4 Wawatsatsa wawancibilikisa, wase ubumba litfole lelidvuna legolide. Bantfu bamemeta batsi: “Israyeli! Nangu-ke nkulunkulu wakho lowakukhipha eveni laseGibhithe!”
Asatfole seluleko, Jerobowamu, inkhosi, wabumba ematfole lamabili egolide. Wakhuluma esiveni watsi: “Kumatima kini lokutsi nibohle nikhuphukela eJerusalema. Naba bonkulunkulu benu-ke, ma-Israyeli, labanikhipha eGibhithe.”
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.
Jehu watsi: “Memetelani umhlangano kutewukhunjulwa Bhali.” Ngako bawumemetela.
Noko akazange agucuke etonweni taJerobowamu, umsa waNebati, labedvonsele ngato sive sema-Israyeli ekoneni lekwakukukhonta litfole legolide eBetheli nakaDani.
Wavele watibekela baphristi bakhe betindzawo letiphakeme nebetithico labetentile tinesimo sembuti nelinkhonyane.
“Nyalo senitimisele kuphambana nembuso waSimakadze, losetandleni tetitukulwane taDavide. Vele, nine mabutfo lamakhulu kabi, kantsi futsi ninalamatfole egolide lenentelwa wona nguJerobowamu kutsi abe tithico tenu.
kwala nome sebatibumbele sitfombe selitfole baze batsi: ‘Lona ngunkulunkulu wenu lowanikhipha eGibhithe,’ kwala nome sebakuhlambalate ngalokwesabekako lokubi kangakanani.
“NginguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu lowanikhipha eGibhithe, eveni lebugcili.
Ningatenteli tithico tesiliva nome tegolide ningibhice nato, bese nikhonta tona njengobe nikhonta mine.
“Ungatenteli sithico, nome umfanekiso walokusezulwini etulu, nome walokusemhlabeni phansi nome walokusemantini ngaphansi kwemhlaba.
Funa umuntfu lonelikhono lekubhala ngekucopha lamatje lamabili, acophe emabito emadvodzana aka-Israyeli; lamatje abowahlobisa ngegolide lapha emaphetselweni.
Ubotsatsa ematje lamabili e-oniksi, uwabhale ngekucopha emabito emadvodzana a-Israyeli lali-12,
Batsi kube bantfu babone kutsi Mosi sewutsetse sikhatsi lesidze angasehli entsabeni, babutsana ndzawonye beta ku-Aroni bakhuluma kuye batsi: “Kota, usentele nkulunkulu lotawuhamba embikwetfu, ngobe phela asati kutsi sekwente njani kulendvodza lenguMosi leyasikhipha eveni laseGibhithe.”
Mine ngatsi kubo: ‘Wonkhe lonegolide akayiletse lapha kimi.’ Ngako banginika igolide, ngayifaka emlilweni, kwase kuphuma nali litfole lelidvuna.”
Ngako bonkhe bantfu bakhipha emacici abo etindlebeni tabo, bawaletsa ku-Aroni.
Ngako Simakadze watfumela sifo kubantfu, ngobe babecindzetele Aroni kutsi ababumbele litfole legolide.
Watsi kube Aroni akubone loku, wase wakha lilati embikwalelitfole, wamemetela watsi: “Kusasa kutawuba nesibhimbi sekudvumisa Simakadze.”
Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi watsi: “Ncandzeka wewuke, ngobe labantfu bakho lowabakhipha eveni laseGibhithe sebonakele.
Sebaphambuke ngekushesha kuloko lengabayala ngako; sebancibilikise igolide benta litfole lelidvuna. Balikhotsamela balikhonta, badzimate batsi: ‘Israyeli! Nangu-ke nkulunkulu wakho lowakukhipha eveni laseGibhithe.’ ”
Niyawube seniyatedzelela letithico tenu letembeswe ngesiliva, naletitfombe tenu letimbonywe ngegolide, niyakutilahla khashane, kube shangatsi tidvwedvwe letingcolile, nitsi kuto: “Sukani la.”
Labanye batfulula igolide etikhwameni tabo, balinganise isiliva etikalini tabo, bacashe umbumbi wetegolide kutsi abentele kube sithico, bese baguca kuso basikhonte.
Akazange akuyekele kugwadla labekucale eGibhithe, lekwatsi ngesikhatsi sebusha bakhe emadvodza alala naye, amphiciketa khona tingono tebutjitji bakhe, atfululela inkhanuko yawo kuye.
Bantfu labahlala eSamariya bayalesabela, lelitfole lelisithico saseBhethi Aveni. Bantfu balo bayawulililela, kanjalo nebaphristi balo labalikhontako, labo lababetsakasele inkhatimulo yalo yegolide, bayawulililela ngobe itsatfwe kubo yayiswa ekutfunjweni.
Manje bachubeka nako kona; batentela tithico ngesiliva yabo, titfombe letakhiwe ngekuhlakanipha lokukhulu. Konkhe kungumsebenti wencondzi yetekubata. “Benta imihlatjelo ngebantfu bange letithico letimise kwematfole.”
“Njengobe singumliba wakhe, akukafaneli kutsi sicabange kutsi simo saNkulunkulu sifanana negolide nome nesiliva nome nelitje lokungumsebenti lobatwe ngebungcweti nangekucabanga kwemuntfu.
Ngulapho-ke benta khona sitfombe lesaba nesimo lesinjengeselitfole, base banikela imihlatjelo kuso, benta lidzili badvumisa lobekungumsebenti wetandla tabo.
Futsi ningabi ngulabakhonta tithico njengalabanye babo, nanjengobe kubhaliwe kutsi: “Bantfu bahlala phansi balibala kudla nekunatsa, batsi besuka lapho basukuma bagidza.”
Ngatsi nangibuka, ngabona kutsi senonile kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu; senitentele sithico senu, nasibumba saba nesimo selitfole. Nase nisheshe niyaphambuka endleleni Simakadze labeniyale kutsi nihambe ngayo.
Wachubeka watsi: “Kunye lengikucelako, kutsi ngulowo nalowo angiphe licici esabelweni senu semphango.” Bekulisiko lema-Ishmayeli kufaka emacici egolide.
Gideyoni wenta sidziya segolide, wasibeka edolobheni lakubo i-Ofra. Onkhe ema-Israyeli eta aphinga ngekukhonta sona; loko kwaba lugibe kuGideyoni kanye nemndeni wakhe.