Noko akazange agucuke etonweni taJerobowamu, umsa waNebati, labedvonsele ngato sive sema-Israyeli ekoneni lekwakukukhonta litfole legolide eBetheli nakaDani.
Hoseya 10:5 - Siswati 1996 Bible Bantfu labahlala eSamariya bayalesabela, lelitfole lelisithico saseBhethi Aveni. Bantfu balo bayawulililela, kanjalo nebaphristi balo labalikhontako, labo lababetsakasele inkhatimulo yalo yegolide, bayawulililela ngobe itsatfwe kubo yayiswa ekutfunjweni. |
Noko akazange agucuke etonweni taJerobowamu, umsa waNebati, labedvonsele ngato sive sema-Israyeli ekoneni lekwakukukhonta litfole legolide eBetheli nakaDani.
Bayifulatsela yonkhe imiyalo yaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wabo, batakhela tabo tithico letimbili letimise kwematfole, batakhela nensika ya-Ashera. Bakhotsama tinkhanyeti, bakhonta sithico saBhali.
Wabacitsa bonkhe baphristi bebumnyama lababekhetfwe ngemakhosi akaJuda kutsi batfuncise imphepho etindzaweni letiphakeme takaJuda kanye nasemaphetselweni aseJerusalema, labo bebatfuncisa imphepho kuBhali, naselangeni, nasenyangeni, nakuto tonkhe tinkhulungwane tetinkhanyeti.
Wavele watibekela baphristi bakhe betindzawo letiphakeme nebetithico labetentile tinesimo sembuti nelinkhonyane.
“Nyalo senitimisele kuphambana nembuso waSimakadze, losetandleni tetitukulwane taDavide. Vele, nine mabutfo lamakhulu kabi, kantsi futsi ninalamatfole egolide lenentelwa wona nguJerobowamu kutsi abe tithico tenu.
Tiyakhotsama tiguce phansi kanyekanye tehluleke kuyetfula lemitfwalo letitfombe tato, tona cobo lwato tiyahamba tiye ekutfunjweni.
Manje bachubeka nako kona; batentela tithico ngesiliva yabo, titfombe letakhiwe ngekuhlakanipha lokukhulu. Konkhe kungumsebenti wencondzi yetekubata. “Benta imihlatjelo ngebantfu bange letithico letimise kwematfole.”
“Awu Israyeli, nome sewuphinga kangaka nje, ningamenti Juda abe nelicala naye. “Ningayi eGilgali; ningayi eBhethi Aveni. Ningafungi futsi nitsi: ‘Kuphila kwaSimakadze!’
“Khalisani impalampala eGibeya, nishaye licilongo eRama. Hlabani inyandzaleyo eBhethi Aveni, nitsi: Awu, Bhenjamini, basemvakwakho.
Awu, Israyeli, ungajabuli; ungatsakasi njengaletinye tive. Ngobe nine aniketsembeki kuNkulunkulu wenu. Nitsandza inkhokhelo yebugwadla bekukhonta tithico; nifuna kukhokhelwa kuwo onkhe emabala ekubhulela kolo.
Bukhulu ba-Efrayimu buyawundiza bemuke njengenyoni, kubete kutalwa kwebantfwana, kubete kutetfwala, kubete ngisho nekubamba sisu.
“Mhlazana ngijezisa ema-Israyeli ngenca yetono tawo, ngiyawubhidlita emalati aseBetheli, netimphondvo telilati tiyawujutjwa tilahleke phansi.
“Ngiyakwelula sandla sami ngimelane naJuda, ngimelane nabo bonkhe labahlala eJerusalema. Yonkhe imisalela yaBhali ngiyakuyisusa kulendzawo: Emabito emahedeni nebaphristi labakhonta tithico,
Kukhona ingoti yekutsi lomsebenti wetfu utfole ligama lelibi. Akusiko loko kodvwa kepha nengoti yekutsi lithempeli lankulunkulu lomkhulu, Diyana, lingeke lisanakwa ngumuntfu, kutawuphela bonkhe bukhulu bakhe, lonkulunkulu lokhontwa kulo lonkhe lase-Asiya nasemhlabeni wonkhe jikelele.”
Joshuwa wabe sewutfumela emadvodza aseseJerikho kutsi aye e-Ayi, lesedvute neBhethi Aveni, emphumalanga neBetheli, wabatjela watsi: “Yenyukani niyewuhlola lelive.” Ngako lamadvodza enyuka ayawuhlola i-Ayi.
Mikha wabaphendvula, watsi: “Nitsetse bonkulunkulu lengatentela bona, nemphristi wami nahamba naye. Ngisasele nani-ke? Ningangibuta kanjani nitsi: ‘Kwenteke njani?’ ”