UJowatjhi ubekwa abe yikosi
1Ngomnyaka wekhomba uJehoyada wabonakalisa amandlakhe. Wenza isivumelwano neenduna zekhulu: u-Azariya umsa kaJerorhamu, u-Itjhimayeli umsa kaJehorhanani, u-Azariya umsa ka-Obede, uMaseya umsa ka-Adaya kanye no-Elitjhafathi umsa kaZikiri. 2Balibhadula loke lakwaJuda babuthelela amaLevi neenhloko zemindeni yakwa-Israyeli kiwo woke amadorobho. Kwathi nabafika eJerusalema, 3yoke ihlangano yenza isivumelwano nekosi ethempelini lakaZimu.
UJehoyada gade athe kibo: “Nasi indodana yekosi! Izakubusa njengombana uSomnini uZimu athembisile ngeenzukulwana zakaDavida. 4Nakhu-ke okufanele nikwenze: Isithathu senu nina baphristi nani maLevi esithewukela ngeSabatha kuzafanela bonyana sigade emasangweni wethempeli; 5isithathu esinye sigade esigodlweni bese esinye sigade esangweni lesiSekelo. Abanye abantu bona kumele babe ngesirhodlweni sethempeli lakaSomnini. 6Akunamuntu ozakungena ethempelini lakaSomnini ngaphandle kwabaphristi namaLevi abasemsebenzini. Bona bangangena ngombana bacwengisiwe kodwana boke abanye abantu kumele balonde umyalo kaSomnini. 7MaLevi, phahlani ikosana mahlangothi woke, ngileyo naleyo indoda iphathe iinkhali zayo ezandleni. Yibani hlanu kwekosana nanyana kukuphi lapha iya khona. Nibulale nanyana ngubani omunye ongena ngethempelini.”
8AmaLevi nawo woke amadoda wakwaJuda enza njengombana umphristi uJehoyada ayalile. Omunye nomunye wathatha isiqhema sakhe samadoda; lawo agade athewukela ngeSabatha nalawo abekatjhayisa ngombana umphristi uJehoyada ubegade angakatjhaphululi nasinye seenqhema. 9Yeke wanikela iinduna zekhulu imikhonto neenhlangu, nezinye iinkhali ebe kungezakaDavida negade zingethempelini lakaZimu. 10Wahlela boke abantu kwaba ngiloyo naloyo waphatha isikhali sakhe esandleni ukusuka ngesewula ukuya ngetlhagwini yethempeli ngaphambi kwe-aldari nobungeno bethempeli kobana aphahle ikosana.
11Nje-ke uJehoyada namadodanakhe bakhupha ikosana bayithwesa isiba. Bayinikela incwadi yomthetho bayibeka bona ibe yikosi ngokuyizesa. Abantu barhuwelela bathi: “Bayede! Ikosi ayisiphilele!”
U-Ataliya uyabulawa
12Kuthe lokha u-Ataliya nezwa itjhada labantu abagijimako nababongelela ikosi, watjhinga kibo ethempelini lakaSomnini. 13Wathi nakathi tla amehlo, qala naso ikosi ijame hlanu kwesikayo esangweni. Iinduna nabosomporompita bebahlanu kwayo, nabantu boke bendawo bebajekezela bavuthela iimporompita. Ababhini baphekelela umvumo ngeenliliswa. Nje-ke u-Ataliya watlebhula izambatho zakhe warhuwelela wathi: “Bukhwebetjhana! Bukhwebetjhana-ke lobu!”
14UJehoyada umphristi omkhulu wathumela iinduna zekhulu ebegade ziphethe iinqhema wathi: “Khuphani umfazi loyo hlangana neenqhemapho, nibulale nanyana ngubani omlandelako.”
Umphristi gade akubeke kwakhanya bonyana angabulawelwi ethempelini lakaSomnini. 15Yeke bamdzwebula asathi ungena esigodlweni ngesango leeNjomani, bambulalela lapho.
16UJehoyada wenza isivumelwano sokuthi yena nabantu kanye nekosi bazakuba babantu bakaZimu. 17Boke abantu basuka baya ethempelini lakaBhali balibhuruza. Bagiriza ama-aldari, baphadlha iinthombembazwa bebabulala noMatana umphristi kaBhali phambi kwama-aldari.
18UJehoyada wabeka ukulawulwa kwethempeli lakaSomnini ezandleni zabaphristi ebegade bamaLevi uDavida awabeka ethempelini kobana enze imihlabelo yokutjhiswa yakaSomnini njengombana kutlolwe emthethweni kaMosi. Lokhu gade akwenza ngethabo nangokuhlabelela njengombana ayalwa nguDavida. 19Godu wabeka abogosa emasangweni wethempeli lakaSomnini kobana bangavumeli abantu abangakahlambuluki ukungena ngethempelini. 20Wathatha iinduna zekhulu, iinkhulu, ababusi babantu kanye nabo boke abantu bendawo kobana bayokwewula ikosi ethempelini lakaSomnini uZimu. Bangena esigodlweni ngesango elingehla babeka ikosi esihlalweni sobukhosi. 21Abantu boke bendawo bathokoza ngalokho. Idorobho laba nokuthula ngombana u-Ataliya awiswe ngesabula.
