2 Amakhosi
12:1 Ngomnyaka wesikhombisa kaJehu uJehowashi waba yinkosi; neminyaka engamashumi amane
wabusa eJerusalema. igama likanina lalinguZibiya waseBeri Sheba.
12:2 UJehowashi wenza okulungile emehlweni kaJehova konke okwakhe
izinsuku uJehoyada umpristi amfundisa ngazo.
12:3 Kodwa izindawo eziphakemeyo azizange zisuswe: abantu babesahlaba futhi
bashisa impepho ezindaweni eziphakemeyo.
12:4 UJehowashi wathi kubapristi: "Yonke imali yezinto ezingcwele
elingeniswa endlini kaJehova, imali yomuntu ngamunye
odlula i-akhawunti, imali wonke umuntu abekwe kuyo, nakho konke
imali engena enhliziyweni yanoma yimuphi umuntu ukuletha endlini
iNkosi,
12:5 Abapristi mabayithathele kubo, yilowo nalowo kwabazana naye
bona balungise izikhala zendlu, lapho kukhona ukubhodloka
kutholiwe.
12:6 Kodwa kwenzeka ukuthi, ngonyaka wamashumi amabili nantathu wenkosi uJehowashi
abapristi babengalungisanga izikhala zendlu.
12:7 Inkosi uJehowashi yayisibiza uJehoyada umpristi nabanye abapristi.
wathi kubo: “Anilungisi ngani izimfa zendlu na? manje
ngakho-ke lingabe lisamukela imali kwabazanayo, kodwa liyilethe
ukubhodloka kwendlu.
12:8 Abapristi basebevuma ukuthi bangabe besathatha imali ebantwini.
nokulungisa izimfa zendlu.
12:9 Kepha uJehoyada umpristi wathatha umphongolo, wabhoboza imbobo esivalweni sawo.
ulibeke eceleni kwe-altare ngakwesokunene lapho kungena i-altare
indlu kaJehova; abapristi abalinda umnyango bafaka zonke kuyo
imali eyalethwa endlini kaJehova.
12:10 Kwathi lapho bebona ukuthi kwakukhona imali eningi emphongolweni.
kwakhuphuka umbhali wenkosi nompristi omkhulu, babeka
amasaka, wabika imali eyafunyanwa endlini kaJehova.
NgokukaLuka 12:11 Bayinikela esandleni sabenzi bobubi imali, sebebikiwe
umsebenzi owawuphezu kwendlu kaJehova; bawubeka
ngaphandle kubabazi nabakhi, ababesebenza phezu kwendlu kaJehova
NKOSI,
12:12 nakubasebenzi bamatshe, nakubabazi bamatshe, nokuthenga izingodo namatshe abaziweyo
lungisa izimfa zendlu kaJehova lakho konke okwabe kubekiwe
ephuma endlini ukuze ayilungise.
12:13 Nokho kwakungenzelwanga izitsha zesiliva zendlu kaJehova.
izibane, nezitsha, namacilongo, nanoma yiziphi izitsha zegolide, nezitsha zesiliva,
emalini eyalethwa endlini kaJehova.
12:14 Kodwa bayinika abenzi bomsebenzi, futhi balungisa ngayo indlu ka
iNkosi.
12:15 Ngaphezu kwalokho, abazange babalelane amadoda, abanikela esandleni sabo
imali yokunikwa izisebenzi, ngokuba zazisebenza ngokwethembeka.
12:16 Imali yecala nemali yesono akuzange kulethwe endlini kaJehova
INKOSI: kwakungeyabapristi.
12:17 Khona-ke uHazayeli, inkosi yase-Aramu, wenyuka, walwa neGati, futhi wayithumba.
uHazayeli wabhekisa ubuso bakhe ukukhuphukela eJerusalema.
12:18 UJehowashi inkosi yakwaJuda wathatha zonke izinto ezingcwele uJehoshafati.
uJehoramu no-Ahaziya, oyise, amakhosi akwaJuda, babengcwelisile,
nezinto zakhe ezingcwele, nalo lonke igolide elafunyanwa phakathi
ingcebo yendlu kaJehova nasendlini yenkosi, wayithumela
kuHazayeli inkosi yase-Aramu, wamuka eJerusalema.
12:19 Futhi zonke ezinye izenzo uJowashi, futhi konke akwenzayo, akuzona yini
kulotshiwe encwadini yezindaba zemihla ngemihla yamakhosi akwaJuda na?
12:20 Izinceku zakhe zasukuma, zenza ugobe, zambulala uJowashi endaweni.
indlu yeMilo, eyehlela eSila.
12:21 KuJozakari, indodana kaShimeyati, noJehozabadi indodana kaShomeri
izinceku, zamshaya, wafa; bammbela koyise
emzini kaDavide; u-Amasiya indodana yakhe waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.