10 Bantfu labahlala emhlabeni bayawukutsakasela kufa kwabo labo bofakazi. Bayawugubha imikhosi, bephane netipho, ngobe phela labaphrofethi lababili bese babahluphile emhlabeni.
Watsi kube abone Elija, wakhuluma kuye watsi: “Nguwe yini lowo, lohlupha sive saka-Israyeli?”
Ahabi watsi ku-Elija: “Wo! Sewungitfolile, sitsa sami!” Elija waphendvula watsi: “Ngikutfolile, ngobe utitsengise wena ngekwenta lokubi emehlweni aSimakadze.
Ahabi, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, watsi kuJehoshafati: “Angikakutjeli-ke kutsi kute lokuhle langahle akuphrofethe ngami, kodvwa lokubi kuphela?”
Inkhosi Ahabi yaphendvula Jehoshafati, yatsi: “Usekhona munye lesingabuta ngaye kuSimakadze, kodvwa ngiyamenyanya, ngobe akaze nje aphrofethe lokuhle ngami, kodvwa uphrofetha lokubi kodvwa. NguMikhaya, umsa waJimla.” Jehoshafati waphendvula watsi: “Inkhosi ayikafaneli kukusho loko.”
Sitsa sami asingasho kutsi: “Ngimehlule ngamkhipha inkhani,” funa labatitsa tami bajabule, ngobe sebabona kutsi ngiyayendza.
Ungativumeli titsa tami, letingicambela emanga, kutsi titijabulise ngami. Ungabavumeli labangitondzela lite kutsi baficelane emehlo ngami, bangente inhlekisa.
Uyente yancotjwa ngulabamelene nayo, wajabulisa tonkhe titsa tayo.
Ungakujabuleli kuwa kwesitsa sakho, inhlitiyo yakho ingatfokoti nasikhubatela;
Tiphatsimandla takhuluma enkhosini, tatsi: “Lomuntfu kufanele abulawe. Utsela emanti emadvolweni emasotja lasele kulelidoloba, nakuwabo bonkhe bantfu, ngaletintfo latishoko kubo. Lomuntfu akacondzi lokuhle ngalabantfu, kodvwa ubafisela lokubi.”
“Njengobe nijabula futsi nitsakase, nine leniphanga lifa lami, njengobe niyatjakadvula njengesitfokati nasibhula kolo, ninhinhile njengetinkunzi temahhashi,
Bekungakafaneli umbukele phansi umnakenu, nakavelelwe ngulokubi. Bewungakafaneli utsakase nangabe bakaJuda behlelwa yimbhubhiso. Yebo, bewungakafaneli kubacoloshela namzukwane behlelwa yinhlupheko.
Titsa tetfu kute letingasicoloshela ngako. Nome sesiwile, sitawuvuka futsi. Nome sesisebumnyameni kwanyalo, kodvwa Simakadze utawuba kukhanya kwetfu.
Niyawutondvwa bantfu bonkhe ngenca yelibito lami; kodvwa lokhutsatelako kuze kubesekupheleni, uyawusindziswa.
Ngicinisile, ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Nitawukhala, nilile, kodvwa live litawujabula. Niyawuba nelusizi, noko lusizi lwenu luyawugucuka lube yinjabulo.
Live lingeke linitondze nine, kodvwa mine liyangitondza, ngobe ngifakaza ngalo kutsi imisebenti yalo mibi.
Batsi nabakuva loko, batfukutsela kakhulu, bancuma kutsi babulawe.
alukujabuleli lokubi, kodvwa lujabulela liciniso.
Watsi kube nyokangwenya abone kutsi sewulahlelwe phansi emhlabeni, watingela lomfati labetele indvodzana.
Silo sesibili savunyelwa kutsi sikhohlise bonkhe bantfu labahlala emhlabeni ngaletibonakaliso lesasitenta ngeligunya lesilo sekucala. Lesilo sesibili sabatjela kutsi bakhe umfanekiso, bakhele lesilo sekucala lesasinelinceba lenkemba lelelashwa laphiliswa.
Bonkhe labahlala emhlabeni bayawusikhonta, bokhe labo lekwatsi umhlaba ungakasekelwa emabito abo angete abhalwa encwadzini yekuphila yeliWundlu lelahlatjwa.
Ingilosi yesihlanu yatfululela sitja sayo esihlalweni sebukhosi sesilo; umbuso waso wehlelwa bumnyama, bantfu batiluma tilwimi ngenca yebuhlungu.
Njengobe uligcinile livi lami lekucinisela ngekubeketela, ngitakugcina ngesikhatsi sekulingwa lesitawufika emhlabeni wonkhe, sitewulinga bonkhe labo labahlala emhlabeni.