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| 1. | Khangela-ke, kwafika umuntu kaNkulunkulu evela koJuda ngelizwi le Nkosi waya eBhetheli, njalo uJerobowamu wayemi eduze lelathi ukutshisa impepha. |
| 2. | Wasememeza emelene lelathi ngelizwi le Nkosi wathi: Lathi, lathi, itsho njalo i Nkosi: Khangela, indodana izazalelwa indlu kaDavida, nguJosiya ibizo layo; izahlabela phezu kwakho abapristi bezindawo eziphakemeyo abatshisa impepha phezu kwakho, lamathambo abantu azatshiselwa phezu kwakho. |
| 3. | Wasenika isibonakaliso ngalolosuku esithi: Lesi yisibonakaliso i Nkosi esikhulumileyo yathi: Khangela, ilathi lizadatshulwa lomlotha ophezu kwalo uzachithwa. |
| 4. | Kwasekusithi inkosi isizwile ilizwi lomuntu kaNkulunkulu owamemeza emelene lelathi eBhetheli, uJerobowamu welula isandla sakhe wasisusa elathini, esithi: Mbambeni! Isandla sakhe-ke ayeselulele kuye soma, waze wehluleka ukusibuyisela kuye. |
| 5. | Lelathi ladatshulwa, lomlotha wachitheka elathini, njengokwesibonakaliso umuntu kaNkulunkulu ayesinikile ngelizwi le Nkosi. |
| 6. | Inkosi yasiphendula yathi emuntwini kaNkulunkulu: Ake uncenge ubuso bukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, ungikhulekele, ukuthi isandla sami sibuyele kimi. Umuntu kaNkulunkulu wasencenga ubuso bukaJehova, lesandla senkosi sabuyela kuyo, saba njengakuqala. |
| 7. | Inkosi yasisithi emuntwini kaNkulunkulu: Woza lami siye ekhaya, uzivuselele, ngizakunika umvuzo. |
| 8. | Kodwa umuntu kaNkulunkulu wathi enkosini: Loba unganginika ingxenye eyodwa kwezimbili yendlu yakho, kangiyikuhamba lawe; kangiyikudla isinkwa, njalo kangiyikunatha amanzi kulindawo; |
| 9. | ngoba ngokunjalo yangilaya ngelizwi le Nkosi isithi: Ungadli isinkwa, njalo unganathi amanzi, njalo ungabuyeli ngendlela oze ngayo. |
| 10. | Ngakho wahamba ngenye indlela, kabuyelanga ngendlela oweza ngayo eBhetheli. |
| 11. | Kwakuhlala-ke umprofethi othile omdala eBhetheli. Indodana yakhe yeza yamtshela sonke isenzo umuntu kaNkulunkulu ayesenzile mhlalokho eBhetheli; amazwi ayewakhulume enkosini, lawo awatshela uyise. |
| 12. | Uyise wasesithi kiwo: Uhambe ngayiphi indlela? Ngoba amadodana akhe ayebonile indlela umuntu kaNkulunkulu owayevele koJuda ahambe ngayo. |
| 13. | Wasesithi emadodaneni akhe: Ngibophelelani isihlalo kubabhemi. Basebembophelela isihlalo kubabhemi, wasegada kuye. |
| 14. | Wasemlandela umuntu kaNkulunkulu, wamfica ehlezi ngaphansi kwesihlahla se-okhi, wathi kuye: Nguwe umuntu kaNkulunkulu ovele koJuda yini? Wasesithi: Yimi. |
| 15. | Wasesithi kuye: Woza lami siye ekhaya, udle isinkwa. |
| 16. | Wasesithi: Ngingeke ngibuyele lawe, kumbe ngingene lawe, angiyikudla isinkwa, njalo angiyikunatha lawe amanzi kulindawo, |
| 17. | ngoba ilizwi lathi kimi ngelizwi le Nkosi: Kawuyikudla isinkwa, unganathi amanzi khona, ungabuyeli uhambe ngendlela oze ngayo. |
