Bible Reading Plan – Day 161

₁Ke kaloku ngonyaka wesixhenxe uJoyada wabona ukuba lifikile ixesha. Wenza umnqophiso neengqwayi-ngqwayi zamaqela alikhulu: uAzariya unyana kaYehoram, uIshamayeli unyana kaYohanan, uAzariya unyana kaObhedi, uMaseya unyana ka-Adaya, noElishafati unyana kaZikri. ₂Balityhutyha elakwaJuda, baqokelela abaLevi neentloko zazo zonke izindlu zamaSirayeli kuzo zonke iidolophu. Bakufika ke eJerusalem ₃lonke elo bandla lenza umnqophiso nokumkani endlwini kaThixo.

Wathi kubo uJoyada: “Unyana kakumkani uza kulawula ngokomlomo *kaNdikhoyo mayela nesizukulwana sikaDavide. ₄Ngoko yenzani le nto: isinye esithathwini sababingeleli nabaLevi abaza kuba semsebenzini *ngoMhla woPhumlo masilinde iminyango; ₅esinye isinye esithathwini apha kuni masibe sebhotwe; size ke esinye sibe seSangweni lesiSeko; aze ke onke amanye amadoda abe sezinkundleni zendlu kaNdikhoyo. ₆Makungabikho mntu ungenayo endlwini kaNdikhoyo ngaphandle kwababingeleli nabaLevi abasebenzayo. Bona bangangena, kuba bahlambulukile, kambe ke bonke abanye mabalinde ngokwezinto abamiselwe zona nguNdikhoyo. ₇AbaLevi bona mabaphahle ukumkani, indoda nganye iphethe isixhobo sayo ngesandla. Nabani na ongenayo endlwini kaThixo makabulawe. Hlalani nikufuphi nokumkani naphi na apho aya khona.”

₈AbaLevi ke ndawonye nawo onke amadoda akwaJuda benza njengoko babeyalelwe ngumbingeleli uJoyada. Ngamnye kubo wemka neqela lakhe, abo babesebenza *ngoMhla woPhumlo nabo babephumile emsebenzini – kaloku umbingeleli uJoyada zange akhulule nalinye iqela. ₉Ke iingqwayi-ngqwayi zamaqela wazinika imikhonto namakhaka amakhulu namancinci, lawo awayengawokumkani uDavide, egcinwe endlwini kaThixo. ₁₀Onke amadoda wawamisa aphahla ukumkani exhobile, bemi ngaseqongeni lendlu kaThixo, ukusukela kwicala elingasezantsi ukuya kwelingasentla apho endlwini kaThixo.

₁₁Ke uJoyada noonyana bakhe baphuma naye unyana kakumkani, baza bamthwesa isithsaba, bamnika umnqophiso obhaliweyo, bebhengeza ukuba ungukumkani. Bamthambisa, bakhwaza bathi: “Phil' ud' ukhokhobe, kumkani!”

₁₂Akuva loo ntswahla yayisenziwa ngabantu bebaleka bevuyisana nokumkani, uAtaliya waya kubo endlwini kaNdikhoyo. ₁₃Akukhangela wabona, tyhini, nanko ukumkani emi ngakwintsika yakhe esesangweni. Amaphakathi nabakhalisi-maxilongo babephahle ukumkani, baye bonke abemi belizwe benemihlali bekhalisa amaxilongo, nezinye iimvumi ezinezikhalisi zikhokela ngemibongo. Ke uAtaliya wasuka wazikrazula iingubo zakhe, wadanduluka wathi: “Uvukelo! Uvukelo!”

₁₄Umbingeleli uJoyada wathuma iingqwayi-ngqwayi zamabutho ezo zazongamele amabutho omkhosi, wathi kuzo: “Mthatheni nimkhuphe phakathi kwamabutho; nabani na omlandelayo nimbulale ngekrele.” Kaloku umbingeleli wayesithi: “Sanukumbulalela endlwini kaNdikhoyo.” ₁₅Ngoko ke bambamba xa efika kwiSango lamaHashe eyadini yakomkhulu, bambulalela apho.

