1U-Israyeli ungumvini ongenalutho, uyazithela izithelo; ngobuningi bezithelo zawo wandisa ama-altare; njengobuhle bezwe lakhe benza izithombe ezinhle.
2Inhliziyo yabo yahlukene phakathi; manje bayotholakala bentula; uyakuwadiliza ama-altare abo, achithe izithombe zabo.
3Ngokuba manje bayakuthi: ‘Asinankosi, ngokuba asimesabanga uJehova; khona-ke inkosi ingasenzani?
4Bakhuluma amazwi, bafunga amanga ngokwenza isivumelwano; ngakho ukwahlulela kuyahluma njengomhlambi emiseleni yasendle.
5Abakhileyo eSamariya bayakwesaba ngenxa yamathole aseBeti Aveni, ngokuba abantu balo bayakulilela nabapristi balo abajabulayo ngalo, ngodumo lwalo, ngokuba lumukile kulo.
6Liyakulethwa e-Asiriya libe yisipho eNkosini uJarebi; U-Efrayimi uyokwamukela ihlazo, futhi u-Israyeli uyoba namahloni ngecebo lakhe.
7ISamariya inkosi yalo iqunyiwe njengegwebu emanzini.
8Izintaba zase-Aveni, isono sika-Israyeli, ziyakuchithwa; ameva nekhakhasi kuyakumila phezu kwama-altare abo; bayakuthi ezintabeni: Sisibekeleni; nakumagquma: Welani phezu kwethu.
9O Israyeli, wonile kusukela ezinsukwini zaseGibeya; lapho bema; ukulwa eGibeya ngokumelene nabantwana bobubi akubaficanga.
10Kusesifiso sami ukuthi ngibajezise; futhi abantu bayobuthana ngokumelene nabo uma bebabopha emiseleni yabo emibili.
11Futhi u-Efrayimi unjengethokazi elifundisiwe futhi elithanda ukubhula ukolweni; kodwa ngadlula phezu kwentamo yakhe enhle; Ngiyakumkhwelisa u-Efrayimi; UJuda uyakulima, uJakobe aphule amagabade akhe.
12Zihlwanyeleleni ekulungeni, nivune ngomusa; qedani amadlelo enu, ngokuba sekuyisikhathi sokumfuna uJehova, aze afike, anise ukulunga phezu kwenu.
13Nilima ububi, navuna ububi; nidlile izithelo zamanga, ngokuba nathembela endleleni yenu, ngobuningi bamaqhawe enu.
14Ngakho kuyakuvuka ukuxokozela phakathi kwabantu bakho, zonke izinqaba zakho ziphangwe, njengalokho uSalmani aphanga iBeti Aribeli ngosuku lwempi; unina uchotshoziwe phezu kwabantwana bakhe.
15Iyakwenze njalo kini iBethele ngenxa yobubi benu obukhulu; ekuseni inkosi yakwa-Israyeli iyakushaywa ngesiqalekiso.
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