4. Ngaphambi koku ke uEliyashibhi umbingeleli yayinguye ojonge oovimba bendlu kaThixo. Wayeqhogene noTobhiya,
5. wada ke wamnika nendlu enkulu eyayinguvimba weminikelo yeenkozo, isiqhumiso kunye nezinto zendlu kaThixo. Zazilapho nezishumi zeenkozo, iwayini entsha, kunye namafutha omnquma, zinto ezo ke zazimiselwe ukuba sisabelo sabaLevi, iimvumi, nabalindi-masango, kwanemirhumo esisabelo sababingeleli.
6. Ke kaloku ngeli thuba kwenzeka ezi zinto, mna ndandingekho eJerusalem. Kaloku ngonyaka wamashumi amathathu anambini wolawulo lukakumkani uAtashasta waseBhabheli ndakhe ndabuyela komkhulu eBhabheli. Emva kwethutyana ke ndabuya ndacela,
7. ndaza ke ndabuyela eJerusalem. Ngoko ke ndaba nokubuva ububi obabenziwe nguEliyashibhi ngokunika uTobhiya indlu ephakathi enkundleni yendlu kaThixo.
8. Ndakhathazeka gqitha, ndaza ke iimpahla zendlu kaTobhiya ndazithatha ndaziphosa ngaphandle kwaloo ndlu.
9. Ndanika umyalelo wokuba ahlanjululwe loo magumbi, ndaza ke emva koko ndayibuyisela kwakuwo impahla yendlu kaThixo kunye neminikelo yeenkozo neziqhumiso.
10. Kananjalo ndafumanisa ukuba izabelo zabaLevi abasazinikwa, kuba bona kunye neemvumi ezilungiselelayo, xa bebonke babebuyele emasimini abo.
11. Ngoko ke ndawakhalimela amagosa, ndawabuza ndathi: “Ngani ukuba ingakhathalelwa kangaka indlu kaThixo?” Ndababiza ke ndabaqokelela, ndabamisa ngeendawo zabo.
12. Xa ewonke uJuda wazizisa izishumi zeenkozo, iwayini entsha, namafutha omnquma, wazifaka koovimba.