8 Kusukela etikhatsini takucala, baphrofethi labangembili kwetfu, bake baphrofetha ngemphi, nangesehlakalo, nangesifo lesibulalanako, bamelana nemave lamanyenti nanemibuso lemikhulu.
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.”
Mikhaya wase uyaphendvula, watsi: “Ngibone onkhe ema-Israyeli ahlakatekile etintsabeni njengetimvu letite umelusi; Simakadze watsi: ‘Labantfu abanamelusi. Nguloyo akatibuyelele ekhaya lakhe ngekuthula.’ ”
Inkhosi Ahabi yaphendvula Jehoshafati, yatsi: “Usekhona munye lesingabuta ngaye kuSimakadze, kodvwa ngiyamenyanya, ngobe akaze nje aphrofethe lokuhle ngami, kodvwa uphrofetha lokubi kodvwa. NguMikhaya, umsa waJimla.” Jehoshafati waphendvula watsi: “Inkhosi ayikafaneli kukusho loko.”
Leli livi lesembulo ngeBhabhulona, lelefika ku-Isaya, umsa wa-Amose, ngembono:
Ngebutjoki babo lobugobile bayawudubula emajaha, abanamusa ngetinswane, futsi bate nesihawu ngebantfwana.
Lawa ngemavi a-Amose, lomunye webantfu lababefuye timvu eThekhowa, ngaloko lakuboniswa lokumacondzana nema-Israyeli iminyaka lemibili umhlaba ungakatamatami, ngesikhatsi Uziya ayinkhosi yakaJuda, Jerobowamu, umsa waJehoyashi, ayinkhosi yaka-Israyeli.
Amose wakhuluma watsi: “Simakadze uyabhodla eSiyoni, yebo, Simakadze uyabhavumula aseJerusalema, emadlelo ebelusi ayoma, nesicongo sentsaba iKhameli siyabuna.”
Livi laSimakadze laphindze lefika kuJona kwesibili, latsi: