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1 Amakhosi 13
1Bheka, kwafika umuntu kaNkulunkulu evela kwaJuda ngezwi likaJehova, weza eBethele; uJerobowamu wayemi ngase-altare enyusa impepho.
2Wamemeza nge-altare ngezwi likaJehova, wathi: “O altare, altare, usho kanje uJehova; Bheka, kuyakuzalelwa endlini kaDavide umntwana ogama lakhe linguJosiya; uyakunikela phezu kwakho abapristi bezindawo eziphakemeyo abashunqisa umusi phezu kwakho, kushiswe amathambo abantu phezu kwakho.
3Wasenika isibonakaliso ngalolosuku wathi: Lesi yisibonakaliso uJehova asikhulumile; Bheka, i-altare liyakudabuka, nomlotha ophezu kwalo uyakulahlwa;
4Inkosi uJerobowamu isizwile izwi lomuntu kaNkulunkulu owamemeza emelene ne-altare eBethele, yelula isandla sakhe e-altare, yathi: “Mbambe.” Isandla sakhe aselulele kuye soma, wangabe esakwazi ukusibuyisela kuye.
5I-altare ladabuka, kwawa umlotha e-altare njengesibonakaliso umuntu kaNkulunkulu asinika sona ngezwi likaJehova.
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6Inkosi yasiphendula yathi kulowo muntu kaNkulunkulu: “Nceda ubuso bukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, ungikhulekele ukuba siphiliswe isandla sami.” Lowo muntu kaNkulunkulu wamncenga uJehova, isandla senkosi sambuyisela, saba njengakuqala.
7Inkosi yasisithi kulowomuntu kaNkulunkulu: Hamba lami siye ekhaya, uziqinise, ngizakunika umvuzo.
8Umuntu kaNkulunkulu wasesithi enkosini: Uba unginika ingxenye yendlu yakho, kangiyikungena lawe, njalo kangiyikudla isinkwa, kangiyikunatha amanzi kulindawo.
9Ngokuba umyalo wami wanikezwa kanjalo ngezwi likaJehova lokuthi: Ungadli isinkwa, ungaphuzi manzi, ungabuyi ngendlela oze ngayo.
10Wahamba ngenye indlela, akabuyanga ngendlela abeze ngayo eBethele.
11Kwakukhona umprofethi omdala eBethele; amadodana akhe afika, amtshela zonke izenzo lowo muntu kaNkulunkulu abezenzile ngalolo suku eBethele; amazwi eyawakhuluma enkosini, nawo amtshela uyise.
12Uyise wasesithi kuzo: Uhambe ngayiphi indlela? Ngokuba amadodana akhe abona ukuthi lowo muntu kaNkulunkulu ovela kwaJuda wayehamba kanjani.
13Wathi emadodaneni akhe: “Ngibopheleni imbongolo.” Basebembophela imbongolo, wayigibela.
14Wamlandela umuntu kaNkulunkulu, wamfumana ehlezi phansi kwesihlahla somvini, wathi kuye: “Wena ungumuntu kaNkulunkulu ovela kwaJuda na? Wathi: “Nginguye.”
15Wathi kuye: “Hamba nami siye ekhaya, udle isinkwa.”
16Wathi: “Anginakubuyela emuva nawe, ngingangeni nawe; futhi angiyikudla isinkwa, ngiphuze amanzi nawe kule ndawo.
17Ngokuba kwashiwo kimi ngezwi likaJehova ukuthi: “Ungadli isinkwa, ungaphuzi amanzi khona, ungabuyi uhambe ngendlela oze ngayo.”
18Wathi kuye: “Nami ngingumprofethi njengawe; ingelosi yakhuluma kimi ngezwi likaJehova, yathi: “Mbuyisele endlini yakho ukuba adle isinkwa, aphuze amanzi. Kodwa wamqambela amanga.
19Wabuya naye, wadla isinkwa, waphuza namanzi endlini yakhe.
20Kwathi behlezi ekudleni, kwafika izwi likaJehova kumprofethi owambuyisa.
21Wambiza umuntu kaNkulunkulu owayevela kwaJuda, wathi: “Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: ‘Ngenxa yokuthi weqile umlomo kaJehova, awugcinanga umyalo uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akuyala ngawo,
22Kepha wabuya, wadla isinkwa, waphuza amanzi endaweni uJehova asho ngayo kini ukuthi: “Ningadli isinkwa, ningaphuzi manzi; isidumbu sakho asiyikungena ethuneni lawoyihlo.
23Esedlile isinkwa, waphuza, wazibophela imbongolo, engumprofethi owayembuyisile.
24Esehambile, ingonyama yamhlangabeza endleleni, yambulala; isidumbu sakhe saphonswa endleleni, imbongolo yema ngakuso; ibhubesi labuye wema eduze kwesiheho.
25Bheka, abantu badlula, babona isiyelo endleleni, nengonyama imi ngasesitingweni; bafika babika emzini lapho umprofethi omdala ayehlala khona.
26Kwathi umprofethi owambuyisa endleleni ekuzwa lokho wathi: “Lo ungumuntu kaNkulunkulu ongalaleli izwi likaJehova; ngalokho uJehova wamnikela engonyameni eyamdwengula, yambulala njengezwi likaJehova alikhuluma kuye.
27Wakhuluma emadodaneni akhe, wathi: “Ngibopheleni imbongolo.” Bambopha.
28Wahamba, waphonsa isidumbu sakhe endleleni, imbongolo nengonyama zema ngasesangweni; ibhubesi alidlanga isiyelo futhi alizange liklebhule imbongolo.
29Umprofethi wasiphakamisa isidumbu somuntu kaNkulunkulu, wasibeka embongolweni, wasibuyisa; umprofethi omdala wangena emzini ukumlilela nokummbela.
30Wasibeka isidumbu sakhe ethuneni lakhe; bamlilela bathi: “Maye, mfowethu!
31Esemngcwabile, wakhuluma emadodaneni akhe, wathi: “Uma ngifile, ngimbeleni ethuneni angcwatshwe kulo lowo muntu kaNkulunkulu; beka amathambo ami eceleni kwamathambo akhe.
32Ngoba izwi alimemeza ngezwi likaJehova ngokumelene ne-altare eBhethele naphezu kwazo zonke izindawo eziphakemeyo ezisemizini yaseSamariya ngokuqinisekile liyokwenzeka.
33Emva kwalokhu uJerobowamu akabuyanga endleleni yakhe embi, wabuye wenza abaphansi phakathi kwabantu babe ngabapristi basezindaweni eziphakemeyo;
34Le nto yaba yisono kuyo indlu kaJerobowamu ukuba iyiqede nokuyichitha emhlabeni.

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