Ngomnyaka wesikhombisa uJehoyada wathumela walanda izinduna zamakhulu zamaKhari nezabalindi , wazingenisa kuye endlini kaJehova , wenza isivumelwano nazo , wazifungisa endl ini kaJehova , wazibonisa indodana yenkosi.

Ngomnyaka wesikhombisa kaJehu uJehowashi waba yinkosi , wabusa iminyaka engamashumi amane eJerusalema; igama likanina lalinguSibiya waseBeri Sheba.

Kwathi ngomnyaka wesine wenkos i uHezekiya owawungumnyaka wesikhombisa kaHosheya indodana ka -Ela, inkosi yakwa -Israyeli, uShalimaneseri inkosi yase-Asiriya wenyuka walivimbezela iSamariya.

Ngomnyaka wesikhombisa uJehoyada waziqinisa , wazithathela izinduna zamakhulu, u-Azariya indodana kaJerohamu , no-Ishmayeli indoda na kaJehohanani, no-Azariya indodana ka -Obede, noMahaseya indodana ka - Adaya, no-Elishafati indodana kaZikiri, zenza isivumelwano naye.

kepha ngomnyaka wesikhombisa uyakuliyeka libe yifusi ukuba abampofu babantu bakho badle ; abakushiyayo makudliwe yizilwane zasendle ; wenze njalo nangesivini sakho nangeminqumo yakho.

U-Esteri wayeseyiswa enkosini u-Ahashiveroshi endlini yakhe yobukhosi ngenyanga yeshumi , eyinyanga kaThebeti , ngomnyaka wesikhombisa wokubusa kwayo.

Kwakhuphuka nabanye abantwana bakwa -Israyeli, nabapristi, namaLevi, nabahlabeleli, nabalindisango, namaNethini, baya eJerusalema ngomnyaka wesikhombisa ka-Aritahishashita inkosi.

Wafika eJerusalema ngenyanga yesihlanu ngomnyaka wesikhombisa wenkosi.

Uma umfowenu , umHeberu noma umHeberukazi , ethengiswa kuwe , akukhonze iminyaka eyisithupha , ngomnyaka wesikhombisa uyakumyekela ukuba ahambe.

Xwaya ukuba kungabikho mcabango omubi enhliziyweni yakho ngokuthi : Umnyaka wesikhombisa, umnyaka woyekelo, ususeduze; iso lakho beseliba libi kumfowenu ompofu, ungamniki lutho, abesekhala kuJehova ngawe, kube yisono sakho.

Kwathi ngomnyaka wesikhombisa , ngenyanga yesihlanu , ngolweshumi lwenyanga kwafika amadoda athile amalunga akwa -Israyeli ukuba abuze kuJehova; ahlala phambi kwami.

Nampa abantu uNebukadinesari abathumbayo : ngomnyaka wesikhombisa abaJuda abayizinkulungwane ezintathu namashumi amabili nantathu,

Uma nisho ukuthi : Siyakudlani ngomnyaka wesikhombisa ? Bheka, asiyikulima, asiyikubutha ukudla kwethu,

kepha ngomnyaka wesikhombisa kuyakuba khona isabatha lokuphumula okuzothileyo kwezwe , isabatha kuye uJehova ; awuyikulima insimu ya kho, ungatheni isivini sakho.

nokuba lapho abantu bezwe beletha impahla , noma uhlobo oluthile lwamabele ngosuku lwesabatha ukuba bathengise ngakho, singathengi kubo ngesabatha nangosuku olungcwele , futhi siwuyeke umnyaka wesikhombisa nazo zonke izikwenetu.