1 Amakhosi
13:1 Bheka, kwafika umuntu kaNkulunkulu evela kwaJuda ngezwi likaJehova
uJehova waya eBethele; uJerobowamu wayemi ngase-altare ukushisa impepho.
13:2 Futhi wamemeza ngokumelene i-altare ngezwi likaJehova, futhi wathi: "O!
i-altare, i-altare, usho kanje uJehova; bheka, umntwana uyakuzalelwa
indlu kaDavide, uJosiya ngegama; phezu kwakho uyakunikela ngeminikelo
abapristi bezindawo eziphakemeyo abashisa impepho phezu kwakho namathambo abantu
ziyakushiswa phezu kwakho.
13:3 Futhi wanikeza isibonakaliso ngalolo suku, wathi: "Lesi isibonakaliso uJehova
ukhulumile; bheka, i-altare liyakudatshulwa nomlotha okhona;
phezu kwalo kuyakuthululwa.
13:4 Kwathi lapho inkosi uJerobowamu isizwile izwi lomuntu
uNkulunkulu owayekhale emelene lelathi eliseBhetheli, wabeka elakhe
isandla esise-altare, sithi: 'Mbambeni.' Nesandla sakhe, asibeka
yaphumela kuye, yoma, kangangokuthi wayengenakuyidonsa futhi ukuze
yena.
13:5 I-altare ladabuka, umlotha wathululwa e-altare.
njengesibonakaliso umuntu kaNkulunkulu ayesinike sona ngelizwi leN
NKOSI.
" 13:6 Inkosi yaphendula, yathi kumuntu kaNkulunkulu, "Ake uncenge ubuso."
kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, ningikhulekele, ukuze isandla sami siphiliswe
futhi. Umuntu kaNkulunkulu wancenga uJehova, isandla senkosi saba njalo
wambuyisela, waba njengakuqala.
" 13:7 Inkosi yathi kumuntu kaNkulunkulu, "Hamba nami siye ekhaya, futhi uphumule
wena, futhi ngizokunika umvuzo.
13:8 Umuntu kaNkulunkulu wathi enkosini: "Uma unginika ingxenye yakho
endlini, angiyikungena nawe, futhi angiyikudla isinkwa noma ngiphuze
amanzi kule ndawo:
13:9 Ngokuba ngayalwa kanjalo ngezwi likaJehova, kwathiwa, Ungadli isinkwa;
futhi ungaphuzi manzi, ungabuyi ngendlela oze ngayo.
13:10 Ngakho wahamba ngenye indlela, futhi akabuyanga ngendlela abeze ngayo
eBethel.
13:11 Manje kwakuhlala umprofethi omdala eBethele; amadodana akhe afika, amtshela
yonke imisebenzi lowo muntu kaNkulunkulu ayeyenzile ngalolo suku eBethele: amazwi
eyayishilo enkosini, nazo zamtshela uyise.
13:12 Uyise wathi kubo, Uhambe ngayiphi indlela? Ngoba amadodana akhe ayebonile
wahamba kanjani lowo muntu kaNkulunkulu, evela kwaJuda.
13:13 Wathi emadodaneni akhe, "Ngibopheleni imbongolo." Ngakho bamkhwelisa
imbongolo; wayigibela;
13:14 Futhi wamlandela umuntu kaNkulunkulu, wamthola ehlezi ngaphansi kwesihlahla se-oki
wathi kuye: “Wena ungumuntu kaNkulunkulu owavela kwaJuda na? Futhi yena
wathi: Nginguye.
13:15 Wathi kuye, Hamba nami siye ekhaya, udle isinkwa.
" 13:16 Wathi, "Angiyikubuyela nawe, futhi ngeke ngingene nawe
angiyikudla isinkwa, ngiphuze amanzi nawe kule ndawo;
13:17 Ngoba kwathiwa kimi ngelizwi leNKOSI: Ungadli isinkwa
ungaphuzi manzi khona, ungabuyi uhambe ngendlela oze ngayo.
