Atalia ta kondjithwa
(2 Aak. 11:4-16)1 Momumvo omutiheyali omuyambi Jehoiada okwa tokola kutya ota ningi po sha. Okwa uvathana naawiliki mbaka yaakwiita ethele: Azaria yaJeroham, Ismael yaJehohanan, Azaria yaObed, Maaseia yaAdaia naElisafat yaSikri. 2 Oye ende niilando ayihe yaJuda e taye etelele Aalevi naakuluntu ayehe yomaludhi kuJerusalem.
3 Ayehe oya gongala motempeli e taa hangana naJoas, omuna gwokombanda. Jehoiada okwa ti kuyo: “Omuna gwokombanda oye nguka. Ota ningi omukwaniilwa, ngaashi Omuwa u uvanekele oluvalo lwomukwaniilwa David. 4 Shika osho tatu gwanitha. Aayambi nAalevi sho taa ya miilonga mEsabati, oshititatu shawo otashi tonatele omiyelo dhotempeli, 5 oshititatu oshikwawo otashi tonatele uuwa, noshihupe otashi kala posheelo Jesod. Aantu ayehe naa gongale mehale lyotempeli. 6 Kape na ngoka ta vulu okuya motempeli kakele kaayambi nAalevi mboka ye li miilonga. Oyo otaa vulu okuya mo, oshoka oyo ya yapuka, ihe aantu yalwe naa vulike komalombwelo gOmuwa, ya kale pondje. 7 Aalevi naa tonatele omukwaniilwa ye na omagongamwele pomake ye mu tula mekondeka. Naa kale pomukwaniilwa shaa mpoka ta yi. Shaa ngoka ta yelekele okuya motempeli, na dhipagwe.”
8 Aalevi nAajuda oya gwanitha omalombwelo gaJehoiada. Aantu inaa lalekwa, sho taa zi miilonga mEsabati, omalenga oga tula ayehe miilonga — mboka taa ya koshilonga naamboka taa zimbuka. 9 Jehoiada okwa pe omalenga omagonga niikandekitho yaDavid, mbyoka ya li ya pungulwa motempeli. 10 Okwa tula aantu ye na omagongamwele ya kunduka omukwaniilwa potempeli, ye mu gamene. 11 Nena Jehoiada okwa pititha mo Joas e te mu zaleke oshishani komutse e te mu pe embo lyompango yokulelitha. Osho ngaaka a kwaniilekwa. Omuyambi Jehoiada noyana oya gwayeke Joas, noshaa ngoka okwa kugilile ta ti: “Omukwaniilwa na kale e na omwenyo!”
12 Atalia oku uvu aantu taa ligolele omukwaniilwa nokwa matukile kotempeli, nkoka kwa gongala aantu oyendji. 13 Okwa mono ko omukwaniilwa omupe a thikama posheelo shotempeli pongudhi yaakwaniilwa, e li mekondeka lyomalenga giita naahiki yoombenda. Aantu ayehe oya li taa igidha kenyanyu yo taa hiki oombenda, naayimbi yomotempeli ye na iihikomwa yawo taa wilike oshituthi. Atalia okwa tuula oonguwo dhe a sa uumbanda e ti igidha ta ti: “Mwa kotokele ndje!”
14 Jehoiada ka li a hala Atalia a dhipagelwe mehale lyotempeli, onkee okwa lombwele omalenga giita a ti: “Mu pititheni pokati komikweyo dhaalangeli ne mu dhipage shaa ngoka ta yelekele oku mu popila.”
15 Oye mu kwata e taye mu fala muuwa e taye mu dhipagele pOsheelo shuukambe.
Omaopaleko gaJehoiada
(2 Aak. 11:17-20)16 Omuyambi Jehoiada okwa hangana nomukwaniilwa noshigwana ashihe kutya yo otaa ningi aantu yOmuwa. 17 Nena oya yi kotempeli yaBaal e taye yi kumuna po. Oya kumagula po iiyambelo niimenka e taa dhipaga Mattan, omuyambi gwaBaal, komeho giiyambelo. 18 Jehoiada okwa langeke aayambi nAalevi mesiloshimpwiyu lyotempeli. Oya li ye na okugwanitha iilonga ye yi pelwe komukwaniilwa David, ya fikile Omuwa omayambo pampango yaMoses. Oya li wo taa tonatele olwiimbo niituthi. 19 Jehoiada okwa langeke wo aalangeli piiyelo yotempeli, opo ya keelele mo ngoka kee na uuyogoki pamisindilo.
