13 “Nangivala emazulu kuze kutsi kubete imvula, nome ngitfume sikhonyane kutsi sitewubhubhisa lelive, nome ngitfumele sifo lesibulalanako emkhatsini wesive sami,
“Nangefika lapha akuhhodlele ejele, akubitele ekugwetjweni, ngubani longamelana naye?
Loko lokubhidlitwe nguye, kute longaphindze akwakhe kabusha, umuntfu lamfake ejele angeke akhululwe ngumuntfu.
Wakhuluma, kwavela sikhonyane, kwavela inkhasa lengeke ibaleke,
live lelivundzile laba lugagadvu ngenca yebubi betakhamiti talo.
“Ngitanikhokhela kuloko lokudliwe sikhonyane ngaleyo minyaka, loko lokwadliwa tibotfo nesigegedlana, nelifu letinkumbi, imphi yami lengayitfumela emkhatsini wenu.
“Ngaphindze ngabamba imvula, sekusele tinyanga letintsatfu nje kutsi kuvunwe; ngatfumela imvula kulelinye lidolobha, kodvwa ngayibamba kulelinye. Lenye insimi yatfola imvula, lenye yangete yayitfola imvula yaze yoma.
Ngitawubashaya ngesifo sitekubabhubhisa, kodvwa wena ngitakwenta ube nguyise wesive lesitawuba sikhulu sibe nemandla kunabo.”
“Lalelani la kimi, kuliciniso kutsi bekunebafelokati labanyenti ka-Israyeli ngesikhatsi sa-Elija, ngesikhatsi lingani iminyaka lemitsatfu netinyanga letisitfupha, kwase kuba khona indlala lenkhulu eveni lonkhe.
Ngobe lulaka lwaSimakadze luyawunivutsela, avale emazulu kuze kungabikho mvula lenako, nemhlaba ubete sitselo, nani nibhubhe niphele kulelo live lelihle Simakadze lanipha lona.
Laba banemandla ekuvala litulu kutsi lingani ngesikhatsi sekuphrofetha kwabo. Banemandla etikwemanti kutsi bawagucule abe yingati. Banemandla futsi ekushaya umhlaba ngako konkhe kuhlupheka nome kukangaki, kuye njengekutsandza kwabo.
“Bhalela ingilosi yelibandla laseFiladelfiya utsi: “ ‘Nali livi leliphuma kuye longcwele, loliciniso, lonesikhiya saDavide, lovula kungavali muntfu, avale kungavuli muntfu, utsi: