2 iziKronike 24 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

2 IziKronike 24

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

² UJowashi wenza okulungile emehlweni kaJehova zonke izinsuku zikaJehoyada umpristi.

³ UJehoyada wazithathela abafazi ababili; wazala amadodana namadodakazi.

⁴ Ngemva kwalokho uJowashi waphuma ukuvuselela indlu kaJehova.

⁵ Wabiza 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.

⁶ Inkosi 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?

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

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

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

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

¹¹ Kwathi 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.

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

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

¹⁴ Sebeqedile, 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.

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

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

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

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

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

²⁰ UMoya 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.

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

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

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

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

²⁵ Esemukile 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.

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

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