3 Bayibamba, bayitshaya, bayimukisa ize.
3 Kodwa basidumela basitshaya basixotsha singaphathanga lutho.
Kawutshelwanga yini lokho engakwenzayo lapho uJezebeli ebulala abaprofethi beNkosi uNkulunkulu, ukuthi ngafihla abaprofethi bayo abalikhulu ngamatshumi amahlanu obhalwini, ngabanika ukudla lamanzi na?
kwathi lapho uJezebeli ebulala abaprofethi beNkosi, uObadiya wathatha abaprofethi abalikhulu, wabafihla ngamatshumi amahlanu obhalwini, wabanika ukudla lamanzi —
Wathi: Bengikutshisekela kakhulu, wena Nkosi, uNkulunkulu wamabandla, ngoba abantu bakoIsrayeli basephule isivumelwano sakho, badiliza amaaltare akho, babulala abaprofethi bakho; sekuyimi ngedwa engiseleyo, bayangizingela, bafuna ukungibulala.
Wathi: Bengikutshisekela kakhulu, wena Nkosi, uNkulunkulu wamabandla, kodwa abantu bakoIsrayeli basephule isivumelwano sakho, badiliza amaaltare akho, babulala abaprofethi bakho; sekuyimi ngedwa engiseleyo, bayangizingela, bafuna ukungibulala.
yathi: Valelani lumuntu entolongweni, limnike ukudla lamanzi alutshwana ngize ngibuye kuhle.
UAsa wamthukuthelela umboni, wamfaka entolongweni, ngoba wamthukuthelela kakhulu ngalokhu. UAsa wenza isihluku ebantwini abathile ngasona lesosikhathi.
Kodwa babelokhu bezihleka ulunya izithunywa zikaNkulunkulu, bedelela amazwi akhe, beklolodela abaprofethi bakhe, lwaze lwavutha ulaka lweNkosi ebantwini bayo baze baswela usizo.
Kodwake kabalalelanga, bakuvukela wena, bafulathela umlayo wakho, babulala abaprofethi bakho ababebaxwayisa ukuze babuyele kuwe, bakuhlambaza kakhulu.
Kwaba yize ukubatshaya kwami abantwana benu, kabakwamukelanga ukulaywa. Umkhonto wenu ubadlile abaprofethi bakho njengesilwane esichithayo.
UPashuri wamtshaya uJeremiya umprofethi, wamfaka esitokisini esiseSangweni lakoBenjamini elingaphezulu, ekungeneni kwethempeli.
INkosi isikumisile ukuba ube ngumpristi esikhundleni sikaJehoyada umpristi, ukuba ulondoloze ithempeli; uba kukhona umuntu ohlanyayo ozitshaya umprofethi, uzakumfaka esitokisini, umbophe ngeketane.
Ilizwi olikhulume kithi ebizweni leNkosi kasiyikulilalela.
Owesifazana waseKanani wakhala kuye wathi: Nkosi, Ndodana kaDavida, akungihawukele! Indodakazi yami ingenwe ngumoya omubi.
Ngesikhathi esifaneleyo wathuma inceku kubalimi ukuze yamukele kibo okunye kwezithelo zesivini.
Wabuya wathuma kubo enye inceku; bayitshaya uduma, bayiphatha kubi.
Nguwuphi owabaprofethi okhokho benu abangamzingelanga na? Bababulala labo abamemezela ngaphambili ukuza koLungileyo, eselimnikele lambulala,
ababulala leNkosi uJesu labaprofethi, basixotsha lathi. Kabamthokozisi uNkulunkulu, bamelana labantu bonke,