20 Herodi bekamesaba Johane amati kahle kutsi ungumuntfu lolungile nalongcwele, ngako-ke abemvikela. Abetsi, nakamuva akhuluma, adzidzeke, noko ajabulele kumlalela.
Ahabi watsi ku-Elija: “Wo! Sewungitfolile, sitsa sami!” Elija waphendvula watsi: “Ngikutfolile, ngobe utitsengise wena ngekwenta lokubi emehlweni aSimakadze.
Ngaleso sikhatsi Elisha abegula aphetfwe sifo lesagcina sendlule naye, simbulele. Jehoyashi, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, wehla wayakumhlola, wafike wamtsela ngetinyembeti, watsi: “Babe wami! Babe wami! Incola yaka-Israyeli nebagibeli bakhe bemahhashi!”
Inkhosi yema-Israyeli yatsi nayikubona loko, yabuta Elisha yatsi: “Babe, ngibabulale yini? Ngibabulale?”
Jowashi wenta lokuhle emehlweni aSimakadze ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi semphristi Jehoyada.
Wafuna Nkulunkulu ngemalanga ekuphila kwaZakhariya, lowamfundzisa kwesaba Nkulunkulu. Ngesikhatsi asafuna Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wamupha imphumelelo.
Simakadze wenta ema-Israyeli kutsi ahlonishwe ngemaGibhithe. Ngetulu kwaloko Mosi waba mkhulu kutiphatsimandla taFaro nakumaGibhithe onkhe.
Yebo, kubo awusilutfo, ufanana nemuntfu lohlabela tingoma telutsandvo ngeliphimbo lelimnandzi, adlale nemntjingozi kamnandzi, ngobe emavi akho bayaweva, kodvwa bangawenti.
“Ngilo leli-ke liphupho lengilibhudzile, mine Nebukhadnezari. Manje-ke, Bhelteshasari, ngitjele kutsi lisho kutsini, ngobe kute nome munye wetati letilapha embusweni wami longangichazela lona. Kodvwa wena ungangichazela, ngobe umoya wabonkulunkulu labangcwele ukuwe.”
Ngako-ke, wena waphakathi, asemukeleke kuwe leseluleko sami: Yekela tono takho, wente lokulungile, uyekele nekukhohlakala kwakho, ngekutsi ube nemusa kulabo labacindzetelwe. Kungenteka kutsi kuchubeka kahle kwakho nekuphumelela kwakho kuchubekele embili.”
Danyela waphendvula inkhosi, watsi: “Letipho takho ungatigcinela tona, uyinike lomunye leyo mivuzo yakho. Noko lombhalo inkhosi ngitakuyifundzela wona ngiyichazele kutsi usho kutsini.
Herodi abefuna kumbulala, kodvwa wesaba bantfu, ngobe bebamtsatsa ngekutsi ngumphrofethi.
Kodvwa nasitsi: ‘Kubantfu,’ sicuku siyasesaba, ngobe bonkhe bavumelana ngekutsi Johane abengumphrofethi.”
Baphristi labakhulu kanye netati temtsetfo batsi kube bakuve loko, bafuna indlela lababengabulala ngayo Jesu, ngobe phela babemesaba, kwatise kutsi tonkhe ticuku tatitsatsekile ngalemfundziso yakhe, timangele.
Kuhlanyelwa kwaleyo leyawela emadvwaleni kufanekisa labo labatsi bangaliva livi basheshe balemukele ngekujabula,
Yena-ke abesibane lesivutsako nalesikhanyako, nine-ke benitimisele kujabula kwesikhashana ekukhanyeni kwakhe.
Basamangele badzidzekile babutana bodvwana batsi: “Kusho kutsini loku?”
Nasikuva loko siphatsimandla lesiphetse bogadzi belithempeli, nebaphristi labakhulu nabakuva loko, bamangala kutsi ngabe kwentekeni kubaphostoli.