Inhliziyo ka-Israyeli Ehlukene Phakathi
Ukuchuma kwaveza ama-altare amaningi, hhayi ukwethembeka okwengeziwe. Isithombe sethole siya e-Asiriya njengomthelo, inkosi inyamalala njengehlamvu phezu kwamanzi, futhi ameva amila phezu kwezindawo eziphakemeyo. Phakathi kwezinsongo kufika isimemo: limani umhlabathi wenu ongalinyiwe futhi nifune uBaba wethu manje.
10 1U-Israyeli wayeyivini eliqhakazile elathela izithelo zalo. Lapho izithelo zakhe zanda, nama-altare anda awakha; lapho izwe lakhe liceba, wenza izinsika zakhe ezingcwele zaba nhle kakhulu. 2Izinhliziyo zabo zihlukene phakathi; manje kufanele bathwale icala labo. Uyawadiliza ama-altare abo, aphihlize izinsika zabo ezingcwele.
3Ngokuba manje bayothi: “Asinankosi, ngokuba sasingamesabi uBaba wethu—inkosi, pho, yiyini engasenzela yona?” 4Bakhuluma amazwi nje, befunga izifungo ezingenalutho, benza izivumelwano; ngakho ukwahlulelwa kuyamila njengokhula olunoshevu emiseleni yensimu. 5Abantu baseSamariya bayathuthumela ngenxa yethole laseBeti-Aveni. Abantu balo bayalilila, nabapristi balo bezithombe bayaklewula ngenxa yalo, ngenxa yenkazimulo yalo esukile kulo. a a v5 IBeti-Aveni lisho ukuthi “indlu yobubi” — kuyigama lokubhinqa uHoseya aqamba ngalo iBhetheli, “indlu kaNkulunkulu,” ngoba ukukhonzwa kwethole kwase kugxilile khona. 6Isithombe uqobo lwaso siyothwalelwa e-Asiriya njengentela enkosini enkulu. U-Efrayimi uyobanjwa amahloni, u-Israyeli abe namahloni ngamasu akhe siqu. 7Inkosi yaseSamariya iyobhubha njengoluthi oluntantayo emanzini. 8Izindawo eziphakeme zase-Aveni, isono sika-Israyeli, ziyochithwa. Ameva nokhula lwameva kuyomila phezu kwama-altare abo, bese bethi ezintabeni: “Sembeseni,” nasemagqumeni: “Wani phezu kwethu.” b b v8 UJesu uwakhuluma kanye lawa mazwi kubesifazane abakhalayo endleleni eya esiphambanweni (ULuka 23:30), uJohane abuye awezwe futhi ngosuku lokwahlulelwa (ISambulo 6:16).
9Kusukela ezinsukwini zaseGibeya wonile, Israyeli; lapho bema khona. Impi ngeke ibafice yini eGibeya? c c v9 IGibeya: ukubulawa komuntu okwenziwa yiqembu labantu lapho kwavusa impi ecishe yaba yimpi yombango eyacishe yaqeda uBhenjamini (ABahluleli 19–20). 10Lapho ngithanda, ngiyobajezisa, nezizwe ziyobuthaniswa zibhekane nabo, zibabophe baqine ngenxa yecala labo eliphindwe kabili.
11U-Efrayimi wayeyithokazi eliqeqeshiwe elalithanda ukubhula, ngasindisa intamo yalo enhle; kodwa manje ngiyombophela u-Efrayimi ejokeni, uJuda kufanele alime, uJakobe kufanele azivulele umhlabathi yena uqobo. d d v11 Ukubhula (ukunyathela phezu kokusanhlamvu) kwakuwumsebenzi olula nojabulisayo ezinkabini; ukulima kwakusho ijoka lokhuni elisindayo licindezela phezu kwentamo — uNkulunkulu wayevumele u-Efrayimi aphile impilo elula. 12Zitshaleleni ukulunga; vunani izithelo zothando lwesivumelwano; vulani umhlabathi wenu ongalinyiwe. Ngokuba yisikhathi sokufuna uBaba wethu, aze eze anise ukulunga phezu kwenu.
13Nilime ububi; navuna ukungalungi; nadla izithelo zamanga. Ngenxa yokuthi nethemba endleleni yenu, ebuningini bamaqhawe enu, 14umsindo wempi uyovukela abantu bakho, zonke izinqaba zakho ziyobhidlizwa, njengoba uShalimani wabhidliza iBeti-Arbeli ngosuku lwempi, lapho omama baphahlazwa kanye nabantwana babo. 15Kuyokwenziwa kanjalo kuwe, Bhetheli, ngenxa yobubi bakho obukhulu. Ekuseni kakhulu inkosi yakwa-Israyeli iyonqunywa nya.
