5 Wonkhe umuntfu longumphristi akabelwe imali ngulomunye webagcini betimali, isetjentiswe ekwakheni kabusha konkhe lokutfolakale ethempelini kutsi sekonakele.”
Lena yindzaba yakhe yekutsi wayivukela kanjani inkhosi. Solomoni bekakhe tibebesi, wase ucedzela kuvala nalesikhala lesasiselubondzeni lweliDolobha laDavide, uyise.
nalababeka ematje, nalabawacotako. Batsenga tingodvo nematje lacotiwe ekulungisa lithempeli laSimakadze. Bahlangabetana nato tonkhe tidzingo tekuvusetela lithempeli.
Jowashi wakhuluma kubaphristi, watsi: “Butsani yonkhe imali yeminikelo lengcwele leletfwa ethempelini laSimakadze: imali lebutfwa ngangekwesilinganiso semuntfu, nemali leyemukelwa etifungweni letentiwa ngumuntfu ngamunye, nemali yeminikelo yesihle leletfwa ethempelini.
Kodvwa kwaze kwaba ngumnyaka wema-23 wekubusa kwenkhosi Jowashi solomane baphristi bangakalakhi kabusha lithempeli.
“Hamba uye kuHilkiya, umPhristi Lomkhulu, umtjele alungise lemali beyiletfwa kuSimakadze ethempelini, lebeyitsatfwa ngulabomahlalesangweni kubantfu.
Baholi bemindeni, netiphatsimandla tetive taka-Israyeli, netindvuna tetinkhulungwane netemakhulu, nebaphatsi bemisebenti yenkhosi banikela ngenhlitiyo levumako.
Sive sajabula kakhulu, nasibona baholi baso banikela ngenhlitiyo levumako, ngobe bebanikela ngenkhululeko nangenhlitiyo yabo yonkhe kuSimakadze. NaDavide, inkhosi, wajabula kakhulu.
Wabutsa baphristi nemaLevi watsi kubo: “Hambani niye emadolobheni akaJuda nibutse imali lekufanele iletfwe ngema-Israyeli yonkhe iminyaka ibe yekuvusetela lithempeli laNkulunkulu wenu. Loko kwenteni masinyane.” Kodvwa emaLevi akazange asheshe akwente loko.
Emadvodzana alesihlangananhloko semfati lesasingu-Athaliya abegcekeze ethempelini laSimakadze, aze asebentisa ngisho naletimphahla talo letingcwele ekukhonteni boBhali.
Ngulowo nalowo muntfu lowewelela kulabo lesebabaliwe kufanele akhiphe imali lekalwe nalejutjwe ngalokusemtsetfweni, lowo mnikelo awukhiphe kimi.
Bantfu bakini bayakutivusa tindzala takadzeni, bayawumisa tisekelo tasendvulo, wena uyawubitwa ngekutsi unguMvusi Wetindvonga Letiwile, uMlungisi Wetitaladi kutsi tibuye tibe nemakhaya.”
“Tjela sive sema-Israyeli utsi: ‘Nangabe umuntfu ente setsembiso ngebantfu kuSimakadze ngekunika intsengo lelingene bona,
“Sitselo sekucala sesitalo sakho, nome semuntfu nome sesifuyo, lesinikelwe kimi, sitawuba sakho. Kodvwa kufanele ulihlenge litubulo lemuntfu lelingumfana, kanjalo futsi nelitubulo lelidvuna lesilwane lesingcolile ngekwemtsetfo.