17 Ngobe lulaka lwaSimakadze luyawunivutsela, avale emazulu kuze kungabikho mvula lenako, nemhlaba ubete sitselo, nani nibhubhe niphele kulelo live lelihle Simakadze lanipha lona.
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.”
“Nangabe-ke emazulu avalekile litulu lingani, ngobe sive sakho sonile kuwe, bese siyathandaza sibheke kulendzawo, silivume Libito lakho, siphendvuke esonweni saso, ngobe wena sewusishayile,
“Nangabe emazulu avalekile litulu lingani, ngobe sive sakho sonile kuwe, bese siyathandaza sibheke kulendzawo, silivume Libito lakho, siphendvuke esonweni saso, ngobe wena sewusishayile,
“Nangivala emazulu kuze kutsi kubete imvula, nome ngitfume sikhonyane kutsi sitewubhubhisa lelive, nome ngitfumele sifo lesibulalanako emkhatsini wesive sami,
Nakabamba imvula kuba nesomiso, utsi angawayekela lamanti, ente umonakalo.
Ligcabho lenu lelinenkhani ngiyawulifohlota; sibhakabhaka senu ngiyawusenta sibe njengensimbi, sibete imvula; umhlaba ngiyakuwomisa ube lukhuni njengelitfusi.
Konkhe kusebenta kwenu kamatima kungeke kunibuyisele lutfo, ngobe emasimi enu angeke abe nesivuno, netihlahla tingeke titsele titselo.
“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.
Ngitawutsi ngingabangenisa kulelive leligcwele lubisi neluju lwetinyosi, live lengaletsembisa ngesifungo kubokhokho babo, futsi batsi bangadla besutse, banotse, bayawube sebaphambukela kulabanye bonkulunkulu babakhonte, bangilahle mine, bephule nesivumelwane sami.
Ngibita lizulu nemhlaba kutsi kungifakazele lamuhla kutsi naningangilaleli, niyawunyamalala masinyane emhlabeni. Ningeke nikhonse kulelo live lelingesheya kwemfula iJordane lenewelela kuyawulidla. Niyawubhujiswa niphele.
ngobe Nkulunkulu wenu, losemkhatsini wenu, nguNkulunkulu lonesikhwele; nentfukutselo yakhe itanivutsela inishise inicedze niphele nya kulelive.
Ngesaba intfukutselo nelulaka lwaSimakadze, ngobe watfukutsela waze wafuna kunibhubhisa anicedze nonkhe. Kodvwa Simakadze waphindza wangilalela.