9 “Hamba nyalo uye eSarefathi yaseSidoni uyewuhlala khona. Ngiyale umfelokati wakuleyo ndzawo kutsi akuphe kudla.”
Watsi lomfelokati asahamba ayakumnatsisa, Elija watsi: “Ubomane ungiphatsele nelucetwana lwesinkhwa, tsine.”
Uyawunatsa kulowo mfudlana; ngiyale emahhwabayi kutsi akondlele khona lapho.”
Livi laSimakadze lefika kuElija, latsi:
Wacalata ndzawo tonkhe, kwatsi lapha ngasenhloko yakhe wabona licebelengwane lesinkhwa litfoswe emalahleni, eceleni kwalo kunendzebe lenemanti. Wadla, wanatsa, waphindze walala futsi.
Lama-Israyeli ladzingisiwe, laseKhenani, ayawulidla lelo live, lize liyekuma ngeSarefathi. Labadzingisiwe bekusuka eJerusalema, labaseSefaradi kwanyalo, bayakuwadla emadolobha aseNegevu.
Noko Elija akatfunyelwanga ngisho nakumunye wabo, kepha watfunyelwa kulomfelokati abewaseSarepta, esigodzini saseSidoni.
Kepha lamagugu lesinawo siwaphetse ngetitja telibumba. Loko kubonakalisa kutsi lamandla lamakhulu kangaka akasiwo etfu kepha ngaNkulunkulu.
Simakadze wakhuluma kuGideyoni, watsi: “Lamadvodza lohamba nawo manyenti kakhulu kutsi nginganikela emaMidiyani etandleni tawo, funa baka-Israyeli batishaye tifuba batsi: ‘Sitisindzise ngemandla etfu.’
Kodvwa Simakadze wakhuluma kuGideyoni, watsi: “Asemanyenti lamadvodza. Watsatse wehlele nawo emfuleni, ngitakuhlungela wona khona lapho. Nangitsi: ‘Lona utawuhamba nawe,’ kufanele ahambe, kodvwa nangitsi: ‘Lona angeke ahambe nawe,’ kufanele angahambi.”