Yisho kubantwana bakwa -Israyeli, uthi: Ngenyanga yesikhombisa ngolokuqala lwenyanga anoba nokuphumula okuzothileyo , isikhumbuzo ngokushaya amacilongo, umhlangano ongcwele.

Uzenzele amacilongo amabili esiliva , uwenze ngom sebenzi okhandiweyo , uwasebenzise ekubizeni inhlangano nasekusukeni kwamakamu.

Amadodana ka -Aroni, abapristi, ayakubetha amacilongo ; kuyakuba kini isimiso esiphakade ezizukulwaneni zenu.

Nangezinsuku zokuthokoza kwenu , nangemikhosi emisiweyo , nasekwethwaseni kwenyanga niyakubetha amacilongo enu phezu kweminikelo yenu yokushiswa naphezu kwemihlatshelo yeminikelo yenu yokuthula, ibe yisikhumbuzo senu phambi kukaNkulunkulu wenu ; nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu. Abakwa-Israyeli basuka eSinayi

Ngenyanga yesikhombisa ngolokuqala lwenyanga niyakuba nomhlangano ongcwele; ningasebenzi msebenzi; kulusuku lokubetha amacilongo kini.

Abapristi abayisikhombisa bayakuthwala amacilongo ayisikhombisa ejubili phambi komphongolo ; ngosuku lwesikhombisa niyakuwuzungeza umuzi kasikhombisa, abapristi babethe amacilongo.

UJoshuwa indodana kaNuni wabiza abapristi , wathi kubo : Phakamisani umphongolo wesivumelwano, abapristi abayisikhombisa bathwale amacilongo ayisikhombisa ejubili phambi komphongolo kaJehova.

Kwathi lapho uJoshuwa esekhulumile kubantu , abapristi abay isikhombisa bethwele amacilongo ayisikhombisa ejubili phambi kukaJehova badlula , babetha amacilongo, umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova wabalandela.

Abahlomileyo bahamba phambi kwabapristi ababetha amacilongo , nesigaba sasemuva sawulandela umphongolo, bebetha amacilongo besahamba.

Abapristi abayisikhombisa , bethwele amacilongo ayisikhombisa ejubili phambi komphongolo kaJehova , bahamba njalo bewabetha amacilongo ; abahlomileyo bahamba phambi kwabo , nesigaba sasemuva sawulandela umphongolo kaJehova, bebetha amacilongo besahamba.

Kwathi ngokwesikhombisa abapristi sebebethile amacilongo, uJoshuwa wathi kubantu: Khamulukani, ngokuba uJehova uninikile umuzi.

Abantu base bekhamuluka , amacilongo abethwa ; kwathi lapho abantu bezwe ukukhala kwecilongo , abantu bakhamuluka ngokukhamuluka okukhulu, ugange lwawela phansi endaweni yalo , abantu benyukela emzini , yilowo nalowo waqonda phambili nje, bawuthatha umuzi.

Wahlukanisela amadoda angamakhulu amathathu izigaba ezintathu , wawanika, kwaba yi leyo naleyo amacilongo ezandleni zawo , nezitsha ezingenalutho, nezimbaqa zisezitsheni.

Nxa ngibetha icilongo, mina nabo bonke abanami, bethani nani amacilongo nxazonke zekamu, nithi: EkaJehova nekaGideyoni!

UGideyoni namadoda ayikhulu ayenaye base befika emaphethelweni ekamu ngasekuqaleni komlindo ophakathi , besand ukubeka abalindi ; babetha amacilongo, baphohloza izitsha abaziphetheyo ngezandla.

Izigaba zontathu zabetha amacilongo , zaphohloza izitsha , zaphatha izimbaqa ngezandla zokhohlo namacilongo ngez andla zokunene ukuba ziwabethe; zamemeza zathi: Inkemba kaJehova nekaGideyoni!

Abetha amacilongo angamakhulu amathathu, uJehova wabhekisa inkemba yalowo nalowo ngakumngane wakhe nakulo ikamu lonke ; ikamu labaleka kwaze kwaba seBeti Shitha ngaseSerera , laze lafika emkhawulweni we -Abela Mehola ngaseThabati.

uSadoki umpristi noNathani umprofethi bamgcobe khona abe yinkosi phezu kuka-Israyeli; bese nibetha amacilongo, nithi: Mana njalo, nkosi Solomoni.

