8 Akazange akuyekele kugwadla labekucale eGibhithe, lekwatsi ngesikhatsi sebusha bakhe emadvodza alala naye, amphiciketa khona tingono tebutjitji bakhe, atfululela inkhanuko yawo kuye.
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.”
Noko akazange agucuke etonweni taJerobowamu, umsa waNebati, labedvonsele ngato sive sema-Israyeli ekoneni lekwakukukhonta litfole legolide eBetheli nakaDani.
Bayifulatsela yonkhe imiyalo yaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wabo, batakhela tabo tithico letimbili letimise kwematfole, batakhela nensika ya-Ashera. Bakhotsama tinkhanyeti, bakhonta sithico saBhali.
Wawatsatsa wawancibilikisa, wase ubumba litfole lelidvuna legolide. Bantfu bamemeta batsi: “Israyeli! Nangu-ke nkulunkulu wakho lowakukhipha eveni laseGibhithe!”
Ngabuye ngatsi kubo: “Ngulowo nalowo wenu akalahle letitfombe letenyanyekako lese nibeke emehlo enu kuto, ningatingcolisi ngaletitfombe taseGibhithe. NginguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu.”
Noko yena wachubeka wadlanga ngalobugwababane bakhe, njengobe abekhumbula emalanga ebusha bakhe ngesikhatsi asagwadla eGibhithe.
Ngako wafisa kuba neluntjingintjingi lwenkhanuko yebusha bakho, ngesikhatsi useseGibhithe lapho tingono temabele akho tatiphiciketwa khona netimphumamlotsa takho tatibhujungwa khona.”
Tagucuka taba tingwababane eGibhithe. Tagwadla kusukela kwasebusheni bato. Kulelo live emabele ato abebhujungwa, netingono tebuntfombi bato tatiphiciketwa khona.
Uyakuyinatsa uyicedze, iphele, uyibhidlite ibe ticucu, uklebhule emabele akho. “Sengikhulumile, kusho iNkhosi Simakadze.
Tidvumbu tabo tiyawulala esitaladini selidolobha lelikhulu lelibitwa ngekufanekisa kutsi yiSodoma neGibhithe, lapho iNkhosi yabo yabetselwa khona.