₁₆Ke uJoyada wenza umnqophiso wokuba yena nabantu kunye nokumkani baya kuba ngabantu bakaNdikhoyo. ₁₇Bonke ke abantu baya endlwini yokunqula uBhali, bafika bayidiliza. Bawantlekeza amaqonga ndawonye nemifanekiso, baza bambulala umbingeleli kaBhali uMatan apho phambi kwamaqonga.

₁₈UJoyada wamisela ababingeleli ukuze bavelele indlu kaNdikhoyo, abo ke ngabo yayingabaLevi ababemiselwe ukusebenza endlwini kaThixo nguDavide, ukuze banikele amadini kaNdikhoyo atshiswayo njengoko kubhaliwe encwadini kaMosis. Loo nto babeyenza ngemivuyo bememelela ngokomlomo kaDavide. ₁₉Wamisela nabagcini-masango emasangweni endlu kaNdikhoyo, ukuze kungangeni namnye kubantu abangahlambulukanga.

₂₀Waqokelela iingqwayi-ngqwayi zamabutho alikhulu, izikhulu nabalawuli babantu, nabo bonke abemi belizwe, wamthatha nokumkani endlwini kaThixo, baya kungena ngesango elingasentla apho ebhotwe, ukumkani bamhlalisa kwisihlalo sobukhosi, ₂₁baza ke bonke abantu bavuya. Isixeko eso ke saba nokuzola, kuba uAtaliya ebulewe ngekrele.

₁Ukungena kwakhe ebukhosini uYowashe wayeneminyaka esixhenxe, waza ke walawula eJerusalem iminyaka engamashumi amane. Unina yayinguZibheya intombi yaseBheshebha. ₂Ngalo lonke ixesha lombingeleli uJoyada uYowashe wenza okuhle emehlweni *kaNdikhoyo. ₃UJoyada wamfunela abafazi ababini, waza ke wanoonyana neentombi.

₄Emva koko ke uYowashe wazimisela ukuyihlaziya indlu kaNdikhoyo. ₅Wabiza ababingeleli nabaLevi, wathi kubo: “Ngenani kwiidolophu zakwaJuda, niqokelele imali engumrhumo wonyaka kuwo onke amaSirayeli, ukuze kulungiswe indlu yoThixo wenu. Loo nto ke yenzeni ngoku.” Kodwa ke abaLevi abayenzanga kwangoko loo nto.

₆Ngoko ke ukumkani wabiza umbingeleli omkhulu uJoyada, wathi kuye: “Ngani ukuba ungatsho abaLevi bezise imali engumrhumo owamiswa nguMosis isicaka *sikaNdikhoyo waza wabethelelwa libandla likaSirayeli – mrhumo lowo abaLevi bebefanele ukuwuqokelela kumaJuda naseJerusalem – ingumrhumo wentente engqinela ubukho bukaNdikhoyo.”

₇Ke amahlakani alaa mfazi ukhohlakeleyo uAtaliya aqhekeza indlu kaThixo, aza athatha izitya ezingcwele zendlu kaNdikhoyo, azisebenzisa kunqulo lukaBhali.

₈Ngomyalelo kakumkani kwenziwa ityesana, yaza yabekwa ngaphandle kwesango lendlu kaNdikhoyo. ₉Wonke uJuda neJerusalem wakhutshelwa isaziso sokuba makezise kuNdikhoyo loo mrhumo wamiswa nguMosis isicaka sikaThixo, ewumisela uSirayeli entlango. ₁₀Onke amaphakathi kwakunye nabantu bonke, bakuthakazelela ukuzisa loo mrhumo, baza ke bamana bewufaka apho kuloo tyesana yada yazala. ₁₁Loo tyesana yayisithi yakuziswa ngabaLevi kumaphakathi kakumkani aze abone ukuba sekukho isixa semali, unobhala wasebhotwe negosa lombingeleli omkhulu babeyithatha bayikhuphe loo mali, baze bayiphindisele kwasendaweni yayo ityesana leyo. Le nto ke babeyenza njalo-njalo, baza ke ngaloo ndlela baqokelela imali eninzi. ₁₂Ukumkani noJoyada bayinikezela kuloo madoda ayesenza umsebenzi wendlu kaNdikhoyo. Baqesha iingcibi nabachweli ukuze zihlaziye indlu kaNdikhoyo, kananjalo bafuna nabasebenzi bentsimbi nobhedu ukuze balungise indlu kaNdikhoyo.

₁₃Loo madoda ayongamele umsebenzi lowo ayekhuthele, waza ke umsebenzi wokuhlaziya waqhubela phambili phantsi kwawo. Indlu kaThixo baphinda bayakha, bayibuyisela kwimo yayo yantlandlolo bayixhasa. ₁₄Bakuyiphetha ke, imali eseleyo bayisa kukumkani noJoyada; kwaza ke ngayo kwenziwa izinto zokusetyenziswa endlwini kaNdikhoyo: izixhobo zokusebenza, ezamadini atshiswayo, imicephe, nezinye izinto zegolide nezesiliva. Ngethuba lobomi bukaJoyada amadini atshiswayo ayenikezelwa engaphezi endlwini kaNdikhoyo.

₁₅Ke uJoyada wayeseleneminyaka, ekhulile emdala, enekhulu elinamashumi amathathu eminyaka ukufa kwakhe. ₁₆Wangcwatywa phakathi kookumkani kwisixeko sikaDavide, kuba kaloku wayenze okulungileyo kuThixo nendlu yakhe kwaSirayeli.

₁₇Emva kokusweleka kukaJoyada amaphakathi akwaJuda eza kubusa kukumkani, waza ke wawaphulaphula. ₁₈Bayilahla indlu *kaNdikhoyo uThixo wooyise, banqula iintsika zika-Ashera nemifanekiso. Ngenxa yobutyala bawo ke ingqumbo kaThixo yaba phezu koJuda neJerusalem. ₁₉UNdikhoyo wathumela *abashumayeli apho ebantwini ukuze babashumayeze baguqukele kuye, kodwa abazange baguquke naxa bebakhalimela.

₂₀Ke uMoya kaThixo wamfikela uZakariya unyana wombingeleli uJoyada. Wema phambi kwabantu, wathi: “UThixo uthi: ‘Kungani na ukuba ningayithobeli imiyalelo kaNdikhoyo? Soze nibe nto! Ngenxa yokuba nimlahlile uNdikhoyo, naye ke unilahlile.’ ”

₂₁Kambe ke basuka bamenzela iyelenqe, baza ngokomyalelo kakumkani bamgibisela ngamatye wafela enkundleni yendlu kaNdikhoyo. ₂₂Ukumkani uYowashe wabulibala ubuntu awayebenzelwe nguyise kaZakariya, wasuka wambulala unyana wakhe. Ke xa afayo uZakariya wathi: “Ngamana uNdikhoyo wakugqala ngesi senzo, akubuyekeze.”

₂₃Ngentlakohlaza yaloo nyaka umkhosi wama-Aram wahlasela uYowashe, wamngenela uJuda neJerusalem, wazibulala zonke iinkokheli zabantu. Amaxhoba onke bawathumela kukumkani wabo eDamasko. ₂₄Nangona loo mkhosi wama-Aram wawungemkhulu ngamanani kodwa uNdikhoyo wanikezela esandleni sawo umkhosi omkhulu kunawo. UJuda wamlahla uNdikhoyo uThixo wooyise, yaza ke ingqumbo yawa phezu koYowashe. ₂₅Ukurhoxa kwawo ama-Aram lawo amshiya emngxwelerhile uYowashe. Amaphakathi akhe amenzela iyelenqe, aza ambulala ngenxa yokuba wabulala unyana wombingeleli uJoyada; ewe, bambulalela emandlalweni wakhe. Wafa ke, waza wangcwatyelwa kwisixeko sikaDavide, phofu akafihlwa phakathi kookumkani.

₂₆Abamenzela iyelenqe nguZabhadi ozalwa nguShimeyati umAmonikazi, noYozabhadi ozalwa nguShimriti umMowabhikazi. ₂₇Ke ingcombolo yoonyana bakhe kwaneentshumayelo ezingaye, nenkcazo mayela nokuhlaziywa kwendlu kaThixo, nâzo encwadini yamanqaku eembali zookumkani. Esikhundleni sakhe kwangena unyana wakhe uAmaziya.

