2 iziKronike 23 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

2 IziKronike 23

¹ Ngomnyaka 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.

² Bazungeza kwaJuda, babutha amaLevi kuyo yonke imizi yakwaJuda nezinhloko zoyise bakwa-Israyeli, bafika eJerusalema.

³ Ibandla lonke lenza isivumelwano nenkosi endlini kaNkulunkulu. Wathi kubo: “Bheka, indodana yenkosi iyakuba yinkosi, njengalokho uJehova wakhuluma ngamadodana kaDavide.

⁴ Nansi into eniyakuyenza; ingxenye yesithathu yenu abangena ngesabatha, yabapristi namaLevi, iyakuba ngabalindisango;

⁵ Ingxenye yesithathu iyakuba sendlini yenkosi; nengxenye yesithathu esangweni lesisekelo, futhi bonke abantu bayakuba semagcekeni endlu kaJehova.

⁶ Kepha makungangeni muntu endlini kaJehova, kuphela abapristi nabakhonza kumaLevi; kufanele bangene, ngoba bangcwele; kodwa bonke abantu kumelwe bagcine umlindo kaJehova.

⁷ AmaLevi 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.

⁸ AmaLevi 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.

⁹ Ngaphezu kwalokho, uJehoyada umpristi wanikeza izikhulu phezu kwemikhonto eyikhulu nezihlangu nezihlangu okwakungezeNkosi uDavide, ezazisendlini kaNkulunkulu.

¹⁰ Wabagqokisa bonke abantu, kwaba yilowo nalowo enesikhali sakhe esandleni sakhe, kusukela ohlangothini lokunene lwendlu kuze kube sohlangothini lwesokhohlo lwendlu, eceleni kwe-altare nendlu, nxazonke zenkosi.

¹¹ Base beyikhipha indodana yenkosi, bayithwesa umqhele, bamnika nobufakazi, bayibeka inkosi. UJehoyada namadodana akhe bamgcoba, bathi: “Mayisindise inkosi!

¹² Lapho u-Athaliya ezwa umsindo wabantu begijima bedumisa inkosi, waya kubantu endlini kaJehova.

¹³ Wabheka, bheka, inkosi imi ngasetsheni layo lesikhumbuzo ngasesangweni, nezikhulu namacilongo kanye nenkosi; futhi njengoba befundiswa ukuhlabelela izindumiso. U-Athaliya wayeseklebhula izingubo zakhe, wathi: “Inkohliso, inkohliso!

¹⁴ UJehoyada umpristi wayesekhipha izinduna zekhulu ezazibekwe phezu kwempi, wathi kuzo: “Mkhipheni endle; futhi lowo omlandelayo makabulawe ngenkemba. Ngoba umpristi wathi: Ungambulali endlini yeNkosi.

¹⁵ Basebembeka izandla; lapho ifika ekungeneni kwesango lamahhashi endlini yenkosi, bambulalela khona.

¹⁶ UJehoyada wenza isivumelwano phakathi kwakhe nabo bonke abantu naphakathi kwenkosi ukuthi bayoba abantu bakaJehova.

¹⁷ Bonke abantu baya endlini kaBali bayidiliza, badiliza ama-altare ayo nemifanekiso yayo, babulala uMathani, umpristi kaBali, phambi kwama-altare.

¹⁸ UJehoyada wamisa izikhundla zendlu kaJehova ngesandla sabapristi bamaLevi uDavide abahlukanisa endlini kaJehova ukuba banikele ngeminikelo yokushiswa kaJehova njengokulotshiweyo emthethweni kaMose, ngokuthokoza. Nangokuhlabelela, njengokunquma kukaDavide.

¹⁹ Wamisa abalindisango emasangweni endlu kaJehova, ukuze kungangeni muntu ongcolile nganoma yini.

²⁰ Wathatha izinduna zamakhulu, nezikhulu, nababusi babantu, nabo bonke abantu bezwe, wehlisa inkosi endlini kaJehova, bangena ngeSango Eliphakeme endlini yenkosi, inkosi esihlalweni sobukhosi.

²¹ Bonke abantu bezwe bajabula, nomuzi wazola, lapho bembulele u-Athaliya ngenkemba.