UJowashi uyinkosi. UAthaliya uyabulawa
1Ngomnyaka wesikhombisa uJehoyada waziqinisa, wazithathela izinduna zamakhulu, uAzariya indodana kaJerohamu, noIshmayeli indodana kaJehohanani, noAzariya indodana kaObede, noMahaseya indodana ka-Adaya, noElishafati indodana kaZikiri, zenza isivumelwano naye.
2Zazungeza kwaJuda, zabutha amaLevi emizini yonke yakwaJuda, nezinhloko zawoyise bakwaIsrayeli, bafika eJerusalema.
3Lonke ibandla lenza isivumelwano nenkosi endlini kaNkulunkulu; uJehoyada wathi: Bhekani, indodana yenkosi iyakubusa njengokukhuluma kukaJehova ngamadodana kaDavide.
4Nansi into eniyakuyenza: abesithathu kini abangena ngesabatha, ababapristi nabamaLevi, bayakuba-ngabalindisango,
5abesithathu babe-sendlini yenkosi, abesithathu babe-seSangweni lesiSekelo, bonke abantu babe-semagcekeni endlu kaJehova.
6Makungangeni-muntu endlini kaJehova ngaphandle kwabapristi namaLevi akhonzayo; bona bangangena, ngokuba bangcwele; kepha bonke abantu bayakugcina izimfanelo zikaJehova.
7AmaLevi ayakuyizungeza inkosi nxazonke, yilowo nalowo abe-nezikhali zakhe esandleni sakhe; ongena endlini makabulawe; yibani-nenkosi ekungeneni kwayo nasekuphumeni kwayo.
8AmaLevi naye wonke uJuda benza njengakho konke uJehoyada umpristi ayalé ngakho, bathatha, kwaba-yilowo nalowo abantu bakhe ababeyakungena ngesabatha kanye nababeyakuphuma ngesabatha, ngokuba uJehoyada umpristi akamukisanga izigaba.
9UJehoyada umpristi wanikela ezinduneni zamakhulu imikhonto namahawu nezihlangu okwakungokwenkosi uDavide, kusendlini kaNkulunkulu.
10Wamisa abantu bonke, kwaba-yilowo nalowo enesikhali sakhe esandleni sakhe, kusukela ohlangothini lokunene lwendlu kuze kube-sohlangothini lwesokhohlo lwendlu, ngasealtare nasendlini nxazonke zenkosi.
11Base beyikhipha indodana yenkosi, wayifaka umqhele, wayinika ubufakazi, bayibeka inkosi; uJehoyada namadodana akhe bayigcoba bathi: Mana njalo, nkosi.
12UAthaliya esezwa ukumemeza kwabantu begijima beyidumisa inkosi, waya kubantu endlini kaJehova,
13wabuka; bheka, inkosi yayimi ngasensikeni yayo ekungeneni, izikhulu nabamacilongo bengasenkosini; bonke abantu bezwe bathokoza, bakhalisa amacilongo; abahlabeleli babetha izinto zokubethwa, bahola ukuhlabelela kwendumiso. UAthaliya wayeseklebhula izingubo zakhe, wathi: Ngugobe! Ngugobe!
14UJehoyada wayesezikhipha izinduna zamakhulu ezazibekwé phezu kwempi, wathi kuzo: Mkhipheni endlini, nimngenise phakathi kwezinhla; omlandelayo nimbulale ngenkemba; ngokuba umpristi wathi: Ningambulali endlini kaJehova.
15Base bemdedela nxazombili, waya ekungeneni kwesango lamahashi endlini yenkosi; bambulala khona.
16UJehoyada wenza isivumelwano phakathi kwakhe nabantu bonke nenkosi ukuba babe-ngabantu bakaJehova.
17Bonke abantu baya endlini kaBali, bayibhidliza, baphahlaza ama-altare akhe nezithombe zakhe, babulala uMathani umpristi kaBali phambi kwama-altare.
18UJehoyada wamisa ababonisi bendlu kaJehova ngesandla sabapristi bamaLevi uDavide abahlukanisile endlini kaJehova bokunikela ngeminikelo yokushiswa kuJehova njengokulotshiweyo emthethweni kaMose, ngentokozo nangokuhlabelela, njengokuhlela kukaDavide.
19Wamisa abalindisango emasangweni endlu kaJehova ukuba kungangeni ongcolile noma ngantoni.
20Wazithatha izinduna zamakhulu, nabakhulu, nababusi babantu, nabo bonke abantu bezwe, wayehlisa inkosi endlini kaJehova, bafika ngesango lasenhla endlini yenkosi, bayibeka inkosi esihlalweni sobukhosi sombuso.
21Bonke abantu bezwe bathokoza; umuzi wazola; bambulala uAthaliya ngenkemba.
