13 Ungaphindzi uphrofethe lapha eBetheli, ngobe lena yindzawo lekutsiwa ingcwele yenkhosi, nelithempeli lembuso.”
Lelinye litfole walimisa eBetheli, lelinye walimisa kaDani.
Jerobowamu wasungula umkhosi welilanga leli-15 lenyanga yesiphohlongo njengalowa lowawentiwa kaJuda, wanikela nangemihlatjelo elatini. Loko abekwentela eBetheli, anikela kulamatfole labewabumbile. EBetheli nakhona waphindza wabeka baphristi etindzaweni letiphakeme labesatakhile.
Ngelivi laSimakadze kwefika umuntfu waNkulunkulu eBetheli aphuma kaJuda, Jerobowamu aseme eceleni kwelilati kutekwenta umhlatjelo.
Wenta lokubi emehlweni aSimakadze, wangete waphendvuka ngisho nakusinye sono lesentiwa nguJerobowamu, umsa waNebati, labedvonsele ngato sive saka-Israyeli ekoneni.
Bakhuluma kubaboniswa batsi: “Sale ningabe nisayibona imibono,” nakubaphrofethi batsi: “Sale ningabe nisasitjela tembulo talokungiko. Sitjeleni tintfo letikitalakitanako, phrofethani emanga.
Uphrofethelani egameni laSimakadze kutsi lelithempeli litawufanana neShilo, nalelidolobha litawusala selikhala libhungane, kungasahlali muntfu kulo?” Bonkhe bantfu babunganyela Jeremiya bamkaka ekhatsi endlini yaSimakadze.
“Kodvwa nine nanatsisa baNaziri liwayini, nalela baphrofethi bami kutsi baphrofethe.
“Mhlazana ngijezisa ema-Israyeli ngenca yetono tawo, ngiyawubhidlita emalati aseBetheli, netimphondvo telilati tiyawujutjwa tilahleke phansi.
Ningangifuni eBetheli, ningayi naseGilgali, ningayi ngisho naseBherisheba. Ngobe iGilgali ngempela itawudzingiswa, kutsi iBetheli incishiswe ize ibe lite.”
Manje-ke vani livi laSimakadze. Wena watsi: “ ‘Ungaphrofethi lokumelene na-Israyeli. uyekele nekushumayela umelane nendlu ya-Isaka.’
“Tindzawo letiphakeme taka-Isaka tekukhontela tithico tiyawubhujiswa, netindlu taka-Israyeli tekukhontela bonkulunkulu tiyawubhidlitwa. Ngenkemba yami ngiyawuvukela indlu yakaJerobowamu.”
Watsi: “Saniyalisisa kutsi ningafundzisi ngelibito lalomuntfu, kodvwa ase nibuke lesenikwentile! Senisakate lemfundziso yenu yaze yagcwala lonkhe lelidolobha laseJerusalema, senifuna kutsi sibe nelicala ngekufa kwakhe!”
Base bangenisa baphostoli, babashaya babayala futsi kutsi bangaphindzi bakhulume ngelibito laJesu, base bayabakhulula.