U-Ahaziya wawa eheleni lekamelo lakhe eliphezulu eliseSamariya, wagula; wathuma izithunywa, wathi kuzo: “Hambani nibuze kuBali Zebhubi, unkulunkulu wase-Ekroni, ukuthi ngiyakusinda yini kulesi sifo.”
Hoseya 2:13 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024 Ngiyakumhambela ngezinsuku zawoBali, ashumayeza ngazo impepho, wazihlobisa ngamacici akhe nezinto zakhe ezicwebezelayo, walandela izithandwa zakhe, wangikhohlwa mina,” usho uJehova. IBHAYIBHELI ELINGCWELE Ngiyakumhambela ngenxa yezinsuku zawoBali owabashisela ngazo impepho, wahloba ngamacici akhe nangezinto zakhe ezinhle, wazilandela izithandwa zakhe, wangikhohlwa, usho uJehova. IsiZulu 2020 Ngiyakumjezisela izinsuku zoBhali lezo ayebashisela ngazo impepho, ezihlobisa ngezindandatho zakhe nangobucwebecwebe bakhe, elandela izithandwa zakhe, wangikhohlwa Mina,” kusho uSimakade. |
U-Ahaziya wawa eheleni lekamelo lakhe eliphezulu eliseSamariya, wagula; wathuma izithunywa, wathi kuzo: “Hambani nibuze kuBali Zebhubi, unkulunkulu wase-Ekroni, ukuthi ngiyakusinda yini kulesi sifo.”
Wabuye wakha izindawo eziphakemeyo uHezekiya uyise azichithile; wamisela uBali ama-altare, wenza u-Ashera, njengalokho enzile u-Ahabi inkosi yakwa-Israyeli; lonke ibandla lezulu lakhuleka, lazikhonza.
Zinjalo izindlela zabo bonke abakhohlwa uNkulunkulu; nethemba lomzenzisi liyoshabalala.
Hamba manje, uhole abantu, ubayise endaweni engakhuluma ngayo kuwe; bheka, iNgelosi yami ihamba phambi kwakho; kepha mhla ngibahambela, ngiyakubahambela ngesono sabo.
Ngenxa yokuthi ukhohliwe uNkulunkulu wensindiso yakho, awuzange ucabange ngedwala lamandla akho, ngakho-ke kufanele utshale izitshalo ezinhle, uzibeke ezitshalweni ezingaziwayo.
Ububi benu nobubi bawoyihlo kanyekanye, usho uJehova, owathunqa umusi ezintabeni, wangihlambalaza emagqumeni; ngalokho ngiyakulinganisa umsebenzi wabo wangaphambili esifubeni sabo.
Ngoba onkulunkulu bakho, Juda, babenjengomumo wemizi yakho; futhi ngokwenani lezitaladi zaseJerusalema namisa ama-altare ehlazweni, ama-altare okushunqisa uBhali.
Ngokuba abantu bami bangikhohliwe, bashunqise umusi kwaba yize, babakhubekisa ezindleleni zabo zasendulo, ukuba bahambe ngezindlela ezingalahlwanga;
Intombi ingakhohlwa yini izivunulo zayo, nomakoti ingubo yakhe, na? Nokho abantu bami bangikhohliwe izinsuku ezingenakubalwa.
Ngalokho usho kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli mayelana nabelusi abelusa abantu bami; Wahlakaza izimvu zami, wazixosha, awuzihambelanga; bhekani, ngiyakunihambela ngobubi bezenzo zenu,” usho uJehova.
Khona ngiyokwenza ukuba kuphele izwi lenjabulo nezwi lenjabulo, izwi lomyeni nezwi likamakoti emizini yakwaJuda nasezitaladini zaseJerusalema, ngoba izwe liyoba ihlane.
Nizokweba, nibulale, niphinge, nifunge amanga, nishunqise umusi kuBali, nilandele abanye onkulunkulu eningabaziyo na?
