8 Nakuphuma lilanga, Nkulunkulu walungisa umoya loshisako wasemphumalanga; lilanga lashaya enhloko yaJona, wadzimate waba nesiyeti, wafisa kufa; wase utsi: “Kuncono ngimane ngife kunekutsi ngiphile.”
Emvakwato, kwase kubhaceka tikhutu letisikhombisa kungatsi tihangulwe ngumoya wasemphumalanga.
yena wachubeka wahamba luhambo lolwamtsatsa lilanga lonkhe, aya ekhatsi ehlane. Wefika wahlala ngaphansi kwesihlahla semtsanyelo, wathandazela kutsi asale asafela khona lapho. Wathandaza watsi: “Simakadze, sekwenele, sale utsatsa kuphila kwami; kute lengincono ngakho kunabokhokho bami.”
Ngako Ahabi wabuyela ekhaya ahluneme atfukutsele, ngobe Nabothi waseJezreyeli atsite: “Ngingeke ngikunike lifa labobabemkhulu.” Wafike walala embhedzeni wakhe, acumbelene; wadvuba nekudla kudla.
Jobe wamphendvula, watsi: “Wena ukhulumisa kwemfati losilima. Kantsi sesitakwemukela lokuhle kodvwa yini kuNkulunkulu, singasakwemukeli lokubuhlungu nalokubi?” Kuko konkhe loku Jobe akazange one ngekukhuluma kwakhe.
sengize nginconota kwekhanywa ngimane ngife sekunalomtimba wami lengikuwo.
Lilanga lingeke likubhadlise emini nenyanga ebusuku.
Ngiyawuvala umlomo wami ngingasho lutfo, ngobe kunguwe longente ngahlupheka.
Ungasheshi ucansuke emoyeni wakho, ngobe intfukutselo ihlala esifubeni sesilima.
Ningangibukisisi ngobe ngiluhlata, ngobe ngifuswe lilanga. Emadvodzana amake angitfukutselela, angenta ngalindza tivini, sakami sivini ngasiyekelela.
Abaseyikulamba, abaseyikoma; nekushisa kwaselugwadvule nekwelilanga akuseyikubashaya. Lowo lonesihawu nabo uyakubahola, abahambise ngasemitfonjeni yemanti.
Kodvwa sazuphuneka ngenca yelulaka, salahlwa phansi emhlabatsini. Umoya wasemphumalanga wasomisa, saphundleka titselo taso, emagala aso lacinile abuna, umlilo wawadla.
Ngisho nome angahluma njengembali emkhatsini wetinhlanga, umoya waSimakadze, wangasemphumalanga, uyakuta, uhhusha uchamuka ngasehlane, umtfombo waka-Efrayimu uyawuphelelwa ngemanti, nesicobho sakhe some. Likamelo lakhe lekulondvolota liyawuphangwa tonkhe tintfo talo letingemagugu.
Mosi wakhuluma ku-Aroni watsi: “Simakadze abesho kona loku-ke ngesikhatsi atsi: ‘Ngiyawutibonakalisa ngingcwele kulabo labasedvute nami; ngiyawukhatimuliswa embikwabo bonkhe bantfu.’ ” Kodvwa Aroni wathula.
Simakadze wahlinzeka Jona ngenhlanti lenkhulu, leyafike yammita. Jona wahlala esiswini sayo emalanga lamatsatfu nebusuku lobutsatfu.
Kodvwa Simakadze watfumela umoya lomkhulu elwandle, kwaba nesivunguvungu lesikhulu kangangekutsi umkhumbi wabasengotini yekwephuka.
Ngako-ke Simakadze, ngiyakuncenga kutsi ukususe kuphila kwami kimi; ngobe kuncono kimi kutsi ngife kunekutsi ngiphile.”
Kodvwa Nkulunkulu watsi kuJona: “Unalungelo lini lekutfukutselela lomhlafutfo?” Yena-ke watsi: “Ngenta kahle kutsi ngitfukutsele; ngitfukutsele kutsi angife ngitsi saka!”
batsi: ‘Laba bekugcina basebente li-awa linye nje, ubalinganiseleni natsi lesitfwele bumatima lobungaka, sashiswa nalilanga lasensimini?’
Labo lengibatsandzako ngiyabakhalimela ngibajezise; ngako-ke shisekela lokuhle, uphendvuke.
Bangeke baphindze balambe, bangeke baphindze bome, lilanga lingeke liphindze libahlabe ngekubashisa, kute nome ngayini leyawubashisa.
Ngako Samuweli wamtjela konkhe, wangete wamfihlela lutfo. Eli wakhuluma watsi: “UnguSimakadze; akente konkhe lakubona kukuhle emehlweni akhe.”