6 “Ngimi lenganinika tisu letingenalutfo kuwo onkhe emadolobha enu, nekwesweleka kwesinkhwa emakhaya enu onkhe; kodvwa anikabuyeli kimi,” kusho Simakadze.
Elija waseThishbe, labewekutalwa eThishbe kulakaGileyadi, wakhuluma ku-Ahabi watsi: “Ngelibito laSimakadze, Nkulunkulu lophilako wema-Israyeli, lengimkhontako, ngiyakutjela ngitsi kungeke kube khona ematolo ngisho nemvula kuleminyaka lembalwa letako, kuze kusho mine.”
Ngako Elija wahamba wayakutiveta ku-Ahabi. Ngaleso sikhatsi bekunendlala lenkhulu eveni laseSamariya,
Elisha wancandzeka wabuyela eGilgali; bekunendlala kuleso sifundza. Satsi lesicumbi sebaphrofethi sisahlangene naye, wakhuluma kulenceku yakhe, watsi: “Ase ubeke libhodo lelikhulu etiko, uphekele nankha emadvodza sitjulo.”
Elisha abekhulume kulomfati labekavuse umfanyana wakhe ekufeni, watsi: “Baleka kanye nemndeni wakho niyewubhaca nome ngukuphi lapho ningabhaca khona, kube sikhashana, ngobe Simakadze sewukumisile kutsi kube nendlala eveni letawutsatsa iminyaka lesikhombisa.”
Ahazi akazange etsembeke ngisho nakancane nje kuSimakadze ngesikhatsi sekuhlupheka kwakhe.
Simakadze, sandla sakho siphakamele etulu, kodvwa noko abasiboni. Bente babone inshisekelo yakho ngesive sakho, batewudliwa ngemahloni. Akutsi umlilo lowugcinele titsa takho udle bona ubacedze.
Buka-ke nyalo, iNkhosi Simakadze lenguSomandla seyitawususa eJerusalema nakaJuda lokungenako nako konkhe lokubasekelako: konkhe kudla lokungenako nawo onkhe emanti langenako,
EmaSiriya ngasemphumalanga nemaFilisti ngasenshonalanga, asakhamisele kushwabudzela ema-Israyeli. Noko ngako konkhe loku lulaka lwakhe alukagucuki; sandla sakhe sisephakeme.
Kodvwa bantfu abakaphendvukeli kuye lowo lowabashaya, futsi abakamfunisisi Simakadze longuSomandla.
Nangingena eveni, ngibona labo lababulewe ngenkemba; nangingena edolobheni, ngibona umonakalo lobangwe yindlala. Umphrofethi nemphristi bahambe kanyekanye, baya eveni labangalati.’ ”
Awu Simakadze, emehlo akho akafuni lona yini liciniso? Wabashaya, kodvwa abazange babuve buhlungu, wabapitjita, kodvwa bakwala kucondziswa. Benta buso babo baba lukhuni kunelitje, bala kuphendvuka.
“Ngobe naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Kuyawuba kubi kangakanani-ke nangitfumela tehlulelo tami letine letiyawumelana neJerusalema: inkemba, nendlala, netilwane tesiganga kanye nesifo lesibulalanako, kutsi titewubulala bantfu bayo netilwane tayo!
Ngako-ke ngelulela sandla sami etikwakho, ngalinciphisa live lakho; ngakunikela ebugovini betitsa takho, emadvodzakati emaFilisti, labeshacekile ngekutiphatsa kabi kwakho.
“Bangeke yini babuyele eGibhithe, yona i-Asiriya ingeke yini ibuse etikwabo, njengobe naku bayala kuphendvuka?
Ngiyawube sengibuyela endzaweni yami, baze balivume licala labo. Bayawufuna buso bami; baseselusizini lwabo bayawungifunisisa.”
Kudla akukapheli yini embikwetfu? Kujabula nekutfokota akukakhawuli yini endlini yaNkulunkulu wetfu?
“ ‘Emvakwalesijeziso nanichubeka nekungangilaleli ngekungakwemukeli kucondziswa ngimi ngekutsi nijinge nimelane nami,
Umtfombo wesinkhwa ngiyakuwujuba kangangekutsi bafati labalishumi bayawuhlanganyela hhavini munye kupheka sonkhe sinkhwa labanaso. Bayawukwenetisana ngalelo lite labayawube banalo. Niyawudla, kodvwa ningeke nesutse.
Ngashaya yonkhe imisebenti yetandla tenu ngesikhutsa, nangekuhanguka, nangesangcotfo, noko nine anizange nigucukele kimi,’ kusho Simakadze.
“Niyawuhlanyela inhlanyelo lenyenti kabi emasimini enu, kodvwa niyawuvuna sivuno lesincane, ngobe sikhonyane siyawutidla tonkhe leto tilimo.
Ngimnikile litfuba lekuphendvuka, kodvwa wala kuphendvuka ebugwadleni bakhe.
Kadzeni, live lisabuswa tikhulu kwase kwaba nendlala lenkhulu eveni. Lenye indvodza yakaJuda, leyayihlala eBhetlehema, yahamba nemkayo nemadvodzana ayo lamabili yaya kuyawuhlalahlala eveni lakaMowabi.