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12 Ngemnyaka wesi-7 wekubusa kwaJehu,+ Jehowashi+ waba yinkhosi futsi wabusa iminyaka lengu-40 eJerusalema. Libito lamake wakhe bekunguZibiya waseBherisheba.+ 2 Jehowashi wachubeka enta lokuhle emehlweni aJehova ngekuvumelana naloko lebekakufundziswa nguJehoyada umphristi sonkhe sikhatsi sekuphila kwakhe. 3 Noma kunjalo, tindzawo letiphakeme+ atizange tisuswe futsi bantfu bebasolo benta imihlatjelo neminikelo yekushiswa kuletindzawo letiphakeme.
4 Jehowashi watsi kubaphristi: “Tsatsani yonkhe imali leletfwa endlini yaJehova leyiminikelo lengcwele,+ imali lebekiwe lokufanele ikhokhwe ngumuntfu* ngamunye+ nemali umuntfu ngamunye lafunge kuyikhipha kanye nayo yonkhe imali umuntfu ngamunye inhlitiyo yakhe lemvumela kutsi ayiletse endlini yaJehova.+ 5 Baphristi ngibo labatawutsatsa lemali kubantfu labayinikelako, bayisebentisele kulungisa lendlu noma nini nakutfolakala umonakalo* kuyo.”+
6 Ngemnyaka wesi-23 wekubusa kweNkhosi Jehowashi, baphristi bebasolo bangakawulungisi lomonakalo lobewukulendlu.+ 7 Ngako iNkhosi Jehowashi yabita Jehoyada+ umphristi kanye nalabanye baphristi yase itsi kubo: “Kubangelwa yini kutsi ningawulungisi lomonakalo lokulendlu? Ningasayitsatsi-ke iminikelo kubantfu ngaphandle nangabe itawusetjentiselwa kulungisa lendlu.”+ 8 Ngenca yaloko, baphristi bavuma kungasayitsatsi imali kubantfu nekutsi ungasentiwa ngibo umsebenti wekulungiswa kwalendlu.
9 Jehoyada umphristi wabese utsatsa libhokisi+ walibhobosa imbobo esivalweni walibeka eceleni kweli-al’thare ngesekudla nawungena endlini yaJehova. Baphristi lebebabogadzi emnyango bebayifaka lapho yonkhe imali lebeyiletfwa endlini yaJehova.+ 10 Nome nini nababona kutsi sekunemali lenyenti kulelibhokisi, mabhalane wenkhosi kanye nemphristi lophakeme bebafika batsatse* lemali lebeyiletfwe endlini yaJehova bese bayayibala.+ 11 Bebatsi bangayibala, bayinikete labo lababekwe kutsi banakekele umsebenti lowentiwa endlini yaJehova. Bona bebabese babhadala ngayo bantfu lebebasebenta ngetingodvo kanye nebakhi lebebasebenta kulendlu yaJehova,+ 12 babhadale nabochwephesha bekwakha ngematje kanye nebantfu lebebasebenta kujuba ematje baphindze bawalungise kahle. Bebaphindze batsenge tingodvo kanye nematje lalungiswe kahle kuze balungise umonakalo lobewenteke endlini yaJehova futsi bebasebentisa lemali kuze kubhadalwe tonkhe letinye tindleko lebetiba khona nakulungiswa lendlu.
13 Nome kunjalo, kute kulemali lebeyiletfwa endlini yaJehova leyasetjentiswa kuze kwakhiwe tindishi, tintfo tekucisha umlilo, titja, emacilongo+ nanome ngutiphi tintfo teligolide netelisiliva tendlu yaJehova.+ 14 Bebayiniketa kuphela labo labente lomsebenti futsi bebasebentisa lemali kuze balungise lendlu yaJehova. 15 Bebangawalandzeleli lamadvodza labawanikete lemali kuze abhadale letisebenti ngoba abetsembekile.+ 16 Imali yeminikelo yelicala kanye nemali yeminikelo yesono+ ayiletfwanga endlini yaJehova; beyiyebaphristi.+
17 Kwaba ngaleso sikhatsi lapho Hazayeli+ inkhosi yaseSiriya akhuphuka khona wayokulwa nesive semaGathi+ futsi wasitfumba, ngemuva kwaloko wase uncuma kuyohlasela* iJerusalema.+ 18 Ngaleso sizatfu, iNkhosi Jehowashi yakaJuda yatsatsa yonkhe iminikelo lengcwele lebeyingcweliswe bokhokho bayo, emakhosi akaJuda, boJehoshafati, Jehoramu na-Ahaziya lokufaka ekhatsi iminikelo lengcwele yalenkhosi, lonkhe ligolide lelatfolakala lakuhlala khona umcebo endlini yaJehova nasendlini yenkhosi* futsi yakutfumela kuHazayeli inkhosi yaseSiriya.+ Ngako Hazayeli wase uyayekela kuhlasela iJerusalema.
19 Lomunye umlandvo waJehowashi nako konkhe lakwenta, kubhaliwe encwadzini yemlandvo wangetikhatsi temakhosi akaJuda. 20 Tinceku takhe tase tihlangana ngaye ngebucili tamakhela lisu lekumbulala+ futsi tahlasela Jehowashi tambulala endlini leseGcumeni*+ endleleni leyehlela eSila. 21 Tinceku takhe boJozakari indvodzana yaShimeyathi naJehozabadi indvodzana yaShomeri ngibo labamhlasela futsi bambulala.+ Bamngcwaba lapho kwangcwatjelwa khona bokhokho bakhe eDolobheni laDavide futsi indvodzana yakhe Amasiya yaba yinkhosi ngemuva kwakhe.+