Eyesi-2 yeziKronike
23:1 Ngomnyaka wesixhenxe wazomeleza uYehoyada, wayithabatha
abathetheli-makhulu, nguAzariya unyana kaYeroham, noIshmayeli unyana kaYeroham
noYohanan, noAzariya unyana kaObhedi, noMahaseya unyana ka-Adaya;
noElishafati, unyana kaZikri, emnqophisweni naye.
23:2 Bajikeleza kwaYuda, babahlanganisa abaLevi kuzo zonke iindawo
beza ke imizi yakwaYuda, neentloko zezindlu zooyise zakwaSirayeli
ukuya eYerusalem.
23:3 Lesuka lonke ibandla lenza umnqophiso nokumkani endlwini ka
uThixo. Wathi kubo, Yabonani, unyana wokumkani uya kuba ngukumkani njengokumkani
Utsho uYehova ngoonyana bakaDavide.
23:4 Yiyo le into eniya kuyenza; Isahlulo sesithathu kuwe singena kwi
NgoMhla wokuPhumla kubabingeleli nakubaLevi boba ngabagcini bamasango
iingcango;
23:5 esinye isahlulo sesithathu soba sendlwini yokumkani; kunye nesahlulo sesithathu kwi
Isango lesiseko, kwaye bonke abantu baya kuba entendelezweni yelizwe
indlu kaYehova.
23:6 Ize kungangeni bani endlwini kaYehova, ngaphandle kwababingeleli;
umlungiseleli wakubaLevi; bona baya kungena ngokuba bangcwele;
bonke abantu bazigcine izigxina zikaYehova.
23:7 AbaLevi bomngqonga ukumkani ngeenxa zonke, elowo abe nowakhe;
izixhobo esandleni sakhe; nothe wangena endlwini, wothi
yibani nokumkani ekungeneni kwakhe nasekungeneni kwakhe
uyaphuma.
23:8 Benza ke abaLevi namaYuda onke njengako konke abekwenzile uYehoyada
Wawisa umthetho umbingeleli, elowo wathabatha amadoda akhe abezayo
ngesabatha, kwanabo baphumayo ngesabatha;
UYehoyada umbingeleli akawandulula amaqela lawo;
23:9 UYehoyada umbingeleli wabanikela kubathetheli-makhulu
imikhonto, namakhaka, namakhaka ebekakumkani uDavide
zazisendlwini kaThixo.
23:10 Wabamisa bonke abantu, elowo ephethe iintonga zakhe esandleni sakhe
icala lasekunene lendlu ukuya kwelasekhohlo lendlu, malunga nayo
isibingelelo netempile, kukumkani ngeenxa zonke.
23:11 Bamkhuphela phandle unyana wokumkani, bamthwesa isithsaba, bambeka isithsaba
wamnika ubungqina, wamenza ukumkani. noYehoyada noonyana bakhe
wamthambisa, wathi, Makadle ubomi ukumkani.
23:12 Akusiva uAtaliya isandi sabantu, begidima, bedumisa uYehova
ukumkani, waya ebantwini endlwini kaYehova.
23:13 Wakhangela, nanko ukumkani emi ngasentsikeni yakhe ngasentsikeni
bangena, nabathetheli nabavutheli-maxilongo bengakukumkani;
abantu belizwe bavuya, bavuthela izigodlo, neemvumi;
ngeempahla zokuvuma, nabafundiswa ukuvuma indumiso. Emva koko
UAtaliya wazikrazula iingubo zakhe, wathi, Licebo!
23:14 UYehoyada umbingeleli wabakhupha abathetheli-makhulu ababelapho
wamisa phezu komkhosi, wathi kubo, Mkhupheleni phandle ezintendelezweni;
omlandelayo makabulawe ngekrele. Eyombingeleli
Wathi, Musa ukumbulala endlwini kaYehova.
23:15 Bamsa ke izandla; uthe akufika ekungeneni kwakhe
Isango lamahashe endlwini yokumkani, bambulalela khona.
23:16 Wenza uYehoyada umnqophiso phakathi kwakhe nabantu bonke;
naphakathi kokumkani, babe ngabantu bakaYehova.
23:17 Baya bonke abantu endlwini kaBhahali, bayidiliza, bayidiliza
waziqhekeza izibingelelo zakhe, nemifanekiso yakhe, wambulala uMatan, umbingeleli wase
nguBhahali phambi kwezibingelelo.
23:18 Kananjalo uYehoyada wamisa isigxina sendlu kaYehova ngesandla
kubabingeleli, abaLevi, awababelayo uDavide endlwini kaLevi
ukuba anyuse uYehova amadini anyukayo, njengoko kubhaliweyo
nomthetho kaMoses ngovuyo, nangeengoma, njengoko wawumiselweyo
UDavide.
23:19 Wabamisa abamasango emasangweni endlu kaYehova, kungekho namnye
ekungangeni nto eyinqambi ngayo.
23:20 Wabathabatha abathetheli-makhulu, nabanumzana, namabamba.
ebantwini nakubo bonke abantu belizwe, behla nokumkani
besuka endlwini kaYehova, bangena ngesango eliphezulu
endlwini yokumkani, wambeka ukumkani etroneni yobukumkani.
23:21 Bavuya ke bonke abantu belizwe; wazola umzi emveni koko
babembulele uAtaliya ngekrele.