Athaliah Grab di Throne
Athaliah kill the royal family, but dem hide one baby for our Papa house for six years. The priest Jehoiada give the guards weapon, crown the boy, and make dem kill the queen outside the sanctuary. Dem scatter Baal temple, and one seven-year-old pikin take the throne.
11 1Wen Athaliah, Ahaziah im mama, see sey her pikin don die, she comot go destroy di whole royal family. 2But Jehosheba, wey be King Joram im daughter and Ahaziah im sister, carry Joash Ahaziah im pikin, tiff am comot from among di king pikin dem wey dem wan kill. She hide am and im nurse for one bedroom, wia Athaliah no fit reach, so dem no kill am. 3E stay hide with her for our Papa house six years, wen Athaliah dey rule di land.
Our Papa Keep di Correct King Safe
4For di seventh year Jehoiada send call di commanders of hundreds, of di Carites and di guards, and bring dem come meet am for our Papa house. E make Covenant with dem, put dem for oath for our Papa house, and show dem di king pikin. 5E order dem sey: “Make una do dis: one-third of una wey dey come on duty for Sabbath go guard di royal palace, 6one-third for di Sur Gate, one-third for di gate wey dey behind di guards; make una take turn guard di palace. 7Una two other groups wey dey comot from duty for Sabbath must guard our Papa house for di king. 8Surround di king for evri side, evri man wey im weapon dey im hand; kill anybody wey come near di ranks. Make una stay with di king anywia e go.”
9Di commanders of hundreds do evriting wey Jehoiada di priest order. Evri one carry im men—di ones wey dey come on duty for Sabbath together with di ones wey dey comot—and dem come meet Jehoiada di priest. 10Di priest give di commanders of hundreds King David im spears and shields, wey dem keep for our Papa house. 11Di guards take position surround di king, evri man wey im weapon dey im hand, from di temple im south side reach di north side, near di altar and di temple. 12Jehoiada bring out di king pikin, put di crown for im head, and give am di testimony. Dem proclaim am king and anoint am, and di people clap dia hand and shout, “Make di king live long!”
13Wen Athaliah hear di noise of di guards and di people, she go meet di people for our Papa house. 14She look—see di king dey stand near di pillar as di custom talk, with di commanders and di trumpeters near am, and all di people of di land dey rejoice and dey blow trumpet. Athaliah tear her cloth, dey shout, “Betrayal! Betrayal!”
15Jehoiada di priest order di commanders of hundreds wey dey over di army: “Carry her comot pass di ranks; kill anybody wey follow her with sword.” Because di priest don talk sey make dem no kill her for our Papa house. 16So dem grab her, and she go through di place wia horse dey enter di palace, and na dia dem kill her.
17Den Jehoiada make Covenant between our Papa and di king and di people, sey dem go be our Papa people; and Covenant between di king and di people. 18All di people of di land go Baal im temple and pull am down. Dem break im altars and idols scatter, and kill Mattan, Baal im priest, for front of di altars. Den di priest put guards over our Papa house. 19E carry di commanders of hundreds, di Carites, di guards, and all di people of di land, and dem bring di king come down from our Papa house through di guards gate go di royal palace, wia e come sidon for di throne of di kings. 20All di people of di land rejoice, and di city calm down, now wey dem don kill Athaliah with sword for di king palace.
21Joash bin dey seven years old wen e become king.
