2 Ngako Elija wahamba wayakutiveta ku-Ahabi. Ngaleso sikhatsi bekunendlala lenkhulu eveni laseSamariya,
Emvakwesikhatsi lesidze, emnyakeni wesitsatfu wesomiso, livi laSimakadze lefika ku-Elija, latsi: “Hamba uyekutiveta ku-Ahabi, ngitawutfumela imvula eveni.”
na-Ahabi abesabite Obadiya, labephetse sigodlo sakhe. Obadiya abelikholwa lelalesaba Simakadze kakhulu.
Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: ‘Ungeke usuke kulombhedze lolele kuwo. Nakanjani utakufa!’ ” Elija wahamba.
Kwaba nendlala lenkhulu kabi eSamariya ngenca yaloko kuvinjetelwa kwayo. Inhloko yembongolo yase ibita tinhlavu tesiliva letingema-80, bese kutsi umbhidvo lowawungagcwala sandla wona ubite tinhlavu tesiliva letisihlanu.
Simakadze usibane sami nensindziso yami. Ngiyakwesaba bani? Simakadze uyinqaba yami yekufihla kuphila kwami. Pho, ngubani lengingamesaba?
Ngonile kuwe, wena wedvwa, ngente lokunengekako emehlweni akho; ngako kwehlulela kwakho kumsulwa, nekungilahla kwakho ngelicala kulungile.
Bahlanekela inkhulumo yami onkhe emalanga, bakha onkhe emacebo lamabi ngami.
Bantfu lababi babaleka ngisho nome kute umuntfu lobacoshako; kodvwa lolungile unesibindzi lesinjengeselibhubesi.
“Mine, mine ngekwami, nginguye lonidvudvutako. Benibobani-ke nine kutsi ningesaba bantfu lababhubhako, emadvodzana ebantfu, latjani nje,
Nangingena eveni, ngibona labo lababulewe ngenkemba; nangingena edolobheni, ngibona umonakalo lobangwe yindlala. Umphrofethi nemphristi bahambe kanyekanye, baya eveni labangalati.’ ”
Konkhe kusebenta kwenu kamatima kungeke kunibuyisele lutfo, ngobe emasimi enu angeke abe nesivuno, netihlahla tingeke titsele titselo.
Umtfombo wesinkhwa ngiyakuwujuba kangangekutsi bafati labalishumi bayawuhlanganyela hhavini munye kupheka sonkhe sinkhwa labanaso. Bayawukwenetisana ngalelo lite labayawube banalo. Niyawudla, kodvwa ningeke nesutse.