“Inkhosi yase-Asiriya itsi: ‘Ningamlaleli Hezekiya, yentani sivumelwane nami, niphume nite kimi, nguleyo naleyo ndvodza-ke iyawube seyitidlela kahle esivinini sayo, nasemkhiwaneni wayo, inatse nemanti laphuma emtfonjeni wayo,
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“Inkhosi yase-Asiriya itsi: ‘Ningamlaleli Hezekiya, yentani sivumelwane nami, niphume nite kimi, nguleyo naleyo ndvodza-ke iyawube seyitidlela kahle esivinini sayo, nasemkhiwaneni wayo, inatse nemanti laphuma emtfonjeni wayo,
Kodvwa Jehoshafati wabuta, watsi: “Kute yini lapha umphrofethi waSimakadze, kuze siyewubuta ngaye kuSimakadze?” Indvuna yenkhosi yaka-Israyeli yaphendvula, yatsi: “Elisha, umsa waShafati, ulapha. Abevamise kutsela emanti etandleni ta-Elija.”
Yena wase uyahamba, wangena, wema embikwenkhosi yakhe Elisha. Elisha wambuta, watsi: “Uphumaphi, Gehazi?” Gehazi wamphendvula, watsi: “Inceku yakho beyingakayi ndzawo.”
Bulephelo baNamani sebutawunamatsela kuwe kanye nasetitukulwaneni takho siphelane.” Watsi Gehazi nakaphuma, esuka embikwa-Elisha, wabe asanebulephelo asamhlophe njengangcocwane.
Ngako Hamani watsatsa lengubo yebukhosi wembatsisa Modekhayi, wamekhweta ehhashini lebukhosi, walihambela embili, ahamba amemetela atsi: “Ase nibuke-ke kutsi inkhosi imentelani umuntfu lefisa kumbonga!”
Yebo, njengobe inceku yencike enkhosini yayo, nanjengobe umzanyana encike kumphatsi wakhe, natsi-ke sincike kuSimakadze, longuNkulunkulu wetfu, aze abe nesihawu kitsi.
Mosi kanye nemsiti wakhe labenguJoshuwa batilungiselela; benyuka baya eNtsabeni yaNkulunkulu.
Sigcili lesihlakaniphile siyakhula sibe ngetulu kwendvodzana lekuyimfanayo; lesigcili sigcina sesiyindlalifa kanye nemadvodzana.
Use wambona nje umuntfu loyingcweti emsebentini wakhe? Nguye lowo loyawusetjentiswa ngemakhosi, angeke aweswele nemsebenti.
Nawutibuka emantini, ubona lingephandle lakho lelibuso bakho; nawutibuka enhlitiyweni, ubona lingekhatsi lakho lelinguwe sibili.
Kodvwa lesi sivini sami, ngimi lengingephana ngaso; awu, Solomoni, letinhlavu takho letiyinkhulungwane, kantsi tinhlavu letingema-200 talabo labanakekela titselo taso.
“Inkhosi yase-Asiriya itsi: ‘Ningamlaleli Hezekiya, yentani sivumelwane nami, niphume nite kimi, nguleyo naleyo ndvodza-ke iyawube seyitidlela kahle esivinini sayo, nasemkhiwaneni wayo, inatse nemanti laphuma emtfonjeni wayo,
Kodvwa akukafaneli kutsi kube njalo kini, lowo lofuna kuba ngulomkhulu kini nonkhe, akabe sisebenti senu nonkhe.
Maye, tibusisekile leto tisebenti letiyakukhandvwa ngumnumzane wato tilindzele tingakalali! Ngicinisile, ngitsi kini, uyawubopha acinise libhande lakhe elukhalweni, atihlalise phansi, atiphe kudla.
INkhosi yaphendvula yatsi: “Ngubani-ke losisebenti lesetsembekile nalesihlakaniphile lesiyawutfunywa kutsi sicize indlu yenkhosi kanye nekunika letinye tisebenti kudla lokutifanele nangesikhatsi lesifanele?
Wase utsi kuye: ‘Wente kahle, sisebenti lesihle. Njengobe wetsembeke kulokuncane, ngitawukubeka wengamele emadolobha lalishumi.’
Lowo losikhonti sami akangilandzele, lapho ngikhona khona mine nesisebenti sami siyawuba khona. Losikhonti sami uyawutuswa nguBabe.”
Lengilosi leyayikhuluma naye yase iyahamba, Khoneliyuse wase ubita tisebenti tasekhaya kakhe letimbili kanye nelisotja, indvodza leyayikholwa, ingulenye yabogadzi bakhe.
Lohlanyelako ulingana naloniselako, kodvwa ngulowo uyakwemukela umvuzo longangemsebenti wakhe.
Anati yini kutsi labaphetse imisebenti yelithempeli badla emnikelweni welithempeli, nekutsi labakhonta elatini banesabelo emnikelweni?
Likhona yini lisotja lelake laya emphini ngetalo tindleko? Ngubani lohlanyela sivini angabe asatidla titselo taso? Ngubani lowelusa umhlambi wetinkhomo kodvwa angete aludla lubisi lwato?
Tisebenti, labangemakhosi enu ngekwasemhlabeni balaleleni etintfweni tonkhe, ningamane nitsenge emehlo, njengalabajabulisa bantfu, kodvwa yesabani iNkhosi ngebucotfo benhlitiyo.
Nine tisebenti, tfobelani baphatsi benu ngako konkhe kwesaba, hhayi labalungile nalabatfobekile kuphela, kodvwa nalabatiklokloklo.
Ngobe vele, nabitelwa kona loko; ngobe Khristu naye wanihluphekela, wanishiyela sibonelo sekutsi nimlandzele etinyatselweni takhe.
“Ngaloko-ke Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, ukhuluma utsi: ‘Ngetsembisa ngatsi indlu yakho nendlu yeyihlo iyawukhonta embikwami phakadze naphakadze.’ Kodvwa nyalo Simakadze utsi: ‘Kungeke kusaba njalo! Ngobe labo labangihloniphako ngiyakubahlonipha, kodvwa labo labangedzelelako nabo bayakwedzeleleka.