UYosiya Wenza iPasika Enkulu

UYosiya wenza ipasika engazange yenziwe injalo ukususela kwimihla kaSamuweli, enikela ngamawaka ezilwanyana ngokwakhe, ebeka wonke umbingeleli, umLevi, imvumi, nomgcini-sango esigxineni sakhe. Aze anyanzele ukulwa noNeko, engananzi isilumkiso axelelwa ukuba sivela kuBawo wethu, aze afele eMegido.

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UYosiya wayenza ipasika kuBawo wethu eYerusalem; bayixhela imvana yepasika ngosuku lweshumi elinesine lwenyanga yokuqala. Wabamisela ababingeleli ezigxineni zabo, wabakhuthaza emsebenzini wendlu kaBawo wethu. Wathi kubaLevi ababefundisa onke amaSirayeli, bengcwele kuBawo wethu: “Bekani ityeya engcwele endlwini eyakhiwa nguSolomon unyana kaDavide, ukumkani wakwaSirayeli. Anisayi kuba sayithwala emagxeni enu. Ngoku khonzani uBawo wenu nabantu bakhe amaSirayeli. Zilungiseni ngokwezindlu zooyihlo, ngokwamaqela enu, ngokwemibhalo kaDavide ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, nangokwemiyalelo kaSolomon unyana wakhe. Yimani endaweni engcwele ngokwezindlu zabazalwana benu abantu, kubekho iqela labaLevi kwindlu nganye. Yixheleni imvana yepasika, nizingcwalise, nilungiselele abazalwana benu, ngokwelizwi likaBawo wethu ngoMoses.”

UYosiya wanika abantu amawaka angamashumi amathathu eemvana namatakane eebhokhwe, neenkunzi ezintsha zeenkomo ezingamawaka amathathu, zibe ngumnikelo wepasika—kubo bonke ababekho, kwimpahla yakhe. Abathetheli bakhe nabo banikela ngokuzithandela ebantwini, nababingeleli, nabaLevi. UHilekiya, noZekariya, noYehiyeli, ababengabongameli bendlu kaBawo wethu, babanika ababingeleli iminikelo yepasika engamawaka amabini anamakhulu amathandathu, neenkunzi ezintsha ezingamakhulu amathathu. UKonaniya, kunye nabazalwana bakhe uShemaya noNataniyeli, noHashabhiya, noYehiyeli, noYozabhadi, iinkokeli zabaLevi, babanika abaLevi iminikelo yepasika engamawaka amahlanu, neenkunzi ezintsha ezingamakhulu amahlanu.

Walungiswa umsebenzi; bema ababingeleli ezindaweni zabo, nabaLevi ngokwamaqela abo, njengoko ukumkani awisileyo umthetho. Bayixhela imvana yepasika; ababingeleli batshiza igazi ababelinikwa, abaLevi bazihluba. Bawabeka ecaleni amadini anyukayo, bewabela ngokwezindlu zooyise phakathi kwabantu, ukuze banikele kuBawo wethu njengoko kubhaliwe encwadini kaMoses; benjenjalo nangeenkunzi ezintsha. Bayosa imvana yepasika ngomlilo ngokwesiko, bapheka iminikelo engcwele ezimbizeni, nasezinkanjini, nasezityeni, bakhawuleza bazizisa kubo bonke abantu. Emveni koko bazilungiselela bona nababingeleli, ngokuba ababingeleli, oonyana baka-Aron, babexakekile besondeza amadini anyukayo namanqatha kwada kwahlwa; ngoko abaLevi bazilungiselela bona nababingeleli, oonyana baka-Aron. Iimvumi, oonyana baka-Asafu, zema ezindaweni zazo njengoko babeyalele uDavide, noAsafu, noHeman, noYedutun imboni yokumkani. Abalindi bamasango bahlala esangweni ngalinye; babengasweli ukumka emsebenzini wabo, ngokuba abazalwana babo abaLevi babebalungiselela.

Walungiswa ke wonke umsebenzi kaBawo wethu ngaloo mini: ukwenza ipasika nokusondeza amadini anyukayo esibingelelweni sikaBawo wethu, ngokomthetho wokumkani uYosiya. Oonyana bakaSirayeli ababekho benza ipasika ngelo xesha, nomthendeleko wezonka ezingenagwele iintsuku ezisixhenxe. Ayizange yenziwe ipasika enjengayo kwaSirayeli kususela emihleni kaSamuweli umprofeti; akukho namnye kookumkani bakwaSirayeli owenza ipasika enjengayo kaYosiya, kunye nababingeleli, nabaLevi, nawo onke amaYuda namaSirayeli ababekho, nabemi baseYerusalem. Le pasika yenziwa ngomnyaka weshumi elinesibhozo wolawulo lukaYosiya.

UYosiya Uwa Edabini eMegido

Emveni kwako konke oku, akuba uYosiya eyilungisile itempile, uNeko ukumkani waseYiputa wenyuka ukuya kulwa eKarekemishe ngasemEfrati, waphuma uYosiya ukuya kumhlangabeza. Kodwa uNeko wathuma izigidimi kuye, esithi: “Yintoni na phakathi kwam nawe, kumkani wakwaYuda? Andizi kuwe namhlanje, ndiza kuyo indlu endilwa nayo. UThixo undixelele ukuba ndikhawuleze—yeka ukuchasa uThixo, onam, hleze akutshabalalise.”

UYosiya akabuyanga kuye, kodwa wazenza omnye umntu ukuze alwe naye. Akawaphulaphula amazwi kaNeko aphuma emlonyeni kaBawo wethu, waya kulwa ethafeni laseMegido. ^a Abatoli bamtola ukumkani uYosiya; wathi kubakhonzi bakhe: “Ndikhupheni—ndonzakele kakhulu.”

Abakhonzi bakhe bamthabatha enqwelweni yokulwa, bambeka kweyesibini inqwelo yakhe, bamsa eYerusalem, apho wafela khona, wangcwatyelwa emangcwabeni ooyise. Onke amaYuda neYerusalem bamlilela uYosiya.

UYeremiya wenza izililo ngoYosiya, kwada kwanamhla iimvumi zonke, amadoda nabafazi, zihlabela izililo ngoYosiya. Oku kwaba lisiko kwaSirayeli, kubhaliwe ke eZililweni. Ezinye izinto zikaYosiya, nezenzo zakhe zenyaniso ngokuvumelana noko kubhaliweyo emthethweni kaBawo wethu. Izenzo zakhe, kwasekuqaleni kwada kwasekupheleni, zibhaliwe encwadini yookumkani bakwaSirayeli namaYuda.