2 Amakhosi 12 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

2 Amakhosi 12Ithempeli liyalungiswa

1Ngomnyaka wesikhombisa kaJehu uJowashi waba yinkosi; wabusa iminyaka engamashumi amane eJerusalema. Igama likanina lalinguSibiya waseBeri Sheba.

2UJowashi wenza okulungile emehlweni kaJehova zonke izinsuku zakhe uJehoyada umpristi amfundisa ngazo.

3Kepha izindawo eziphakemeyo azisuswanga; abantu babesahlaba ezindaweni eziphakemeyo, kushunqe umusi.

4UJowashi wathi kubapristi: “Yonke imali yeminikelo yokungcweliswa elethwa endlini kaJehova, imali yabo bonke ababalwayo, nemali okunqunyiwe kuyo yilowo nalowo, nayo yonke imali efikayo.” enhliziyweni yomuntu ukuletha endlini kaJehova.

5Abapristi mabazithathele yona, kube yilowo nalowo ngokwazi kwakhe, balungise izimfa zendlu, lapho kutholwa khona ukubhodloka.

6Kodwa kwathi ngomnyaka wamashumi amabili nantathu wenkosi uJowashi abapristi abalungisanga izimfa zendlu.

7Inkosi uJowashi yasibiza uJehoyada umpristi labanye abapristi, yathi kubo: Kungani lingalungisi izimfa zendlu? khona-ke ningabe nisathatha imali kwabazanayo, kodwa niyinike abaphukile endlini.

8Abapristi basebevuma ukuthi kabasayikuthatha imali ebantwini loba ukulungisa izimfa zendlu.

9Kepha uJehoyada umpristi wathatha umphongolo, wabhoboza imbobo esivalweni sawo, wawubeka eceleni kwe-altare ngakwesokunene lapho umuntu engena endlini kaJehova; abapristi ababelinda umnyango babephethe yonke imali eyayilethwa endlini kaJehova.

10Lapho bebona ukuthi imali yayiningi emphongolweni, umbhali wenkosi nompristi omkhulu beza, bahlala emasakeni, babika imali eyayifunyenwe endlini kaJehova.

11Bayinikela imali emva kokuba isibaliwe esandleni sabenza umsebenzi ababengamele indlu kaJehova; bayinika ababazi nabakhi ababesebenza endlini kaJehova;

12nakubakhi nabaqophi bamatshe, nokuthenga izinkuni namatshe abaziweyo ukulungisa izimfa zendlu kaJehova nakho konke okwabe kulungiselelwe ukuba kulungiswe indlu.

13Kodwa izitsha zesiliva, izibane, izitsha, amacilongo, izitsha zegolide kumbe izinto zesiliva ezenziwe ngemali eyayilethwa endlini yeNkosi endlini yeNkosi.

14Kodwa bayinika izisebenzi, balungisa ngayo indlu kaJehova.

15Ngaphezu kwalokho, abazange babalelane namadoda ayenikele esandleni sawo imali ukuba anike izisebenzi, ngoba ayesebenza ngokwethembeka.

16Imali yesikweletu nemali yesono akuzange kulethwe endlini kaJehova; kwakungabapristi.

17UHazayeli inkosi yase-Aramu wenyuka walwa neGati, walithatha; uHasayeli wabhekisa ubuso bakhe ukukhuphukela eJerusalema.

18UJowashi inkosi yakwaJuda wathatha zonke izipho ezingcwele uJehoshafati noJoramu no-Ahaziya, oyise, amakhosi akwaJuda, ababezingcwelisile, nezipho zakhe ezingcwele, nalo lonke igolide elalisengcebeni yendlu yenkosi. UJehova nasendlini yenkosi, wayithumela kuHazayeli inkosi yase-Aramu, wasuka eJerusalema.

19Ezinye izindaba zikaJowashi nakho konke akwenzayo angithi kulotshiwe encwadini yezindaba zemihla ngemihla yamakhosi akwaJuda na?

20Izinceku zakhe zasukuma zenza ugobe, zambulala uJowashi endlini yaseMilo ehlela eSila.

21UJosagari indodana kaShimeyati noJozabadi indodana kaSomeri, izinceku zakhe, bamehlula, wafa; bammbela koyise emzini kaDavide; u-Amasiya indodana yakhe waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.