USadoki umpristi wathatha uphondo lwamafutha etendeni , wamgcoba uSolomoni. Babetha amacilongo , bonke abantu bathi : Mana njalo , nkosi Solomoni.

wabuka, bheka, inkosi yayimi ngasensikeni njengomthetho , izikhulu nabamacilongo bengasenkosini ; bonke abantu bezwe bathokoza , bakhalisa amacilongo. U-Athaliya wayeseklebhula izingubo zakhe, wamemeza ngokuthi: Ngugobe! Ngugobe!

OShebaniya, noJehoshafati, noNethaneli, no-Amasayi, noZakariya, noBenaya, no-Eliyezeri, abapristi, bashaya amacilongo phambi komphongolo kaNkulunkulu; o-Obede Edomi noJehiya babe ngabalindisango bomphongolo.

kwakukhona kubo, oHemani noJeduthuni, amacilongo namasimbali alabo abayakuwakhalisa, nezinto zokube thwa kuNkulunkulu ; amadodana kaJeduthuni ayengasesangweni.

kusemi ngasempumalanga kwe -altare amaLevi, abahlabeleli bonke, kanye no-Asafa, noHemani, noJeduthuni, namadodana abo, nabafowabo, bembethe ilineni elicolekileyo , bephethe amasimbali , nezingubhu, namahabhu, kukhona kanye nabo abapristi abayikhulu namash umi amabili bekhalisa amacilongo

nalapho abaphethe amacilongo nabahlabeleli bezwakalisa kanyekanye izwi linye lokudumisa nokubonga uJehova , nanxa bekhalisa amacilongo namasimbali nezinto zokubethwa , bedumisa uJehova ngokuba muhle nangokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade, khona indlu yagcwaliswa yifu , yona le ndlu kaJehova,

Abapristi bema njengezikhundla zabo kanye namaLev i, benezinto zokubethwa ayezenzile uDavide inkosi ukuba babonge uJehova , ngokuba umusa wakhe umi phakade , lapho uDavide edumisa ngezandla zabo ; abapristi bakhalisa amacilongo ngaphambi kwabo, esemi wonke u-Israyeli.

Futhi bhekani , uNkulunkulu unathi , uyinhloko yethu , kanye nabapristi abaphethe amacilongo okuhlaba umkhosi ukuba bawakhalise ngani ; bantwana bakwa -Israyeli, ningalwi noJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyihlo , ngokuba aniyikuphumelela.

Lapho uJuda esephenduka , bheka, impi yayingaphambili nangasemva kwabo; bakhala kuJehova, abapristi bakhalisa amacilongo.

wabuka; bheka, inkosi yayimi ngasensikeni yayo ekungeneni , izikhulu nabamacilongo bengasenkosini ; bonke abantu bezwe bathokoza , bakhalisa amacilongo; abahlabeleli babetha izinto zokubethwa , bahola ukuhlabelela kwendumiso. U-Athaliya wayeseklebhula izingubo zakhe , wathi: Ngugobe! Ngugobe!

AmaLevi ayesema ephethe izinto zokubethwa zikaDavide , ekanye nabapristi bephethe amacilongo.

kanye nam adodana athile abapristi ephethe amacilongo : uZakariya kaJonathani, kaShemaya, kaMathaniya, kaMikhaya, kaZakuri, ka-Asafa,

nabapristi o -Eliyakimi, noMahaseya, noMiniyamini, noMikhaya, no- Eliyohenayi, noZakariya, noHananiya, bephethe amacilongo,

Khulumani kwaJuda , nizwakalise eJerusalema, nithi: Bethani amacilongo ezweni, nimemeze nithi: Buthanani, singene emizini ebiyelweyo.

Thuthani impahla eJerusalem a nina bantwana bakwaBenjamini, nibethe amacilongo eThekhowa, niphakamise insika yomusi eBeti Hakeremi, ngokuba ububi bulunguza ngasenyakatho nokuchitha okukhulu.

Misani i bhanela ezweni , nibethe amacilongo phakathi kwezizwe , ningcwelise izizwe ukuba zilwe nalo , nilibizele imibuso yase -Ararati, naseMini, nase-Ashikenaze, nibeke phezu kwalo umphathi wempi , nikhuphuke namahhashi anjengezinkumbi ezimahaye.

Ngase ngibona izingelosi eziyisikhombisa zimi phambi kukaNkulunkulu , zanikwa amacilongo ayisikhombisa.

Ingelosi yayisithabatha isitsha sempepho , yasigcwalisa ngomlilo wase - altare, yasiphonsa emhlabeni ; kwase kuba khona ukuduma , namazwi, nemibani, nokuzamazama komhlaba. Izingelosi eziyisikhombisa zimi phambi kukaNkulunkulu ziphethe amacilongo. Ezine zokuqala ziyabetha amacilongo