2 IziKronike 24 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

2 IziKronike 24

1UJowashi wayeneminyaka eyisikhombisa ekuqaleni kwakhe ukubusa, wabusa iminyaka engamashumi amane eJerusalema; Igama likanina lalinguSibja waseBeri Sheba.

2UJowashi wenza okulungile emehlweni kaJehova zonke izinsuku zikaJehoyada umpristi.

3UJehoyada wazithathela abafazi ababili; wazala amadodana namadodakazi.

4Ngemva kwalokho uJowashi waphuma ukuvuselela indlu kaJehova.

5Wabiza abapristi namaLevi, wathi kubo: “Phumani niye emizini yakwaJuda, nibuthe imali ku-Israyeli wonke yokulungisa indlu kaNkulunkulu wenu iminyaka ngeminyaka, niyisheshise le ndaba. Kodwa amaLevi ayengajahile.

6Inkosi yasibiza uJehoyada inhloko, yathi kuye: “Awubacelanga ngani amaLevi ukuba alethe umnikelo ovela kwaJuda naseJerusalema, njengomyalo kaMose, inceku kaJehova, nebandla lamaLevi. Israyeli, ngenxa yetabernakele lobufakazi na?

7Ngokuba amadodana ka-Athaliya, owesifazane omubi, abhidliza indlu kaNkulunkulu; nazo zonke izipho ezingcwele zendlu kaJehova bazinika oBali.

8Ngesiyalezo senkosi benza umphongolo, bawubeka ngaphandle esangweni lendlu kaJehova.

9Bamemeza kwaJuda naseJerusalema ukuba kulethwe umnikelo uMose inceku kaNkulunkulu awubeka phezu kuka-Israyeli ehlane kuJehova.

10Zonke izikhulu nabo bonke abantu bajabula, bangenisa, baphonsa emphongolweni, baze baqeda.

11Kwathi umphongolo walethwa esikhundleni senkosi ngesandla samaLevi, futhi lapho ebona ukuthi imali yayiningi, umbhali wenkosi nenhloko yompristi omkhulu bafika bawuthulula umphongolo. Wayithatha wayibuyisela endaweni yakhe. Bakwenza-ke usuku nosuku, babutha imali ngobunengi.

12Inkosi noJehoyada bayinika abenza umsebenzi wenkonzo yendlu kaJehova, baqasha abakhi nababazi ukuba balungise indlu kaJehova, nensimbi nethusi kwendlu yokubuyisela uJehova.

13Izisebenzi zasebenza, umsebenzi waqedwa yizo, zamisa indlu kaNkulunkulu esimweni sayo, zayiqinisa.

14Sebeqedile, baletha imali eseleyo phambi kwenkosi noJehoyada, okwakwenziwe ngayo izitsha zendlu kaJehova, izitsha zokukhonza nezokuhlabela kanyekanye, nezinkezo nezitsha zegolide nezesiliva. Banikela ngeminikelo yokushiswa njalo endlini kaJehova zonke izinsuku zikaJehoyada.

15Kepha uJehoyada wayesemdala, esanelisiwe yizinsuku ekufeni kwakhe; wayeneminyaka eyikhulu namashumi amathathu ekufeni kwakhe.

16Bammbela emzini kaDavide phakathi kwamakhosi, ngokuba wayenze okuhle kwa-Israyeli, kuNkulunkulu nasendlini yakhe.

17Kwathi emva kokufa kukaJehoyada, izikhulu zakwaJuda zeza zakhuleka phambi kwenkosi. Inkosi yabalalela.

18Bayishiya indlu kaJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyise, bakhonza imithi engcwele nonkulunkulu; uJuda neJerusalema behlelwa yintukuthelo ngenxa yesiphambeko sabo.

19Kepha wathuma abaprofethi kubo ukuba bababuyisele kuJehova; futhi bafakaza ngokumelene nabo, kodwa abalalelanga.

20UMoya kaNkulunkulu wehlela phezu kukaZakariya indodana kaJehoyada umpristi, wema phezu kwabantu, wathi kubo: “Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: ‘Neqelani imiyalo kaJehova ukuba ningabi nampumelelo na? ngoba nimshiyile uJehova, naye unishiyile.

21Bamakhela uzungu, bamkhanda ngamatshe ngesiyalezo senkosi egcekeni lendlu kaJehova.

22Ngakho inkosi uJowashi ayizange icabange ngomusa uyise uJehoyada ayemenzele yona, kodwa yabulala indodana yayo. Ekufeni kwakhe wathi: “UJehova makakubone, akubuze.”

23Kwathi ekupheleni komnyaka impi yama-Aramu yakhuphukela kuye, yafika kwaJuda naseJerusalema, yachitha zonke izikhulu zabantu phakathi kwabantu, yathumela yonke impango yazo enkosini yaseDamaseku.

24Ngokuba impi yama-Aramu yafika nesixuku esincane samadoda; uJehova wanikela esandleni salo impi enkulu kakhulu, ngokuba babemshiyile uJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyise. Ngakho bamahlulela uJowashi.

25Esemukile kuye (ngokuba amshiya enesifo esikhulu), izinceku zakhe zamakhela ugobe ngenxa yegazi lamadodana kaJehoyada umpristi, zambulala embhedeni wakhe, wafa; bammbela. Emzini kaDavide, kepha abammbelanga emathuneni amakhosi.

26Laba yibo abamenzela ugobe; uZabadi, indodana kaShimeyati, wakwa-Amoni, noJozabadi, indodana kaZimriti, umMowabi.

27Ngokuqondene namadodana akhe, nemithwalo emikhulu eyathweswa yena, nokwakhiwa kwendlu kaNkulunkulu weqiniso, bheka, kulotshiwe eNcwadini Yezindaba Zezindaba Zamakhosi. U-Amasiya indodana yakhe waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.