6 Labanye batfulula igolide etikhwameni tabo, balinganise isiliva etikalini tabo, bacashe umbumbi wetegolide kutsi abentele kube sithico, bese baguca kuso basikhonte.
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.”
Tinetandla, kodvwa atiphatsi, tinetinyawo, kodvwa atihambi. Tite nemalakanya emiphinjeni yato.
Sebaphambuke ngekushesha kuloko lengabayala ngako; sebancibilikise igolide benta litfole lelidvuna. Balikhotsamela balikhonta, badzimate batsi: ‘Israyeli! Nangu-ke nkulunkulu wakho lowakukhipha eveni laseGibhithe.’ ”
Live labo ligcwele tithico; bakhotsamela umsebenti wetandla tabo, loko lokwentiwe ngemino yabo.
Niyawube seniyatedzelela letithico tenu letembeswe ngesiliva, naletitfombe tenu letimbonywe ngegolide, niyakutilahla khashane, kube shangatsi tidvwedvwe letingcolile, nitsi kuto: “Sukani la.”
“Butsanani ndzawonye, nite; hlanganani, nine lenibaleke etiveni. Abati lutfo labo labetfwala tithico tetingodvo, bathandaze etithicweni letingeke tisindzise.
Bonkhe abanangcondvo, futsi abanalwati, bonkhe babumbi betegolide bahlazekile ngetithico tabo. Titfombe tabo tiyinkhohliso, atinamphefumulo.
Isiliva legcotjiwe iyaletfwa isuka eThashishi, negolide legcotjiwe isuka e-Ufazi. Loko lokubatwe ngumbati nangumbumbi wetegolide, kubese kwembatsiswa letiluhlata njengesibhakabhaka naletibukhwebeletane, konkhe kwakhiwe tingcweti.
Kulengela somiso etikwemanti ayo! Ayawukoma, ngobe kulive letithico, bantfu balo bahlanyiswa kwesaba leto tithico.
Inkhosi Nebukhadnezari yenta sithico segolide, lesasingemamitha labengaba ngema-30 kuphakama, nemamitha labengaba matsatfu bubanti, yasibeka etsafeni laseDura esifundzeni saseBhabhulona.
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.