UAtaliya Uthimba Itrone

UAtaliya ubulala usapho lwasebukhosini, kodwa usana olunye lufihlwa endlwini kaBawo wethu iminyaka emithandathu. Umbingeleli uYehoyada uxhobisa abalindi, athwese umntwana isithsaba, aze abulalise ukumkanikazi ngaphandle kwengcwele. Itempile kaBhahali idilizwa, aze umntwana oneminyaka esixhenxe athabathe itrone.

Isahluko 11.

Wathi uAtaliya, unina ka-Ahaziya, akubona ukuba unyana wakhe ufile, wesuka wayitshabalalisa yonke imbewu yasebukhosini. Kodwa uYehoshebha, intombi kakumkani uYoram, udade boAhaziya, wamthabatha uYowashe unyana ka-Ahaziya, wameba phakathi koonyana bokumkani abeza kubulawa. Wamfihla yena nomanyisikazi wakhe egumbini lokulala, wasinda kuAtaliya, akabulawa. Waba naye ezimele endlwini kaBawo wethu iminyaka emithandathu, uAtaliya elawula ilizwe.

UBawo Ulondoloza Ukumkani Ofanelekileyo

Ngomnyaka wesixhenxe uYehoyada wathumela wabiza abathetheli-makhulu, abamaKari nabalindi, wabazisa kuye endlwini kaBawo wethu. Wenza umnqophiso nabo, wabafungisa endlwini kaBawo wethu, wababonisa unyana wokumkani. Wabawisela umthetho wathi: “Yenzani oku: isahlulo sesithathu senu abangena emsebenzini ngesabatha baya kulinda ibhotwe lokumkani, isahlulo sesithathu esangweni laseSure, isahlulo sesithathu esangweni elingasemva kwabalindi; nilinde ibhotwe ngokutshintshana. Amaqela enu amabini aphumayo emsebenzini ngesabatha, mawalinde indlu kaBawo wethu, elindele ukumkani. Mngqongeni ukumkani ngeenxa zonke, elowo ephethe izikhali zakhe; nombulala nabani na osondelayo ezintlwini. Hlalani nokumkani naphi na apho aya khona.”

Abathetheli-makhulu benza konke uYehoyada umbingeleli abebawisele umthetho ngako. Elowo wathabatha amadoda akhe—abangena emsebenzini ngesabatha nabo baphumayo—beza kuYehoyada umbingeleli. Umbingeleli wabanika abathetheli-makhulu intshuntshe namakhaka kakumkani uDavide, ebegcinwe endlwini kaBawo wethu. Abalindi bema bemngqongile ukumkani, elowo ephethe isikhali sakhe, bethabathela ecaleni lasezantsi lendlu, kwaya ecaleni lasentla lendlu, ngasesibingelelweni nangasendlwini. UYehoyada wamkhupha unyana wokumkani, wambeka isithsaba, wamnika isingqino. Bammemezela ukuba abe ngukumkani, bamthambisa, baza abantu bazityhwakraza izandla zabo bememeza besithi: “Makaphile ukumkani!”

Wathi uAtaliya akuva isandi sabalindi nesabantu, waya ebantwini endlwini kaBawo wethu. Wakhangela, nanko ukumkani emi ngasentsikeni ngokwesiko, abathetheli nabavutheli bezigodlo bemi ngakuye, bonke abantu belizwe bevuya bevuthela ngezigodlo. UAtaliya wazikrazula iingubo zakhe, ememeza esithi: “Uqhushululu! Uqhushululu!”

UYehoyada umbingeleli wabawisela umthetho abathetheli-makhulu abaphethe umkhosi wathi: “Mkhupheni ngaphaya kwezintlu; nombulala ngekrele nabani na omlandelayo.” Kuba umbingeleli ebethe makangabulawelwa endlwini kaBawo wethu. Bambamba ke, waya ngendlela yokungena yamahashe ebhotweni, wabulawelwa khona.

Waza uYehoyada wenza umnqophiso phakathi koBawo wethu nokumkani nabantu, ukuze babe ngabantu bakaBawo wethu; nomnqophiso phakathi kokumkani nabantu. Bonke abantu belizwe baya endlwini kaBhahali, bayidiliza. Baziqhekeza izibingelelo zayo nezithixo zayo, bambulala uMatan, umbingeleli kaBhahali, phambi kwezibingelelo. Waza umbingeleli wamisa abalindi phezu kwendlu kaBawo wethu. Wathabatha abathetheli-makhulu, namaKari, nabalindi, nabo bonke abantu belizwe, bamhlisa ukumkani endlwini kaBawo wethu, bangena ngesango labalindi, baya ebhotweni lokumkani, wahlala etroneni yookumkani. Bonke abantu belizwe bavuya, sazola isixeko, emva kokuba uAtaliya ebulewe ngekrele ebhotweni lokumkani.

UYowashe wayeminyaka isixhenxe ezelwe, oko waba ngukumkani.