Sehluko 31
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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.
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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.
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Inkhosi yaniketa ngetayo timphahla eminikelweni yekushiswa, yasekuseni neyasentsambama, naseminikelweni yekushiswa yemaSabatha, neyekwetfwasa kwenyanga, neyemikhosi lemisiwe njengobe kubhaliwe emtsetfweni waSimakadze.
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Waphindze watjela bantfu lababehlala eJerusalema kutsi abaletse leso sabelo lesasifanele baphristi nemaLevi, kuze batinikele ngalokuphelele emtsetfweni waSimakadze.
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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.
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Sive saka-Israyeli nesakaJuda lesasihlala emadolobheni akaJuda nawo aletsa kwelishumi kwemihlambi yayo