19 Simakadze waba naSamuweli asakhula, wangete wavumela ngisho nalinye livi lakhe kutsi liwele phansi.
Ngaso leso sikhatsi Abimeleki waya ku-Abrahama ahamba naPhikoli, indvuna yemabutfo akhe, wafike watsi: “Nkulunkulu unawe kuko konkhe lokwentako.
Ukhumbule kutsi ngitawuba nawe ngikulondvolote nome uyaphi, ngikubuyise kulo lelive. Ngobe ngingeke ngikushiye ngingakakwenti loku lesengikwetsembise kona.”
Simakadze waba naJosefa wamphumelelisa kuko konkhe. Josefa abehlala kalomnumzane waseGibhithe.
Nalomnumzane wabona kutsi Simakadze abenaJosefa nekutsi Simakadze abekwenta kuchume konkhe lokuke kwaphatfwa tandla taJosefa.
“Ludvumo alube kuSimakadze, lonikete kuphumula nekuthula esiveni sakhe, ema-Israyeli, njengobe asetsembisa. Kute nalinye livi lelisilele kuto tonkhe tetsembiso takhe letinhle latetsembisa ngenceku yakhe, Mosi.
Yatini-ke kutsi kute nalinye livi lalikhulumile Simakadze ngendlu ya-Ahabi leliyakuwela phansi. Simakadze ukwentile loko lakwetsembisa ngenceku yakhe Elija.”
Ngaloko kwagcwaliseka livi laSimakadze lalikhuluma kuJehu litsi: “Situkulwane sakho siyawuhlala esihlalweni sebukhosi saka-Israyeli kuze kube ngusesitukulwaneni sesine.”
‘Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: Ngitakwehlisela inhlekelele kulendzawo nakubantfu bayo, kuye njengobe kubhaliwe kulencwadzi lefundvwe yinkhosi yakaJuda.
Nawudzabula ekhatsi emantini, mine ngitawuba nawe; nanawudzabula ekhatsi emifuleni, ingeke ikukhukhule. Nawuhamba udzabula ekhatsi emlilweni, ngeke ushe, emalangabi ngeke akulumekele.
Ngimi lofeza emavi etinceku takhe, aphumelelise tiphrofetho tetitfunywa takhe, lotsi ngeJerusalema: ‘Itawuhlalwa bantfu,’ nangemadolobha akaJuda atsi: ‘Atakwakhiwa,’ nangetindzala tawo atsi: ‘Ngitativusetela.’
linjalo-ke nelivi lami leliphuma emlonyeni wami: Lingeke libuye kimi yabayaba, kodvwa liyawukwenta loko lengikuhlosile, liwufeze umgomo walo lengilikhiphele wona.
“Bheka, intfombi iyawukhulelwa itale indvodzana, libito layo kuyawutsiwa ngu-Imanuweli,” lokusho kutsi: “Nkulunkulu unatsi.”
Ingilosi yeta kuye, yefika yatsi: “E! Sikhulekile! Wena lobusisekile, iNkhosi inawe.”
Umntfwana wakhula waba nemandla emoyeni; wahlala ehlane, kwaze kwaba lilanga lavela ngalo ebaleni kubantfu baka-Israyeli.
Umntfwana wakhula waba nemandla; wagcwala inhlakanipho; umusa netibusiso taNkulunkulu tabasetikwakhe.
Jesu wakhula emtimbeni nasengcondvweni, watsandvwa nguNkulunkulu nebantfu.
Kwekugcina-ke bazalwane, ngitsi: Salani kahle. Lungisani imihambo yenu, netsabele kwemukela imiyalo, nivumelane, nihlalisane ngekuthula, khona Nkulunkulu wekuthula newelutsandvo atewuba nani.
Nangabe loko lokushiwo ngulowo mphrofethi ngelibito laSimakadze kungenteki nome kungabi liciniso, kuyawuvele kubonakale kutsi lowo mlayeto akusiwo lovela kuSimakadze. Lowo mphrofethi abetikhulumela nje; ngako ningamesabi.”
INkhosi ayibe nemoya wakho. Umusa awube nani.
Kute nome sinye setsembiso lesingazange sifezeke emkhatsini wato tonkhe tetsembiso letinhle latenta endlini yaka-Israyeli; tonkhe tagcwaliseka.
LomkaManowa watala indvodzana, wayetsa libito watsi nguSamsoni. Wakhula, Simakadze wambusisa,
Nase kwentekile konkhe loko, ubobe sewenta loko sandla sakho lesifinyelela kukwenta, ngobe Nkulunkulu unawe.
Manje-ke seninenkhosi lengumholi wenu. Mine-ke sengimdzala, futsi sengimphunga, emadvodzana ami nankha embikwenu. Bengingumholi wenu kusukela ebusheni bami kuze kube ngulamuhla.
Lenye yetinceku yaphendvula yatsi: “Ngibone indvodzana yaJese waseBhetlehema lenelikhono ekudlaleni ihabhu. Uyindvodza lenesibindzi, futsi uyingwazi. Ukhuluma kahle futsi, ulikhwa, naSimakadze unaye.”
Sawula abesamesaba loDavide, ngobe Simakadze abenaDavide asasukile kuSawula.
Kuko konkhe labekwenta Davide abeba nemphumelelo, ngobe Simakadze abenaye.
Konkhe Sawula labemtfuma kona Davide abekwenta aphumelele kangangekutsi Sawula wadzimate wamnika sikhundla sekutsi aphatse emabutfo emphi. Loko kwasijabulisa sonkhe sive kanye netindvuna takhe Sawula.
Simakadze wentela Hana umusa, wakhulelwa, watala bantfwana: emadvodzana lamatsatfu nemadvodzakati lamabili. Umfana longuSamuweli abesolomane achubeka akhula embikwaSimakadze.
Umfana Samuweli wachubeka wakhula ngesicu semtimba nasekutsandvweni nguSimakadze nasekutsandzekeni kubantfu.
Kodvwa lesisebenti saphendvula satsi: “Ase ubuke la, kulelidolobha kunemuntfu waNkulunkulu, uhlonishwa kakhulu, konkhe lakushoko kuba liciniso, futsi kwenteke. Asambe siye khona nyalo. Mhlawumbe angahle asitjele kutsi kufanele sibheke ngakuphi.”