Jakobe wahamba kahle waze wefika ngekuphepha edolobheni laseShekhemu yaseKhenani, nakaphuma eMesophothamiya. Wemisa lithende lakhe madvutane nelidolobha.
Tikhulu 9:1 - Siswati 1996 Bible Abimeleki, umsa waJerubhali, waya kubomalume wakhe nakuwo wonkhe umndeni wasekhabonina, watsi: |
Jakobe wahamba kahle waze wefika ngekuphepha edolobheni laseShekhemu yaseKhenani, nakaphuma eMesophothamiya. Wemisa lithende lakhe madvutane nelidolobha.
Shekhemu, umsa waHamori umHivi, labesikhulu saleyo ndzawo, watsi nakambona, wamtsatsa wayakumdlwengula, wamhlazisa.
Absalomu watiphatsa kanjena kuwo onkhe ema-Israyeli labefika atewucela kusitwa yinkhosi; ngaleyo ndlela wateba tonkhe tinhlitiyo temadvodza aka-Israyeli.
Rehobowamu waya eShekhemu, lapho onkhe ema-Israyeli abebutsene khona ayekumbeka inkhosi.
Sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli satsi kube sive kutsi Jerobowamu sewubuyile, satfumela kutsi akalandvwe ete emhlanganweni, sambeka inkhosi etikwawo onkhe ema-Israyeli. Kwasala sive sakaJuda kuphela, lesasala sinamatsele kaDavide.
Ngako kwalandvwa Jerobowamu, yena kanye nalo lonkhe libandla lema-Israyeli lacondza kuRehobowamu, lafike kuye latsi:
Batsi: “Wotani sente lisu ngaJeremiya, ngobe imfundziso yemtsetfo lefundziswa baphristi ngeke ize iphele, naleteluleko tetihlakaniphi, nalelivi leliphuma kubaphrofethi. Ngako buyani simhlasele ngemagama etfu, singayinaki yonkhe lentfo layishoko.”
kwefika emadvodza langema-80 aphuma eShekhemu, naseShilo, naseSamariya. Abehhule tilevu tawo, aklebhule timphahla tawo, atisika emitimbeni yawo, etfwele iminikelo yalokutinhlavu nenhlaka atewukunikela endlini yaSimakadze.
Ngako base bakhetsa iKhedeshi yaseGalile eveni letintsaba kulakaNaftali, neShekhemu, eveni letintsaba kulaka-Efrayimu, neKhiriyathi Abha, lekuyiHebroni, eveni letintsaba kulakaJuda.
Lesinye singani sakhe, lesasihlala eShekhemu, samtalela indvodzana, layetsa libito watsi ngu-Abimeleki.
Akazange entele umusa emndenini waJerubhali lekwakunguGideyoni, njengako konkhe lokuhle labekwentele wona.