2 IINKRONIKE 23 - IsiNdebele 2012 Translation

UJowatjhi ubekwa abe yikosi

¹ Ngomnyaka wekhomba uJehoyada wabonakalisa amandlakhe. Wenza isivumelwano neenduna zekhulu: u-Azariya umsa kaJerorhamu, u-Itjhimayeli umsa kaJehorhanani, u-Azariya umsa ka-Obede, uMaseya umsa ka-Adaya kanye no-Elitjhafathi umsa kaZikiri.

² Balibhadula loke lakwaJuda babuthelela amaLevi neenhloko zemindeni yakwa-Israyeli kiwo woke amadorobho. Kwathi nabafika eJerusalema,

³ yoke ihlangano yenza isivumelwano nekosi ethempelini lakaZimu. UJehoyada gade athe kibo: “Nasi indodana yekosi! Izakubusa njengombana uSomnini uZimu athembisile ngeenzukulwana zakaDavida.

⁴ Nakhu-ke okufanele nikwenze: Isithathu senu nina baphristi nani maLevi esithewukela ngeSabatha kuzafanela bonyana sigade emasangweni wethempeli;

⁵ isithathu esinye sigade esigodlweni bese esinye sigade esangweni lesiSekelo. Abanye abantu bona kumele babe ngesirhodlweni sethempeli lakaSomnini.

⁶ Akunamuntu ozakungena ethempelini lakaSomnini ngaphandle kwabaphristi namaLevi abasemsebenzini. Bona bangangena ngombana bacwengisiwe kodwana boke abanye abantu kumele balonde umyalo kaSomnini.

⁷ MaLevi, phahlani ikosana mahlangothi woke, ngileyo naleyo indoda iphathe iinkhali zayo ezandleni. Yibani hlanu kwekosana nanyana kukuphi lapha iya khona. Nibulale nanyana ngubani omunye ongena ngethempelini.”

⁸ AmaLevi nawo woke amadoda wakwaJuda enza njengombana umphristi uJehoyada ayalile. Omunye nomunye wathatha isiqhema sakhe samadoda; lawo agade athewukela ngeSabatha nalawo abekatjhayisa ngombana umphristi uJehoyada ubegade angakatjhaphululi nasinye seenqhema.

⁹ Yeke wanikela iinduna zekhulu imikhonto neenhlangu, nezinye iinkhali ebe kungezakaDavida negade zingethempelini lakaZimu.

¹⁰ Wahlela boke abantu kwaba ngiloyo naloyo waphatha isikhali sakhe esandleni ukusuka ngesewula ukuya ngetlhagwini yethempeli ngaphambi kwe-aldari nobungeno bethempeli kobana aphahle ikosana.

¹¹ Nje-ke uJehoyada namadodanakhe bakhupha ikosana bayithwesa isiba. Bayinikela incwadi yomthetho bayibeka bona ibe yikosi ngokuyizesa. Abantu barhuwelela bathi: “Bayede! Ikosi ayisiphilele!”

U-Ataliya uyabulawa

¹² Kuthe lokha u-Ataliya nezwa itjhada labantu abagijimako nababongelela ikosi, watjhinga kibo ethempelini lakaSomnini.

¹³ Wathi nakathi tla amehlo, qala naso ikosi ijame hlanu kwesikayo esangweni. Iinduna nabosomporompita bebahlanu kwayo, nabantu boke bendawo bebajekezela bavuthela iimporompita. Ababhini baphekelela umvumo ngeenliliswa. Nje-ke u-Ataliya watlebhula izambatho zakhe warhuwelela wathi: “Bukhwebetjhana! Bukhwebetjhana-ke lobu!”

¹⁴ UJehoyada umphristi omkhulu wathumela iinduna zekhulu ebegade ziphethe iinqhema wathi: “Khuphani umfazi loyo hlangana neenqhemapho, nibulale nanyana ngubani omlandelako.” Umphristi gade akubeke kwakhanya bonyana angabulawelwi ethempelini lakaSomnini.

¹⁵ Yeke bamdzwebula asathi ungena esigodlweni ngesango leeNjomani, bambulalela lapho.

¹⁶ UJehoyada wenza isivumelwano sokuthi yena nabantu kanye nekosi bazakuba babantu bakaZimu.

¹⁷ Boke abantu basuka baya ethempelini lakaBhali balibhuruza. Bagiriza ama-aldari, baphadlha iinthombembazwa bebabulala noMatana umphristi kaBhali phambi kwama-aldari.

¹⁸ UJehoyada wabeka ukulawulwa kwethempeli lakaSomnini ezandleni zabaphristi ebegade bamaLevi uDavida awabeka ethempelini kobana enze imihlabelo yokutjhiswa yakaSomnini njengombana kutlolwe emthethweni kaMosi. Lokhu gade akwenza ngethabo nangokuhlabelela njengombana ayalwa nguDavida.

¹⁹ Godu wabeka abogosa emasangweni wethempeli lakaSomnini kobana bangavumeli abantu abangakahlambuluki ukungena ngethempelini.

²⁰ Wathatha iinduna zekhulu, iinkhulu, ababusi babantu kanye nabo boke abantu bendawo kobana bayokwewula ikosi ethempelini lakaSomnini uZimu. Bangena esigodlweni ngesango elingehla babeka ikosi esihlalweni sobukhosi.

²¹ Abantu boke bendawo bathokoza ngalokho. Idorobho laba nokuthula ngombana u-Ataliya awiswe ngesabula.