| 18. | Wasesithi kuye: Lami ngingumprofethi njengawe, njalo ingilosi ikhulume kimi ngelizwi le Nkosi isithi: Umbuyise endlini yakho lawe ukuze adle isinkwa anathe amanzi. Kodwa waqamba amanga kuye. |
| 19. | Wasebuyela laye, wadla isinkwa endlini yakhe, wanatha amanzi. |
| 20. | Kwasekusithi behlezi etafuleni, ilizwi le Nkosi lafika kumprofethi owayembuyisile; |
| 21. | wasememeza kulowomuntu kaNkulunkulu owayevela koJuda, esithi: Itsho njalo i Nkosi: Ngenxa yokuthi kawulalelanga umlomo we Nkosi, ungagcinanga umlayo i Nkosi uNkulunkulu wakho eyakulaya wona, |
| 22. | kodwa ubuyile, wadla isinkwa, wanatha amanzi endaweni eyathi ngayo kuwe: Ungadli isinkwa, njalo unganathi amanzi; isidumbu sakho kasiyikuya engcwabeni laboyihlo. |
| 23. | Kwasekusithi emva kokudla kwakhe isinkwa lemva kokunatha kwakhe, wasembophelela isihlalo kubabhemi lowomprofethi ayembuyisile. |
| 24. | Kwathi esehambile, isilwane samfica endleleni, sambulala; isidumbu sakhe sasesiphoselwa endleleni, ubabhemi wema eceleni kwaso, isilwane laso sema eceleni kwesidumbu. |
| 25. | Khangela-ke, abantu bedlula babona isidumbu siphoselwe endleleni lesilwane simi eceleni kwesidumbu; bafika bakubika emzini lapho lowomprofethi omdala ayehlala khona. |
| 26. | Kwathi lowomprofethi owayembuyisile esizwa wathi: Ngumuntu kaNkulunkulu ongalalelanga umlomo we Nkosi; ngakho i Nkosi imnikele esilwaneni esimphoqoze sambulala, njengokwelizwi le Nkosi elakhuluma kuye. |
| 27. | Wasekhuluma emadodaneni akhe esithi: Ngibophelelani isihlalo kubabhemi. Basebebophela isihlalo. |
| 28. | Wasehamba wathola isidumbu sakhe siphoselwe endleleni, lobabhemi lesilwane kumi eceleni kwesidumbu. Isilwane sasingasidlanga isidumbu, singephulanga ubabhemi. |
| 29. | Umprofethi wasesiphakamisa isidumbu somuntu kaNkulunkulu, wasiphanyeka kubabhemi, wasibuyisa; umprofethi omdala wafika emzini ukulila lokumngcwaba. |
| 30. | Wasilalisa isidumbu engcwabeni lakhe, bamlilela bathi: Maye mfowethu ! |
| 31. | Kwasekusithi emva kokumngcwaba kwakhe wakhuluma emadodaneni akhe esithi: Ekufeni kwami lingingcwabe engcwabeni okungcwatshelwe khona umuntu kaNkulunkulu; lilalise amathambo ami eceleni kwamathambo akhe. |
| 32. | Ngoba udaba luzakwenzeka sibili, alumemeza ngelizwi le Nkosi emelene lelathi eliseBhetheli, njalo emelene lezindlu zonke zezindawo eziphakemeyo ezisemizini yeSamariya. |
| 33. | Emva kwaloludaba uJerobowamu kaphendukanga endleleni yakhe embi, kodwa wabuya wenza abapristi bezindawo eziphakemeyo ebantwini abaphansi kakhulu; ofunayo wamehlukanisa waba ngowabapristi bendawo eziphakemeyo. |
| 34. | Le into-ke yaba yisono sendlu kaJerobowamu, ngitsho uku yi quma loku yi chitha isuke ebusweni bomhlaba. |
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