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Xisqiyaah Wuxuu U Dabbaaldegay Iiddii Kormaridda

30 Markaasaa Xisqiyaah u cid diray dadka Israa'iil oo dhan iyo dadka Yahuudah, oo haddana wuxuu warqado u qoray reer Efrayim iyo reer Manaseh, inay dhammaantood wada yimaadaan guriga Rabbiga oo Yeruusaalem ku yaal, si ay Iiddii Kormaridda ugu sameeyaan Rabbiga ah Ilaaha reer binu Israa'iil. Waayo, boqorka, iyo amiirradiisii, iyo shirkii Yeruusaalem joogay oo dhammu waxay ku arrinsadeen inay Iiddii Kormaridda sameeyaan bishii labaad. Maxaa yeelay, iyagu wakhtigaas ma ay samayn karin, waayo, wadaaddadii tiro hawsha ku filanu isma ay daahirin, oo dadkiina Yeruusaalem kuma ay soo wada ururin. Oo waxaasuna wuu la qummanaa boqorkii iyo shirkii oo dhanba. Sidaas daraaddeed waxay amar ku soo saareen in lagu naadiyo dalka reer binu Israa'iil oo dhan, tan iyo Bi'ir Shebac iyo ilaa Daan, inay wada yimaadaan oo ay Rabbiga ah Ilaaha reer binu Israa'iil Iidda Kormaridda Yeruusaalem ugu sameeyaan, waayo, wakhti dheer looma samayn sida qoran. Sidaas daraaddeed niman wargeeys ah ayaa boqorkii iyo amiirradiisii ka qaadeen warqadihii, waxayna dhex marsiiyeen dalka Israa'iil iyo dalka Yahuudah oo dhan, waxayna ku socdeen si waafaqsan boqorka amarkiisii, iyagoo leh, Reer binu Israa'iilow, mar kale ku soo noqda Rabbiga ah Ilaaha Ibraahim iyo Isxaaq iyo Israa'iil, inuu isagu ku soo jeedsado kuwiinna ka baxsaday gacantii boqorradii Ashuur. Oo idinku ha noqonina sidii awowayaashiin oo kale, iyo sidii walaalihiin oo kale, kuwaasoo ku xadgudbay Rabbiga ah Ilaahii awowayaashood, oo uu isna taas aawadeed iyagii ka dhigay wax laga yaabo, sida aad idinkuba u aragtaan. Haddaba sidii awowayaashiin ahaan jireen, idinkuna ha noqonina dad madax adag, laakiinse idinku Rabbiga isu dhiiba, oo gala meeshiisa quduuska ah oo uu weligiisba quduus ka dhigay, oo u adeega Rabbiga Ilaahiinna ah, si cadhadiisa kululi ay idiinka noqoto. Waayo, haddaad Rabbiga u soo noqotaan, walaalihiin iyo carruurtiinniiba waxay naxariis ka heli doonaan kuwii iyaga maxaabiis ahaanta u kaxaystay, oo iyana mar kalay dalkan ku soo noqon doonaan, maxaa yeelay, Rabbiga Ilaahiinna ahu waa roonaan badan yahay, waana naxariis miidhan, oo wejigiisana idinka sii jeedin maayo haddaad isaga u soo noqotaan. 10 Sidaas daraaddeed nimankii wargeeyska ahaa magaaloba magaalay u sii dhex mareen dalkii reer Efrayim iyo kii reer Manaseh oo dhan, iyo xataa ilaa kii reer Sebulun, laakiinse iyaga waa lagu qoslay, waana lagu majaajilooday. 11 Habase yeeshee qaar ah reer Aasheer iyo reer Manaseh iyo reer Sebulun ayaa is-hoosaysiiyey oo Yeruusaalem yimid. 12 Oo weliba dadka Yahuudahna waxaa la jirtay Rabbiga gacantiisii inay isku qalbi ahaadaan oo ay sameeyaan amarkii boqorka iyo kii amiirradiisa oo ahaa Eraygii Rabbiga. 