₄UYowashe wathetha nababingeleli, wathi: “Qokelelani yonke imali eyiminikelo eziswa endlwini kaNdikhoyo; imali eqokelelwe ngobalo, imali yezifungo zabantu, ndawonye nemali eziswa endlwini kaThixo ngabo bazivayo. ₅Umbingeleli ngamnye makathathe imali komnye woonondyebo, ize isetyenziswe ekulungiseni nawuphi na umonakalo ofumaneka endlwini kaThixo.”

₆Kodwa ke yada yaba ngunyaka wamashumi amabini anantathu kakumkani uYowashe ababingeleli bengekayihlaziyi indlu kaThixo. ₇Ngoko ke ukumkani uYowashe wabiza umbingeleli uJoyada nabanye ababingeleli, wababuza wathi: “Ngani ukuba nibe anikawulungisi umonakalo osendlwini kaThixo? Niyabona ke, sanukuba sathatha mali koonondyebo, koko yonke imali yinikezeleni ukuze kuhlaziywe ngayo indlu kaThixo.” ₈Bavuma ke ngoko ababingeleli ukuba abayi kuba saqokelela mali yimbi ebantwini, futhi bengayi kuyihlaziya ngokwabo indlu kaThixo.

₉Umbingeleli uJoyada wathatha ityesana, wayigqobhoza isivalo, waza wayibeka kwicala lasekunene endlwini kaNdikhoyo kufutshane neqonga, ababingeleli ababegada isango bayigalela kuyo yonke imali eyayisiza nabantu endlwini kaNdikhoyo. ₁₀Yayisithi yakuba sisixa imali leyo apho kuloo tyesana, unobhala wasebhotwe kunye nombingeleli omkhulu beze bayibale imali ezisiweyo endlwini kaNdikhoyo, baze bayifake ezingxoweni. ₁₁Ithe ke imali yakuba sisixa esithile, bayithatha bayinikela kwabo babemiselwe ukongamela umsebenzi wendlu kaThixo. Ngayo ke bahlawula abo babesebenza endlwini kaNdikhoyo, abachweli, nabakhi, ₁₂nabavusi beendonga, nabakroli bamatye. Bathenga imithi namatye ahonjisiweyo okulungisa indlu kaNdikhoyo, bahlawula zonke iindleko zokuhlaziya indlu kaThixo.

₁₃Le mali yayiziswe endlwini kaThixo ke ayichithwanga ekwenzeni izitya zesiliva, izikhwezeli, izitya zokutshiza, amaxilongo, nayo nayiphi na into yendlu kaNdikhoyo eyenziwe ngegolide okanye isiliva, ₁₄koko ngayo kwahlawula abasebenzi, baza bahlaziya indlu kaThixo ngayo. ₁₅Zange bafune nkcukacha kwabo babebanikela ukuba bahlawule abasebenzi, kuba babesebenza ngokunyaniseka. ₁₆Ke yona imali yeminikelo yobutyala neyamadini esono yayingeziswa endlwini kaNdikhoyo, kuba yayiyeyababingeleli.

₁₇Ngeli thuba ke ukumkani wakwa-Aram uHazayeli wahlasela iGati wayithimba. Wabuya ke wahlasela neJerusalem. ₁₈Kambe ke ukumkani uYowashe wakwaJuda wazithatha zonke izinto ezingcwele ezazinikelwe ngooyise – uYoshafati noYehoram noAhaziya, ookumkani bakwaJuda – kunye nezipho ezazinikelwe nguye ngokwakhe, nayo yonke igolide eyafumaneka koovimba bendlu kaNdikhoyo, naleyo yasebhotwe, waza wazithumela kukumkani uHazayeli wakwa-Aram, owathi ke akuzifumana warhoxa eJerusalem.

₁₉Ezinye ke iziganeko zolawulo lukaYowashe, nayo yonke imisebenzi yakhe, nâzo encwadini yeembali zookumkani bakwaJuda. ₂₀Amaphakathi akhe amenzela iyelenqe, ambulala eBhete-milo kwindlela eya eSila. ₂₁Loo maphakathi ambulalayo yayinguYozakare unyana kaShimeyati noYozabhele unyana kaShomere. Wasweleka ke, waza ke wangcwatywa phakathi kooyise kwisixeko sikaDavide. Esikhundleni sakhe kwangena unyana wakhe uAmaziya.