4 “Uyihlo abesetfwese lijoko lelimatima kakhulu, manje-ke wena sinciphisele lomtfwalo lomatima nalelijoko lelimatima labelibeke etikwetfu; tsine sitakukhonta.”
“Uyihlo abesetfwese lijoko lelimatima kakhulu, manje-ke wena sinciphisele lomtfwalo lomatima nalelijoko lelimatima labelibeke etikwetfu, tsine sitakukhonta.”
Bantfu bakaJuda nebaka-Israyeli bebabanyenti bangangesihlabatsi saselwandle, babedla, banatse, bajabule.
Ngesikhatsi sekuphila kwaSolomoni, Juda na-Israyeli, kusukela kaDani kuye eBherisheba, babehleti ngekuthula, nguleyo naleyo ndvodza itibhekele umvini wayo kanye nemkhiwa wayo.
Inkhosi Solomoni yabutsekisa ngenkhani tisebenti kulo lonkhe laka-Israyeli, emadvodza lati-30 000.
Solomoni abenemadvodza labeti-70 000 labetfwala ematje lacotiwe, nalati-80 000 labecota ematje etintsabeni;
Kodvwa Solomoni akazange ente ngisho nome munye um-Israyeli kutsi abe sigcili; ema-Israyeli wona abengemabutfo akhe emphi, netiphatsimandla takhe tasembusweni, nebaholi bakhe, netindvuna takhe temabutfo, netebashayeli bakhe betincola, nebagibeli bakhe bemahhashi.
Ngako kwabe sekulandvwa Jerobowamu, yena kanye naso sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli baya kuRehobowamu, befika kuye batsi:
Rehobowamu wabaphendvula watsi: “Nibobuya lapha kimi emvakwemalanga lamatsatfu.” Ngako-ke sive sesuka sahamba.
Emvakweminyaka leminyenti Faro waseGibhithe wafa. Ema-Israyeli abubula ngalokugcilatwa kwawo, akhala kuNkulunkulu acela lusito. Kukhala kwawo kwenyuka kwefika kuNkulunkulu.
Ngangisitfukutselele sive sami, ngalilahla lifa lami, ngabanikela esandleni sakho, nawe awuzange ubahawukele ngemusa; ngisho nalasebagugile, wabagaca ngelijoko lelimatima.
Babopha imitfwalo lesindzako, bayibeke emahlombe alabanye bantfu, kepha bona abafuni kuyifukula, ngisho nangemuno wabo.
Ngobe kutsandza Nkulunkulu kugcina imiyalo yakhe. Imiyalo yaNkulunkulu ayimatima kitsi.