 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 