4 Uyawunatsa kulowo mfudlana; ngiyale emahhwabayi kutsi akondlele khona lapho.”
Waphuma wahamba, wakhandza leso sidvumbu sidzindzibele endleleni, lembongolo nalelibhubesi kume eceleni kwaso. Lelibhubesi belingakasidli lesidvumbu, kantsi futsi nalembongolo belingakayidzabuli.
“Suka lapha ushone ngasemphumalanga, uyewubhaca eSihosheni saseKherithi, ngasemphumalanga neJordane.
Ngako Elija wenta njengobe Simakadze abemtjelile. Wahamba waya eSihosheni saseKherithi, ngasemphumalanga neJordane, wahlala khona.
“Hamba nyalo uye eSarefathi yaseSidoni uyewuhlala khona. Ngiyale umfelokati wakuleyo ndzawo kutsi akuphe kudla.”
Kodvwa kube uthulile, ngubani labengamsola? Nakangafihla buso bakhe, ngubani longambona? Noko ubusa etikwemuntfu netive ngalokufananako,
Ngubani lonika emahhwabayi kudla, ngesikhatsi emazini awo akhala kuNkulunkulu azula aswele langakudla?”
Tilwane utipha kudla, afunte emazini emahhwabayi nasalambile.
Asesekhatsi esiswini senhlanti Jona wathandaza kuSimakadze longuNkulunkulu wakhe, watsi:
“Tsatsa lendvuku, bese-ke wena na-Aroni, umnakenu, nibutsela sonkhe sive ndzawonye. Khuluma kulelidvwala, embikwaso sibuka, litawube selikhipha emanti. Uyawukhipha emanti kulelidvwala, kuze sonkhe sive kanye netifuyo taso sinatse kulo.”
Wesuka Sathane wamshiya, kwase kufika tingilosi titewusita Jesu.
Jesu waphendvula watsi: “Kubhaliwe kutsi: “ ‘Umuntfu angeke aphile ngesinkhwa sodvwa, kodvwa uphila ngawo onkhe emavi laphuma emloyeni waNkulunkulu.’ ”