6 Nasemizini yakwaManase neyakwaEfrayim neyakwaSimon, kwesa kweyakwaNafetali, emanxuweni azo ngeenxa zonke,
7 wazidiliza izibingelelo, wabaqoba ooAshera nemifanekiso eqingqiweyo, wayicola yaluthuli; wazigawula zonke iintsika zelanga ezweni lonke lakwaSirayeli, wabuyela eYerusalem.
8 Ngomnyaka weshumi elinesibhozo wobukumkani bakhe, ekulihlambululeni kwakhe ilizwe elo nendlu leyo, wathuma uShafan unyana ka-Atsaliya, noMahaseya umphathi womzi, noYowa unyana kaYowahazi, umkhumbuzi wezinto zakomkhulu, ukuba bayihlaziye indlu kaYehova uThixo wakhe.
9 Beza kuHilekiya umbingeleli oyintloko, bayinikela imali ebizisiwe endlwini kaThixo, abayibutháyo abaLevi, abagcini-mnyango, eyabe ivele esandleni samaManase namaEfrayim, nakumaqongqolo onke akwaSirayeli, nakuwo onke amaYuda namaBhenjamin; babuyela eYerusalem.
10 Bayinikela esandleni sabenzi bomsebenzi, ababephethe indlu kaYehova; bayinikela kubenzi bomsebenzi ababesebenza endlwini kaYehova, ukuba bayilungise bayihlaziye indlu leyo;
11 bayinikela ke kwiingcibi zemithi nakubakhi, ukuba kuthengwe amatye axholiweyo, nemithi yemiqadi yokuhlanganisa, neyophahla lwezindlu, ababeziwisile ookumkani bakwaYuda.
12 Amadoda lawo ebesebenza kuloo msebenzi enyanisekile; abaphathi bawo nguYahati no-Obhadiya, abaLevi, bakoonyana bakaMerari; noZekariya noMeshulam, bakoonyana bakaKehati, abokongamela; nabaLevi bonke abo baziqondayo iimpahla zokuvuma.