17 Yatsi kube ifike indvodza yakhe, wayitjela leyo ndzaba ngalokufananako, watsi: “Lesigcili semHebheru, losiletse la, emkhatsini wetfu, singene seta kimi satawudlala ngami.
wamemeta lamadvodza lasebenta kulendlu watsi kuwo: “Ase nibheke! LomHebheru uletselwe kudlala ngatsi la. Ungingenele ekamelweni wangibamba afuna kulala nami. Ngesuka mine ngahlaba inyandzaleyo.
Lengubo wayigcina lomfati, kwaze kwefika indvodza yakhe.
Kodvwa ngitsite kube ngihlabe inyandzaleyo, sabaleka sashiya nayi ingubo yaso, saphuma la endlini.”
Watsi kube abone Elija, wakhuluma kuye watsi: “Nguwe yini lowo, lohlupha sive saka-Israyeli?”
Lababi bahosha inkemba, bantsale imicibisholo ebutjokini, bafuna kucedza labamphofu nalabeswele babulale labo labahamba ngebucotfo.
ngenca yekuva tinsongo tetitsa nencindzetelo yalababi, ngobe bangiletsele kukhatsateka. Tingiletsele kuhlupheka lokunyenti, tiyangitfukutselela tingibambele emagcubu.
“Ungafakazi emanga ngamakhelwane wakho.
“Ungatandzisi tindzaba letingemanga. Ungatihlanganisi nemuntfu lomubi ngekumfakazela.
Umuntfu lokhuluma liciniso uyakhonsa; kodvwa lokhuluma emanga akakhonsi.
Fakazi locala emanga uyawujeziswa, nalokhuluma emanga angeke asindze ekujezisweni.
Fakazi locala emanga angeke ahlale angajeziswa, nalowo lotfulula emanga uyawubhubha.
Umuntfu localemanga uyabatondza labo labacalela emanga, nelulwimi lolumphacambili luletsa kufa.
Nasasho loku, umPhristi Lomkhulu wadzabula tingubo takhe watsi: “Vele, sewuhlambalatile; asisabudzingi lobunye bufakazi, seniyivile inkhulumo yakhe lehlambalatako!