Izindlela zaseSiyoni ziyalila, ngokuba akukho muntu oza edilini; onke amasango awo ayincithakalo; abapristi balo bayabubula, izintombi zalo zilusizi, nalo linomunyu.
Ngafaka itshe ebunzini lakho namacici ezindlebeni zakho nomqhele omuhle ekhanda lakho.
Wathatha nezinto zakho ezinhle egolideni lami nasesilivani lami engakunika lona, wazenzela izithombe zabantu, wafeba nazo.
Bamukela izipho kuwe ukuze bachithe igazi; uthathé inzalo nenzuzo, uzuza ngokuhaha komakhelwane bakho ngokubacindezela, wangikhohlwa mina, isho iNkosi uJehova.
Ngalokho isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Ngokuba ningikhohliwe, ningilahle ngemuva kwakho, nithwale ihlazo lakho nobufebe bakho.
Njengalokhu bababiza, basuka kanjalo kubo, bahlabela oBali, bashisela izithombe ezibaziweyo impepho.
Lapho u-Efrayimi ekhuluma ngokuthuthumela, waphakama kwa-Israyeli; kodwa lapho ona ngoBhali, wafa.
Basutha ngokwamadlelo abo; bayasutha, nenhliziyo yabo iziphakamisile; ngalokho bangikhohlwa Mina.
Ngoba unina uphingile; owawazala wenza okuhlazisayo; ngokuba wathi: “Ngiyakulandela izithandwa zami ezinginika isinkwa sami namanzi ami, uboya bezimvu bami nelineni lami, amafutha ami nesiphuzo sami.”
Uyakuxosha izithandwa zakhe, kepha aziyikuzifica; futhi uyozifuna, kodwa angazitholi; khona-ke uzakuthi: Ngizahamba ngibuyele endodeni yami yokuqala; ngoba ngaleso sikhathi kwakungcono ngami kunamanje.
Bahlabela eziqongweni zezintaba, benyusa impepho emagqumeni, phansi kwama-oki, nemipopulari, nemifembe, ngokuba umthunzi wawo muhle; ngalokho amadodakazi enu ayaphinga, nabayeni benu bayaphinga.
Abantu bami babhubha ngokuswela ukwazi; ngokuba ukulahlile ukwazi, nami ngiyakukulahla, ungabi ngumpristi wami; ngoba ukhohliwe umlayo kaNkulunkulu wakho, lami ngizakhohlwa abantwana bakho.
Ngokuba u-Israyeli wamkhohlwa uMenzi wakhe, wakha amathempeli; uJuda uyandise imizi enezivikelo eziqinile, kepha ngiyakuphonsa umlilo emizini yakhe, uqede izindlu zakhe zobukhosi.
Izinsuku zokuhanjelwa sezifikile, izinsuku zokuphindisela sezifikile; U-Israyeli uyakukwazi lokhu: Umprofethi uyisiwula, nomuntu ongokomoya uyahlanya, ngenxa yobuningi bobubi bakho nenzondo enkulu.
Ngiyakuphendula imikhosi yenu ibe-yisililo, nazo zonke izingoma zenu zibe isililo; ngiyakwenza ukuba kukhuphuke indwangu yesaka ezinkalweni zonke nempandla emakhanda onke; ngiyakukwenza kube njengesililo sendodana eyodwa, nokuphela kwakho kube njengosuku olubabayo.
Qaphela ukuba ungakhohlwa uJehova owakukhipha ezweni laseGibhithe, endlini yobugqila.
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, bamkhohlwa uJehova uNkulunkulu wabo, bakhonza oBali nezihlahla.
Lapho sebekhohlwa uJehova uNkulunkulu wabo, wathengisa ngabo esandleni sikaSisera induna yempi yaseHasori, nasesandleni samaFilisti, nasesandleni senkosi yakwaMowabi, balwa nabo.