Hambani niyokhala konkulunkulu enizikhethele bona; mabanikhulule ngezikhathi zobunzima benu.”
Hambani nikhale konkulunkulu enibakhethileyo; mabanisindise ngesikhathi sosizi lwenu.”
Hambani nibize onkulunkulu enibakhethile; akusindise ngesikhathi sokuhlupheka kwakho.
Kepha u-Elisha wathi enkosini yakwa-Israyeli: “Nginandabani nawe mina? Hamba uye kubaphrofethi bakayihlo nakubaphrofethi bakanyoko.” Kepha inkosi yakwa-Israyeli yathi kuye: “Hhayi, ngokuba uSimakade uqoqe amakhosi amathathu ukuba awanikele esandleni sabakwaMowabi.”
Niyokwenzenjani ngosuku lokwehlulela, lapho nehlelwa yinhlekelele evela kude na? Niyobalekela kubani ukuba anisize na? Niyowushiya kuphi umcebo wenu na?
Bamthwala ehlombe, bametshathe, bambeke endaweni yakhe ukuba ame lapho, angabe esasuka endaweni yakhe; kodwa uma umuntu ekhala kuye, akayukumphendula, akanakumsindisa osizini lwakhe.
Lapho ukhala, iqoqo lezithombe zakho malikusindise phela; nokho umoya uzoziphephula zonke, ukuphefumula kuzithathe; kodwa lowo ofuna ukuphephela kimi, uyakudla ifa lezwe, adle nefa lentaba yami engcwele.”
Baphi onkulunkulu bakho ozenzele bona na? Mabavuke, uma bengakusindisa ngesikhathi sokuhlupheka kwakho, ngokuba njengomumo wemizi yakho, banjalo onkulunkulu bakho, Juda.
“ ‘ “Nina ndlu yakwa-Israyeli,” ’ ” kusho iNkosi uSimakade, “ ‘ “hambani; kube yilowo nalowo ayokhonza isithombe sakhe, kodwa kamuva niyakungilalela, ningabe nisalingcolisa igama lami elingcwele ngeminikelo yenu nangezithombe zenu.