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3 Ngenyanga yekhomba+ ama-Israyeli asemadorobhenawo, abuthana eJerusalema ngomnqopho munye. 2 Kwasikima uJetjhuwa+ indodana kaJehozadaki nabaphristi akunye nabo noZerubhabheli+ indodana kaTjheyalitiyeli+ nabafowabo bakha i-aldara lakaZimu ka-Israyeli bonyana bakghone ukwenza imihlatjelo etjhiswako, njengombana kutlolwe emThethweni kaMosi+ umuntu kaZimu weqiniso.
3 Nje-ke bajamisa i-aldara endawenalo yekadeni, ngitjho nanyana bebasaba abantu beendawo ezibabhodileko,+ bathoma ukwenzela uJehova imihlatjelo etjhiswako kilo, imihlatjelo etjhiswako+ yekuseni neyantambama. 4 Ngemva kwalokho, baba nomNyanya wemiTlhatlhana ngokuvumelana nalokho okutloliweko,+ qobe langa bebanikela isibalo esibekiweko semihlatjelo etjhiswako ebekutlhogeka yenziwe ngamalanga.+ 5 Ngemva kwalokho, benza umnikelo otjhiswako ojayelekileko+ neminikelo yokuthwasa kwenyanga+ neyazo zoke iinkhathi zeminyanya ecwengileko+ kaJehova, kuhlanganise neyabo boke ebebanikela kuJehova ngokusuka ehliziyweni.+ 6 Kusukela ngelanga lokuthoma lenyanga yekhomba,+ bathoma ukunikela imihlatjelo etjhiswako kuJehova, nanyana isisekelo sethempeli lakaJehova besingakabekwa.
7 Banikela abasiki bamatje+ neensebenzi zobukghwari+ imali, banikela amaTsidoni namaTirosi ukudla, iinselo namafutha ngombana bewalethe imisedari yeLibhanoni ethekwini leJopha,+ ngokuya ngemvume abayinikelwe yiKosi yePheresiya uKoretjhi.+
8 Ngomnyaka wesibili ngemva kokuthi beze endlini kaZimu weqiniso eJerusalema, ngenyanga yesibili, uZerubhabheli indodana kaTjheyalitiyeli, uJetjhuwa indodana kaJehozadaki nabo boke abafowabo, abaphristi namaLevi, nabo boke abeza eJerusalema baphuma ekuthunjweni+ bathoma umsebenzi; babeka amaLevi aneminyaka ema-20 ukuya phezulu bona abe baphathi bomsebenzi wendlu kaJehova. 9 Yeke uJetjhuwa, amadodanakhe nabafowabo; uKhadimiyeli namadodanakhe, namadodana kaJuda, babambisana ekuphatheni labo abasebenza endlini kaZimu weqiniso, bakunye namadodana kaRhenadadi,+ amadodanawo nabafowabo, amaLevi.
10 Abakhi nababeka isisekelo sethempeli lakaJehova,+ abaphristi abavunule ngezambatho zobuphristi baphethe iimbhorompita,+ amaLevi namadodana ka-Asafa aphethe amasimbali, basikima boke badumisa uJehova njengombana kutjho umyalo owanikelwa yiKosi yakwa-Israyeli uDavida.+ 11 Bathoma ukuvuma ngokudlhegana+ badumisa bebathokoza uJehova, “ngombana muhle; ithando lakhe* ngo-Israyeli lihlala ngokungapheliko.”+ Nje-ke boke abantu barhuwelela ngamaphimbabo woke badumisa uJehova ngombana kubekwe isisekelo sendlu kaJehova. 12 Abaphristi abanengi, amaLevi, neenhloko zeenkoro zaboyise, amadoda amadala ebekabone indlu yaphambilini,+ arhahlawula isililo nakabona kubekwa isisekelo sendlu le, kukulapho abanye barhuwelela ngawo woke amaphimbabo ngebanga lethabo.+ 13 Yeke abantu bebangakghoni ukuhlukanisa itjhada lalabo abarhuwelela ngebanga lethabo netjhada lalabo abalilako, ngombana abantu bebarhuwelela khulu kangangobana itjhada labo lazwakala neendaweni ezikude khulu.