10 Mikha watsi kuyo: “Hlala lapha kami, utawuba ngubabe kimi nemphristi wami, ngitakunika isiliva lengemagremu langaba li-110 ngemnyaka, ngikunike nekwekwembatsa kwakho nekudla kwakho.”
“Ngako-ke, akusini lenangitfumela la, kodvwa nguNkulunkulu. Sewungente ngaba nguyise waFaro, nenkhosi yendlu yakhe, nembusi etikwelive lonkhe laseGibhithe.
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!”
Elisha wakubona loko wakhala, amemeta, watsi: “Babe wami! Babe wami! Incola yaka-Israyeli nebagibeli bakhe bemahhashi!” Elisha akazange aphindze ambone futsi. Ngenca yekudzabuka kwakhe Elisha watsatsa lesembatfo sakhe wasidzabula, saba ticephu letimbili.
Inkhosi yema-Israyeli yatsi nayikubona loko, yabuta Elisha yatsi: “Babe, ngibabulale yini? Ngibabulale?”
Nganginguyise walabeswele, ngangiyitsatsela etulu ngiyihlolisise indzaba yalosihambi eveni.
Ngiyakumembatsisa ngemjiva wakho, ngimbophe ngelibhande lakho; emandla nemagunya akho ngiwanike yena. Uyawuba nguyise walabo labahlala eJerusalema nakubendlu yakaJuda.
Nine ningihlambalatile emkhatsini wesive sami, ngobe nicondze kutfola emabinta lambalwa nje ebhali netingebhuta letimbalwa tesinkhwa. Ngekukhuluma emanga esiveni sami, lesilalela emanga, nibabulele labo lebekufanele bangafi, nasindzisa lebekufanele bafe.
Wafike watsi: “Nitanginikani nanginganiniketa loJesu?” Base bamnika tinhlavu tesiliva letingema-30.
Abesho loku, hhayi ngobe abevelana netimphuya kodvwa ngobe abelisela, angumgcinisikhwama, eba loko bekufakwa esikhwameni.
Phela kutsandza imali kuyimphandze yako konkhe lokubi; labanye-ke ngekuyifisa kwabo bedukile, bakhwesha ekukholweni, batigwaza ngeminjunju yebuhlungu leminyenti.
Yelusani umhlambi waNkulunkulu leniwuphetse, hhayi ngekucindzetelwa, kodvwa ngenhlitiyo levumako njengobe Nkulunkulu atsandza kutsi nente, hhayi ngekunaka inkhokhelo nje, kodvwa ngenshisekelo yekukhonta.
Ngako lomLevi wavuma kuhlala kalendvodza; lensizwa yaba njengalenye yemadvodzana ayo lendvodza.
Mikha wayibuta watsi: “Ulichamukisaphi?” Lensizwa yaphendvula yatsi: “NgingumLevi waseBhetlehema kulakaJuda. Ngifuna indzawo yekuhlala.”
Lensizwa yase ibatjela konkhe lokwentiwa nguMikha kuyo, yatsi: “Ungicashile, sengingumphristi wakhe.”
Bonkhe bendlu yakenu labayawube basele bayawuta bakhotsame embikwakhe, bakhotsamele inhlavana yesiliva nelucetwana lwesinkhwa, batincengele, batsi: “Ngicela mane ungivumele ngisite baphristi, kumbe ngingamane ngitfole lucetwana lwesinkhwa.” ’ ”