13 Haddaba bishii labaad waxaa Yeruusaalem ku soo shiray oo Iiddii Kibista-aan-khamiirka-lahayn sameeyey dad badan oo ah shir aad iyo aad u weyn. 14 Markaasay kaceen oo waxay fogeeyeen meelihii allabariga oo Yeruusaalem dhex yiil iyo girgirayaashii fooxa lagu shidi jiray oo dhan, oo dhammaantood waxay ku dhex tuureen durdurkii Qidroon. 15 Markaasay neefafkii Iiddii Kormaridda qaleen bishii labaad maalinteedii afar iyo tobnaad, oo wadaaddadii iyo kuwii reer Laawina way yaxyaxeen, oo intay isdaahiriyeen ayay qurbaanno la gubo keeneen gurigii Rabbiga. 16 Markaasay meeshoodii istaageen sidii loogu amray sharcigii Muuse oo ahaa ninkii Ilaah, oo wadaaddadu waxay saydhsaydhi jireen dhiiggii ay ka guddoomeen gacantii reer Laawi. 17 Oo waxaa jiray kuwo badan oo shirka ka mid ahaa oo aan isdaahirin, sidaas daraaddeed reer Laawi shuqulkoodu wuxuu ahaa inay neefafka Kormaridda u gowracaan mid alla midkii aan nadiif ahayn, si ay iyaga Rabbiga ugu daahiriyaan. 18 Maxaa yeelay, dad badan, xataa kuwa badan oo ahaa reer Efrayim iyo reer Manaseh iyo reer Isaakaar iyo reer Sebulun ayan isnadiifin oo weliba waxay wax uga cuneen neefafka Kormaridda si ka duwan sidii qornayd. Waayo, Xisqiyaah ayaa iyaga u duceeyey oo yidhi, Rabbiga wanaagsanu ha cafiyo ku alla kii 19 qalbigiisa u diyaariya inuu doondoono Ilaaha ah Rabbiga oo ah Ilaahii awowayaashiis in kastoo uusan isu nadiifin sidii ay ahayd isdaahirintii meesha quduuska ah. 20 Oo Rabbiguna wuu maqlay Xisqiyaah, dadkiina wuu bogsiiyey. 21 Oo reer binu Israa'iil ee Yeruusaalem joogayna intii toddoba maalmood ah ayay iidayeen Iiddii Kibista-aan-khamiirka-lahayn, iyagoo aad u faraxsan, oo kuwii reer Laawi iyo wadaaddadiina maalin kasta ayay Rabbiga ammaani jireen, iyagoo Rabbiga ugu gabyaya alaab muusiko oo dhawaaq dheer. 22 Oo Xisqiyaahna wuxuu dhiirrigeliyey kuwii reer Laawi oo hawsha Rabbiga aad u yiqiin. Oo toddobadii maalmood ee iiddu socotayba wax bay cunayeen, iyagoo qurbaanno nabaadiino bixinaya, oo Rabbiga ah Ilaahii awowayaashood u mahadnaqaya. 23 Oo shirkii oo dhammuna waxay ku tashadeen inay toddoba maalmood oo kale sii iidaan, oo haddana toddoba maalmood oo kale ayay sii iidayeen iyagoo faraxsan. 24 Waayo, Xisqiyaah oo ahaa boqorkii dalka Yahuudah wuxuu shirkii u siiyey inay qurbaan ka dhigtaan kun dibi iyo toddoba kun oo ido ah, oo amiirradiina waxay shirkii siiyeen kun dibi iyo toban kun oo ido ah, oo wadaaddo tiro badanuna way isdaahiriyeen. 25 Oo shirkii dadkii Yahuudah oo dhan iyo wadaaddadii iyo kuwii reer Laawi, iyo shirkii dalka Israa'iil ka yimid oo dhan, iyo shisheeyayaashii dalka Israa'iil ka yimid oo dalka Yahuudah degganaaba way wada reyreeyeen. 26 Oo Yeruusaalem waxaa jirtay farxad weyn, waayo, taasoo kale kama ay dhicin Yeruusaalem tan iyo wakhtigii Sulaymaan ina Daa'uud uu boqor dalka Israa'iil ka ahaa. 27 Markaasaa wadaaddadii reer Laawi ahaa kaceen oo dadkii u duceeyeen, oo codkoodiina waa la maqlay, oo baryootankoodii wuxuu soo gaadhay samada ee ah Rabbiga rugtiisa quduuska ah.

