ngazimemezela kwasendulo , ngazizwisa kungakenzeki, funa usho uthi : Isithombe sami sizenzile , isithombe sam i esibaziweyo , nesithombe sami esibunjiweyo siziyalezile.

Wabuyisela kunina lezo zinhlamvu eziyinkulungwane nekhulu zesiliva ; unina wathi: Ngiyangcwelisa impela leli siliva kuJehova esandleni sami , libe ngelendodana yami ukuba kwenziwe isithombe esibaziweyo nesibunjiweyo ; manje ngiyakulibuyisela kuwe.

Kepha walibuyisela isiliva kunina , unina wathatha izinhlamvu ezingamakhulu amabili zesiliva , wazinika umkhandi wesiliva owenza ngazo isithombe esibaziweyo nesibunjiweyo; zase zihlala endlini kaMika.

Abantu abayisihlanu ababeyile ukuhlola izwe laseLayishi base bephendula, bathi kubafowabo : Niyazi yini ukuthi kukho na kulezi zindlu ingubo yamahlombe, namatherafi, nesithombe esibaziweyo , nesithombe esibunjiweyo na? Ngalokho cabangani manje ukuthi niyakwenzani.

Abantu abayisihlanu ababeyile ukuhlola izwe benyuka , bafika lapho , basithatha isithombe esibaziweyo , nengubo yamahlombe , namatherafi, nesithombe esibunjiweyo ; umpristi wema ngasesikhaleni sesango kanye nabantu abangamakhulu ayisithupha bebhince izikhali zokulwa.

Yayisithokoza inhliziyo yompristi , wayithatha ingubo yamahlombe , namatherafi, nesithombe esibaziweyo, wangena phakathi kwabantu.

Abantwana bakwaDani bazimisela isithombe esibaziweyo ; uJonathani indodana kaGereshomu kaMos e yena namadodana akhe babe ngabapristi besizwe sakwaDani kwaze kwaba ngosuku lokuthunjwa kwezwe.

Base bemisa isithombe esibaziweyo sikaMika abesenzile sonke isikhathi indlu kaNkulunkulu iseShilo.

Wabeka isithombe esibaziweyo sika -Ashera asenzileyo endlini asho ngayo uJehova kuDavide nakuSolomoni indodana yakhe ukuthi : Kule ndlu naseJerusalema engilikhethile ezizweni zonke zakw a-Israyeli ngiyakubeka igama lami kuze kube phakade;

Ompofu kunokuba anikele ngomnikelo onjal o uyakhetha umuthi ongaboliyo, azifunele isisebenzi esihlakaniphiley o ukuba simise isithombe esibaziweyo esingenakuzanyazanyiswa.

Abenza isithombe esibaziweyo bayize bonke ; izinto zabo ezithandekayo aziyikusiza; ofakazi babo ababoni, futhi abazi; bayakujabhiswa.

Bese kuba ngokomuntu ukuba abase ngakho ; uthatha kuwo , othe; uyawuphemba, enze isinkwa ; wenza unkulunkulu , akhuleke kuye , enze nesithombe esibaziweyo, akhothambele kuso.

Sisizani isithombe esibaziweyo, lokhu umbumbi waso esibaza , nesithombe esibunjiweyo nomfundisi wamanga , lokhu umbumbi waso ethemba kuso , ukuze enze izithombe eziyizimungulu, na?