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31 Haddaba markii waxyaalahaasu wada dhammaadeen ayaa reer binu Israa'iilkii joogay oo dhammu tegey magaalooyinkii dalka Yahuudah, oo waxay burburiyeen tiirarkii, geedihii Asheeraahna way jareen, oo meelihii sarsare iyo meelihii allabarigaba way ka dundumiyeen kulli dalkii reer Yahuudah iyo reer Benyaamiin iyo reer Efrayim iyo xataa kii reer Manasehba, ilaa ay wada baabbi'iyeen dhammaantood. Markaasaa reer binu Israa'iil oo dhammu wada noqdeen oo nin kastaaba wuxuu ku laabtay hantidiisii, waxayna galeen magaalooyinkoodii.

Sadaqada La Bixiyo

Oo Xisqiyaahna kooxihii wadaaddada iyo kuwii reer Laawiba wuxuu u doortay siday nin walba adeegiddiisu ahayd, oo wadaaddadii iyo kuwii reer Laawiba nin kastaba hawshiisii buu amray inay bixiyaan qurbaanno la gubo iyo qurbaanno nabaadiinada, iyo inay adeegaan, oo ay mahadnaqaan, oo ay Ilaah ku ammaanaan xerada Rabbiga irdaheeda. Oo wuxuu kaloo amray qaybtii boqorka maalkiisa kaga bixi lahayd qurbaannada la gubo, kuwaasoo ah qurbaannada la gubi lahaa subaxda iyo fiidka, iyo qurbaannada la gubi lahaa sabtiyada, iyo kuwii la gubi lahaa markay bilaha cusubu dhashaan iyo kuwii iidaha joogtada ah siday ugu qoran tahay sharciga Rabbiga. Oo weliba dadkii Yeruusaalem degganaana wuxuu ku amray inay wadaaddada iyo kuwa reer Laawiba siiyaan qaybtoodii, si ay ugu xoogaystaan sharciga Rabbiga. Oo haddiiba mar alla markii amarkii soo baxay ayaa dadkii Israa'iil bixiyeen wax faro badan oo ah midhihii dhulka ugu horreeyey, oo ah hadhuudh, iyo khamri, iyo saliid, iyo malab, iyo wixii dhulka ka baxay oo dhan, oo wax kasta toban meelood meel ayay si badan u keeneen. Oo dadkii Israa'iil iyo dadkii Yahuudah oo degganaa magaalooyinkii dalka Yahuudah, iyaguna waxay toban meelood meel ka keeneen lo'da iyo idaha, iyo weliba alaabtii la soocay oo quduuska looga dhigay Rabbiga Ilaahooda ah, wayna iskor tuuleen. Oo tuulmooyinka aasaaskoodii waxay bilaabeen bishii saddexaad, waxayna iyaga dhammeeyeen bishii toddobaad. Oo Xisqiyaah iyo amiirradiiba markay yimaadeen oo arkeen tuulmooyinkii, ayay Rabbiga ku mahadnaqeen, dadkiisii reer binu Israa'iilna way u duceeyeen. Markaasaa Xisqiyaah wadaaddadii iyo kuwii reer Laawi wax ka weyddiiyey tuulmooyinkii. 10 Oo Casaryaah oo ahaa wadaadkii sare oo ahaa reer Saadooq ayaa u jawaabay oo ku yidhi, Tan iyo markii dadku bilaabay inay qurbaannadii keenaan guriga Rabbiga, waannu cunnay oo dheregnay, oo waxaa naga hadhay wax faro badan, waayo, Rabbigu dadkiisuu barakeeyey, oo wixii hadhayna waa waxan badan.

