2 IziKronike 23 | IBhayibheli Elikuyi-Internet | INguqulo Yezwe Elisha2 IziKronike 23:1-2123 Ngonyaka wesikhombisa uJehoyada+ wazibonisa enesibindi wenza isivumelwano nezinduna zamakhulu,+ okungukuthi, u-Azariya indodana kaJerohamu, no-Ishmayeli indodana kaJehohanani no-Azariya indodana ka-Obede noMahaseya indodana ka-Adaya no-Elishafathi indodana kaZikiri. 2 Ngemva kwalokho balizungeza lonke elakwaJuda baqoqa amaLevi+ akuyo yonke imizi yakwaJuda nezinhloko+ zezindlu zoyise+ zakwa-Israyeli. Ngakho beza eJerusalema. 3 Khona-ke lonke ibandla lenza isivumelwano+ nenkosi endlini+ kaNkulunkulu weqiniso, okwathi ngemva kwalokho wathi kubo: “Bhekani! Indodana+ yenkosi uqobo izobusa,+ njengoba nje uJehova athembisa ngokuphathelene namadodana kaDavide.+ 4 Nansi into enizoyenza: ingxenye yesithathu kini engena ngesabatha,+ yabapristi+ namaLevi,+ izoba eyabalindimnyango;+ 5 nengxenye yesithathu ibe sendlini yenkosi;+ nengxenye yesithathu ibe seSangweni Lesisekelo;+ bonke abantu bazoba semagcekeni+ endlu kaJehova. 6 Ningavumeli muntu angene endlini kaJehova+ ngaphandle kwabapristi nalabo kumaLevi abakhonzayo.+ Laba yibo abazongena, ngoba bayiqembu elingcwele,+ bonke abantu bona bazogcina isibopho kuJehova. 7 AmaLevi kumelwe ahaqe inkosi nxazonke,+ yilowo nalowo ephethe izikhali zakhe ezandleni; noma ubani ongena endlini, kufanele abulawe. Yibani nenkosi njalo lapho ingena nalapho iphuma.” 8 AmaLevi nawo wonke uJuda benza ngokuvumelana nakho konke uJehoyada+ umpristi ayekuyalile.+ Ngakho bathatha yilowo nalowo amadoda angaphansi kwakhe ayengena ngesabatha kanye nalawo ayephuma ngesabatha,+ ngoba uJehoyada umpristi wayengazange azikhulule lezi zigaba+ emsebenzini. 9 Ngaphezu kwalokho, uJehoyada umpristi wanika izinduna zamakhulu+ imikhonto nezihlangu nezihlangu eziyisiyingelezi+ okwakungokweNkosi uDavide,+ okwakusendlini kaNkulunkulu weqiniso.+ 10 Waqhubeka wamisa bonke abantu,+ yebo yilowo nalowo ephethe umcibisholo wakhe, kusukela ngasohlangothini lwesokunene lwendlu kuze kufike ohlangothini lwesobunxele lwendlu, ngase-altare nangasendlini, nxazonke eduze kwenkosi. 11 Khona-ke bayikhiphela ngaphandle indodana yenkosi+ bayithwesa umqhele+ nobuFakazi+ bayibeka yaba yinkosi, kanjalo uJehoyada namadodana akhe bayigcoba+ bathi: “Mayiphile inkosi!”+ 12 Lapho u-Athaliya ezwa umsindo wabantu begijima bedumisa inkosi,+ masinyane waya kubantu endlini kaJehova. 13 Khona-ke wabona, bheka inkosi yayimi ngasensikeni yayo+ ngasekungeneni, izikhulu+ namacilongo+ zingasenkosini, nabo bonke abantu bezwe bejabula+ beshaya+ amacilongo, nabahlabelela+ ngezinsimbi zomculo nalabo abanikeza uphawu lokudumisa. Masinyane u-Athaliya waklebhula izingubo zakhe wathi: “Uzungu! Uzungu!”+ 14 Kodwa uJehoyada umpristi wakhipha izinduna zamakhulu, abamisiwe bebutho lempi, wathi kuzo: “Mkhipheni phakathi kwezinhlu;+ futhi noma ubani omlandelayo, kufanele abulawe ngenkemba!” Ngoba umpristi wayethe: “Akumelwe nimbulalele endlini kaJehova.” 15 Ngakho bambamba. Lapho efika ekungeneni kwesango lamahhashi lendlu yenkosi, bambulalela lapho ngaso leso sikhathi.+ 16 Khona-ke uJehoyada wenza isivumelwano phakathi kwakhe nabo bonke abantu nenkosi ukuthi babeyoqhubeka bengabantu+ bakaJehova. 17 Ngemva kwalokho bonke abantu baya endlini kaBhali bayidiliza;+ ama-altare+ akhe nemifanekiso yakhe bakuphula,+ futhi uMathani+ umpristi kaBhali bambulalela+ phambi kwama-altare. 18 Ngaphezu kwalokho, uJehoyada wabeka imisebenzi yendlu kaJehova esandleni sabapristi namaLevi, uDavide+ ayewabeke ngezigaba phezu kwendlu kaJehova ukuba anikele imihlatshelo kaJehova yokushiswa ngokuvumelana nalokho okulotshwe emthethweni kaMose,+ ngokujabula nangengoma ngezandla zikaDavide. 19 Ngakho wamisa abalindisango+ ngasemasangweni+ endlu kaJehova ukuze kungangeni muntu ongcolile nganoma yisiphi isici. 20 Wathatha izinduna zamakhulu+ nabanjengamakhosi kanye nababusi babantu nabo bonke abantu bezwe wayehlisa inkosi endlini kaJehova.+ Khona-ke bangena ngesango elingenhla baya endlini yenkosi bayihlalisa inkosi esihlalweni sobukhosi+ sombuso. 21 Bonke abantu bezwe baqhubeka bejabula;+ umuzi wona awubanga nasiphazamiso, kodwa u-Athaliya babembulele ngenkemba.+2 IziKronike 23
