20 “ ‘Ningabuta nitsi: “Pho, sitawudlani ngemnyaka wesikhombisa, nasingalimi singavuni lutfo loludliwako?”
Lendvuna, inkhosi leyayicamele emkhonweni wayo, yakhuluma ku-Elisha, yatsi: “Buka la: Ngisho nome Simakadze abengavula onkhe emafasitelo emvula ezulwini, loko bekungenteka yini?” Elisha waphendvula watsi: “Utatibonela wena ngemehlo akho. Kodvwa wena awuyikudla lutfo lwako!”
Amasiya wabuta lomuntfu waNkulunkulu, watsi: “Kepha sekutakwentiwa njani ngalesiliva lengemakhilogremu lati-3 400 lesengiyikhokhele lamabutfo ema-Israyeli?” Lomuntfu waNkulunkulu waphendvula watsi: “Simakadze angakunika lokunyenti kakhulu kunaloko.”
Lalelani, nine mazulu! Lalela nawe, mhlaba! Ngobe Simakadze sewukhulume, watsi: “Bantfwabami ngibondlile ngabakhulisa, kodvwa sebangihlamukile.
Umhlaba uyawutsela titselo tawo, nidle nesutse, nihlale kulo niphephile.
Kodvwa ngemnyaka wesikhombisa emasimi enu kufanele abe neliSabatha lekuphumula, liSabatha kuSimakadze.
Nome emasimi ayawube angakalinywa, kodvwa loko lokuyawumila kuwo kulowo mnyaka weSabatha kuyawuba kudla kwenu: nine matfupha, netisebenti tenu letidvuna naletisikati, nemcashwa wenu kanye nesihambi lesihleti emkhatsini wenu,
Ngingayitsatsaphi nje inyama lengenela bonkhe labantfu? Bayangikhalela batsi: ‘Siphe inyama sitekudla.’
Kukhona bantfu betive lababesemkhatsini wema-Israyeli, lababekhala ngekukhanuka inyama. Nawo ema-Israyeli akhala, atsi: “Ngubani lotasipha inyama sitekudla?
Jesu wabaphendvula watsi: “Nesabani, nine bekukholwa lokuncane?” Wasukuma wasekhuta lesivunguvungu kanye nelwandle, kwase kuba khona kuthula lokukhulu.
Ngako ningakhatsateki ngekufuna leningahle nikudle nikunatse; netingcondvo tenu tingakhatsateki.
Ningakhatsateki ngalutfo. Kepha kuko konkhe ticelo tenu atatiwe nguNkulunkulu, ngekukhuleka nekuncusa kanye nekubonga.