35 Abaqatjhi babamba iinsebenzi zakhe, esinye basibetha, esinye basibulala, sesithathu basikhanda ngamatje.
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-Izebeli wathumela isithunywa ku-Eliya bonyana sithi: “Ngiyafunga ngithi abozimu abangikghame nange kusasa ngeenkhathezi ngingenzi ipilwakho ifane neyomunye wabaphorofidaba.”
UTsedekhiya umsa kaKenana wakhuphuka wafika wawahla uMikaya emhlathini wathi: “Kuzenjani bonyana ummoya obuya kuSomnini usuke kimi uzokukhuluma kuwe?”
U-Asa wathukuthelela umboni ngebanga lamezwi la. Wasilingeka kangangobana wamfaka esikhungweni. Kanti-ke ngesikhatheso, wagandelela nabanye babantu.
“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.”
Nasele uJoromiya aqedile ukukhuluma koke uSomnini amyale kobana akukhulume kibo boke abantu, abaphristi nabaphorofidi kanye nabantwabo bambhudungela bathi: “Uzokufa kokufa!
Zamthukuthelela uJoromiya, nje-ke zambetha zabe zamfaka ngekumbeni kaJonathani usosiba, ngelawini lapha abotjhwa khona. Bebenza ilawelo indawo yokuvalela.
Kwathi nakutjhidela isikhathi sokuvuna, wathumela iinsebenzi zakhe ebaqatjhini kobana bayokukha iinthelo zakhe.
Godu wathumela ezinye iinsebenzi kibo, zaba zinengi ukudlula zokuthoma, abaqatjhi baziphatha njengezekuthomeni.
Thabani nithokoze ngombana umvuzo wenu mkhulu ezulwini. Nabaphorofidi ababakhona ngaphambi kwenu babazuma ngayo indlela le.”
Nitjho bona ukhona umphorofidi abokhokho benu abangakhange khebamphathe kumbi na? Angithi babulala ngitjho nalabo abamemezela ngokuza koLungileko. Nje-ke nina nimkhaphele benambulala.
Lokha iMvana nayinamulula iphawu lesihlanu, ngabona ngaphasi kwe-aldari imiphefumulo yalabo egade babulewe ngebanga lelizwi lakaZimu nangebanga lobufakazi ababe nabo.