3 Kodwana balibamba ikhobokelo, balidula, balibuyisela emuva limkhonoze.
Ikosami ayikezwa bonyana ngenzani lokha u-Izebeli nabulala abaphorofidi bakaSomnini? Ngafihla ikhulu labaphorofidi bakaSomnini emarholweni amabili, kwaba matjhumi amahlanu erholweni ngalinye, ngabondla ngokudla nangamanzi.
Kwathi lokha u-Izebeli nabulala abaphorofidi bakaSomnini, u-Obadiya wathatha abalikhulu wabafihla emarholweni amabili, kwaba matjhumi amahlanu erholweni ngalinye, wabapha ukudla namanzi.
Waphendula wathi: “Gade ngitjhisakalela wena Somnini Zimu Mninimandlawoke. Ama-Israyeli aphayele isivumelwano sakho eqadi, agiriza ama-aldarakho abe abulala nabaphorofidi bakho ngesabula. Ungibona nginje, sekusele mina ngedwa. Nje-ke bafuna ukungikgharidlhela.”
U-Eliya wathi: “Gade ngitjhisakalela wena Somnini Zimu Mninimandlawoke. Ama-Israyeli aphayele isivumelwano sakho eqadi, agiriza ama-aldarakho abe abulala nabaphorofidi bakho ngesabula. Ungibona nginje, sekusele mina ngedwa. Nje-ke bafuna ukungikgharidlhela.”
bese nithi, ‘Ikosi ithi: Phoselani umrhali lo ngesikhungweni, nimuphe isikwana nethosana lamanzi ngamalanga kufikela bengibuye ngisaphephile.’ ”
U-Asa wathukuthelela umboni ngebanga lamezwi la. Wasilingeka kangangobana wamfaka esikhungweni. Kanti-ke ngesikhatheso, wagandelela nabanye babantu.
Kodwana bahlekisa ngeenthunywa zakaZimu, banyaza amezwakhe bakokomeja nabaphorofidi bakhe kufikela lapha bavusa khona itukuthelo kaSomnini ebantwini bakhe bekwatlhogeka nentatha.
“Nanyana kunjalo baba mahlongandlebe, bakuhlubuka, baphayela imithethwakho ngeqadi. Babulala abaphorofidi bakho egade babayelelisa kobana babuyisane nawe Zimu. Ngalokho bakuhlambalaza khulu.
“Ngimadlhe phasi abantwabenu ngelize, azange bamukele ukusolwa. Isabulenu irhiribidele abaphorofidi benu njengebhubezi elidabudabulako.”
Wadula umphorofidi uJoromiya wamfaka emakhamandeleni esangweni elingaphezulu ebekuthiwa yiBhenjamini, ngethempelini lakaSomnini.
‘NguSomnini ngokwakhe okwenze umphristi esikhundleni somphristi uJehoyada ukuze kube nabatjheji ethempelini lakaSomnini abazokulawula woke umuntu ohlanyako ozenza umphorofidi, bamfake amakhamandela nesirholwani sesimbi.
“Asizukulalela umlayezo owukhulume kithi ngebizo lakaSomnini!
Umfazi womKanana obekahlala endaweni leyo, weza kuye, warhuwelela wathi: “Kosi, Ndodana kaDavida, ngirhawukele! Indodakazami ihlukumezeke khulu ngebanga lokungenwa lidimoni.”
Ngesikhathi sokuvuna, yathumela ikhoboka ebaqatjhini bona liyokuthatha isabelo sayo.
Yeke yathumela elinye ikhoboka, balikhubaza ehloko, baliphatha ngehlazo.
Nitjho bona ukhona umphorofidi abokhokho benu abangakhange khebamphathe kumbi na? Angithi babulala ngitjho nalabo abamemezela ngokuza koLungileko. Nje-ke nina nimkhaphele benambulala.
abulala iKosi uJesu kanye nabaphorofidi, nathi asiqotjha lapha. Azange athabise uZimu begodu anelunya kibo boke abantu,