5 Ngako-ke nganishaya nganijuba ticucu ngemavi ebaphrofethi bami, nganibulala ngemavi emlomo wami; tehlulelo tami timanyata njengembane etikwenu, tinehlele nome nini.
Akube khashane nawe kwenta intfo lenje! Ungababhubhisi labalungile kanye nalababi, bese labalungile baba njengalabangakalungi! Akube khashane nawe loko. Angeke yini umehluleli wemhlaba wonkhe ente kulunga?”
Ngako kwatsi kube Ahiya eve tigi tekuhamba kwakhe emnyango, wakhuluma watsi: “Ngena, mkaJerobowamu. Utentiselani? Ngitfunywe kuwe kutsi ngikutjele tindzaba letimbi.
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.”
Watsi kube abone Elija, wakhuluma kuye watsi: “Nguwe yini lowo, lohlupha sive saka-Israyeli?”
Wonkhe lobalekela inkemba yaHazayeli uyakubulawa nguJehu, nalowo loyawubalekela inkemba yaJehu uyawubulawa ngu-Elisha.
Wafike watjela inkhosi, watsi: “Naku lokukhulunywa nguSimakadze, utsi: ‘Kungobe kute yini Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli kutsi ungaze utfumele uyewubuta kuBhalzebubi, nkulunkulu wase-Ekroni? Njengobe wente loku, ungeke usuke kulombhedze lolele kuwo. Nakanjani utakufa!’ ”
Jehoramu watfola incwadzi leyayiphuma kumphrofethi Elija itsi: “Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, Nkulunkulu weyihlo Davide, utsi: ‘Awukahambi etinyatselweni teyihlo Jehoshafati neta-Asa, inkhosi yakaJuda.
Angeke abubalekele bumnyama, lilangabi liyakubunisa emahlumela akhe, kuphefumula kwemlomo waNkulunkulu kuyawumtsatsa kumlahle khashane.
“Ngako lalelani lapha kimi, nine bantfu labanekucondza. Akube khashane naNkulunkulu kuba ngumenti walokubi, kwenta bubi akube khashane naSomandla.
Umtimba wami uyatfutfumela ngenca yekwesaba wena, netehlulelo takho ngiyatesaba.
Kulunga kwakho uyawukwenta kugcame njengekukhanya, nebucotfo bakho bukhanye njengemini.
kodvwa labeswele uyawubehlulela ngekwemtsetfocotfo, labamphofu belive abehlulele ngekungakhetsi. Uyawushaya umhlaba ngendvuku yemlomo wakhe; ngekuphefumula kwemlomo wakhe uyawubulala lababi.
Nkulunkulu utsi: “Kumemetele ngelivi lelikhulu, ungatibambi. Phakamisa livi lakho njengelicilongo. Tjela bantfu bami kuhlubuka kwabo, indlu yakaJakobe tono tayo.
Buka la, lamuhla ngikubeka etikwetive nasetikwemibuso kutsi usiphule ubuye uhhihlite; ubhidlite ubuye uketule, nekutsi wakhe ubuye uhlanyele.”
Lamuhla ngikwente waba lidolobha leliyinqaba, waba yinsika yensimbi nelubondza lwelitfusi kutsi utewumelana nalo lonkhe live; umelane nemakhosi akaJuda, netiphatsimandla takhona, nebaphristi bakhona kanye nesive sonkhe sakulelo live.
ubobatjela, utsi: ‘Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: Bonkhe labahlala lapha eveni ngitawubagcwalisa ngekudzakwa, kanye nemakhosi lahlala esihlalweni sebukhosi saDavide, nebaphristi, nebaphrofethi, nabo bonkhe labahlala eJerusalema.
“Livi lami alinjengawo yini umlilo? Kona alinjengaso yini sandvo, sona lesibhidlita lidvwala libe ticucu?” kusho Simakadze.
Ngako naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze Nkulunkulu longuSomandla, utsi: “Njengobe bantfu bakhulume lamavi, emavi ami ngitawenta abe ngumlilo emlonyeni wakho, labantfu babe tinkhuni letitawudliwa ngiwo.
