18 Ngobe Johane wefika angadli, anganatsi, base batsi: ‘Unelidimoni.’
Watsi Jehu nakaphumela kulabangani bakhe, lomunye wabo wambuta watsi: “Kusahamba kahle yini? Loluhlanya belutekwentani lapha kuwe?” Jehu wamphendvula, watsi: “Niyamati lomuntfu kanye naletintfo latikhulumako.”
Angizange sengihlale emkhambatsini webatsandzi bemadzili, angizange sengitijabulise kanye nabo. Ngahlala ngedvwana, ngobe sandla sakho sasisetikwami, wawungigcwalise ngentfukutselo enhlityweni.
‘Simakadze sewubeke wena kutsi ube ngumphristi esikhundleni saJehoyada, kutsi wengamele indlu yaSimakadze; kufanele-ke kutsi bonkhe bantfu labahlanyako batente shangatsi bayaphrofetha, ubafake esitokisini ubabophe tintsamo ngetinketane.
Emalanga esijeziso ayeta, yebo emalanga emphindziselo asasondzele, Israyeli kufanele akwati loko. Njengobe tono tenu titinyenti kangaka nebutsa benu bubukhulu kangaka, umphrofethi sewutsatfwa njengesilima, umuntfu wesembulo atsatfwe njengeluhlanya.
Ngako-ke umfundzi kufanele eneliswe kutsi ufanana nemfundzisi wakhe, nenceku kufanele yeneliswe kutsi ifanana nenkhosi yayo. Nangabe inhloko yemuti kwatsiwa nguBhelzebule, emalunga alowo muti ayawubitwa ngemagama lamabi kakhulu!”
batsi: ‘Sanishayela tigubhu, anigidzanga; sahlabela tingoma tesililo, kodvwa anikhalanga.’
Johane abegcoka ingubo yeboya belikamela, avunule libhande lesikhumba elukhalweni lwakhe. Kudla kwakhe kwakutintsetse neluju lwetinyosi tesiganga.
Kepha baFarisi batsi: “Ukhipha emadimoni ngembusi wemadimoni.”
Kepha tati temtsetfo letatichamuka eJerusalema tatsi: “UnaBhelzebule,” labanye batsi: “Yinkhosi yemadimoni lena lakhipha ngayo emadimoni.”
ngobe uyakuba ngumuntfu lomkhulu ebusweni baNkulunkulu, akayiwulinatsa liwayini nome-ke yini ledzakisako, uyawugcwaliswa ngaMoya Longcwele kusukela angakatalwa.
Lamanyenti awo atsi: “Unelidimoni! Uyahlanya! Nine nimlalelelani?”
Sicumbi samphendvula satsi: “Unelidimoni wena, ngubani lofuna kukubulala?”
EmaJuda amphendvula atsi: “Sicala emanga yini, nasitsi ungumSamariya, nekutsi unelidimoni?”
EmaJuda atsi kuye: “Cha, sesibonile ngempela kutsi unelidimoni. Abrahama wafa, nebaphrofethi futsi bafa. Kepha wena utsi: ‘Lowo lowenta livi lami, angeke afe.’
Asabeka inkhulumo yekutivikela Pawula, Festusi wamemeta watsi: “Suka Pawula, uyahlanya! Lokufundza kakhulu kwakho kuyakuhlanyisa.”
Kodvwa umtimba wami ngiyawucindzetela ngiwugandzaye, ngiwente sigcili, kuze mine lengishumayela labanye ngingalahlwa.