Hezekiah Celebrates the Passover

30 Hezekiah sent word to all Israel(A) and Judah and also wrote letters to Ephraim and Manasseh,(B) inviting them to come to the temple of the Lord in Jerusalem and celebrate the Passover(C) to the Lord, the God of Israel. The king and his officials and the whole assembly in Jerusalem decided to celebrate(D) the Passover in the second month. They had not been able to celebrate it at the regular time because not enough priests had consecrated(E) themselves and the people had not assembled in Jerusalem. The plan seemed right both to the king and to the whole assembly. They decided to send a proclamation throughout Israel, from Beersheba to Dan,(F) calling the people to come to Jerusalem and celebrate the Passover to the Lord, the God of Israel. It had not been celebrated in large numbers according to what was written.

At the king’s command, couriers went throughout Israel and Judah with letters from the king and from his officials, which read:

“People of Israel, return to the Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, that he may return to you who are left, who have escaped from the hand of the kings of Assyria. Do not be like your parents(G) and your fellow Israelites, who were unfaithful(H) to the Lord, the God of their ancestors, so that he made them an object of horror,(I) as you see. Do not be stiff-necked,(J) as your ancestors were; submit to the Lord. Come to his sanctuary, which he has consecrated forever. Serve the Lord your God, so that his fierce anger(K) will turn away from you. If you return(L) to the Lord, then your fellow Israelites and your children will be shown compassion(M) by their captors and will return to this land, for the Lord your God is gracious and compassionate.(N) He will not turn his face from you if you return to him.”

10 The couriers went from town to town in Ephraim and Manasseh, as far as Zebulun, but people scorned and ridiculed(O) them. 11 Nevertheless, some from Asher, Manasseh and Zebulun humbled(P) themselves and went to Jerusalem.(Q) 12 Also in Judah the hand of God was on the people to give them unity(R) of mind to carry out what the king and his officials had ordered, following the word of the Lord.

13 A very large crowd of people assembled in Jerusalem to celebrate the Festival of Unleavened Bread(S) in the second month. 14 They removed the altars(T) in Jerusalem and cleared away the incense altars and threw them into the Kidron Valley.(U)

15 They slaughtered the Passover lamb on the fourteenth day of the second month. The priests and the Levites were ashamed and consecrated(V) themselves and brought burnt offerings to the temple of the Lord. 16 Then they took up their regular positions(W) as prescribed in the Law of Moses the man of God. The priests splashed against the altar the blood handed to them by the Levites. 17 Since many in the crowd had not consecrated themselves, the Levites had to kill(X) the Passover lambs for all those who were not ceremonially clean and could not consecrate their lambs[a] to the Lord. 18 Although most of the many people who came from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar and Zebulun had not purified themselves,(Y) yet they ate the Passover, contrary to what was written. But Hezekiah prayed for them, saying, “May the Lord, who is good, pardon everyone 19 who sets their heart on seeking God—the Lord, the God of their ancestors—even if they are not clean according to the rules of the sanctuary.” 20 And the Lord heard(Z) Hezekiah and healed(AA) the people.(AB)

21 The Israelites who were present in Jerusalem celebrated the Festival of Unleavened Bread(AC) for seven days with great rejoicing, while the Levites and priests praised the Lord every day with resounding instruments dedicated to the Lord.[b]

22 Hezekiah spoke encouragingly to all the Levites, who showed good understanding of the service of the Lord. For the seven days they ate their assigned portion and offered fellowship offerings and praised[c] the Lord, the God of their ancestors.

23 The whole assembly then agreed to celebrate(AD) the festival seven more days; so for another seven days they celebrated joyfully. 24 Hezekiah king of Judah provided(AE) a thousand bulls and seven thousand sheep and goats for the assembly, and the officials provided them with a thousand bulls and ten thousand sheep and goats. A great number of priests consecrated themselves. 25 The entire assembly of Judah rejoiced, along with the priests and Levites and all who had assembled from Israel(AF), including the foreigners who had come from Israel and also those who resided in Judah. 26 There was great joy in Jerusalem, for since the days of Solomon(AG) son of David king of Israel there had been nothing like this in Jerusalem. 27 The priests and the Levites stood to bless(AH) the people, and God heard them, for their prayer reached heaven, his holy dwelling place.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 30:17 Or consecrate themselves
  2. 2 Chronicles 30:21 Or priests sang to the Lord every day, accompanied by the Lord’s instruments of praise
  3. 2 Chronicles 30:22 Or and confessed their sins to