U-Ahaziya waba yinkosi eneminyaka engamashumi amabili nambili , wabusa umnyaka eJerusalema ; igama likanina lalingu -Athaliya, indodakazi ka-Omri inkosi yakwa-Israyeli.

U-Athaliya unina ka-Ahaziya esebonile ukuthi indodana yakhe ifile, wasuka wachitha yonke imbewu yenkosi.

Kepha uJehosheba indodakazi yenkosi uJoramu , udadewabo ka -Ahaziya, wamthatha uJowashi indodana ka-Ahaziya, wameba phakathi kwamadodana enkosi abulawayo, yena nomzanyana wakhe , ekamelweni lokulala; bamfihla ebusweni buka-Athaliya, waze wangabulawa.

Wayenaye ethukusiwe endlini kaJehova iminyaka eyisithupha ; u-Athaliya wabusa ezweni.

U-Athaliya esezwa ukumemeza kwabalindi nokwabantu waya kubantu endlini kaJehova,

wabuka, bheka, inkosi yayimi ngasensikeni njengomthetho , izikhulu nabamacilongo bengasenkosini ; bonke abantu bezwe bathokoza , bakhalisa amacilongo. U-Athaliya wayeseklebhula izingubo zakhe, wamemeza ngokuthi: Ngugobe! Ngugobe!

Bonke abantu bezwe bathokoza , umuzi wazola ; bambulala u-Athaliya ngenkemba endlini yenkosi.

noShamusherayi, noShehariya, no-Athaliya,

Wayenabo ethukusiwe endlini kaNkulunkulu iminyaka eyisi thupha; u- Athaliya wabusa ezweni.

U-Ahaziya wayeneminyaka engamashumi amane nambili ekuqaleni kwakhe ukubusa, wabusa umnyaka eJerusalema ; igama likanina lalingu -Athaliya indodakazi ka-Omri.

Wamfuna u-Ahaziya, bambamba; wayecashile eSamariya bamletha kuJehu, bambulala; bammbela, ngokuba bathi: Uyindodana kaJehoshafati owamfuna uJehova ngenhliziyo yakhe yonke . Indlu ka -Ahaziya yayingasenamandla okuwugcina umbuso. U-Athaliya ungumbusi

Kepha u-Athaliya, unina ka-Ahaziya, esebonile ukuthi indodana yakhe ifile wasuka wachitha yonke imbewu yobukhosi yendlu kaJuda.

Kodwa uJehoshabeyati, indodakazi yenkosi, wamthatha uJowashi indodana ka-Ahaziya, wameba phakathi kw amadodana enkosi abulawayo , wambeka nomzanyana wakhe ekamelweni lokulala . UJehoshabeyati, indodakazi yenkosi uJehoramu, umkaJehoyada umpristi -- ngokuba wayengudadewabo ka-Ahaziya -- wamfihla ebusweni buka-Athaliya, ukuze angambulali.

U-Athaliya esezwa ukumemeza kwabantu begijima beyidumisa inkosi, waya kubantu endlini kaJehova,

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!

Bonke abantu bezwe bathokoza ; umuzi wazola ; bambulala u -Athaliya ngenkemba.

Ngokuba amadodana ka-Athaliya, owesifazane lowo omubi , ayeyichithile indlu kaNkulunkulu , nezinto zonke ezingcwele zendlu kaJehova azenza ukuba zibe ngezikaBali.

Kumadodana ka-Elamu: nguJeshaya indodana ka -Athaliya; kanye naye ngabesilisa abangamashumi ayisikhombisa.