3 Ngobe siyeta sikhatsi lapho bangeyiwuyemukela imfundziso lephilile; kodvwa ngekwenkhanuko yabo bayawutibutsela bafundzisi babo, bafundziswe loko labatsandza kufundziswa kona.
Elija wakhuluma kubo watsi: “Ngimi ngedvwa losele emkhatsini webaphrofethi baSimakadze, kodvwa Bhali unebaphrofethi labangema-450.
Ahabi, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, watsi kuJehoshafati: “Angikakutjeli-ke kutsi kute lokuhle langahle akuphrofethe ngami, kodvwa lokubi kuphela?”
Inkhosi Ahabi yaphendvula Jehoshafati, yatsi: “Usekhona munye lesingabuta ngaye kuSimakadze, kodvwa ngiyamenyanya, ngobe akaze nje aphrofethe lokuhle ngami, kodvwa uphrofetha lokubi kodvwa. NguMikhaya, umsa waJimla.” Jehoshafati waphendvula watsi: “Inkhosi ayikafaneli kukusho loko.”
Simakadze wamphendvula watsi: “Ngulowo lowonile kimi lengiyakwesula libito lakhe encwadzini yami.
lakhuluma kuso watsi: “Lena yindzawo yekuphumula, labakhatsele abaphumule kuyo,” nekutsi: “Lena yindzawo yekucambalala,” kodvwa bangeke balalele.
Bakhuluma kubaboniswa batsi: “Sale ningabe nisayibona imibono,” nakubaphrofethi batsi: “Sale ningabe nisasitjela tembulo talokungiko. Sitjeleni tintfo letikitalakitanako, phrofethani emanga.
Batsi: “Wotani sente lisu ngaJeremiya, ngobe imfundziso yemtsetfo lefundziswa baphristi ngeke ize iphele, naleteluleko tetihlakaniphi, nalelivi leliphuma kubaphrofethi. Ngako buyani simhlasele ngemagama etfu, singayinaki yonkhe lentfo layishoko.”
Ngako-ke ningabalaleli baphrofethi benu, nebaphenguli benu, nebahumushi benu bemaphupho, netangoma, nalababhulako labanitjela batsi: ‘Ningeke niyikhonte inkhosi yaseBhabhulona.’
Yebo, nguloko lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: ‘Ningavumi kuyengwa baphrofethi nalabaphengulako labasemkhatsini wenu. Ningalaleli lamaphupho lenibakhutsata kutsi babe nawo.
Baphrofethi baphrofetha emanga, baphristi baphetse ngeligunya labo, nebantfu bami bakutsandza ngaleyo ndlela. Kodvwa nitakwenta njani ekupheleni?”
Lesive sifuna luhlobo lwebaphrofethi labaphrofetha emanga nenkhohliso, batsi: ‘Ngiphrofetha kutsi liwayini netjwala kuyawuba ngimifula yenu yekunatsa.’
Tati temtsetfo nebaphristi labakhulu betama kumbopha Jesu khona lapho, ngobe bebati kutsi lomfanekiso wawucondze kulahla bona; kodvwa besaba bantfu.
Maye kini, nangabe wonkhe umuntfu ukhuluma kahle ngani; ngobe bokhokho babo bebenta njalo kubaphrofethi bemanga.”
“Kepha anikholwa ngimi, ngobe mine nginitjela liciniso.
Phela tonkhe takhamiti netihambi tase-Athene taticitsa sonkhe sikhatsi sato ekukhulumeni nasekulaleleni nome ngabe yini lensha.
Nami, bazalwane, ekufikeni kwami, indzaba yaNkulunkulu leyimfihlakalo, angizange ngiyimemetele ngebungcweti nangenhlakanipho.
Kukhuluma kwami nekushumayela kwami akuzange kube ngemavi ekuhlakanipha lokuhunganako, kodvwa kwaba sibonakaliso saMoya nesemandla.
Kungabe sengigucuke ngaba sitsa senu ngekunitjela liciniso yini?
wabekelwa netingwadla, netiphingi, nalabadvuna labalalanako, nebatfumbi bebantfu, nalabacala emanga, nabofakazi bemanga, nalabenta nome ngabe yini lephambene nemfundziso lengiyo.
Hamba ngekukholwa nangelutsandvo lolukuKhristu Jesu. Ulandzele etinyatselweni temavi lacinile lengakufundzisa wona.
Batsi kini: “Ngetikhatsi tekugcina kuyawufika labahleka bulima, bantfu labangenandzaba nekukholwa, labahamba ngetinkhanuko tabo.”