27 Emini Elija wacala wabaphukuta atsi: “Memetani kakhulu! Impela ungunkulunkulu. Mhlawumbe ujulile uyacabanga, nome uyasebenta, nome useluhambeni. Mhlawumbe ulele, ngako kufanele avuswe.”
Ngako batsatsa lenkunzi lababenikwe yona, bayilungisa. Base babita libito laBhali kusukela ekuseni kwaze kwaba ngusemini. Bamemeta batsi: “Hhawu, Bhali, siphendvule!” Kodvwa kwabate imphendvulo; kute lowaphendvula. Bagidza batungeleta lelilati lababelakhile.
Ngako baphrofethi bathandaza bamemeta kakhulu, batisika ngemikhwa nangetinkemba njengekwelisiko labo, baze bopha ingati.
Watsi kube efike, inkhosi yambuta yatsi: “Mikhaya, singaya yini kuyawuhlasela iRamothi Gileyadi, nome siyekele?” Waphendvula Mikhaya watsi: “Hlasela uncobe, ngobe Simakadze utayinikela esandleni senkhosi.”
Nome bewungahamba uyewuhlasela ngesibindzi emphini, Nkulunkulu uyawukwehlula embikwetitsa takho, ngobe Nkulunkulu unemandla ekusita newekwehlulekisa.”
Ngempela lowo longumlondvoloti waka-Israyeli aketeli, akalali.
Inhlitiyo yami yavutsa, yashisa ngekhatsi kwami, ngisacabanga ngizindla ngaloko, kwaphembeka umlilo kimi, ngadzimate ngakhuluma ngatsi:
Hhawu, Simakadze, phaphama! Ulaleleni? Vuka, ungasiyekeleli kokuphela.
Jabula jaha, ebusheni bakho, inhlitiyo yakho ayikujabulise ngemalanga ebusha bakho. Landzela tindlela tenhlitiyo yakho nako konkhe lokubonwa ngemehlo akho; kodvwa ukhumbule kutsi Nkulunkulu uyawukwehlulela ngako konkhe lokwentile.
Nome-ke nisitjele ngetintfo letitakwenteka, nisitjele kutsi likusasa liphetseni, kuze sitekwati kutsi nibonkulunkulu. Ase nente lutfo, loluhle nome lolubi, kuze sitewujabha sesabe.
Vuka, vuka! Tembatsise ngemandla, wena mkhono waSimakadze; vuka, ube nguloku bewungiko kucala, njengasetitukulwaneni takadzeni. Kwakungesiwe yini lona lowacoba Rahabi waba ticucu, lowagwaza leso silwane lesikhulu nalesesabekako?
“ ‘Macondzana nani, ninendlu yaka-Israyeli, naku lokushiwo yiNkhosi Simakadze, itsi: Hambani niyewukhonta tithico tenu, nonkhe! Kodvwa ngicinisile ngitsi, emvakwaloko niyawulalela mine, ningasaphindzi nilihlambalate Libito lami lelingcwele ngetipho tenu nangetithico tenu.
Jesu wefika kubafundzi bakhe watsi: “Nisalele namanje, niyaphumula? Bukani-ke, sikhatsi sesisondzele, iNdvodzana yeMuntfu seyiniketwe etandleni tetoni.
Wabuya kwesitsatfu watsi kubo: “Kantsi nisalele nanyalo? Nisaphumulile? Sekwenele; sikhatsi sesifikile. Ase nibuke-ke, iNdvodzana yeMuntfu seyiniketwa etandleni tetoni.
Wabuye watsi kubo: “Ninemacebo lahlakaniphile ekulahla imiyalo yaNkulunkulu, khona nitewubambelela emasikweni enu.