Siyakukhuphukelaphi na ? Abafowethu benzile izinhliziyo zethu ziphele amandla ngokusho ukuthi : Abantu bakhulu , bade kunathi ; imizi mikhulu , ibiyelwe kuze kube sezulwini; futhi sibonile amadodana ama-Anaki khona.

Ngokuba izwi alimemezayo ngokusho kukaJehova kulo i-altare laseBethele nakuzo zonke izindlu zezindawo eziphakemeyo ezisemizini yaseSamariya liyakwenzeka nokwenzeka. UJerobowamu uqhubeka ebubini

Yayisithi kimi : Nasi isiqalekiso esiphumela ebuswe ni bomhlaba wonke , ngokuba ngokusho kwaso bonke abebayo bayakunqunywa lapha, nabo bonke abafungayo bayakunqunywa lapha ngokusho kwaso.

Ngokunikela ngesinkwa esingcolileyo e-altare lami. Bese nithi: Sikungcolise ngani na? Ngokusho kwenu ukuthi: Itafula likaJehova lidelelekile.

Kepha niyalihlambalaza ngokusho kwenu ukuthi: Itafula leNkosi lingcolile lona, nesithelo salo, ukudla kwalo, sidelelekile.

Nimkhathazile uJehova ngamazwi enu . Nokho nithi: Simkhathaze kanjani? Ngokusho ukuthi : Bonke abenza okubi bahle emehlweni kaJehova ; yena uthokoza ngabo, noma: Uphi uNkulunkulu wokwahlulela na?

Kwathi uHerode umtetrarki ekuzwa konke okwenzekayo , wasambatheka ngokusho kwabanye ukuthi uJohane uvukile kwabafileyo,

Wayesephendula omunye wezazimthetho , wathi kuye: Mfundisi, ngokusho lokho uyasijivaza nathi.

Ngokusho lokho ukuthi: Esisha, uthe esokuqala sigugile; kepha okugugayo osekukudala kuseduze nokunyamalala.