2 Chronicles 23

23 ¹For di seventh year, Jehoiada take courage make e cut Covenant with di commanders wey dey lead hundred-hundred sojas—Azariah pikin of Jeroham, Ishmael pikin of Jehohanan, Azariah pikin of Obed, Maaseiah pikin of Adaiah, and Elishaphat pikin of Zichri. ²Dem waka go round Judah, gather di Levites from all im towns and di family heads of Israel, and dem come Jerusalem. ³Di whole gathering cut Covenant with di king for inside house of our Papa. Jehoiada tell dem sey, “See, di king im pikin go rule, as our Papa promise about David im pikin dem. ⁴Make una do dis: one-third of una—priests and Levites wey dey enter for Sabbath—go dey guard di doors. ⁵One-third go dey di king im house, one-third go dey di Gate of di Foundation, and all di people go dey for di courts of house of our Papa. ⁶Make nobody enter house of our Papa except di priests and di Levites wey dey serve; dem fit enter, because dem holy. Everybody else go dey guard for our Papa. ⁷Di Levites must surround di king, everyone with im weapon for hand; anybody wey enter di house, make dem kill am. Make una stay with di king anywhere e dey go and come.”

⁸Di Levites and all Judah do exactly as Jehoiada di priest command dem. Everyone take im men—dem wey dey come on duty for Sabbath together with dem wey dey comot—because Jehoiada di priest no send anybody comot from di divisions. ⁹Jehoiada di priest give di commanders wey dey lead hundred-hundred sojas King David im spears and im big and small shields, wey dem keep for house of our Papa. ¹⁰E arrange all di people, everyone with weapon for hand, from di south side of di temple go di north side, dey surround di altar, di temple, and di king. ¹¹Dem bring out di king im pikin, put crown for im head, give am di Covenant law, and dem make am king. Jehoiada and im pikin dem rub oil for im head and dem shout, “Long life to di king!” ^a a v11 Di testimony na copy of di Covenant law of our Papa, wey dem put for di new king im hand as di sign sey e dey rule under di authority of our Papa, no be im own.

House of our Papa Comot di Queen wey Tif Power

¹²As Athaliah hear di sound of people wey dey run and dey praise di king, e come meet dem for house of our Papa. ¹³E look—di king dey stand by im pillar for di entrance, officers and trumpet-blowers dey by im side, all di people of di land dey rejoice and dey blow trumpet, singers with instruments dey lead di praise. Den Athaliah tear im clothes and shout, “Treason! Treason!”

¹⁴Jehoiada di priest call di commanders wey dey lead hundred-hundred sojas over di army come, e sey, “March am comot through di ranks; kill with sword anybody wey follow am.” Because di priest don talk sey, “No kill am for inside house of our Papa.” ¹⁵Dem grab am; as e reach di entrance of di Horse Gate by di king im house, dem kill am for there.

Jehoiada Bring Back Covenant and House of our Papa

¹⁶Den Jehoiada cut Covenant between imsef, all di people, and di king, sey dem go be di people of our Papa. ¹⁷All di people go Baal im temple and pull am down, break im altars and idols, and kill Mattan, Baal im priest, for front of di altars. ¹⁸Jehoiada put di Levite priests in charge of house of our Papa, dem wey David bin assign for there, make dem dey offer burnt offerings to our Papa, as e dey write for Moses im law, with joy and song as David bin arrange. ¹⁹E put gatekeepers for di gates of house of our Papa so dat nobody wey no clean for any way go fit enter. ²⁰E take di commanders wey dey lead hundred-hundred sojas, di big men, di rulers of di people, and all di people of di land, and e bring di king comot from house of our Papa, through di Upper Gate enter di king im house, and e sidon am for di royal throne. ²¹All di people of di land rejoice, and di city come calm down, because dem don kill Athaliah with sword.