NginguJehova; yilo igama lami ; angiyikunika omunye inkazimulo yami , nezithombe ezibaziweyo udumo lwami.

Ungazenzeli izithombe ezibaziweyo , namfanekiso wokusezulwini ngaphezulu, nowokusemhlabeni phansi, nowokusemanzini phansi komhlaba;

Ningenzi izithombe , ningamisi izithombe ezibaziweyo noma insika ; ningabeki itshe elinemifanekiso ezweni lakini ukukhothamela kulo ; ngokuba nginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu.

funa none, nizenzele izithombe ezibaziweyo, isimo somfanekiso wowesilisa noma owowesifazane,

Xwayani, funa nikhohlwe isivumelwano sikaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu owasenza nani ngokuzenzela izithombe ezibaziweyo ngomfanekiso wento uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akwenqabela yona.

Nxa uyakuzala abantwana nabantwana babantwana , nanxa senihlale isikhathi eside ezweni , none, nenze izithombe ezibaziweyo ngomfanekiso wento e thile, nenze okubi emehlweni kaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho , nimthukuthelise,

Niyakubaphatha kanje : niyakudiliza ama -altare abo , niphohloze izinsika zabo, ninqume o-Ashera babo, nishise ngomlilo izithombe zabo ezibaziweyo.

Izithombe ezibaziweyo zawonkulunkulu bazo niyakuzishisa ngomlilo ; awuyikufisa isiliva noma igolide elikuzo , ungazithatheli lona, funa ucushwe ngalo, ngokuba kuyisinengiso kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho;

niwadilize ama -altare a zo, niziphohloze izinsika zazo , nibashise o -Ashera bazo ngomlilo , nizinqume izithombe ezibaziweyo zawonkulunkulu bazo , nesule igama lazo kuleyo ndawo.

Makaqalekiswe umuntu owenza isithombe ezibaziweyo nesibunjiweyo , isinengiso kuJehova, umsebenzi wezandla zengcweti, asimise ngasese. Bonke abantu bayakuphendula bathi: Amen.

Kepha yena wabuya endaweni yezithombe ezibaziweyo engaseGiligali , wathi: Nginendaba eyisifuba kuwe nkosi. Wathi: Thulani. Base bephuma bonke ababemi ngakuye.

U-Ehudi waph unyuka zisalinda , wadlula endaweni yezithombe ezibaziweyo, wabalekela eSeyiri.

Wafekethisa zonke izindonga zendlu nxazonke ngezithombe ezibaziweyo zamakherubi, nangamasundu, nangezimbali eziqhakazileyo ngaphakathi nangaphandle.

Zesaba-ke lezo zizwe uJehova , kepha zakhonza izithombe zazo ezibaziweyo, kanjalo nabantwana bazo nabantwana babantwana bazo ; njengalokho benzile oyise, benze njalo nabo kuze kube namuhla.

Umkhuleko wakhe, nokunxuswa kukaNkulunkulu nguye, nazo zonke izono zakhe, nazo zonke iziphambeko zakhe , nezindawo akha kuzo izindawo eziphakemeyo, amisa kuzo o-Ashera nezithombe ezibaziweyo, engakazithobi, bheka, lokho kulotshiwe ezindabeni zikaHozayi.

Wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova njengalokho enzile uManase uyise ; u- Amoni wahlabela zo nke izithombe ezibaziweyo ayezenzile uManase uyise , wazikhonza.

Ngomnyaka wesishiyagalombili wokubusa kwakhe esengumfana waqal a ukufuna uNkulunkulu kaDavide uyise ; ngomnyaka weshumi nambili waqala ukuhlambulula uJuda neJerusalema , wasusa izindawo eziphakemeyo , nawo- Ashera, nezithombe ezibaziweyo, nezithombe ezibunjiweyo.

Bawadiliza phambi kwakhe ama -altare awoBali ; nama-altare empepho ayephezu kwawo wawanquma ; waphula o-Ashera, nezithombe ezibaziweyo, nezithombe ezibunjiweyo, wakucolisisa, wakuvumvuzela phezu kwamathuna ababenikele kukho.

Wawadiliza ama -altare, waphula o-Ashera nezithombe ezibaziweyo kwaba luthuli, wawanquma onke ama -altare empepho ezweni lonke lakwa -Israyeli, wabuyela eJerusalema.

Mabajabhe bonke abakhonza izithombe ezibaziweyo , abazigabisa ngezithombe. Mkhonzeni nina nonke bonkulunkulu.

Niyakujivaza okunamekiweyo kwezithombe zenu ezibaziweyo zesiliva nesimbozo sezithombe zenu ezibunjiweyo zegolide ; uyakuzihlakaza njengokungcolileyo, uthi kukho: Suka lapha.

Bayakubuyiselwa emuva, bajabhe nokujabha labo abethemba ezithombeni ezibaziweyo, abasho ezithombeni ezibunjiweyo ukuthi : Ningonkulunkulu bethu.

Buthanani nize , nisondelane ndawony e nina bakhululekileyo bezizwe ; abawuthwala umuthi wezithombe zabo ezibaziweyo abanakwazi , bakhuleka kunkulunkulu ongenakusindisa.

Bheka, izwi lokukhala kwendodakazi yabantu bam i livela ezweni elikude , lithi: Akakho uJehova eSiyoni na ? Ayikho inkosi yalo kulo na ? Bangicunuleleni ngezithombe zabo ezibaziweyo nangokuyize kwabezizwe na?

Bonke abantu bayiziphukuphuku , abanakwazi; bonke abakhandi bajabhiswa nezithombe zabo ezibaziweyo , ngokuba izithombe zabo ezibunjiweyo zingamanga, nomoya awukho kuzo.

Makufike ukusha phezu kwamanzi alo , aze ome , ngokuba yizwe elinezithombe ezibaziweyo, bahlanya ngemifanekiso yabo.

Bonke abantu bayiziphukuphuku , abanakwazi, bonke abakhandi bajabhiswa nezithombe zabo ezibaziweyo , ngokuba izithombe zabo ezibunjiweyo zingamanga, nomoya awukho kuzo.

Ngalokho bheka , izinsuku ziyeza , lapho ngiyakujezisa izithombe ezibaziweyo zaseBabele , izwe lonke lalo li jabhe, bonke ababuleweyo balo bawe phakathi kwalo.

Ngalokho bheka, izinsuku ziyeza, usho uJehova, lapho ngiyakuzihambela izithombe zalo ezibaziweyo, ababulawayo babubule ezweni lonke lalo.

Lapho bebabiza, kwaba yilokhu besuka kubo ; babahlabela oBali, bashisela izithombe ezibaziweyo impepho.

Zonke izithombe zalo ezibaziweyo ziyakwaphulwa , nakho konke elikukhokhelweyo kuyakushiswa ngomlilo , nayo yonke imifanekiso ngiyakuyenza ukuba ibe yincithakalo , ngokuba likuqoqile ngenkokhelo yobufebe; kuyakubuye kube yinkokhelo yobufebe.

Kepha uJehova uyalezile ngaw e ukuthi akusayikuhlwanyelwa okwegama lakho; endlini yawonkulunkulu bakho ngiyakunquma izithombe ezibaziweyo nezibunjiweyo; ngiyakulungisa ithuna lakho, ngokuba awuyinto yalutho.