3 Nokho izindawo eziphakemeyo azisuswanga; abantu babesahlaba, besashisa impepho ezindaweni eziphakemeyo.
4 UJehowashi wathi kubapristi: “Lonke isiliva lezinto ezingcwele elingeniswa endlini kaJehova, imali eyamukelekayo, imali yilowo nalowo muntu alinganiselwe yona, nemali yonke okuvela enhliziyweni yomuntu ukuba ayilethe endlini kaJehova,
5 makuthathwe ngabapristi, kube yilowo nalowo kumngane wakhe, balungise izimfa zendlu, yonke indawo lapho kungafumaniseka khona ufa.”
6 Kwathi ngomnyaka wamashumi amabili nantathu wenkosi uJehowashi abapristi babengakazilungisi izimfa zendlu.
7 Inkosi uJehowashi yayisibiza uJehoyada umpristi nabanye abapristi, yathi kubo: “Anilungisi ngani izimfa zendlu na? Ngalokho ningabe nisathatha imali yabangane benu, kepha niyinikelele izimfa zendlu.”
8 Abapristi bavuma ukuba bangabe besamukela imali kubantu, futhi bangazilungisi izimfa zendlu.
9 UJehoyada, umpristi, wayesethatha umphongolo, wabhoboza imbobo esivalweni sawo, wawubeka eceleni kwe-altare ngakwesokunene lapho umuntu engena endlini kaJehova; abapristi abalinda umbundu bafaka khona yonke imali eyalethwa endlini kaJehova.