UBawo Ugweba Isibingelelo sikaYarobheham
Umprofeti ovela kwaYuda ukrazula isibingelelo sikaYarobheham ngelizwi likaBawo wethu, sibe some nesandla sokumkani, aze ale itafile yokumkani kuba wayexelelwe ukuba angadli nto apho. Umprofeti omdala uxoka kuye, adle, aze ingonyama imbulale endleleni egodukayo.
13 1Kwafika indoda kaBawo wethu ivela kwaYuda isiya eBheteli ngelizwi likaBawo wethu, xa uYarobheham emi esibingelelweni esiza kuqhumisela.
2Ngelizwi likaBawo wethu yamemeza nxamnye nesibingelelo, yathi: “Sibingelelo, sibingelelo, utsho uBawo wethu: indlu kaDavide iya kuzala unyana ogama linguYosiya. Phezu kwakho uya kubingelela ababingeleli beziganga abaqhumisela phezu kwakho, kutshiswe phezu kwakho namathambo abantu.”
3Ngaloo mini yanika umqondiso, yathi: “Nguwo lo umqondiso awathetha ngawo uBawo wethu: isibingelelo siya kukrazuka, luphalale uthuthu olukuso.”
4Wathi ukumkani uYarobheham akuva indoda kaBawo wethu imemeza nxamnye nesibingelelo saseBheteli, wolula isandla sakhe esibingelelweni, esithi: “Mbambeni!” Kodwa isandla asolulela kuyo soma, akaba nako ukusibuyisela kuye. 5Sakrazuka isibingelelo, luphalala uthuthu olukuso—lowo ngumqondiso ewunikileyo indoda kaBawo wethu ngelizwi likaBawo wethu. 6Ukumkani wathi kwindoda kaBawo wethu: “Khawubongoze uThixo wakho, undithandazele, ukuze sibuye isandla sam.” Yabongoza indoda kuBawo wethu, saza sabuya isandla sokumkani njengakuqala.
7Ukumkani wathi kwindoda kaBawo wethu: “Yiza endlwini, udle nam, ndikuphe nesipho.”
8Indoda kaBawo wethu yathi kukumkani: “Nokuba ungandinika isiqingatha sendlu yakho, andiyi kuhamba nawe, andiyi kudla sonka, andiyi kusela manzi apha.
9Kuba kunjalo oku ndiwiselwe umthetho lilizwi likaBawo wethu, lisithi: ‘Uze ungadli sonka, ungaseli manzi, ungabuyi ngendlela obuhambe ngayo.’”
10Wahamba ngenye indlela, akabuya ngendlela awayehambe ngayo eBheteli.
11Kwakukho umprofeti othile omdala owayehleli eBheteli. Beza oonyana bakhe bamxelela konke okwenziwa yindoda kaBawo wethu ngaloo mini eBheteli. Bawaxelela noyise namazwi eyayiwathethe kukumkani.
12Wathi uyise kubo: “Uhambe ngayiphi na indlela?” Oonyana bakhe bambonisa indlela eyahanjwa yindoda kaBawo wethu eyayivela kwaYuda. 13Wathi koonyana bakhe: “Ndibopheleni iesile.” Bambophela iesile, wakhwela kulo. 14Wayilandela indoda kaBawo wethu, wayifumana ihleli phantsi komoki, wathi kuyo: “Nguwe na indoda kaBawo wethu evela kwaYuda?” Yathi: “Ndim.”
15Waza wathi kuyo: “Yiza endlwini nam, udle isonka.”
16Kodwa yathi: “Andinako ukubuya nawe, nokungena nawe; andiyi kusidla isonka nokusela amanzi kunye nawe apha. 17Kuba uBawo wethu wathetha kum ngelizwi lakhe, wathi: ‘Uze ungadli sonka, ungaseli manzi khona, ungabuyi ngendlela obuhambe ngayo.’”
18Wathi kuyo: “Nam ndingumprofeti njengawe; isithunywa sithethe kum ngelizwi likaThixo, sisithi: ‘Mbuyise endlwini yakho, adle isonka, asele amanzi.’” Kodwa wayeyixokisa.
19Yabuya ke indoda kaBawo wethu naye, yadla isonka endlwini yakhe, yasela namanzi. 20Behleli etafileni, lafika ilizwi likaBawo wethu kuloo mprofeti owayembuyisile.
21Wamemeza endodeni kaBawo wethu eyayivela kwaYuda, wathi: “Utsho uBawo wethu ukuthi: Ngenxa yokuba ulichasile ilizwi lakhe, akawuthobela umthetho awawuwiselwe nguBawo wakho, 22usuke wabuya, wadla isonka, wasela amanzi kuloo ndawo awathi kuyo: ‘Uze ungasidli isonka, ungaseli manzi’—umzimba wakho awuyi kufika engcwabeni looyihlo.”
23Kwathi emva kokuba idlile yasela indoda kaBawo wethu, umprofeti wayibopha iesile, loo mprofeti wayembuyisileyo. 24Ihamba ngendlela yayo, yahlangatyezwa yingonyama endleleni, yayibulala. Isidumbu sayo salahlwa endleleni, iesile limi ngasecaleni, nengonyama imi ngasecaleni kwaso. 25Baza abadlulayo bawubona umzimba ulahliwe endleleni, nengonyama imi ngasecaleni kwawo, beza baxelela emzini apho wayehleli khona umprofeti omdala. 26Wathi umprofeti owayembuyise endleleni akukuva oku, wathi: “Yindoda kaBawo wethu le, elichasileyo ilizwi likaBawo wethu; ngoko ke uyinikele engonyameni, eyidlavuleyo yayibulala, njengoko wayeyixelele.” 27Waza wathi koonyana bakhe: “Ndibopheleni iesile.” Balibophela ke. 28Wahamba wafumana umzimba ulahliwe endleleni, iesile nengonyama zimi ngasecaleni kwawo; ingonyama ibingawudlanga umzimba, ingalidlavulanga iesile. 29Umprofeti waphakamisa umzimba wendoda kaBawo wethu, wawubeka e-esileni, wabuya nawo, wafika emzini ukuze ammbambazelele amngcwabe. 30Wawubeka umzimba engcwabeni lakhe, bamlilela, besithi: “Yoo, mnakwethu!”
31Emva kokumngcwaba, wathi koonyana bakhe: “Xa ndifileyo, ndingcwabeni engcwabeni angcwatyelwe kulo indoda kaBawo wethu; nibeke amathambo am ngasemathanjeni akhe. 32Kuba inene liya kwenzeka ilizwi awayememeza ngalo ngelizwi likaBawo wethu nxamnye nesibingelelo saseBheteli, nazo zonke izindlu zeziganga ezisemizini yakwaSamari.”
33Emva koku, uYarobheham akayekanga indlela yakhe embi; waphinda wenza ababingeleli beziganga kubantu bonke—osukuba efuna wammisela, abe ngumbingeleli weziganga. 34Oku kwaba sisono kwindlu kaYarobheham, ukuze inqunyulwe, itshatyalaliswe ebusweni bomhlaba.
