22 Elija wakhuluma kubo watsi: “Ngimi ngedvwa losele emkhatsini webaphrofethi baSimakadze, kodvwa Bhali unebaphrofethi labangema-450.
Elija waphendvula watsi: “Benginenshisekelo lenkhulu yekukhonta wena Simakadze, Nkulunkulu Somandla. Kodvwa sive saka-Israyeli sisilahlile sivumelwane sakho, sabhidlita emalati akho, sabulala baphrofethi bakho ngenkemba. Ngimi ngedvwa losasele, kodvwa nami sebafuna kungibulala.”
Watsi: “Nkhosi, sebabulele baphrofethi bakho, babhidlita emalati akho; sengimi ngedvwa losasele, nami bayangitingela bafuna kungibulala.”
Lomphrofethi wahamba wayakumela inkhosi eceleni kwendlela. Waphica umkhondvo ngekufaka ingadibe leyayisitselise emehlo.
Ngelivi laSimakadze lomunye wemadvodzana ebaphrofethi wakhuluma kulomunye umnganakhe, watsi: “Ngishaye ngalesikhali sakho,” kodvwa lomnganakhe wala.
Ngako bavunula emasaka etinkhalweni tabo, babopha tinhloko tabo ngetintsambo, bahamba baya enkhosini yaka-Israyeli bafike batsi: “Inceku yakho Bheni Hadadi itsi: ‘Ngicela kutsi ungangibulali.’ ” Inkhosi yaphendvula yatsi: “Usaphila yini? Phela ungumnaketfu.”
Ngasona leso sikhatsi kwefika umphrofethi enkhosini Ahabi, watsi: “Simakadze utsi: ‘Uyayibona yini lemphi lenkhulu kangaka? Ngitayinikela esandleni sakho, kuze wati kutsi mine nginguSimakadze.’ ”
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