UJehova wayeshilo ku-Ahiya, ethi: Bheka, umkaJerobowamu uyeza ukubuza kuwe ngendodana yakhe , ngokuba iyagula ; womphendula ngokuthi nangokuthi, ngokuba kuyakuthi ekungeneni kwakhe azishaye omunye umuntu.

Kepha uDavide wayengenakuya phambi kwalo ukubuza kuNkulunkulu , ngokuba wagebhezelela inkemba yengelosi kaJehova.

Inkosi u-Ahazi yamyala u -Uriya umpristi ngokuthi : Shisa e-altare elikhulu umnikelo wokushiswa wasekuseni , nomnikelo wempuphu wakusihlwa , nomnikelo wokushiswa wenkosi , nomnikelo wayo wempuphu kanye nomnikelo wokushiswa wabo bonke abantu bezwe , nomnikelo wabo wempuphu, neminikelo yabo yokuphuzwa , ulifafaze ngalo lonke igazi lomnikelo wokushiswa nalo lonke igazi lomhlatshelo ; kodwa i-altare lethusi liyakuba ngelami ukubuza ngalo.

Wayesethi kuyo : Usho kanje uJehova , uthi: Lokhu uthume izithunywa ukubuza kuBali Zebubi unkulunkulu wase -Ekroni kungokuba kungekho Nkulunkulu kwa -Israyeli ukuba kubuzwe ngezwi lakhe na ? Ngalokho awuyikwehlika embhedeni okhuphukele kuwo, kepha uyakufa nokufa.

Zathi kuye : Kwakhuphuka umuntu ukuba asihlangabeze, wathi kithi : Hambani, nibuyele enkosini enithumileyo , nithi kuyo: Usho kanje uJehova , uthi: Kungokuba kungekho Nkulunkulu kwa -Israyeli ukuba uthume ukubuza kuBali Zebubi unkulunkulu wase-Ekroni na? Ngalokho umbhede okhuphukele kuwo awuyikwehlika kuwo, kepha uyakufa nokufa.

Kepha enkosini yakwaJuda eyanithuma ukubuza kuJehova niyakusho kuyo kanje, nithi: Usho kanje uJehova uNkulu nkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: Maqondana namazwi owezwileyo,

Futhi i -altare lethusi elalenziwe nguBesaleli indodana ka -Uri kaHure lalilapho phambi kwetabernakele likaJehova ; uSolomoni nebandla baya ukubuza kulo.

Kanjalo namaqondana nezithunywa zezikhulu zaseBabele ezathumela kuye ukubuza ngesibonakaliso esenziwa ezweni uNkulunkulu wamshiya ukumvivinya nje ukuba azi konke okusenhliziyweni yakhe.

Kepha enkosini yakwaJuda eyanithuma ukubuza kuJehova niyakusho k uyo kanje, nithi: Usho kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu ka -Israyeli, uthi: Maqondana namazwi owezwileyo,

njengokuba uthunyiwe yinkosi nabeluleki bayo abayisikhombisa ukubuza ngelakwaJuda neJerusalema njengokomthetho kaNkulunkulu wakho osesandleni sakho,

Umlindi wathi : Kuyeza ukusa , kepha kuse sebusuku. Uma nithanda ukubuza, buzani; buyani nize. Isiprofetho nge-Arabiya

Ndodana yomuntu , khuluma emalungeni akwa -Israyeli, uthi kuwo : Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova , ithi: Nifike ukubuza kimi na ? Kuphila kwami , isho iNkosi uJehova, angiyikubuzwa yinina.

Ngokuba ngubani oyakukuhawukel a wena Jerusalema na? Ngubani oyakukukhalela? Ngubani oyakuphambukela ukubuza ngempilo yakho na?

Usho kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: Niyakusho kanje enkosini yakwaJuda eyanithuma kimi ukubuza kimi , nithi: Bheka, impi kaFaro ephume ukunisiza iyakubuyela eGibithe, izwe lakubo.

USedekiya inkosi wathumela wamthatha uJeremiya umprofethi , wamzisa kuye esikhaleni sesithathu esisendlini kaJehova ; inkosi yathi kuJeremiya : Ngithanda ukubuza into kuwe, ungangifihleli lutho.