Bamshiya uJehova, bakhonza oBali no-Ashitaroti.
Bamshiya-ke uJehova, bakhonza oBali no-Ashitaroti.
Bamshiya uSimakade, bakhonza uBhali no-Ashitharothi.
Ngokuba bangishiyile, bakhuleka ku-Ashitaroti, unkulunkulu wamaSidoni, noKemoshi, unkulunkulu wamaMowabi, noMilkomu, unkulunkulu wabantwana bakwa-Amoni, abahambanga ngezindlela zami ukwenza okulungile emehlweni ami amehlo, nokugcina izimiso zami nezahlulelo zami, njengoDavide uyise.
USolomoni walandela uAshitoreti unkulunkulu wamaSidoni noMilkomu isinengiso sabantwana bakwa-Amoni.
Nezindawo eziphakemeyo ezaziphambi kweJerusalema, ezazingakwesokunene sentaba echithayo, uSolomoni inkosi yakwa-Israyeli azakhela u-Ashitaroti, isinengiso samaSidoni, noKemoshi, isinengiso sakwaMowabi, UMilkomu isinengiso sabantwana bakwa-Amoni wangcolisa inkosi.
Kwathi ngomnyaka wesihlanu wenkosi uRehobowamu, uShishaki, inkosi yaseGibithe, wahlasela iJerusalema, ngokuba babephambukile kuJehova;
Ngaphezu kwalokho, wabangela ukuba kushunqe umusi esigodini sendodana kaHinomu futhi washisa abantwana bakhe ngomlilo njengezinengiso zezizwe uJehova azixosha phambi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.
Wabuye wakha izindawo eziphakemeyo uHezekiya uyise ayezidilizile, wamisela oBhali ama-altare, wenza nemithi, wakhuleka, walikhonza ibandla lonke lasezulwini.
Kuyakuthiwa: Ngokuba bamshiya uJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyise owabakhipha ezweni laseGibithe, bathatha abanye onkulunkulu, babakhothamela, babakhonza; ngalokho wabehlisela bonke lobu bubi phezu kwabo.
Bakhonza izithombe zabo, zaba lugibe kubo.
Uzakuthi kibo: Ngoba oyihlo bangitshiyile, itsho iNKOSI, balandela abanye onkulunkulu, babakhonza, babakhothamela, bangilahla, kabagcinanga umlayo wami;
Ngokuba ngaphulile ijoka lakho endulo, ngaphula izibopho zakho; wena wathi: Kangiyikweqa; lapho nizulazula niphinga kuwo wonke amagquma aphakeme naphansi kwayo yonke imithi eluhlaza.
U-Israyeli wazihlanganisa noBali Peyori; ulaka lweNkosi lwamvuthela u-Israyeli.
Ngokuba noma kukhona okuthiwa onkulunkulu, nokuba kusezulwini noma emhlabeni, njengokuba kukhona onkulunkulu abaningi, namakhosi amaningi,
Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babuye benza okubi emehlweni kaJehova, bakhonza oBali, no-Ashitaroti, nonkulunkulu base-Aramu, nonkulunkulu baseSidoni, nonkulunkulu bakwaMowabi, nonkulunkulu babantwana bakwa-Amoni, nonkulunkulu bama-Amoni. Onkulunkulu bamaFilisti, bamshiya uJehova, abamkhonzanga.
Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli benza okubi emehlweni kaJehova, bakhonza oBali.
Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli benza okubi emehlweni kaJehova, bamkhohlwa uJehova uNkulunkulu wabo, bakhonza oBali nezihlahla.
Base bebiza uJehova, bathi: “Sonile, ngokuba simshiyile uJehova, sakhonza oBali no-Ashitaroti; kepha manje usikhulule esandleni sezitha zethu, siyakukukhonza.
Azibeka izikhali zakhe endlini ka-Ashitaroti, abethela isidumbu sakhe odongeni lwaseBeti Shani.
USamuweli wakhuluma kuyo yonke indlu yakwa-Israyeli, wathi: “Uma niphendukela kuJehova ngayo yonke inhliziyo yenu, susani onkulunkulu babezizwe no-Ashitaroti phakathi kwenu, nilungise izinhliziyo zenu kuJehova, nimkhonze yena yedwa. Uyokusindisa esandleni samaFilisti.