Ngako-ke, phrofetha umelane nabo; phrofetha, ndvodzana yemuntfu.”
Ngiyakwenta libunti lakho libe lukhuni njengelitje lelilukhuni kakhulu, libe lukhuni kwendlula litje lemlilo. Ungabesabi futsi ungetfuswa ngibo, lite nome bayindlu lehlubukako nje.”
“Ndvodzana yemuntfu, lilela ticumbi tebantfu baseGibhithe, bese ubehlisela emhlabeni longaphansi, yona kanye nemadvodzakati etive letinemandla kanye nalabo labehlela emgodzini.
Lombono lengawubona wawufanana nembono lengangiwubone, nakefika kutewubhubhisa lidolobha, uphindze ufanane nemibono lengangiyibone eceleni kwemfula iKhebari, ngawa ngibhekise buso phansi.
Simakadze ulungile ekhatsi kwalelidolobha; akenti lutfo lolungakalungi. Kusa ngekusa bantfu bakhe ubaphatsa ngekungakhetsi, kulelo nakulelo langa lelisha akayekeli kwehlulela ngebucotfo, noko labangakalungi abalati lihlazo.
Mosi wamangala ngaloko lakubona, asasondzele madvutane kuyawubukisisa lesihlahla lesasivutsa weva livi leNkhosi litsi:
Kodvwa ngebulukhuni nangenkhani yekungaphendvuki kwenhlitiyo yakho, utibekela lulaka lube lukhulu ngelilanga lelulaka. Ngalelo langa iyawukhanya indlela Nkulunkulu lehlulela ngayo kutsi imsulwa.
Nitsatse impantitje leyinsindziso, nenkemba yaMoya lelivi laNkulunkulu.
Livi laNkulunkulu liphilile, linemandla; likhalipha kwengca inkemba lesika ngetinhlangotsi totimbili. Lisika lidzimate lehlukanise umphefumulo nemoya, emalunga nemnkantja, lehlulele imicabango netifiso tenhlitiyo.
Esandleni sakhe sangesekudla abephetse tinkhanyeti letisikhombisa, emlonyeni wakhe kuphuma inkemba leyayikhalipha tinhlangotsi totimbili, buso bakhe bumengetela njengelilanga emini.
Phendvuka-ke. Nakungenjalo, ngitawuta kuwe masinyane, ngilwe nabo ngenkemba yemlomo wami.
Ngako-ke letingilosi letine tatfukululwa. Tativele tilungiselwe li-awa, nelilanga, nenyanga, nemnyaka kutsi tibulale incenye yesitsatfu yabo bonkhe bantfu emhlabeni.
Abazange baphendvuke ekubulaleni kwabo, nasekutsakatseni kwabo, nasebugwadleni babo, nasebuphingini babo, nasekwebeni kwabo.
Samuweli wamphendvula watsi: “Lentfo loyentile ibulima. Awukawugcini umyalo waSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakho lakunika wona. Kube bewukwentile loko, ngabe lombuso wakho etikwa-Israyeli uwusimise, wema kokuphela.
Samuweli wakhuluma watsi: “Simakadze uyajatjuliswa yini ngiminikelo yekushiswa nemihlatjelo kunekulalelwa kwelivi laSimakadze? Kulalela kuncono kunemhlatjelo, kucaphela nekunaka kuncono kunemanoni etihhanca.
Samuweli watsi: “Letsani lo-Agagi, inkhosi yema-Amaleki.” Agagi weta kuye atsakasile naye asaticabangela atsi: “Impela buhlungu bekufa sebendlulile.”
Kodvwa Samuweli wakhuluma kuye, watsi: “Njengobe inkemba yakho yacotfula bantfwana bebafati, kanjalo nenyoko naye utakwentiwa angabi naye umntfwana emkhatsini webafati.” Samuweli wahlahlela Agagi embikwaSimakadze eGilgali.