Kwathi esedlile, esephuzile, wambophelela imbongolo yena lowo mprofethi abembuyisile.

Bheka, abantu badlula , babona isidumbu sintshingwe endleleni nengonyama imi eceleni kwesidumbu , bafika bakhuluma ngakho emzini ayehlala kuwo lowo mprofethi omdala.

Kepha uJehoshafati wathi : Akusekho mprofethi kaJehova lapha ukuba sibuze kuye na?

Yathuma u-Eliyakimi owayephezu kwendlu, noShebina umbhali, namalunga abapristi, bembeswe izindwangu zamasaka , ku-Isaya u mprofethi, indodana ka-Amose.

Wathi: Myekeni; mawanganyakaziswa muntu amatham bo akhe . Base beyeka amathambo akhe kanye namathambo alowo mprofethi owavela eSamariya.

Kepha uJehoshafati wathi : Akusekho mprofethi kaJehova lapha ukuba sibuze kuye na?

Izimpawu zethu asiziboni ; akusekho mprofethi ; akakho kithina owaziyo ukuthi koze kube nini.

Kuyakuthi wonke umuntu ongayikumlalela lowo mprofethi uyakuchithwa kubantu.

Baphendula, bathi kuye: Kanti nawe ungowaseGalile na? Phenyisisa, ubone ukuthi akuveli mprofethi eGalile.

Wathi-ke: Ngiqinisile ngithi kini : Akukho mprofethi owamukelwa ezweni lakubo.

awuyikulalela amazwi alowo mprofethi, noma lowo mphuphi wamaphupho, ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uya kulinga ukuba azi ukuthi uyathanda yini uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho nangawo wonke umphefumulo wakho na?

Lowo mprofethi noma lowo mphuphi wamaphupho wobulawa , ngokuba ukhulumile okunihlubukisa uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu owanikhipha ezweni laseGibithe, wakuhlenga endlini yobugqila , ukuba akuphambukise endleleni uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akuyala ukuba u hambe ngayo . Uyakukhipha kanjalo ububi phakathi kwakho.

Kepha umprofethi oyakukhuluma izwi ngokuziqhenya egameni lami engingamyalanga ukulikhuluma , noma ekhuluma egameni labanye onkulunkulu, lowo mprofethi uyakufa.

Uma umprofethi eyengwa akhulume izwi , mina Jehova ngimyengile lowo mprofethi; ngiyakwelulela isandla sami phezu kwakhe , ngimchithe phakathi kwabantu bami u-Israyeli.