23 Kuyo yonkhe leyo ndzawo sive sakhala kakhulu sisendlula. Inkhosi nayo yewela Sigodzi seKhidroni, sonkhe sive sahamba sacondza ngasehlane.
Davide, inkhosi, waphendvula Ithayi, watsi: “Kulungile, chubeka, uhambe.” Ngako Ithayi, umGathi, wachubeka wahamba nawo onkhe emadvodza akakhe kanye nemindeni labehamba nayo.
Mine ngitawufike ngime ematubukweni ehlane, ngize ngitfole livi leliphuma kini.”
Inkhosi yabuta Siba yatsi: “Ukuletseleni konkhe loku?” Siba waphendvula watsi: “Letimbongolo tebemndeni wenkhosi yami kutsi bagibele, letinkhwa naletitselo talamadvodza kutsi adle, leliwayini lekunatsisa labo lasebadziniwe nalasebomile lapha ehlane.”
Wadzimate wehlisa ngisho nagogo wakhe Makha esikhundleni sakhe sekuba yindlovukazi, ngobe abakhe insika ya-Ashera leyayisinengiso. Asa wagawula lensika ya-Ashera wayishisela eSigodzini saseKhidroni.
Mhlazana waphuma nje wewela Sigodzi saseKhidroni, ubovele wati kutsi utakufa; licala lengati yakho liyawubasetikwakho.”
Baphristi bangena endzaweni lengcwele yaSimakadze bayakuyihlambulula. Bakhiphela ngephandle esibuyeni selithempeli laSimakadze konkhe lokwakungcolile ngekwemtsetfo labakukhandza ngekhatsi ethempelini laSimakadze. EmaLevi akutsatsa akwetfwala akumikisa eSigodzini saseKhidroni.
Sonkhe leso sigodzi lapho kulahlwa khona tidvumbu nemlotsa, nato tonkhe tibebesi kuye emfudlaneni iKhidroni, kuze kuyewufika ekoneni leLisango Lelihhashi ngasemphumalanga, kuyawuba ngcwele kuSimakadze. Lelidolobha lingeke liphindze lizuphunwe nome libhidlitwe.”
Ngalawo malanga kwavela Johane uMbhabhatisi ashumayela ehlane laseJudiya
Nguye lona abekhuluma ngaye umphrofethi Isaya nakatsi: “Livi lalomemeta ehlane litsi: ‘Lungisani indlela yeNkhosi, nente imikhondvo yayo icondze.’ ”
Umntfwana wakhula waba nemandla emoyeni; wahlala ehlane, kwaze kwaba lilanga lavela ngalo ebaleni kubantfu baka-Israyeli.
Jesu watsi kube acedze kuthandaza, wahamba kanye nebafundzi bakhe, bewelela ngesheya kwemfudlana lokwakutsiwa yiKhidroni. Bekunengadze langena kuyo Jesu kanye nebafundzi bakhe.
Nijabule nalabajabulako, nikhale nalabakhalako.