18 “UJwanisi wafika angagomi begodu angaseli, nje-ke bathi, ‘Unedimoni’.
Kuthe lokha uJehu nabuyela eenkhulwini zekosakhe, zambuza zathi: “Kusakhamba kuhle koke na? Alo, ihlanyeli belizokwenzani kuwapha?” UJehu waphendula wathi: “Indoda le nani niyayazi bonyana inemigilingwana.”
Azange ngihlale hlangana nabarhubutjhekileko, azange ngizijabulise nabo. Bengizihlalela ngedwa ngebanga lesandla sakho ngombana bewungihlohle ngamezwi wokunikelela.
‘NguSomnini ngokwakhe okwenze umphristi esikhundleni somphristi uJehoyada ukuze kube nabatjheji ethempelini lakaSomnini abazokulawula woke umuntu ohlanyako ozenza umphorofidi, bamfake amakhamandela nesirholwani sesimbi.
Amalanga wokuhlunguphazwa afikile; amalanga wokulungisa afikile! U-Israyeli uzazizwela. Nithi: “Umphorofidi udlhayele, umuntu kaZimu uyarhapha!” Vele unjalo, wenziwa zizonokazi zenu ezinengezi, nobutha benu obesabekako!
Kumanele umfundi bona abe njengomfundisakhe, nekhoboka laneliswe kukuba njengekosalo. Nangabe ihloko yomuzi ibizwa bona nguBhelzabhulu, nje-ke amanye amalunga womndeni azakubizwa ngamabizo asabekako!”
“ ‘Sanidlalela inghwani, kodwana azange nigide! Sarhahlawula, kodwana azange nilile!’
Izambatho zakaJwanisi bezenziwe ngoboya bekamela; bekazibophe ngebhande lesikhumba edinini, ukugoma kwakhe kuziintethe neliju lemmangweni.
Kodwana abaFarisi bathi: “Uqotjha amadimoni ngombusi wamadimoni.”
Abafundisi bomthetho ebebavela eJerusalema nabo bathi: “Ungenwe nguBhelzabhulu. Uqotjha amadimoni ngekosana yamadimoni.”
ngombana izakuba yikulu emehlweni kaSomnini. Ingaseli iwayini namkha esinye nesinye isiselo esiwunyelweko. Izakuzaliswa ngoMoya oCwengileko kwekubelethweni kwayo.
Abanengi bawo gade basithi: “Unedimoni! Uyahlanya! Nimlalelelani na?”
Isiqubuthu saphendula sathi: “Unedimoni wena! Ngubani ofuna ukukubulala na?”
AmaJuda amphendula athi: “Utjho bona besingakaqinisi lokha sithi wena umSamariya begodu unedimoni na?”
Bathi kuye: “Kwanjesi khona sesineqiniso bona unedimoni. U-Abrahamu wafa nabaphorofidi bafa, nanyana kunjalo uthi loyo olonda ifundiswakho angeze ezwa ngitjho ukufa.
Kuthe uPowula asazivikela njalo, uFestusi wamrhuwelela wathi: “Powula, uyahlanya na! Ukufunda khulu kuyakuhlanyisa!”
Awa, ngiyawukhandla umzimbami ngiwenze ikhoboka ukuze kuthi ngemva kobana ngitjhumayeze abanye, mina ngokwami ngingakhuthi ekwamukeleni umvuzo.