4 Batibekela emakhosi bangakancutfulisi kimi, batikhetsela babusi bangakabonwa ngimi. Ngesiliva yabo nangegolide yabo batentela tithico letitababhubhisa bona.
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.”
Lesi kwaba sono sendlu yakaJerobowamu lokungusona sabangela kutsi indlu yakhe yonkhe ibhubhe iphele ingasabikho emhlabeni.
Akazange agcine ngekutijabulisa ngetono letatentiwe nguJerobowamu kuphela nje, kodvwa yena waze wateka naJezebeli, indvodzakati ya-Etbhali, inkhosi yemaSidoni, wamenta umkakhe; wacala kukhonta nekukhotsamela Bhali.
Umuntfu angatentela yini bonkulunkulu bakhe? Yebo, kodvwa abasibo bonkulunkulu!”
Titsintsitseni kuto tonkhe letono tenu lebesenitentile, nitfole inhlitiyo lensha nemoya lomusha. Nitawufelani nje, ninendlu yaka-Israyeli?
Inkhosi Nebukhadnezari yenta sithico segolide, lesasingemamitha labengaba ngema-30 kuphakama, nemamitha labengaba matsatfu bubanti, yasibeka etsafeni laseDura esifundzeni saseBhabhulona.
Abetsi Efrayimu nakakhuluma, kutfutfumele emadvodza; abephakanyisiwe ka-Israyeli. Kodvwa waba nelicala lekukhonta Bhali, wafa.
Ngako ngekutfukutsela kwami nganinika inkhosi, nangelulaka lwami ngaphindze ngayisusa.
Manje bachubeka nako kona; batentela tithico ngesiliva yabo, titfombe letakhiwe ngekuhlakanipha lokukhulu. Konkhe kungumsebenti wencondzi yetekubata. “Benta imihlatjelo ngebantfu bange letithico letimise kwematfole.”
Usengakatsandzi kuvuma kutsi kwakungimi lona lowamnika kudla lokutinhlavu, neliwayini lelisha, nemafutsa, lowatfululela kuye isiliva negolide, lababekusebentisa kuBhali.
Kodvwa Israyeli ukulahlile loko lokungukona kukuhle, ngako-ke sitsa sitamcosha.
Kodvwa umyeni waphendvula watsi: ‘Ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Anginati.’
“Umnikati wendlu nasekasukumile wavala umnyango, niyakuma ngephandle ninconcotse nitsi: ‘Nkhosi, sivulele umnyango!’ Uyakuniphendvula atsi: ‘Anginati lapho niphuma khona!’
Kodvwa yena uyawutsi: ‘Ngiyanitjela ngitsi: Anginati lapho niphuma khona. Nyamalalani lapha embikwami, benti balokubi!’
Mine ngingumelusi lolungile, ngiyatati timvu tami, nato futsi tiyangati.
kodvwa nyalo seniyamati Nkulunkulu, ngetulu kwaloko senatiwa nguNkulunkulu, kwentiwa yini kutsi nifune kuncandzeka, niye kulemimoya yemvelo lebutsakatsaka nalengasiti lutfo? Niyatsandza yini kutsi iphindze inigcilate?