Eyesibili EyemiLando 23:1-21
23 Ngomnyaka wesikhombisa uJehoyada waba lesibindi wenza isivumelwano lezinduna zamakhulu,+ u-Azariya indodana kaJerohamu, lo-Ishmayeli indodana kaJehohanani, lo-Azariya indodana ka-Obhedi, loMahaseya indodana ka-Adaya kanye lo-Elishafathi indodana kaZikhiri.
2 Ngemva kwalokho babhoda kulo lonke elakoJuda, baqoqa amaLevi+ kuwo wonke amadolobho akoJuda kanye labakhokheli bezimuli zaboyise. Bathi befika eJerusalema,
3 abantu bonke benza isivumelwano+ lenkosi endlini kaNkulunkulu weqiniso. UJehoyada wasesithi kubo:
“Khangelani! Indodana yenkosi izabusa njengoba nje uJehova wathembisa mayelana lamadodana kaDavida.+
4 Nanku okumele likwenze: Ingxenye eyodwa yabaphristi lamaLevi abayabe besebenza+ ngeSabatha izalinda iminyango.+
5 Enye ingxenye izakuba sendlini yenkosi,*+ besekusithi enye ibe segedini lesisekelo. Bonke abanye abantu bazabe besemagumeni endlu kaJehova.+
6 Lingavumeli muntu ukuthi angene endlini kaJehova, ngaphandle kwabaphristi lamaLevi abayabe besenza inkonzo yabo.+ Bona bangangena ngoba bangcwele njalo bonke abantu kumele benze lokho uJehova afuna bakwenze.
7 AmaLevi kumele ayigombolozele inkosi, ngamunye wawo ethwele izikhali zakhe. Loba ngubani ongena endlini kumele abulawe. Hambani lenkosi loba ngaphi lapho eya khona.”*
8 AmaLevi labantu bonke bakoJuda benza khona kanye ababekutshelwe nguJehoyada umphristi. Ngamunye wabo wathatha amadoda ayewakhokhela okwakumele alinde ngeSabatha kanye lalawo okwakungamelanga alinde ngeSabatha,+ njengoba uJehoyada umphristi wayengazange avumele ukuthi amaqembu ayesebenza atshayise+ emisebenzini yawo.
9 UJehoyada umphristi wanika izinduna zamakhulu+ imikhonto lamahawu amancane* kanye layisigombolozi ayengaweNkosi uDavida,+ ayesendlini kaNkulunkulu weqiniso.+
10 Ngemva kwalokho wamisa bonke abantu eduze le-alithare kanye lethempeli, kusukela kwesokudla kusiya kwesenxele. Bonke babegombolozele inkosi, ngamunye wabo ethwele isikhali sakhe.
11 Baphuma lendodana yenkosi,+ babeka umqhele ekhanda layo kanye lencwadimgoqwa yoMthetho,+ bayenza inkosi. UJehoyada lamadodana akhe bayigcoba ukuthi ibe yinkosi, basebememeza besithi: “Kayibe lempilo ende inkosi!”+
12 U-Athaliya wathi esizwa umsindo wabantu begijima futhi bedumisa inkosi, wahle wasuka waya endlini kaJehova+ lapho okwakulabantu khona.
13 Wabona inkosi imi emnyango eceleni kwensika.* Abakhokheli+ lababetshaya amacilongo babemi lenkosi futhi bonke abantu babethokoza+ betshaya amacilongo, abahlabeleli lababetshaya amachacho bekhokhela ekudumiseni. U-Athaliya wathi ebona lokho wadabula izigqoko zakhe wamemeza wathi: “Bayahlamuka! Bayahlamuka!”
14 UJehoyada umphristi watshela izinduna zamakhulu ezazikhokhela ibutho wathi: “Msuseni phakathi kwabalindi. Loba ngubani ozamlandela limbulale ngenkemba.” Umphristi uJehoyada wayevele wabatshela wathi: “Lingambulaleli endlini kaJehova.”
15 Yikho bambamba bahamba laye. Bathi befika egedini lamabhiza esigodlweni senkosi* bahle bambulala.
16 UJehoyada wenza isivumelwano phakathi kwakhe labantu bonke kanye lenkosi, esokuthi bazaqhubeka bengabantu bakaJehova.+
17 Ngemva kwalokho bonke abantu baya endlini kaBhali* bafika bayidiliza.+ Badiliza lama-alithare akhe lezithombe zakhe,+ babulala loMathani umphristi kaBhali+ phambi kwama-alithare lawo.
18 UJehoyada wathi indlu kaJehova ikhangelwe ngabaphristi lamaLevi. UDavida wayebahlele baba ngamaqembu ukuze bakhangele indlu kaJehova, njalo benzele uJehova+ imihlatshelo yokutshiswa belandela lokho okubhalwe eMthethweni kaMosi,+ bethokoza futhi behlabela izingoma njengoba nje uDavida wayetshilo.
19 Wafaka labalindi bamagedi+ ukuthi balinde amagedi endlu kaJehova ukuze kungabi laloba ngubani ongcolileyo* ozangena.
20 Wahamba lezinduna zamakhulu,+ lezikhulu, lababusi babantu kanye labantu bonke, baphelekezela inkosi besuka endlini kaJehova. Bangena esigodlweni senkosi* ngegedi elingaphezulu bayahlalisa inkosi esihlalweni sobukhosi+ sombuso.+
21 Ngakho bonke abantu bathokoza futhi kwaba lokuthula edolobheni ngoba u-Athaliya basebembulele ngenkemba.
Amabala angaphansi
^ Kumbe, “sesigodlweni senkosi.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “lapho iphuma lalapho ingena.”
^ Amahawu la ayejayele ukuthwalwa ngamabutho asebenzisa imitshoko.
^ NgesiHebheru, “kwensika yayo.”
^ Kumbe, “endlini yenkosi.”
^ Kumbe, “ethempelini likaBhali.”
^ Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
^ Kumbe, “endlini yenkosi.”
