManase badzimate bakubhubisa konkhe. Ngako bonkhe bantfwana baka Israyeli babuya, babuyela emadobheni abo nasemafeni abo. 2 Hezekiya wabela baphristi nemaLevi imisebenti yabo ngeticheme tabo, nguleso naleso sicheme njengekwemsebenti waso baphristi nemaLevi. Bekungumsebenti wekunikela iminikelo yekushiswa, neyebudlelwane, nemsebenti wekukhonta, newekubonga, newekuhlabela tingoma tekudvumisa emasangweni endzawo yaSimakadze. 3 Inkhosi yaniketa ngetayo timphahla eminikelweni yekushiswa, yasekuseni neyasentsambama, naseminikelweni yekushiswa yemaSabatha, neyekwetfwasa kwenyanga, neyemikhosi lemisiwe njengobe kubhaliwe emtsetfweni waSimakadze. 4 Waphindze watjela bantfu lababehlala eJerusalema kutsi abaletse leso sabelo lesasifanele baphristi nemaLevi, kuze batinikele ngalokuphelele emtsetfweni waSimakadze. 5 Satsi kube siphume nje lesimemetelo, ema-Israyeli anikela ngenjabulo, anikela ngetitselo tekucala talokutinhlavu kwawo, nangeliwayini lelisha, nangemafutsa, nangeluju, nangako konkhe lokwakusivuno semasimi, aletsa kwelishumi kwato tonkhe tintfo lokwakusecophelweni lelihle. 6 7 8 Sive saka-Israyeli nesakaJuda lesasihlala emadolobheni akaJuda nawo aletsa kwelishumi kwemihlambi yayo