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.
10 Kwathi lapho bebona ukuthi ikhona imali eningi emphongolweni, umbhali wenkosi nompristi omkhulu benyuka, bayibopha, bayibala imali eyafunyanwa endlini kaJehova.
11 Banika imali elinganisiweyo ezandleni zabasebenzayo, bengababonisi bendlu kaJehova, bakhokhela ababazi nabakhi ababesebenza endlini kaJehova,
12 nabakha ngamatshe, nababaza amatshe, nokuthenga imithi namatshe abaziweyo ukulungisa izimfa zendlu kaJehova, yebo, konke okwakhishelwa indlu ukuyilungisa.