13:18 Wathi kuye: "Nami ngingumprofethi njengawe; ingelosi yakhuluma
kimi ngelizwi leNKOSI, lithi: Mbuyise lawe kuwe
endlini yakho, ukuze adle isinkwa, aphuze amanzi. Kodwa waqamba amanga
yena.
13:19 Ngakho wabuyela naye, futhi wadla isinkwa endlini yakhe, futhi waphuza
amanzi.
13:20 Kwathi lapho behlezi etafuleni, izwi likaJehova
weza kumprofethi owambuyisa;
13:21 Futhi wamemeza kumuntu kaNkulunkulu, owayevela kwaJuda, wathi: "Ngakho
usho uJehova, “Ngenxa yokuthi ungalalelanga umlomo kaJehova.
futhi awugcinanga umyalo uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akuyala ngawo.
13:22 Kepha wabuya, wadla isinkwa, waphuza namanzi kuleyo ndawo.
uJehova akusho kuwe ukuthi: “Ungadli isinkwa, ungaphuzi manzi;
isidumbu sakho asiyikungena ethuneni lawoyihlo.
13:23 Kwathi ngemva kokudla isinkwa, futhi ngemva kokuba esephuzile.
wambophela imbongolo, okungukuthi, umprofethi ayenayo
kubuyiswa.
13:24 Esehambile, ingonyama yamhlangabeza endleleni, yambulala;
isidumbu saphonswa endleleni, imbongolo yema ngakuso, nengonyama nayo
wema eduze kwesidumbu.
13:25 Bheka, kwadlula amadoda, abona isidumbu siphonswe endleleni, nezidumbu.
Ingonyama imi eduze kwesidumbu, bafika babika emzini
lapho kwakuhlala khona umprofethi omdala.
13:26 Futhi lapho umprofethi owambuyisa endleleni ezwa ngakho.
wathi: "Ngumuntu kaNkulunkulu ongalalelanga izwi likaJehova."
uJehova; ngalokho uJehova umnikele engonyameni
wamdwengula, wambulala njengezwi likaJehova ayelisho
wakhuluma kuye.
13:27 Wakhuluma emadodaneni akhe, wathi: "Ngibopheleni imbongolo. Basebebophela
yena.
13:28 Wahamba, wafumana isidumbu sakhe ziphonswe endleleni, nembongolo nesilwane
ingonyama imi eduze kwesidumbu: ingonyama ayizange isidle isidumbu, noma
idabula imbongolo.
13:29 Futhi umprofethi wasiphakamisa isidumbu somuntu kaNkulunkulu, futhi wabeka phezu kwaso
imbongolo, wayibuyisa; umprofethi omdala wafika emzini, ukuze
bamlilele, bamngcwabe.
13:30 Futhi isidumbu sakhe wasibeka ethuneni lakhe siqu; bamlilela.
ethi: Maye, mfowethu!
13:31 Kwathi esemngcwabile, wakhuluma kumadodana akhe.
ethi: Nxa sengifile, ngimbeleni ethuneni lapho umuntu wakhona
UNkulunkulu ungcwatshiwe; beka amathambo ami eceleni kwamathambo akhe.
13:32 Ngenxa yezwi alimemezayo ngezwi likaJehova phezu kwe-altare
eBethele, nakuzo zonke izindlu zezindawo eziphakemeyo ezikuyo
imizi yaseSamariya izakwenzeka impela.
13:33 Ngemva kwalokhu, uJerobowamu akabuyanga endleleni yakhe embi, kodwa wenza futhi
kwabaphansi kunabo bonke abantu ngabapristi bezindawo eziphakemeyo: yilowo nalowo othanda
wamngcwelisa, waba ngomunye wabapristi bezindawo eziphakemeyo.
13:34 Le nto yaba yisono endlini kaJerobowamu, ngisho ukugawula
ukulisusa, lokulichitha lisuke ebusweni bomhlaba.