5 “Yimani engcweleni nineqela labaLevi kuluhlu ngalunye lwemizi yamawenu, abantu ngokubanzi.
6 Xhelani amaxhwane ePasika, nizihlambulule, amawenu niwalungiselele amaxhwane, nenze loo nto wayiyalezayo uNdikhoyo ngoMosis.”
7 Abantu ababelapho uJosiya wabalungiselela amashumi amathathu amawaka eegusha neebhokhwe ezizezedini lePasika, kwakunye namawaka amathathu eenkomo – zonke ezo zinto ziphuma kukumkani ngokwakhe.
8 Nawo amaphakathi akhe enza izinwe akhuphela abantu nababingeleli nabaLevi. UHilekiya noZakariya noYehiyeli, abaphathi bendlu kaThixo, banika ababingeleli amakhulu angamashumi amabini anesithandathu amaxhwane ePasika kunye neenkomo ezimakhulu mathathu.
9 Kwakhona uKonaniya noShemaya noNataniyeli, abantakwabo, kunye noHashabhiya noYehiyeli noYozabhadi iinkokheli zabaLevi, bakhupha amawaka amahlanu amaxhwane ePasika, kunye namakhulu amahlanu eenkomo egameni labaLevi.
10 Yalungiselelwa inkonzo leyo, ababingeleli bema ngeendawo zabo nabaLevi kwizintlu zabo ngokomyalelo kakumkani.
11 Axhelwa amaxhwane ePasika, baza ababingeleli bafefa ngelo gazi lalinikezelwe kubo, baba bona abaLevi behlinza.