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.