13 “Emkhatsini webaphrofethi baseSamariya ngayibona lentfo leyenyanyekako: Babephrofetha egameni laBhali, bedukisa bantfu bami ema-Israyeli.
Elija wakhuluma kubo, watsi: “Bambani labaphrofethi baBhali. Kungaphunyuli ngisho namunye wabo!” Babanjwa, Elija watsi abehliselwe emfudlaneni iKhishoni; babulawelwa khona lapho.
Kodvwa Manase wabedukisa bantfu bakaJuda nebaseJerusalema, ngako benta lokubi kakhulu kwendlula letive letabhujiswa nguSimakadze, ngesikhatsi nakufika ema-Israyeli.
Labo labahola lesive bayasedukisa, nalabo labaholwako bayalahlekiswa.
Baphristi abazange babute, batsi: ‘Uphi Simakadze?’ Labo labafundzisa ngemtsetfo abazange bangati, nebaholi bangivukela. Baphrofethi baphrofetha ngaBhali, balandzela tithico letingenamsebenti.”
Impela ngimelene nalabo labaphrofetha emaphupho langemanga,” kusho Simakadze. “Bayabalandzisa bedukise bantfu bami ngemanga abo ebudlabha; noko angikabatfumi, futsi angikababeki. Labantfu ababasiti ngalutfo ngisho nangalokuncane nje,” kusho Simakadze.
“Tsatsa incwadzi legocotwako ubhale kuyo onkhe emavi lengiwakhulumile kuwe mayelana na-Israyeli naJuda kanye nato tonkhe letinye tive, kusukela esikhatsini lengacala ngaso kukhuluma kuwe, ekubuseni kwenkhosi Josaya, kuze kube ngunyalo.
batinikela ebugwadleni, nasewayinini lelisha nalelidzala, lokususa kucondza
kwebantfu bami. Indlela bayibuta etithicweni tetigodvo, baphendvulwe yindvuku yelugodvo. Umoya webugwadla uyabedukisa; abaketsembeki kuNkulunkulu wabo.
Konkhe loku kuyakwenteka, ngobe Israyeli onile wahlubuka kuNkulunkulu. Empeleni nje ngubani lekufanele asoleke ngenca yekuhlubuka kwa-Israyeli? Vele, yiSamariya. Ngubani lonelicala lekukhonta tithico kaJuda? Vele, yiJerusalema matfupha.