Ka 1910 baepolli ba lintho tsa khale ba ile ba fumana mangetana a ngotsoeng, a tlalehang ka ho romeloa ha veine le oli ea mohloare ka sekepe kapa makhetho a neng a lefshoa. Empa mabitso a mangata a botho a ngotsoeng ho ’ona a ne a akarelletsa lebitso baʹal. U ka ’na ua thahasella ho tseba hore baepolli ba lintho tsa khale ba ile ba boela ba fumana likotoana tsa mekhabiso kapa mamatjana a manaka a litlou joalokaha li bontšitsoe mona. U hopole hore ke khale 1 Marena 22:39 e boletse hore Akabe o ile a haha “ntlo ea manaka a litlou.” Mohlomong sena se ne se kopanyelletsa thepa ea ntlo e nang le mekhabiso e betliloeng ea manaka a litlou, e kang ‘litulo tse ntle tse entsoeng ka manaka a tlou’ tseo moprofeta Amose a ileng a bua ka tsona lilemo tse lekholo hamorao. (Amose 3:12, 15; 6:1, 4) Har’a mekhabiso e neng e entsoe ho tsona ho ne ho e-na le litšoantšo tsa tau e nang le mapheo e bileng e nang le hlooho ea motho le litšoantšo tse ling tsa litšōmo tsa Baegepeta.

Inset: Israel Department of Antiquities and Museums; photograph from Israel Museum, Jerusalem