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| 1. | UJowashi wayeleminyaka eyisikhombisa esiba yinkosi, wabusa iminyaka engamatshumi amane eJerusalema. Lebizo likanina lalinguZibiya weBherishebha. |
| 2. | UJowashi wasesenza okuqondileyo emehlweni e Nkosi insuku zonke zikaJehoyada umpristi. |
| 3. | UJehoyada wasemthathela abafazi ababili; wasezala amadodana lamadodakazi. |
| 4. | Kwasekusithi emva kwalokho kwaba senhliziyweni kaJowashi ukuvuselela indlu ye Nkosi. |
| 5. | Wasebuthanisa abapristi lamaLevi, wathi kibo: Phumani liye emizini yakoJuda, liqoqe kuIsrayeli wonke imali yokulungisa indlu kaNkulunkulu wenu umnyaka ngomnyaka; lina-ke, luphangiseleni udaba. Kodwa amaLevi kawaphangisanga. |
| 6. | Inkosi yasibiza uJehoyada inhloko, yathi kuye: Kungani ungabizanga kumaLevi ukuthi alethe esusa koJuda laseJerusalema umthelo kaMozisi inceku ye Nkosi, lowebandla lakoIsrayeli okwethente lobufakazi? |
| 7. | Ngoba uAthaliya okhohlakeleyo, amadodana akhe afohlela endlini kaNkulunkulu, futhi-ke zonke izinto ezingcwele zendlu ye Nkosi ayezisebenzisele oBhali. |
| 8. | Inkosi yasilaya, asesenza ibhokisi elilodwa, alibeka esangweni lendlu kaJehova phandle. |
| 9. | Asesenza isimemezelo koJuda laseJerusalema ukuthi balethe e Nkosi ni umthelo kaMozisi inceku kaNkulunkulu owabekwa phezu kukaIsrayeli enkangala. |
| 10. | Zonke iziphathamandla labo bonke abantu basebethokoza, baletha baphosela ebhokisini baze baqeda. |
| 11. | Kwakusithi-ke ngesikhathi eletha ibhokisi kumhloli wenkosi ngesandla samaLevi, lalapho ebona ukuthi kulemali enengi, umabhalane wenkosi lenduna yompristi oyinhloko beze balithulule ibhokisi, balithathe balibuyisele endaweni yalo. Benza njalo-ke insuku ngensuku, baqoqa imali ngobunengi. |
| 12. | Inkosi loJehoyada basebeyinika abenzi bomsebenzi wenkonzo wendlu kaJehova, baqatsha abakha ngamatshe lababazi ukuvuselela indlu kaJehova, njalo labakhandi bensimbi lethusi ukuqinisa indlu kaJehova. |
| 13. | Ngakho abenzi bomsebenzi basebenza, kwaze kwathi ukulungiswa komsebenzi kwenyuka ngesandla sabo, bayimisa indlu kaNkulunkulu ngesilinganiso sayo, bayiqinisa. |
| 14. | Kwathi sebeqedile baletha imali eseleyo phambi kwenkosi loJehoyada, abenza ngayo izitsha zendlu kaJehova, izitsha zenkonzo lezokunikela, lezinkezo, lezitsha zegolide lezesiliva. Basebenikela njalonjalo iminikelo yokutshiswa endlini kaJehova zonke izinsuku zikaJehoyada. |
| 15. | UJehoyada waseguga wanela ngezinsuku, wafa; wayeleminyaka elikhulu lamatshumi amathathu ekufeni kwakhe. |
| 16. | Basebemngcwabela emzini kaDavida lamakhosi, ngoba wayenze okulungileyo koIsrayeli lakuNkulunkulu lendlu yakhe. |
| 17. | Emva kokufa kukaJehoyada iziphathamandla zakoJuda zasezisiza zakhothama phambi kwenkosi; khona inkosi yazilalela. |
| 18. | Basebeyitshiya indlu ye Nkosi, uNkulunkulu waboyise, bakhonza izixuku lezithombe. Kwasekusehlela ulaka phezu kukaJuda leJerusalema ngenxa yalelicala labo. |
| 19. | Kodwa yathuma abaprofethi phakathi kwabo ukubabuyisela e Nkosi ni; basebefakaza bemelene labo, kodwa kababekanga indlebe. |
| 20. | UMoya kaNkulunkulu wasesembesa uZekariya indodana kaJehoyada umpristi owema ngaphezu kwabantu, wathi kibo: Utsho njalo uNkulunkulu: Kungani liseqa imilayo ye Nkosi ukuze lingaphumeleli? Ngoba liyitshiyile i Nkosi, layo ilitshiyile. |
| 21. | Basebemenzela ugobe, bamkhanda ngamatshe ngomlayo wenkosi, egumeni lendlu kaJehova. |
| 22. | Ngokunjalo uJowashi inkosi kawukhumbulanga umusa uJehoyada uyise ayemenzele wona, kodwa wabulala indodana yakhe. Lalapho esifa wathi: I Nkosi kayibone i ku fune. |
| 23. | Kwasekusithi ekuthwaseni komnyaka ibutho leSiriya lenyuka lamelana laye; basebefika koJuda leJerusalema, babhubhisa zonke iziphathamandla zabantu ebantwini, bathumela yonke impango yazo enkosini yeDamaseko. |
| 24. | Lanxa ibutho lamaSiriya leza lilamadoda amalutshwana, kanti i Nkosi yanikela esandleni sawo ibutho elikhulu kakhulu, ngoba babeyitshiyile i Nkosi uNkulunkulu waboyise. Ngalokho benza izigwebo kuJowashi. |
| 25. | Kwathi sebesukile kuye, ngoba bemtshiye esemikhuhlaneni emikhulu, inceku zakhe zamenzela ugobe ngenxa yegazi lamadodana kaJehoyada umpristi, zambulalela embhedeni wakhe, wasesifa; basebemngcwabela emzini kaDavida, kodwa kabamngcwabanga emangcwabeni amakhosi. |
| 26. | Lalaba yibo ababemenzele ugobe: OZabadi indodana kaShimeyathi umAmonikazi, loJehozabadi indodana kaShimirithi umMowabikazi. |
| 27. | Mayelana lamadodana akhe, lobukhulu bomthwalo phezu kwakhe, lesisekelo sendlu kaNkulunkulu, khangela, kubhaliwe endabeni yogwalo lwamakhosi. UAmaziya indodana yakhe wasesiba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe. |
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