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.