Wanikela e-althare ayelenzile eBhethele, ngosuku lwe-15, ngenyanga yesishiyagalombili, okuyinyanga ayeyinqume yena; wenzela abantu bakwa-Israyeli umkhosi, wenyukela e-althare, washisa impepho.
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Wanikela e-althare ayelenzile eBhethele, ngosuku lwe-15, ngenyanga yesishiyagalombili, okuyinyanga ayeyinqume yena; wenzela abantu bakwa-Israyeli umkhosi, wenyukela e-althare, washisa impepho.
Ngalokho-ke thumela, uqoqele kimi wonke u-Israyeli entabeni iKharmeli, nabaphrofethi bakaBhali abangama-450, nabaphrofethi baka-Ashera abangama-400, abadla etafuleni likaJezebheli.”
Wababekezelela iminyaka eminingi, wabexwayisa ngoMoya wakho, wakhuluma ngabaphrofethi bakho, kodwa abakugqizanga qakala lokho, ngakho-ke wabanikela kubantu abakhelene nabo.
Nokho abantu bami bangikhohliwe, bashisela okuyize impepho; bakhubeka ezindleleni zabo, emendweni yasemandulo, ukuba bahambe ngemikhondo, nangezindlela ezingahlelwanga;
“Usho kanje uSimakade Wamabandla, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: hamba uthi kubo bonke abakwaJuda nezakhamuzi zaseJerusalema, uthi: ‘Aniyukukwamukela yini ukuyalwa ukuba nigcine amazwi ami na?’ kusho uSimakade.
Nokho abangilalelanga, abangishayanga mkhuba, ukuba baphenduke ebubini babo, bangabe besashisela abanye onkulunkulu impepho.
Abantu bami baphikelele ukuhlubuka kimi, noma bangambiza kangakanani oPhezukonke, ngeke abaphakamise.
Ngiyakumjezisela izinsuku zoBhali lezo ayebashisela ngazo impepho, ezihlobisa ngezindandatho zakhe nangobucwebecwebe bakhe, elandela izithandwa zakhe, wangikhohlwa Mina,” kusho uSimakade.
Benza imihlatshelo ezicongweni zezintaba, bashise impepho emagqumeni, phansi kwemi-okhi, kwemiphophula nemitherebhinte, ngokuba umthunzi walokho muhle. Ngalokho-ke amadodakazi enu ayafeba, nomalokazana benu bayaphinga.
“Ningafani nokhokho benu okwathi lapho abaphrofethi bakuqala bememezela kubo, bethi: Usho kanje uSimakade Wamabandla, uthi: ‘Ake niphenduke ezindleleni zenu ezimbi nasezenzweni zenu zobubi,’ kodwa abalalelanga, futhi abazange banginake, kusho uSimakade.
“Jerusalema! Jerusalema! Wena obulala abaphrofethi, ukhande ngamatshe labo abathunyelwe kuwe, kukaningi ngilangazelela ukuqoqa abantu bakho njengesikhukhukazi sikhoselise amachwane aso phansi kwamaphiko aso, kodwa anivumanga.
Yilesi isehlulelo ukuthi ukukhanya kufikile emhlabeni, kodwa abantu bathanda ubumnyama kunokukhanya, ngoba imisebenzi yabo imibi.
“Nina bontamolukhuni, abangasokile ezinhliziyweni nasezindlebeni, nimelana njalo noMoya oNgcwele, nani nifuze okhokho benu.
Abakwa-Israyeli babuye benza okubi emehlweni kaSimakade, bakhonza oBhali no-Ashitharothi, onkulunkulu bama-Aramu, nonkulunkulu bamaSidoni, nonkulunkulu bakwaMowabi, nonkulunkulu bama-Amoni, nonkulunkulu bamaFilisti. Bamshiya kanjalo uSimakade, ababe besamkhonza.
Abantu bakwa-Israyeli benza okubi emehlweni kaSimakade, bakhohlwa nguSimakade uNkulunkulu wabo, bakhonza oBhali no-Ashera.