U-Ataliya uthatha iintambo zobukhosi kwaJuda
1Kuthe lokha u-Ataliya unina ka-Arhaziya nakabona bonyana indodanakhe ihlongakele, wasikima khonokho wabulala boke abantwana bekosi. 2Kodwana uJehotjheba indodakazi yekosi uJoramu ogade angudadwabo laka-Arhaziya, wathatha uJowatjhi umsa ka-Arhaziya ogade asele azokubulawa, wameba hlangana namakhosana, wamfihla nembelesakhe emphekghweni welawu lethempeli. Gade ambalekisela u-Ataliya, yeke akhange asabulawa. 3Wahlala nembelesakhe afihlwe ethempelini iminyaka emithandathu yokubusa kwaka-Ataliya enarheni.
UJowatjhi ubekwa abe yikosi
4Ngomnyaka wekhomba uJehoyada umphristi omkhulu wathumela bonyana kuyokuthathwa iinduna zekhulu, amaKari nabogadi bona beze kuye ethempelini lakaSomnini. Wenza isivumelwano nabo bewabafungisa ethempelini phambi kwakaSomnini. Ngemva kwalokho wabatjengisa nendodana yekosi. 5Wabayala wathi: “Nakhu enimele nikwenze: Esinye seenqhema zenu ezintathu, leso esivamise ukugada isigodlo ngeSabatha, 6simele ukugada isigodlo ngokutjheja esangweni leeNjomani nesangweni elingemuva kwamancusa. 7Boke benu abaseenqhemeni ezimbili abangasebenzi ngeSabatha, kumele bagade ithempeli lakaZimu ukuvikela ikosana. 8Zihleleni niphahle ikosana mahlangothi woke, kube ngiloyo naloyo aphathe iinkhali zakhe. Nanyana ngubani obandamela eensikeni zethempeli kufuze abulawe. Yibani hlanu kwekosana nanyana kukuphi lapha iya khona.”
9Iinduna zekhulu zenza njengombana uJehoyada umphristi omkhulu aziyalile: Ngileyo naleyo induna yathatha amadoda kilawo ebekangena emsebenzini ngeSabatha nalawo ebekatjhayisa ngeSabatha, eza kuJehoyada. 10Yena wanikela iinduna zekhulu umkhonto wobukhosi nezinye iinkhali egade zibekwe ethempelini lakaSomnini uZimu. 11Wabeka abogadi abaphethe iinkhali ezandleni, ukusuka ngesewula ukuya ngetlhagwini letatawu eliphambi kwe-aldari nethempeli ukuze bakwazi ukuphahla ikosana.
12UJehoyada wakhupha indodana yekosi wayethwesa isiba, wayinikela incwadi yomthetho. Bayibeka yaba yikosi ngokuyezesa nangokuwahla izandla bathi: “Bayede! Ikosi ayisiphilele!”
U-Ataliya uyabulawa
13Kuthe lokha u-Ataliya nakezwa itjhada elenziwa bogadi nabantu, waphuma waya ebantwini ethempelini lakaZimu. 14Uthe nakathi tla amehlo, qala naso ikosi ijame hlanu kwesika njengombana kwakulisiko. Iinduna nabosomporompita bebahlanu kwayo, nabantu boke bendawo bebathabile babetha neemporompita. Nje-ke u-Ataliya watlebhula izambatho zakhe, warhuwelela wathi: “Bukhwebetjhana! Bukhwebetjhana-ke lobu!”
15UJehoyada umphristi omkhulu wayala iinduna zekhulu ebegade ziphethe iinqhema wathi: “Khuphani umfazi loyo hlangana neensika zethempeli, kuthi boke abamlandelako nibabulale.” Umphristi gade akubeke kwakhanya bonyana angabulalelwa ethempelini lakaSomnini.
16Nje-ke bamdzwebula asathi ungena esigodlweni ngesango leeNjomani, wabulawelwa khonapho.
17UJehoyada wenza isivumelwano esiphakathi kwakaZimu, ikosi nabantu. Bona bathembisa bonyana bazakuba babantu bakaZimu. Godu wenza isivumelwano hlangana nekosi nabantu.
18Boke abantu bendawo baya ethempelini lakaBhali bona balibhuruze: Baphadlha ama-aldari neenthombembazwa zaba ziincucwana bebabulala noMathani umphristi wakaBhali phambi kwama-aldari.
Yeke uJehoyada umphristi omkhulu, wajamisa abogosa ethempelini lakaSomnini. 19Yena wabutha iinduna zekhulu, amaKari, abogadi kanye nabantu boke bendawo. Sele baboke-ke, basusa ikosabo ethempelini lakaZimu bayisa esigodlweni. Bangena esigodlweni ngendlela yesango labogadi. Ikosi yahlala esihlalweni sobukhosi bakaDavida.
20Abantu boke bendawo bathokoza ngalokho. Idorobho gade linokuthula ngombana u-Ataliya awiswe ngesabula esigodlweni.
21UJowatjhi gade aneminyaka elikhomba lokha nakathoma ukubusa.
