24 Abatekhuti bona batsi: ‘Asesabe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu, lowehlisa timvula tasekwindla netasentfwasahlobo, ngesikhatsi lesifanele; losinika siciniseko ngekutsi sikhatsi sekuvuna sitawufika.’
“Yingci nawusekhona umhlaba, kuhlanyela nekuvuna, kucandza nekushisa, lihlobo nebusika, imini nebusuku kungeke kuncamuke.”
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.”
Babengilindzela njengemvula, banatse emavi ami njengemvula yasentfwasahlobo.
Ngubani nje lohlakaniphe kangangekutsi angabala emafu? Ngubani longagoboncisa timbita temanti tasemazulwini,
Unisa imvula etikwemhlaba, ehlisele emanti etikwematsafa.
Yena losibekela sibhakabhaka ngemafu, alungisele umhlaba imvula, ahlumise tjani etintsabeni.
Unakekela umhlaba ngekuwupha inala, uwuvundzise kakhulu. Umfula waNkulunkulu ugcwele emanti. Bantfu ubapha emabele. Loku ukwenta kanje:
Kute namunye lobita Libito lakho, nome lotimisela kubambelela kuwe, ngobe ubufihlile buso bakho kitsi, wasicedza ngenca yetono tetfu.
Utsi nakabhavumula, emanti asemazulwini advume; ukhuphula emafu emikhawulweni yemhlaba. Utfumela imibane kanye nemvula, akhiphe umoya lohhushako etingungwini takhe.
Sikhona yini sona sinye setithico tebetive letingenamsebenti lesiletsa imvula? Tona tibhakabhaka ngekwato tiyatehlisa yini tihlambi temvula? Cha, nguwe, lowenta loko, Simakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu. Ngako-ke litsemba letfu likuwe, ngobe nguwe lowenta konkhe loku.
Bubi benu butanijezisa, nekuhlubuka kwenu kutanitsetsisa. Cabangani-ke nibukisise kahle kutsi kubi kangakanani nekutsi kunibabela kangakanani, nanishiya Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, ningangesabi mine,” kusho Simakadze, Simakadze longuSomandla.
Ngako-ke imvula yabanjwa langete lana, kwabate nembodlisamahlanga. Noko waba nelibunti lelomile lebugwababane, wangete wadliwa nangemahloni ngaloko.
Kufanele ningangesabi yini mine?” kusho Simakadze. “Akufanele yini nitfutfumele ebukhoneni bami? Ngenta sihlabatsi saba ngumnyele welwandle, umtsangala waphakadze lolungeke luwengce. Emagagasi angakhephuka, kodvwa angeke aphumelele, angabhodla, kodvwa angeke awengce.
Bayawubuta indlela leya eSiyoni, emabombo abo bawabhekise khona. Bayawuta batetibophela bona kuSimakadze ngesivumelwane saphakadze lesingeke siphindze sikhohlakale.
Emvakwaloko ema-Israyeli ayawuphendvuka afune Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wawo, naDavide, inkhosi yawo. Bayawubuyela batitfobe kuSimakadze nakuto tibusiso taSimakadze ngemalanga ekugcina.
“Wotani, asibuyele kuSimakadze. Sewusidzabule saba ticucu, kodvwa uyawusiphilisa; usilimatile, kodvwa uyakuwabopha emanceba etfu.
Jabulani, nine sive saseSiyoni, tfokotani kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, ngobe sewuniphe umfundzisi wekulunga. Unitfumela imvula lenyenti, imvula yasekwindla neyasentfwasahlobo njengakucala.
“Ngaphindze ngabamba imvula, sekusele tinyanga letintsatfu nje kutsi kuvunwe; ngatfumela imvula kulelinye lidolobha, kodvwa ngayibamba kulelinye. Lenye insimi yatfola imvula, lenye yangete yayitfola imvula yaze yoma.
Celani imvula kuSimakadze nakungusentfwasahlobo; nguSimakadze lowenta emafu lanemvula, nguye lowehlisela tihlambi temvula kubantfwana bebantfu, aphe netitselo tesiganga kubo bonkhe bantfu.
kuze nitewuba ngemadvodzana eYihlo losezulwini. Ngobe yena uphumisa lilanga lakhe kulababi nalabahle, anise imvula yakhe kulabalungile nalabangakalungi.
Kodvwa akayekelanga kutifakazela ngekwenta imisebenti lemihle: Unehlisela imvula nekudla ngesikhatsi lesifanele; uninika kudla agcwalise tinhlitiyo tenu ngenjabulo.”
“Simakadze uyawuvula emazulu, incolobane yakhe yengcebo, anise imvula eveni lenu ngesikhatsi lesifanele, abusise yonkhe imisebenti yetandla tenu. Niyakwebolekisa etiveni letinyenti, kodvwa nine aniyikweboleka ngisho nakusinye sato.
Ngako-ke, bazalwane, beketelani kuze kufike iNkhosi. Ase nibuke umlimi lolindzela sitselo semhlaba lesiligugu; usibeketelela size sitfole imvula yekucala neyekugcina.
Laba banemandla ekuvala litulu kutsi lingani ngesikhatsi sekuphrofetha kwabo. Banemandla etikwemanti kutsi bawagucule abe yingati. Banemandla futsi ekushaya umhlaba ngako konkhe kuhlupheka nome kukangaki, kuye njengekutsandza kwabo.