Kwatsi ngesikhatsi Jezebeli abulala baphrofethi baSimakadze, Obadiya wafihla labalikhulu emigedzeni, baba ngema-50 kulowo nakulowo mgedze, abebapha kudla, abanatsise nemanti.
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Kwatsi ngesikhatsi Jezebeli abulala baphrofethi baSimakadze, Obadiya wafihla labalikhulu emigedzeni, baba ngema-50 kulowo nakulowo mgedze, abebapha kudla, abanatsise nemanti.
Jezebeli watfumela sitfunywa ku-Elija, watsi: “Shangatsi bonkulunkulu bangangibulala ngife, nangabe mine kusasa ngalesikhatsi angikakwenti kuwe loko lokwente kulabaphrofethi.”
Watsi kube eve kutsi Modekhayi uliJuda, wase ufuna lisu kutsi angasabulali Modekhayi yedvwa, kodvwa asale abulala onkhe emaJuda kulo lonkhe lasePheresiya.
Njengelibhubesi lelibhodlako nelibhele lelihhongako, unjalo umbusi lomubi lobusa bantfu labeswele.
Loku kwenta inkhosi yatfukutsela yatselwa ngemanti, yatsi: “Tonkhe tati taseBhabhulona atibulawe.”
Inkhosi yaphendvula labosonkhanyeti, yatsi: “Naku-ke lese ngikuncumile ngema kuko: Naningangitjeli kutsi leliphupho lami belitsini bese niyalichaza, ngitanicoba nibe ticucu, ngibhidlite netindlu tenu tibe tindvundvuma temfuhlululu.
Kwatsi Herodi asabonile kutsi tati timyengile, watfukutsela wagcwala kokana, watfumela kutsi akubulawe bonkhe bantfwana labadvuna baseBhetlehema nakuto tonkhe tindzawo tangakhona lababeneminyaka lemibili nome ngephansi, kwaya ngesikhatsi labesibutisise etatini.
Herodi watfumela kutsi afunwe, kepha abazange bamtfole. Ngako-ke wabita balindzi wababutisisa, wase utsi ababulawe. Emvakwaloko Herodi wehlela eKhesariya aphuma eJudiya, wahlala sikhatsi khona.
“Boyise abayiwubulawa ngenca yebantfwana babo, nebantfwana futsi abayiwubulawa ngenca yaboyise babo; ngulowo muntfu uyawutifela yena ngesono sakhe.
Sawula watsi: “Shangatsi Nkulunkulu angangishaya kamatima, nangabe wena, Jonathani, ungafi.”
Yingci indvodzana yaJese nayisaphila kulomhlaba, wena nembuso wakho ungeke ume. Sheshisa nyalo umlandze ete la, ngobe kufanele afe!”
Bekukucala yini ngalelo langa kutsi ngimbutele kuNkulunkulu? Bengingacali vele! Inkhosi ayingayibeki licala inceku yayo, ngisho namunye webendlu yami, ngobe inceku yenkhosi ayati lutfo ngayo lendzaba.”
Inkhosi yase itjela letindvuna letatiyikakile, yatsi: “Babulaleni labaphristi baSimakadze, ngobe nabo bahlangene naDavide. Bebati kutsi uyabaleka, kodvwa bangete bangitjela.” Kodvwa tindvuna tenkhosi tesaba kubeka sandla sato etikwebaphristi baSimakadze.