20 Omalenga giita, oomvalekele, aakwanepangelo noshihupe shoshigwana oye ende mosheendo naJehoiada, sho a pititha mo omukwaniilwa motempeli e te mu fala muuwa. Oya pitile mosheelo shopombanda, nomukwaniilwa a kuutumba koshipangelapundi she. 21 Aantu ayehe oya li ya nyanyukwa, nengungumano olya pangele moshilando, oshoka Atalia okwa dhipagwa.
Jehoiada Makes Joash King of Judah
(2 Kings 11.4-21)1 After Ahaziah's son Joash had hidden in the temple for six years, Jehoiada the priest knew that something had to be done. So he made sure he had the support of several army officers. They were Azariah son of Jeroham, Ishmael son of Jehohanan, Azariah son of Obed, Maaseiah son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat son of Zichri. 2 These five men went to the towns in Judah and called together the Levites and the clan leaders. They all came to Jerusalem 3 and gathered at the temple, where they agreed to help Joash.
Jehoiada said to them:
Joash will be our next king, because long ago the Lord promised that one of David's descendants would always be king. 4 Here is what we will do. Three groups of priests and Levites will be on guard duty on the Sabbath—one group will guard the gates of the temple, 5 one will guard the palace, and the other will guard Foundation Gate. The rest of you will stand guard in the temple courtyards. 6 Only the priests and Levites who are on duty will be able to enter the temple, because they will be the only ones who have gone through the ceremony to make themselves clean and acceptable. The others must stay outside in the courtyards, just as the Lord has commanded. 7 You Levites must protect King Joash. Don't let him out of your sight! And keep your swords ready to kill anyone who comes into the temple.
8 The Levites and the people of Judah followed Jehoiada's orders. The guards going off duty were not allowed to go home, and so each commander had all his guards available—those going off duty as well as those coming on duty. 9 Jehoiada went into the temple and brought out the swords and shields that had belonged to King David, and he gave them to the commanders. 10 They gave the weapons to the guards, and Jehoiada then made sure that the guards took their positions around the temple and the altar to protect the king on every side.
11 Jehoiada and his sons brought Joash outside, where they placed the crown on his head and gave him a copy of the instructions for ruling the nation. Olive oil was poured on his head to show that he was now king, and the crowd cheered and shouted, “Long live the king!”
12 As soon as Queen Athaliah heard the crowd cheering for Joash, she went to the temple. 13 There she saw Joash standing by one of the columns near the entrance, which was the usual place for the king. The commanders and the trumpet players were standing next to him, and the musicians were playing instruments and leading the people as they celebrated and blew trumpets. Athaliah tore her clothes in anger and shouted, “You betrayed me, you traitors!”
14 At once, Jehoiada said to the army commanders, “Don't kill her near the Lord's temple. Take her out in front of the troops, and be sure to kill all of her followers!” 15 She tried to escape, but the commanders caught and killed her near the gate where horses are led into the palace.
16 Jehoiada asked King Joash and the people to join with him in being faithful to the Lord. They agreed, 17 then rushed to the temple of the god Baal and tore it down. They smashed the altars and the idols and killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altars.
18 Jehoiada assigned the priests and Levites their duties at the temple, just as David had done. They were in charge of offering sacrifices to the Lord according to the Law of Moses, and they were responsible for leading the celebrations with singing. 19 Jehoiada ordered the guards at the temple gates to keep out anyone who was unclean.
20 Finally, Jehoiada called together the army commanders, the most important citizens of Judah, and the government officials. The crowd of people followed them as they led Joash from the temple, through the Upper Gate, and into the palace, where he took his place as king of Judah. 21 Everyone celebrated because Athaliah had been killed and Jerusalem was peaceful again.
