Verse 1: Ngomnyaka wesikhombisa uJehoyada waziqinisa, wazithathela izinduna zamakhulu, u-Azariya indodana kaJerohamu, no-Ishmayeli indodana kaJehohanani, no-Azariya indodana ka-Obede, noMahaseya indodana ka-Adaya, no-Elishafati indodana kaZikiri, zenza isivumelwano naye.
Verse 2: Zazungeza kwaJuda, zabutha amaLevi emizini yonke yakwaJuda, nezinhloko zawoyise bakwa-Israyeli, bafika eJerusalema.
Verse 3: Lonke ibandla lenza isivumelwano nenkosi endlini kaNkulunkulu; uJehoyada wathi: “Bhekani, indodana yenkosi iyakubusa njengokukhuluma kukaJehova ngamadodana kaDavide.
Verse 4: Nansi into eniyakuyenza: abesithathu kini abangena ngesabatha, ababapristi nabamaLevi, bayakuba ngabalindisango,
Verse 5: abesithathu babe sendlini yenkosi, abesithathu babe seSangweni Lesisekelo, bonke abantu babe semagcekeni endlu kaJehova.
Verse 6: Makungangeni muntu endlini kaJehova ngaphandle kwabapristi namaLevi akhonzayo; bona bangangena, ngokuba bangcwele; kepha bonke abantu bayakugcina izimfanelo zikaJehova.
Verse 7: AmaLevi ayakuyizungeza inkosi nxazonke, yilowo nalowo abe nezikhali zakhe esandleni sakhe; ongena endlini makabulawe; yibani nenkosi ekungeneni kwayo nasekuphumeni kwayo.”
Verse 8: AmaLevi naye wonke uJuda benza njengakho konke uJehoyada umpristi ayale ngakho, bathatha, kwaba yilowo nalowo abantu bakhe ababeyakungena ngesabatha kanye nababeyakuphuma ngesabatha, ngokuba uJehoyada umpristi akamukisanga izigaba.
Verse 9: UJehoyada umpristi wanikela ezinduneni zamakhulu imikhonto namahawu nezihlangu okwakungokwenkosi uDavide, kusendlini kaNkulunkulu.
Verse 10: Wamisa abantu bonke, kwaba yilowo nalowo enesikhali sakhe esandleni sakhe, kusukela ohlangothini lokunene lwendlu kuze kube sohlangothini lwesokhohlo lwendlu, ngase-altare nasendlini nxazonke zenkosi.
Verse 11: Base beyikhipha indodana yenkosi, wayifaka umqhele, wayinika ubufakazi, bayibeka inkosi; uJehoyada namadodana akhe bayigcoba bathi: “Mana njalo, nkosi.”
Verse 12: U-Athaliya esezwa ukumemeza kwabantu begijima beyidumisa inkosi, waya kubantu endlini kaJehova,
Verse 13: wabuka; bheka, inkosi yayimi ngasensikeni yayo ekungeneni, izikhulu nabamacilongo bengasenkosini; bonke abantu bezwe bathokoza, bakhalisa amacilongo; abahlabeleli babetha izinto zokubethwa, bahola ukuhlabelela kwendumiso. U-Athaliya wayeseklebhula izingubo zakhe, wathi: “Ngugobe! Ngugobe!”
Verse 14: UJehoyada wayesezikhipha izinduna zamakhulu ezazibekwe phezu kwempi, wathi kuzo: “Mkhipheni endlini, nimngenise phakathi kwezinhla; omlandelayo nimbulale ngenkemba;” ngokuba umpristi wathi: “Ningambulali endlini kaJehova.”
Verse 15: Base bemdedela nxazombili, waya ekungeneni kwesango lamahhashi endlini yenkosi; bambulala khona.
Verse 16: UJehoyada wenza isivumelwano phakathi kwakhe nabantu bonke nenkosi ukuba babe ngabantu bakaJehova.
Verse 17: Bonke abantu baya endlini kaBali, bayibhidliza, baphahlaza ama-altare akhe nezithombe zakhe, babulala uMathani umpristi kaBali phambi kwama-altare.
Verse 18: UJehoyada wamisa ababonisi bendlu kaJehova ngesandla sabapristi bamaLevi uDavide abahlukanisile endlini kaJehova bokunikela ngeminikelo yokushiswa kuJehova njengokulotshiweyo emthethweni kaMose, ngentokozo nangokuhlabelela, njengokuhlela kukaDavide.
Verse 19: Wamisa abalindisango emasangweni endlu kaJehova ukuba kungangeni ongcolile noma ngantoni.
Verse 20: Wazithatha izinduna zamakhulu, nabakhulu, nababusi babantu, nabo bonke abantu bezwe, wayehlisa inkosi endlini kaJehova, bafika ngesango lasenhla endlini yenkosi, bayibeka inkosi esihlalweni sobukhosi sombuso.
Verse 21: Bonke abantu bezwe bathokoza; umuzi wazola; bambulala u-Athaliya ngenkemba.