4 Ngakho wathatha igolide ababelilethe kuye wenza ngalo isithombe sethole+ esebenzisa itshizela. Abantu basebeqalisa ukuthi: “Lo nguye uNkulunkulu wakho Israyeli owakukhipha elizweni laseGibhithe.”+

5 “Kodwa nanku okumele likwenze kuzo: Dilizani ama-alithare azo, liphahlaze insika zazo ezingcwele,+ ligamule lezithombe zika-Ashera*+ njalo litshise lezithombe zazo ezibaziweyo.+

25 Kumele litshise izithombe ezibunjiweyo zabonkulunkulu bazo.+ Lingahawukeli isiliva kumbe igolide elikuzo futhi lingalithathi libe ngelenu+ ukuze lingabi ngumjibila kini ngoba izinto lezi ziyenyanyeka kuJehova uNkulunkulu wenu.+

3 Yikho wathatha inhlamvu lezo zesiliva ezingu-1 100 wazibuyisela kunina, kodwa unina wathi kuye: “Isiliva lesi ngizasinikela kuJehova. Ngifuna wenze ngaso isithombe sensimbi lesithombe esibaziweyo.+ Yikho isiliva lesi ngisibuyisela kuwe.”

4 Ngakho uthe esezibuyisele kunina inhlamvu zesiliva, unina wathatha ezingu-200 wazinika umkhandi wesiliva, yena wasesenza isithombe sensimbi lesithombe esibaziweyo. Izithombe lezo zafakwa endlini kaMikha.