1Ngomnyaka wesikhombisa uJehoyada waziqinisa, wathatha izinduna zamakhulu, u-Azariya indodana kaJerohamu, no-Ishmayeli indodana kaJohanani, no-Azariya indodana ka-Obede, noMahaseya indodana ka-Adaya, no-Elishafati indodana kaSigri, yenza isivumelwano naye.
2Bazungeza kwaJuda, babutha amaLevi kuyo yonke imizi yakwaJuda nezinhloko zoyise bakwa-Israyeli, bafika eJerusalema.
3Ibandla lonke lenza isivumelwano nenkosi endlini kaNkulunkulu. Wathi kubo: “Bheka, indodana yenkosi iyakuba yinkosi, njengalokho uJehova wakhuluma ngamadodana kaDavide.
4Nansi into eniyakuyenza; ingxenye yesithathu yenu abangena ngesabatha, yabapristi namaLevi, iyakuba ngabalindisango;
5Ingxenye yesithathu iyakuba sendlini yenkosi; nengxenye yesithathu esangweni lesisekelo, futhi bonke abantu bayakuba semagcekeni endlu kaJehova.
6Kepha makungangeni muntu endlini kaJehova, kuphela abapristi nabakhonza kumaLevi; kufanele bangene, ngoba bangcwele; kodwa bonke abantu kumelwe bagcine umlindo kaJehova.
7AmaLevi kumelwe adonsele inkosi nxazonke, yilowo nalowo ephethe izikhali zakhe esandleni sakhe; futhi noma ubani omunye ongena endlini kumelwe abulawe; kepha yiba nenkosi lapho ingena nalapho iphuma.
8AmaLevi nawo wonke uJuda benza njengakho konke uJehoyada umpristi ayekuyalile, bathatha, kwaba yilowo nalowo abantu bakhe ababengena ngesabatha kanye nabaphuma ngesabatha; ngokuba uJehoyada umpristi akammukisanga izifundo.
9Ngaphezu kwalokho, uJehoyada umpristi wanikeza izikhulu phezu kwemikhonto eyikhulu nezihlangu nezihlangu okwakungezeNkosi uDavide, ezazisendlini kaNkulunkulu.
10Wabagqokisa bonke abantu, kwaba yilowo nalowo enesikhali sakhe esandleni sakhe, kusukela ohlangothini lokunene lwendlu kuze kube sohlangothini lwesokhohlo lwendlu, eceleni kwe-altare nendlu, nxazonke zenkosi.
11Base beyikhipha indodana yenkosi, bayithwesa umqhele, bamnika nobufakazi, bayibeka inkosi. UJehoyada namadodana akhe bamgcoba, bathi: “Mayisindise inkosi!
12Lapho u-Athaliya ezwa umsindo wabantu begijima bedumisa inkosi, waya kubantu endlini kaJehova.
13Wabheka, bheka, inkosi imi ngasetsheni layo lesikhumbuzo ngasesangweni, nezikhulu namacilongo kanye nenkosi; futhi njengoba befundiswa ukuhlabelela izindumiso. U-Athaliya wayeseklebhula izingubo zakhe, wathi: “Inkohliso, inkohliso!
14UJehoyada umpristi wayesekhipha izinduna zekhulu ezazibekwe phezu kwempi, wathi kuzo: “Mkhipheni endle; futhi lowo omlandelayo makabulawe ngenkemba. Ngoba umpristi wathi: Ungambulali endlini yeNkosi.
15Basebembeka izandla; lapho ifika ekungeneni kwesango lamahhashi endlini yenkosi, bambulalela khona.
16UJehoyada wenza isivumelwano phakathi kwakhe nabo bonke abantu naphakathi kwenkosi ukuthi bayoba abantu bakaJehova.
17Bonke abantu baya endlini kaBali bayidiliza, badiliza ama-altare ayo nemifanekiso yayo, babulala uMathani, umpristi kaBali, phambi kwama-altare.
18UJehoyada wamisa izikhundla zendlu kaJehova ngesandla sabapristi bamaLevi uDavide abahlukanisa endlini kaJehova ukuba banikele ngeminikelo yokushiswa kaJehova njengokulotshiweyo emthethweni kaMose, ngokuthokoza. Nangokuhlabelela, njengokunquma kukaDavide.
19Wamisa abalindisango emasangweni endlu kaJehova, ukuze kungangeni muntu ongcolile nganoma yini.
20Wathatha izinduna zamakhulu, nezikhulu, nababusi babantu, nabo bonke abantu bezwe, wehlisa inkosi endlini kaJehova, bangena ngeSango Eliphakeme endlini yenkosi, inkosi esihlalweni sobukhosi.
21Bonke abantu bezwe bajabula, nomuzi wazola, lapho bembulele u-Athaliya ngenkemba.
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