14 Ngako kwehlulela ngebucotfo kukhweshiselwe emuva, nekulunga kume khashane, liciniso likhubatele etindleleni, kwetsembeka akusangeni ndzawo.
Kodvwa nibobe senihlalisa emahuzu lamabili embikwakhe, niwente afakaze kutsi ucalekise Nkulunkulu nenkhosi, bese nimkhiphela ngephandle, nimgcobe ngematje, aze afe.”
Ngako baholi nebahlonishwa labebahlala edolobheni lakuboNabothi benta njengobe batjelwe nguJezebeli etincwadzini labebabhalele tona.
Bayasondzela labo labangitondzako, labanemacebo ebubi, kodvwa bakhashane nemtsetfo wakho.
Ngetulu kwaloko kukhona lokunye lengaphindze ngakubona lapha ngaphansi kwemtfunti welilanga: lapho kwakufanele kusebenta khona umtsetfo, kwasebenta umonakalo; lapho kwakufanele kusebente khona kulunga, kwasebenta umonakalo.
Ase nibuke kutsi lelidolobha lebeletsembekile seligucuke laba yingwadla kanjani! Lona lake lagcwala umtsetfocotfo, belilikhaya lekulunga, kodvwa manje seligcwele babulali!
Lalelani kimi, nine bonhlitiyo letinenkhani, nine lenikhashane nekulunga.
labemukela umdizo, khona batawukhulula labo labanelicala, kuze babalahle ngelicala labo labate licala.
Phela, sivini saSimakadze longuSomandla yindlu yaka-Israyeli, kantsi sive sakaJuda sona sititfombo tekujabula kwakhe. Abebheke umtsetfocotfo, kodvwa wakhandza kucitfwa kwengati, wabheka kulunga, kodvwa weva kukhala kwelusizi.
Sonkhe siyavungama njengemabhele, siyakhala sibubula njengematuba, sifuna umtsetfocotfo, kodvwa asiwutfoli; sifuna nekukhululwa, kodvwa kukhashane natsi.
Kute kini lofuna umtsetfocotfo, kute lowehlulela ngebucotfo beliciniso. Bonkhe betsembele ekuphikisaneni kwelite, bakhuluma emanga, bemitsa inhlupho, batale bubi.
Ngako kwehlulela ngebucotfo kukhashane natsi, nekulunga akufinyeleli kitsi. Sifuna kukhanya, kodvwa konkhe kumnyama, sifune bucwebecwebe, kodvwa sihambe kulamnyama ematfunti.
Baphrofethi baphrofetha emanga, baphristi baphetse ngeligunya labo, nebantfu bami bakutsandza ngaleyo ndlela. Kodvwa nitakwenta njani ekupheleni?”
Ngako-ke tsani kubo: ‘Lesi sive lesingamlalelanga Simakadze Nkulunkulu waso, futsi asiphendvukanga nasicondziswa. Liciniso seliphelile; linyamalele emilonyeni yabo.
Ngenca yebuphekula, libandla lalabangcwele nemihlatjelo yemalanga onkhe kwaniketelwa kulo. Lwachubeka lwaba nemphumelelo kuko konkhe lolwalukwenta, liciniso lase lidzicelwa phansi emhlabatsini.
nase ngifuna kuphilisa Israyeli, tono ta-Efrayimu tibekwa ebaleni, nemacala eSamariya ayembulwa. Benta emacebo, emasela agcekeze tindlu, tigebengu tibamba inkunzi etitaladini;
Nigcobagcoba labamphofu nibacindzetele kutsi baninike kudla. Ngako-ke, nome nakhe tindlu letinkhulu tematje, ningeke nihlale kuto; nome nihlanyele tivini letikhulu, ningeke nilinatse liwayini lato.
Nine lenigucule imphatfocotfo nayenta yababa, kulunga nakudzaceka phansi emhlabatsini!
Emahhashi ayagijima yini emadvwaleni latihhehle? Umuntfu angalima yini khona lapho ngetinkhabi? Kodvwa nine senijikise umtsetfocotfo, nawenta waba butsi, netitselo tekulunga natenta tababa,
Ngako-ke umtsetfo sewuchwale waze waba butsakatsaka, akusehlulelwa ngebucotfo. Lababi behlula labalungile, kuze kutsi bucotfo bemtsetfo buphanjukiswe.