2 IziKronike 24:1 UJowashi wayeneminyaka eyisikhombisa lapho eqala ukubusa, futhi wabusa engamashumi amane iminyaka eJerusalema. igama likanina lalinguZibiya waseBeri Sheba. 24:2 UJowashi wenza okulungile emehlweni kaJehova zonke izinsuku kaJehoyada umpristi. 24:3 UJehoyada wamthathela abafazi ababili; wazala amadodana namadodakazi. 24:4 Kwathi emva kwalokhu, ukuthi uJowashi wayezimisele ukulungisa indlu kaJehova. 24:5 Wabutha abapristi namaLevi, wathi kubo: Phuma uye emizini yakwaJuda, ubuthe ku-Israyeli wonke imali lungisani indlu kaNkulunkulu wenu iminyaka ngeminyaka, niphangise udaba. Nokho amaLevi kawasheshisanga. 24:6 Inkosi yayisimbiza uJehoyada, induna, yathi kuye: "Kungani na? awubizanga kumaLevi ukuba akhiphe kwaJuda nasezweni iJerusalema umnikelo, ngokomyalo kaMose inceku kaJehova, neyenhlangano yakwa-Israyeli, itabernakele lobufakazi? 24:7 Ngoba amadodana ka-Athaliya, lowo wesifazane omubi, wayebhidlize indlu ka uNkulunkulu; nazo zonke izinto ezingcwele zendlu kaJehova bazenza beka phezu kukaBhali. 24:8 Futhi ngokomyalo wenkosi, benza umphongolo, futhi bawubeka ngaphandle isango lendlu kaJehova. 24:9 Futhi benza isimemezelo kwaJuda naseJerusalema, ukuze kulethwe uJehova umnikelo uMose inceku kaNkulunkulu awubeka phezu kuka-Israyeli ehlane. 24:10 Futhi zonke izikhulu nabo bonke abantu bajabula, futhi baletha, futhi waphonswa esifubeni, baze baqeda. 24:11 Kwathi ngaleso sikhathi umphongolo walethwa phambi ngesandla samaLevi, nalapho bebona khona kwakunemali eningi, umbhali wenkosi nenduna yompristi omkhulu bafika wathulula isifuba, wasithatha, wasibuyisela endaweni yakhe. Ngakho benza insuku ngensuku, babutha imali ngobunengi. 24:12 Inkosi noJehoyada bayinika abenza umsebenzi wenkonzo endlini kaJehova, baqasha abakhi nababazi ukuba balungise kuyo indlu kaJehova, nabakhandiweyo nensimbi nethusi ukulungisa indlu kaJehova. 24:13 Ngakho izisebenzi zasebenza, futhi umsebenzi wapheleliswa yibo, futhi babeka indlu kaNkulunkulu isesimweni sayo, wayiqinisa. 24:14 Futhi lapho sebeyiqedile, baletha enye imali ngaphambili inkosi noJehoyada benza ngayo izitsha zendlu kaJehova Jehova, izitsha zokukhonza nezokunikela ngazo, nezinkezo, ne izitsha zegolide nezesiliva. Banikela ngeminikelo yokushiswa ethempelini endlini kaJehova njalo zonke izinsuku zikaJehoyada. 24:15 Kepha uJehoyada wayesemdala, futhi esanelisiwe yizinsuku ekufeni kwakhe; ikhulu wayeneminyaka engamashumi amathathu ekufeni kwakhe. 24:16 Futhi bammbela emzini kaDavide, phakathi kwamakhosi, ngoba wayenaye wenza okuhle kwa-Israyeli, nakuNkulunkulu, nasendlini yakhe. 24:17 Manje ngemva kokufa kukaJehoyada, kwafika izikhulu zakwaJuda, futhi wenza ukukhothama enkosini. Inkosi yabalalela. 24:18 Futhi bayishiya indlu kaJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyise, futhi bakhonza o-Ashera nezithombe; ulaka lwehlela phezu kukaJuda neJerusalema ngenxa yalokho ukweqa. 24:19 Nokho wathuma abaprofethi kubo, ukuze bababuyisele kuJehova; futhi bafakaza ngokumelene nabo, kepha abalalelanga. 24:20 UMoya kaNkulunkulu wehlela phezu kukaZakariya, indodana kaJehoyada umpristi wema phezu kwabantu, wathi kubo: “Usho kanje Nkulunkulu, neqa ngani imiyalo kaJehova, nize ningakwazi aphumelele? ngokuba nimshiyile uJehova, naye unishiyile. 24:21 Futhi bamenzela ugobe, futhi bamkhanda ngamatshe eduze umyalo wenkosi egcekeni lendlu kaJehova. 24:22 Ngakho uJowashi inkosi akakhumbulanga umusa uJehoyada wakhe uyise wayekwenzile kuye, kodwa wayibulala indodana yakhe. Futhi lapho efa, wathi, The uJehova akubheke, akufune; 24:23 Kwathi ekupheleni konyaka, ukuthi impi yaseSiriya wafika beza kwaJuda naseJerusalema, bachitha konke izikhulu zabantu phakathi kwabantu, zathuma yonke impango yazo enkosini yaseDamaseku. 24:24 Ngoba ibutho lama-Aramu lafika neqembu elincane lamadoda, futhi UJehova wanikela esandleni sabo impi enkulu kakhulu, ngokuba babeyitholile bamshiya uJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyise. Ngakho bakhipha isahlulelo ngokumelene noJowashi. 24:25 Futhi lapho basuka kuye, ngoba bamshiya emkhulu izifo,) izinceku zakhe zamenzela ugobe ngenxa yegazi likaJehova amadodana kaJehoyada umpristi, ambulala embhedeni wakhe, wafa; bammbela emzini kaDavide, kepha abammbelanga emzini amathuna amakhosi. 24:26 Futhi laba yibo abamenzela ugobe; uZabadi indodana kaShimeyati umAmonikazi, noJehozabadi indodana kaShimriti umMowabikazi. 24:27 Manje mayelana amadodana akhe, futhi ubukhulu imithwalo phezu kwakhe. nokulungiswa kwendlu kaNkulunkulu, bheka, kulotshiwe encwadini indaba yencwadi yamakhosi. U-Amasiya indodana yakhe waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe esikhundleni.