11 Markaasaa Xisqiyaah amray in guriga Rabbiga qolal laga diyaariyo, waana la diyaariyey. 12 Oo si aaminnimo ah ayaa loo soo keenay qurbaannadii, iyo meeltobnaadyadii, iyo alaabtii quduuska laga dhigay, oo waxaa iyaga u talin jiray Kaananyaah oo ahaa reer Laawi, oo walaalkiis Shimciina wuxuu ahaa kan labaad. 13 Oo Yexii'eel, iyo Casasyaah, iyo Nahad, iyo Casaaheel, iyo Yeriimood, iyo Yoosaabaad, iyo Elii'eel, iyo Yismakyaah, iyo Maxad, iyo Benaayaahna waxay ahaayeen kuwii wax u talin jiray oo ka hooseeyey Kaananyaah iyo walaalkiis Shimcii, oo waxaa doortay Boqor Xisqiyaah iyo Casaryaah oo ahaa taliyihii guriga Ilaah. 14 Oo Qore ina Yimnaah oo ahaa reer Laawi, oo ahaa iridjoogihii joogay iridda bari, isna wuxuu u talin jiray qurbaannada ikhtiyaarka loogu bixiyo Ilaah inuu qaybiyo qurbaannada Rabbiga iyo waxyaalaha ugu wada quduusan. 15 Oo isagana waxaa ka hooseeyey Ceeden, iyo Minyaamin, iyo Yeeshuuca, iyo Shemacyaah, iyo Amaryaah, iyo Shekaanyaah, oo joogay magaalooyinkii wadaaddada iyagoo kala haysta jagooyinkoodii lagu aaminay, inay walaalahood qayb u kala siiyaan siday kooxahoodu ahaayeen, kan ugu weyn iyo kan ugu yaru ayan waxba isdheeraysan, 16 oo weliba waxaa qayb la siiyey kuwii lagu tiriyey abtiriskii laboodka, intii saddex sannadood jirtay ama ka sii weynaydba, iyo xataa mid kasta oo guriga Rabbiga sidii maalin kasta hawsheeda loo doonayay u geli jiray adeegidda loo amray iyaga sidii kooxahoodii ay kala ahaayeen, 17 oo waxaa qayb la siiyey kuwii abtiriskooda lagu tiriyey reerihii wadaaddada ahaa, iyo kuwii reer Laawi oo jiray labaatan sannadood ama ka sii weynaa sidii shuqulkooda loo amray iyo kooxahoodii ay kala ahaayeen, 18 iyo weliba kuwii abtiriskooda lagu tiriyey oo ahaa dhallaankoodii yaryaraa, iyo naagahoodii, iyo wiilashoodii, iyo gabdhahoodiiba oo shirka oo dhan ku dhex jiray, waayo, iyagu jagadoodii lagu aaminay ayay quduus iskaga dhigeen. 19 Oo weliba wadaaddadii ahaa farcanka Haaruun oo joogay beeraha magaalooyinkooda agagaarkoodii, magaalo kasta waxaa ugu jiray niman loo magacaabay inay qayb siiyaan wadaaddada inta lab ku jira oo dhan iyo kuwii reer Laawi oo abtiriskooda lagu tiriyey oo dhan. 20 Oo Xisqiyaah sidaasuu ku dhex yeelay dalkii Yahuudah oo dhan, oo wuxuu sameeyey wax wanaagsan oo ku qumman, daacadna ku ah Rabbiga Ilaahiisa ah hortiisa. 21 Oo shuqul kasta oo uu ku bilaabay hawshii gurigii Rabbiga, iyo sharciga, iyo amarrada, si uu u doondoono Ilaahiisa, wuxuu ku samayn jiray qalbigiisa oo dhan, wuuna ku liibaani jiray.

31 When all this had ended, the Israelites who were there went out to the towns of Judah, smashed the sacred stones and cut down(A) the Asherah poles. They destroyed the high places and the altars throughout Judah and Benjamin and in Ephraim and Manasseh. After they had destroyed all of them, the Israelites returned to their own towns and to their own property.

Contributions for Worship(B)

Hezekiah(C) assigned the priests and Levites to divisions(D)—each of them according to their duties as priests or Levites—to offer burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, to minister,(E) to give thanks and to sing praises(F) at the gates of the Lord’s dwelling.(G) The king contributed(H) from his own possessions for the morning and evening burnt offerings and for the burnt offerings on the Sabbaths, at the New Moons and at the appointed festivals as written in the Law of the Lord.(I) He ordered the people living in Jerusalem to give the portion(J) due the priests and Levites so they could devote themselves to the Law of the Lord. As soon as the order went out, the Israelites generously gave the firstfruits(K) of their grain, new wine,(L) olive oil and honey and all that the fields produced. They brought a great amount, a tithe of everything. The people of Israel and Judah who lived in the towns of Judah also brought a tithe(M) of their herds and flocks and a tithe of the holy things dedicated to the Lord their God, and they piled them in heaps.(N) They began doing this in the third month and finished in the seventh month.(O) When Hezekiah and his officials came and saw the heaps, they praised the Lord and blessed(P) his people Israel.

Hezekiah asked the priests and Levites about the heaps; 10 and Azariah the chief priest, from the family of Zadok,(Q) answered, “Since the people began to bring their contributions to the temple of the Lord, we have had enough to eat and plenty to spare, because the Lord has blessed his people, and this great amount is left over.”(R)

11 Hezekiah gave orders to prepare storerooms in the temple of the Lord, and this was done. 12 Then they faithfully brought in the contributions, tithes and dedicated gifts. Konaniah,(S) a Levite, was the overseer in charge of these things, and his brother Shimei was next in rank. 13 Jehiel, Azaziah, Nahath, Asahel, Jerimoth, Jozabad,(T) Eliel, Ismakiah, Mahath and Benaiah were assistants of Konaniah and Shimei his brother. All these served by appointment of King Hezekiah and Azariah the official in charge of the temple of God.

14 Kore son of Imnah the Levite, keeper of the East Gate, was in charge of the freewill offerings given to God, distributing the contributions made to the Lord and also the consecrated gifts. 15 Eden,(U) Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah and Shekaniah assisted him faithfully in the towns(V) of the priests, distributing to their fellow priests according to their divisions, old and young alike.

16 In addition, they distributed to the males three years old or more whose names were in the genealogical records(W)—all who would enter the temple of the Lord to perform the daily duties of their various tasks, according to their responsibilities and their divisions. 17 And they distributed to the priests enrolled by their families in the genealogical records and likewise to the Levites twenty years old or more, according to their responsibilities and their divisions. 18 They included all the little ones, the wives, and the sons and daughters of the whole community listed in these genealogical records. For they were faithful in consecrating themselves.

19 As for the priests, the descendants of Aaron, who lived on the farmlands around their towns or in any other towns,(X) men were designated by name to distribute portions to every male among them and to all who were recorded in the genealogies of the Levites.

20 This is what Hezekiah did throughout Judah, doing what was good and right and faithful(Y) before the Lord his God. 21 In everything that he undertook in the service of God’s temple and in obedience to the law and the commands, he sought his God and worked wholeheartedly. And so he prospered.(Z)