Kuzo izinkambo zakhe wasuka eningizimu , wafika eBethele , leyo ndawo lapho lalikhona itende lakhe kuqala, phakathi kweBethele ne-Ayi,

UNkulunkulu wathi kuJakobe : Suka ukhuphukele eBethele , uhlale khona, umenzele lapho uNkulunkulu i -altare, yena owabonakala kuwe mhla ubalekela u-Esawu umfowenu.

sisuke, sikhuphukele eBethele; ngiyakumenzela khona uNkulunkulu i -altare, yena owangiphendula ngosuk u lokuhlupheka kwami , waba nami endleleni engangiyihamba.

Base besuka eBethele ; kwakuse yibangana ukuya e -Efrati; uRaheli wayesebeletha, wabeletha enemihelo enzima.

Isabelo sabantwana bakwaJosefa sasuka eJordani ngaseJeriko emanzini aseJeriko ngasempumalanga , ihlane elenyuka eJeriko ezintabeni ukuya eBethele;

Kwenyukela eBethele nabendlu kaJosefa; uJehova wayenabo.

Abantwana bakwa -Israyeli bavuka , bakhuphukela eBethele , babuza kuNkulunkulu, bathi: Ngubani oyakusik huphukelela kuqala ukulwa nabantwana bakwaBenjamini na? UJehova wathi: NguJuda kuqala.

Base bekhuphuka bonke abantwana bakwa -Israyeli, abantu bonke, bafika eBethele, bakhala, bahlala khona phambi kukaJehova , bazila ukudla ngalolo suku kwaze kwahlwa ; banikela ngeminikelo yokushiswa nangeminikelo yokuthula phambi kukaJehova.

Abantwana bakwaBenjamini baphuma ukulwa nabantu , badonswa, baphuma emzini ; baqala ukubulala nokuceka abantu njengakwezinye izikhathi emendweni, omunye okhuphukela eBethele , omunye oya eGibeya ensimini, kungathi amadoda angamashumi amathathu kwa-Israyeli.

Abantu base befika eBethele , bahlala khona kwaze kwahlwa phambi kukaNkulunkulu, baphakamisa izwi labo, bakhala kakhulu.

Athi: Bheka, kukhona umkhosi kaJehova iminyaka ngeminyaka eShilo elingasenyakatho kwaseBethele ngasempumalanga komendo okhuphuka eBethele uya eShekemi nangaseningizimu kwaseLebona.

Wahamba iminyaka ngeminyaka ezungeza , waya eBethele , naseGiligali, naseMispa; wahlulela u-Israyeli kuzo zonke lezo zindawo.

Nxa usukile khona uye phambili , uyakufika kulo i -oki laseThabori ; kuyakuhlangana nawe khona abantu abathathu bekhuphukela kuNkulunkulu eBethele, omunye ephethe amazinyane amathathu ezimbuzi, omunye ephethe izinkwa ezintathu, omunye ephethe imvaba yewayini;

Wabeka elinye eBethele, elinye walibeka kwaDani.

UJerobowamu wagubha umkhosi ngenyanga yesishiyagalombili ngosuku lweshumi nanhlanu lwenyanga njengomkhosi wakwaJuda , wenyukela e - altare; wenze njalo eBethele ukuba ahlabele amathole awenzileyo ; wabeka eBethele abapristi bezindawo eziphakemeyo azenzileyo.

Bheka, kwavela kwaJuda umuntu kaNkulunkulu ngezwi likaJehova , weza eBethele; uJerobowamu wayemi e-altare ukushisa impepho.

Wayesehamba ngenye indlela, kabuyanga ngendlela abeze ngayo eBethele.

Kwakuhlala eBethele umprofethi omdala. Amadodana akhe afika amtshela yonke imisebenzi lowo muntu kaNkulunkulu abeyenzile ngalolo suku eBethele, namazwi abewakhulumile enkosini. Uyise esetsheliwe,

U-Eliya wathi ku -Elisha: Ake uhlale lapha , ngokuba uJehova ungithumile eBethele. Kepha u-Elisha wathi : Kuphila kukaJehova nokuphila komphefumulo wakho, angiyikukushiya. Behlela-ke eBethele.

Wenyuka lapho , waya eBethele ; esenyuka endlelni , kwaphuma abafana emzini, bamklolodela, bathi kuye : Yenyuka wena mpandlandini ! Yenyuka wena mpandlandini!

Wayesefika omunye wabapristi ababebathumbile eSamariya, wahlala eBethele, wabafundisa ukumesaba uJehova.

Inkosi yayisiyala uHilikiya umpristi omkhulu , nabapristi besigaba sesibili , nabalindimnyango ukukhipha ethempelini likaJehova zonk e izinto ezazenzelwe oBali , no-Ashera, nebandla lonke lasezulwini , yazishisa ngaphandle kweJerusalema emasimini aseKidroni , yayisa umlotha wazo eBethele.

Nazo zonke izindlu zezindawo eziphakemeyo ezazisemizini yaseSamariya , ezenziwa ngamakhosi akwa-Israyeli acunula ngazo, uJosiya wazisusa, wenza kuzona njengazo zonke izenzo azenzileyo eBethele.

walwa nengelosi, wanqoba; wakhala, wanxusa kuyo; yamfumana eBethele, yakhuluma naye lapho.

Wozani eBethele , niphambeke, naseGiligali, nandise iziphambeko, nilethe imihlatshelo yenu ekuseni njalo , nokweshumi kwenu kanye ngezinsuku ezintathu,

Funani uJehova , niphile, funa afikele indlu kaJosefa njengomlilo, udle, kungekho owucimayo eBethele.

ungabe usaqhubeka kodwa ukuprofetha eBethele , ngokuba liyindlu engcwele yenkosi nendlu yombuso.