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.