13 Ngingayitsatsaphi nje inyama lengenela bonkhe labantfu? Bayangikhalela batsi: ‘Siphe inyama sitekudla.’
Inceku yakhe yabuta, yatsi: “Ngingabaphakela kanjani lentfo lencane bantfu labalikhulu?” Kodvwa Elisha waphendvula, watsi: “Nika labantfu badle. Ngobe nguloko lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: ‘Bayawukudla, kuze kusale.’ ”
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!”
kodvwa niyakuyidla inyanga yonkhe, ize iphume nangemakhala, inenyanyise, ngobe senimlahlile Simakadze losemkhatsini wenu, nakhala kuye natsi: “Empeleni saphumelani khona lena eGibhithe?” ’ ”
Kodvwa Mosi wakhuluma watsi: “Naku lapha ngihola emadvodza lati-600 000, lahamba ngetinyawo, kodvwa ujinge utsi: ‘Ngitawubanika inyama labatayidla inyanga yonkhe!’
Beyingabenela yini inyama kube bekungahlatjwa yonkhe imihlambi yetimvu, netimbuti, netinkhomo? Betingabenela yini tona tinhlanti tonkhe telwandle lebetingabanjelwa bona?”
Bafundzi bakhe batsi kuye: “Konje lapha ehlane singakutfolaphi nje kudla lokungenela lesicumbi sebantfu lesingaka?”
Bafundzi bakhe bamphendvula batsi: “Kepha vele, umuntfu angabaphani la ehlane, kute netinkhwa nje?”
Jesu watsi kuye: “Utsi: ‘Nakukhona longakwenta.’ Phela konkhe kuyenteka kulowo lokholwako.”