Jowashi, inkhosi yakaJuda
1Ngemnyaka wesikhombisa waJehu, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, Jowashi wabekwa waba yinkhosi yakaJuda, wabusela eJerusalema iminyaka lengema-40. Libito lenina bekunguSibiya waseBherisheba. 2Jowashi wenta lokuhle emehlweni aSimakadze ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi abelulekwa ngumphristi Jehoyada. 3Noko tindzawo letiphakeme tekukhontela tithico tatingakesuswa; bantfu bachubeka nekwentela kuto imihlatjelo batfuncisa khona nemphepho.
4Jowashi 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. 5Wonkhe umuntfu longumphristi akabelwe imali ngulomunye webagcini betimali, isetjentiswe ekwakheni kabusha konkhe lokutfolakale ethempelini kutsi sekonakele.”
6Kodvwa kwaze kwaba ngumnyaka wema-23 wekubusa kwenkhosi Jowashi solomane baphristi bangakalakhi kabusha lithempeli. 7Ngako-ke inkhosi Jowashi yabita Jehoyada, umphristi, kanye nalabanye baphristi, yababuta, yatsi kubo: “Anilakhi ngani kabusha lelithempeli, lapho selihhihlike khona? Ningasaphindzi-ke nitsatse imali kubagcini betimali, kodvwa niboyendlulisela ekwakhiweni kabusha kwelithempeli.” 8Baphristi bavuma kutsi bangeke basayitsatsa imali kubantfu nekutsi lithempeli lingeke lisakhiwa kabusha ngibo.
9Umphristi Jehoyada watsatsa libhokisi, wabhobosa imbobo lapha esivalweni salo, wase ulibeka lapha eceleni kwelilati ngesekudla salo, nawungena ethempelini laSimakadze. Baphristi lababeciza umnyango babefaka kulelibhokisi yonkhe imali leyayiletfwe bantfu ethempelini laSimakadze. 10Babetsi bangabona kutsi seyinyenti imali kulelibhokisi, bese bayeta bomabhalane benkhosi nemphristi lomkhulu, bafike bayibale yonkhe lemali leseyiletfwe ethempelini laSimakadze, bese bayiwolela etikhwameni. 11Babetsi bangayibala lemali, bese bayinika labo lababebekwe kutsi bengamele kwakhiwa kwelithempeli. Bona-ke babeholela laba labasebentako lapha ethempelini laSimakadze: lababatako, 12nalababeka ematje, nalabawacotako. Batsenga tingodvo nematje lacotiwe ekulungisa lithempeli laSimakadze. Bahlangabetana nato tonkhe tidzingo tekuvusetela lithempeli.
13Lemali leyayiletfwa lapha ethempelini ayizange isetjentiswe ekwakheni titja tesiliva, netijubantsambo, netitja tekunyenyeta, nemacilongo nanome ngabe seyini-ke lokusitja segolide nesesiliva lokukwelithempeli laSimakadze, 14yasetjentiswa kuphela ekukhokheleni bantfu lababesebenta ekwakheni kabusha lithempeli. 15Labantfu lababengamele lokwakhiwa kabusha kwelithempeli babetsembeke kangangobe akuzange kudzingeke nekutsi babutwe kutsi lemali beyisetjentiswa kanjani nabakhokhela letisebenti. 16Imali yeminikelo yemacala neyeminikelo yetono yona yayingangeniswa ethempelini laSimakadze, yayiba yebaphristi.
17Ngaleso sikhatsi Hazayeli, inkhosi yaseSiriya, yakhuphuka yayawuhlasela iGathi, yayitfumba; yesuka lapho yacondza eJerusalema, nayo yayihlasela. 18Kodvwa Jowashi, inkhosi yakaJuda, yatsatsa tonkhe timphahla letingcwele letatinikelwe boyisemkhulu, Jehoshafati, naJehoramu, na-Ahaziya, emakhosi akaJuda; watsatsa nato tonkhe tipho letatinikelwe nguye cobo lwakhe, nayo yonkhe igolide leyatfolakala endlini yengcebo, ethempelini laSimakadze, nasesigodlweni senkhosi, watitfumela kuHazayeli, inkhosi yaseSiriya, lowase uyayiyekela iJerusalema, wangabe asayihlasela.
19Leminye imininingwane yetintfo letenteka ekubuseni kwaJowashi, nako konkhe lakwenta, kubhaliwe encwadzini yemilandvo yemakhosi akaJuda. 20Tindvuna takhe tamakhela luzungu tamsontsela eBhethi Milo, emgwacweni locondze eSila. 21Letindvuna letamsontsa bekuboJozabadi, umsa waShimeyathi, naJehozabadi, umsa waShomeri. Wafa, wafihlwa emadlizeni aboyisemkhulu eDolobheni laDavide. Amasiya, umsa wakhe, waba yinkhosi esikhundleni sakhe.
