20 Babusi lababi bangaba nenhlanganyelo yini nawe, labo labenta bubi kube shangatsi ngumtsetfo?
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.
Kodvwa kulomubi Nkulunkulu utsi: “Unalungelo lini lekukhuluma ngetimiso tami uphatse sivumelwane sami ngemlomo wakho?
Wena sichwaga, utigabatiselani ngalokubi? Umusa waNkulunkulu uyawuma kuze kube phakadze.
Ingani etinhlitiyweni tenu niphehla imisebenti lemibi, tandla tenu ticaphele kwenta budlova emhlabeni.
Nkulunkulu ukhuluma emhlanganweni lomkhulu, wehlulela bonkulunkulu utsi:
Nangabe umuntfu angafuni kugcina umtsetfo, ngisho nemithandazo yakhe iyenyanyeka kuNkulunkulu.
Ngetulu kwaloko kukhona lokunye lengaphindze ngakubona lapha ngaphansi kwemtfunti welilanga: lapho kwakufanele kusebenta khona umtsetfo, kwasebenta umonakalo; lapho kwakufanele kusebente khona kulunga, kwasebenta umonakalo.
Nawubona lophuyile acindzetelwe endzaweni letsite, asemukwe emalungelo akhe nekwehlulelwa ngebucotfo, kungakumangalisi loko. Lowo nalowo lophetse unemuntfu longetulu kwakhe, kantsi nalowo longetulu kwakhe unemuntfu longetulu kwabo bonkhe.
Maye kulabo labashaya imitsetfo lengakalungi, kulabo labashaya imitsetfo yekucindzetela,
Nikhweshisela eceleni lilanga lelibi, bese nisondzeta edvutane umbuso lowesabisako.
Loko kuyakwenteka, ngobe nilandzele imikhuba lemibi yenkhosi Omri nendvodzana yakhe Ahabi. Nichubeke nalandzela imitsetfo yabo, ngaloko-ke ngiyawunibhubhisa; bonkhe bantfu bayawunibukela phansi. Bantfu yonkhe indzawo bayawunedzelela ngendzelelo.”
Baphristi labakhulu nebaFarisi base bakhipha simemetelo sekutsi nakukhona lowatiko lapho akhona Jesu, abobabikela, kuze batembamba.
Base bayamtsatsa Jesu ekhaya laKhayafase bamyisa ekwehlulelweni, kwakungusekuseni ngeluvivi. EmaJuda wona akazange angene kuleyondlu, ngobe abentela kutigcina angangcoli ngekwemtsetfo, kuze phela alungele kudla Sidlo seliPhasika.
Batali bakhe bakusho loko ngobe bebesaba emaJuda. Phela abesavumelene ngekutsi lotawufakaza kutsi Jesu unguKhristu, abeyawuncunywa esinagogeni.
Sawula wakhuluma ku-Ahimeleki, watsi: “Lalela-ke, msa wa-Ahitubi.” Waphendvula watsi: “Yebo, nkhosi yami.”