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.