10 Amasiya, umphristi waseBetheli, watfumela sigijimi kuJerobowamu, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, watsi: “Amose wakha luzungu ngawe embusweni waka-Israyeli. Live lingeke liwamele onkhe lamavi akhe.
Labomnakabo bambuta batsi: “Usho kutsi wena utawuba yinkhosi ubuse etikwetfu?” Bachubeka bamtondza kakhulu ngenca yemaphupho akhe nenkhulumo yakhe.
Ngisho nome sekwenteke loku, Jerobowamu akazange aphendvuke etindleleni takhe letimbi, kodvwa wachubeka wabeka baphristi bekukhonta etindzaweni letiphakeme tekukhontela, abekhetsa nome ngumuphi umuntfu labefisa kuba ngumphristi, amehlukanisele indzawo lephakeme yekukhonta.
Watsi kube abone Elija, wakhuluma kuye watsi: “Nguwe yini lowo, lohlupha sive saka-Israyeli?”
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.”
Batsi nabaweva onkhe lamavi, babukana bodvwana betfukile, bakhuluma kuBharuki batsi: “Kufanele siwabikele inkhosi onkhe lamavi.”
Tiphatsimandla takhuluma enkhosini, tatsi: “Lomuntfu kufanele abulawe. Utsela emanti emadvolweni emasotja lasele kulelidoloba, nakuwabo bonkhe bantfu, ngaletintfo latishoko kubo. Lomuntfu akacondzi lokuhle ngalabantfu, kodvwa ubafisela lokubi.”
Lawa ngemavi a-Amose, lomunye webantfu lababefuye timvu eThekhowa, ngaloko lakuboniswa lokumacondzana nema-Israyeli iminyaka lemibili umhlaba ungakatamatami, ngesikhatsi Uziya ayinkhosi yakaJuda, Jerobowamu, umsa waJehoyashi, ayinkhosi yaka-Israyeli.
“Mhlazana ngijezisa ema-Israyeli ngenca yetono tawo, ngiyawubhidlita emalati aseBetheli, netimphondvo telilati tiyawujutjwa tilahleke phansi.
Nine bantfu niyamtondza umuntfu lomelana nebubi benu, nimedzelele umuntfu lokhuluma liciniso lodvwa enkhundleni.
Ningangifuni eBetheli, ningayi naseGilgali, ningayi ngisho naseBherisheba. Ngobe iGilgali ngempela itawudzingiswa, kutsi iBetheli incishiswe ize ibe lite.”
Ngobe naku lokushiwo nguAmose, utsi: “ ‘Jerobowamu utakufa ngenkemba, ema-Israyeli wona ngempela atawudzingiswa, esuswe eveni lawo lekutalwa.’ ”
Jesu wabuyela ethempelini kuyawufundzisa, baphristi labakhulu netibondza temaJuda beta kuye bambuta batsi: “Loku ukwenta ngamaphi emandla? Kona ngubani lona lokunike lamandla?”
Base batsi: “Lomuntfu simbambe edukisa sive sakitsi, asitjela kutsi singatseli kuKhesari, atigabatisa ngekutsi yena unguKhristu, iNkhosi.”
Sikhandze kutsi lomuntfu uyingoti, ngobe ususa tiphitsiphitsi emkhatsini wemaJuda wonkhe umhlaba, kantsi futsi ungumholi walelicembu lekutsiwa ngemaNazaretha.
Watsi: “Saniyalisisa kutsi ningafundzisi ngelibito lalomuntfu, kodvwa ase nibuke lesenikwentile! Senisakate lemfundziso yenu yaze yagcwala lonkhe lelidolobha laseJerusalema, senifuna kutsi sibe nelicala ngekufa kwakhe!”
Liqoqo letiphatsimandla lisalalele Stefano latfukutsela kakhulu, lacucudza imihlatsi.