Eyesibili EyemiLando 24:1-27
24 UJehowashi wayeleminyaka eyisikhombisa ngesikhathi esiba yinkosi+ futhi wabusa eJerusalema okweminyaka engu-40. Unina kwakunguZibhiya weBheri-shebha.+
2 UJehowashi waqhubeka esenza okulungileyo phambi kukaJehova ngesikhathi uJehoyada umphristi+ esaphila.
3 UJehoyada wakhethela uJehowashi amakhosikazi amabili njalo uJehowashi waba lamadodana lamadodakazi.
4 Ngemva kwesikhathi uJehowashi waba lesifiso esikhulu sokulungisa indlu kaJehova.+
5 Ngakho wabuthanisa abaphristi lamaLevi wathi kubo: “Hambani emadolobheni akoJuda liqoqe imali ebantwini bonke bako-Israyeli ukuze kulungiswe indlu kaNkulunkulu+ wethu umnyaka ngomnyaka. Kwenzeni lokhu khathesi.” Kodwa amaLevi awazange akwenze masinyane.+
6 Ngakho inkosi yabiza uJehoyada umphristi okhokhelayo yathi kuye:+ “Kungani ungatshelanga amaLevi ukuthi aqoqe umthelo ongcwele wabantu bako-Israyeli koJuda laseJerusalema, lowo uMosi+ inceku kaJehova athi ukhitshwe ukuze usetshenziswe etendeni lobufakazi?+
7 Phela amadodana ka-Athaliya,+ owesifazana lowana owayesenza okubi, agqekeza endlini kaNkulunkulu weqiniso+ athatha zonke izinto ezingcwele ezazisendlini kaJehova ukuze ayezisebenzisa ukukhonza oBhali.”
8 Inkosi yathi kwenziwe ibhokisi+ laselibekwa ngaphandle kwendlu kaJehova.+
9 Ngemva kwalokho kwamenyezelwa endaweni zonke zakoJuda leJerusalema ukuthi abantu balethe umthelo+ ongcwele kuJehova, lowo uMosi inceku kaNkulunkulu weqiniso ayethe abako-Israyeli bawulethe ngesikhathi besenkangala.
10 Bonke abakhokheli labantu bonke bathokoza,+ baqhubeka beletha iminikelo beyifaka ebhokisini laze lagcwala.*
11 AmaLevi ayesithi angabona ukuthi imali isinengi kakhulu alethe ibhokisi enkosini, unobhala wenkosi lomsekeli womphristi okhokhelayo besebebuya bayikhiphe yonke imali ebhokisini,+ balibuyisele endaweni yalo. Lokhu babekwenza nsuku zonke futhi baqoqa imali enengi kakhulu.
12 Inkosi loJehoyada babethatha imali leyo bayinike labo ababekhangela umsebenzi owawusenziwa endlini kaJehova. Babeqhatsha ababazi bamatshe lezingcitshi zomsebenzi ukuze zilungise indlu kaJehova.+ Babeqhatsha labakwazi ukukhanda insimbi lekhopha ukuze bancedise emsebenzini wokulungisa indlu kaJehova.
13 Ababekhangela umsebenzi wokulungisa indlu kaNkulunkulu bawuqalisa umsebenzi njalo umsebenzi waqhubeka kuhle. Babuyisela indlu kaNkulunkulu weqiniso esimeni sayo sokuqala futhi bayiqinisa.
14 Bathi bewuqeda nje umsebenzi bathatha imali eyayisele bayiletha enkosini lakuJehoyada, yasetshenziswa ukwenza izitsha zendlu kaJehova, lamankomitsho, lezitsha zegolide lezesiliva,+ lezitsha zokwenza inkonzo engcwele kanye lalezo ezazisetshenziswa nxa kusenziwa iminikelo. Baqhubeka besenza imihlatshelo yokutshiswa+ endlini kaJehova zikhathi zonke uJehoyada esaphila.
15 UJehoyada wafa esemdala futhi esuthisekile ngempilo. Wafa eleminyaka engu-130.
16 Bamngcwaba edolobheni likaDavida emangcwabeni amakhosi+ ngoba wenza okuhle ko-Israyeli,+ ekwenzela uNkulunkulu weqiniso lendlu yakhe.*
17 Ngemva kokufa kukaJehoyada, abakhokheli bakoJuda beza enkosini bafika baguqa phambi kwayo, inkosi yabalalela.
18 Abantu batshiya indlu kaJehova uNkulunkulu wabokhokho babo baqalisa ukukhonza izithombe zika-Ashera* lezinye izithombe. UNkulunkulu wabathukuthelela abantu bakoJuda labeJerusalema ngenxa yesono sabo.
19 UJehova waqhubeka ethumela abaphrofethi kubo ukuze babancede babuyele kuye. Babelokhu bebaxwayisa kodwa bona abazange balalele.+
20 Umoya kaNkulunkulu wehlela kuZakhariya indodana kaJehoyada+ umphristi, wasesima phambi kwabantu endaweni ephakemeyo wathi: “Nanku okutshiwo nguNkulunkulu weqiniso, ‘Kungani lisephula imilayo kaJehova? Alisoze liphumelele. Limtshiyile uJehova yikho laye ezalitshiya.’”+
21 Kodwa babumba icebo lokumbulala,+ basebemkhanda ngamatshe egumeni lendlu kaJehova+ belandela lokho ababekutshelwe yinkosi.
22 INkosi uJehowashi ayizange ilukhumbule uthando oluqotho eyalutshengiswa nguJehoyada. Yabulala indodana yakhe uZakhariya. UZakhariya wathi esesifa wathi: “Kwangathi uJehova angakubona lokhu futhi akujezise.”+
23 Ekuqaleni komnyaka, ibutho leSiriya labuya lizokulwa loJehowashi. Lahlasela amadolobho akoJuda leJerusalema,+ labulala bonke abakhokheli babantu.+ Lathumela enkosini yeDamaseko yonke impahla elaliyithumbile.
24 Lanxa ibutho leSiriya lalilamadoda amalutshwana, uJehova wenza ukuthi linqobe ibutho lakoJuda elalilikhulu kakhulu+ ngoba abakoJuda babemtshiyile uJehova uNkulunkulu wabokhokho babo. Ngakho amaSiriya amjezisa uJehowashi.
25 Amtshiya elimele* kakhulu futhi athi esesukile, izinceku zakhe zabumba icebo lokumbulala ngoba wayebulele amadodana* kaJehoyada+ umphristi. Yikho zambulala elele embhedeni wakhe.+ Bamngcwaba edolobheni likaDavida,+ kodwa kabazange bamngcwabe emangcwabeni amakhosi.+
26 Ababumba icebo lokumbulala+ kwanguZabhadi indodana yowesifazana wako-Amoni okwakuthiwa nguShimeyathi, loJehozabhadi indodana yowesifazana wakoMowabi okwakuthiwa nguShimirithi.
27 Okuphathelane lamadodana kaJehowashi lezimemezelo ezinengi ezazimayelana laye,+ kanye lokulungiswa kwendlu kaNkulunkulu weqiniso+ kubhaliwe emibhalweni esebhukwini lamakhosi. Indodana yakhe u-Amaziya yaba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.
Amabala angaphansi
^ Ezinye inguqulo zithi, “baze baqeda bonke ukunikela.”
^ Lapha kutshiwo indlu kaNkulunkulu.
^ Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
^ Kumbe, “egula.”
^ Kumbe, “indodana.” Kungenzakala ukuthi evesini kusetshenziswe ibala elithi “amadodana” ukuze kuvezwe ukuqakatheka kukaZakhariya.
