2 IziKronike 23:1 Kwathi ngomnyaka wesikhombisa uJehoyada waziqinisa, walithatha izinduna zamakhulu, u-Azariya indodana kaJerohamu, no-Ishmayeli indodana ka noJehohanani, no-Azariya indodana ka-Obede, noMahaseya indodana ka-Adaya, u-Elishafati indodana kaZikiri wenza isivumelwano naye. 23:2 Babhoda kwaJuda, babutha amaLevi kuzo zonke izifunda imizi yakwaJuda, nezinhloko zawoyise bakwa-Israyeli, beza eJerusalema. 23:3 Lonke ibandla lenza isivumelwano nenkosi endlini ka uNkulunkulu. Wathi kubo: "Bheka, indodana yenkosi iyakubusa njengenkosi." Usho kanje uJehova ngamadodana kaDavide. 23:4 Nansi into eniyakuyenza; Ingxenye yesithathu yakho ingena ku- Isabatha labapristi namaLevi bayakuba ngabalindisango bethempeli iminyango; 23:5 Ingxenye yesithathu iyakuba sendlini yenkosi; nengxenye yesithathu endaweni isango lesisekelo; bonke abantu bayakuba semagcekeni ethempeli indlu kaJehova. 23:6 Kodwa makungabikho muntu angene endlini kaJehova, ngaphandle abapristi, futhi bona isikhonzi samaLevi; bayakungena, ngokuba bangcwele; bonke abantu bayakugcina umlindo kaJehova. 23:7 Futhi amaLevi ayakuzungeza inkosi nxazonke, yilowo nalowo nowakhe izikhali esandleni sakhe; futhi loba ngubani ozakungena endlini abulawe, kepha yibani nenkosi lapho ingena, nalapho ingena uyaphuma. 23:8 Ngakho amaLevi nawo wonke uJuda benza njengakho konke uJehoyada umpristi wayala, kwaba yilowo nalowo abantu bakhe ababeza ngesabatha, kanye nabazophuma ngesabatha: ngokuba UJehoyada umpristi akazimukisanga izigaba; 23:9 UJehoyada, umpristi, wanikela ezinduneni zamakhulu imikhonto, namahawu, nezihlangu okwakungeyenkosi uDavide, okwathi endlini kaNkulunkulu. 23:10 Wabamisa bonke abantu, yilowo nalowo ephethe isikhali sakhe esandleni sakhe, kusukela ohlangothini lwesokunene lwethempeli kuya ohlangothini lwesobunxele lwethempeli, eduze i-altare nethempeli ngasenkosini nxazonke. 23:11 Khona-ke bayikhipha indodana yenkosi, futhi babeka phezu kwayo umqhele, futhi wamnika ubufakazi, wambeka inkosi. noJehoyada namadodana akhe wamgcoba, wathi: "Mana njalo, nkosi." 23:12 Kwathi u-Athaliya ezwa umsindo wabantu begijima bedumisa uJehova inkosi, yangena kubantu endlini kaJehova; 23:13 Futhi wabheka, futhi bheka, inkosi imi ngasensikeni yayo ngasensikeni bengena, nezikhulu namacilongo ngasenkosini, nabo bonke abantu bezwe bajabula, bakhalisa amacilongo, nabahlabeleli ngezinsimbi zomculo, nabafundiswa ukuhlabelela indumiso. Khona-ke U-Athaliya waklebhula izingubo zakhe, wathi: “Ugobe! 23:14 Khona-ke uJehoyada umpristi wakhipha izinduna zamakhulu ababekhona wamisa phezu kwebutho, wathi kubo: "Mkhipheni phakathi kwezinhla; omlandelayo makabulawe ngenkemba. Okompristi wathi: Ungambulali endlini kaJehova. 23:15 Ngakho bambeka izandla; kwathi esefikile ekungeneni kwethempeli esangweni lamahhashi endlini yenkosi, bambulalela khona. 23:16 UJehoyada wenza isivumelwano phakathi kwakhe nabo bonke abantu. naphakathi kwenkosi ukuba babe ngabantu bakaJehova. 23:17 Khona-ke bonke abantu baya endlini kaBhali, futhi wayibhidliza, futhi baphahlaza ama-altare akhe nemifanekiso yakhe kwaba yizicucu, babulala noMathani umpristi we-altare uBhali phambi kwama-altare. 23:18 Futhi uJehoyada wamisa izikhundla zendlu yeNkosi ngesandla kubapristi bamaLevi, uDavide abehlukanisele wona endlini ka uJehova, ukunikela ngeminikelo yokushiswa kaJehova njengokulotshiweyo kuyo umthetho kaMose, ngokuthokoza nangokuhlabelela, njengoba wawumisiwe UDavide. 23:19 Futhi wamisa abalindisango emasangweni endlu kaJehova, ukuze kungabikho ebesingcolile kunoma iyiphi into kufanele angene. 23:20 Wathatha izinduna zamakhulu, nezikhulu, nababusi. kubantu, nabo bonke abantu bezwe, behlisa inkosi besuka endlini kaJehova, bangena esangweni eliphezulu endlini yenkosi, wabeka inkosi esihlalweni sobukhosi sombuso. 23:21 Futhi bonke abantu bezwe bajabula, futhi umuzi wathula ngemva ukuthi babembulele uAthaliya ngenkemba.