They were unable to celebrate it at the regular time because not enough priests could be purified by then, and the people had not yet assembled at Jerusalem.
Babehlulekile kuligubha ngetikhatsi talo ngembili kwaloko, ngobe babengakeneli baphristi lababetingcwelisile, kantsi nebantfu babesengakahlangani ndzawonye eJerusalema.