19 Emadvodza alelo dolobha akhuluma ku-Elisha atsi: “Ase ubuke lapha, nkhosi, lelidolobha lisendzaweni lekahle, njengobe ubona nje, kodvwa emanti alo mabi, kantsi futsi nemasimi alo asaphuphile.”
Ngesikhatsi sa-Ahabi, Hiyeli waseBetheli waphindze wavusa iJerikho. Wemisa sisekelo sayo ngelitubulo lakhe, Abiramu; wemisa emasango ayo ngelitfunjana lakhe lelalinguSegubi, kwaya njengekusho kwelivi laSimakadze lelakhulunywa nguJoshuwa, umsa waNuni.
Ingabe wena, nkhosi yami, awukaze uve yini kutsi mine ngentani ngesikhatsi Jezebeli abulala baphrofethi baSimakadze? Ngabhacisa baphrofethi labalikhulu emigedzeni lemibili, baba ngema-50 kulowo nalowo mgedze, ngangibapha kudla ngibanatsise nemanti.
Watsi Obadiya asahamba, wahlangana na-Elija. Obadiya wambona wamfanisa, wabe sewuyamkhotsamela, wakhuluma kuye watsi: “Nguwe ngempela yini, nkhosi yami Elija?”
Atsi nakancandzeka abuyela ku-Elisha, labehlala eJerikho, watsi kuwo: “Angitsi nginitjelile kutsi ningayi?”
Wawaphendvula watsi: “Ngiletseleni sitja lesisha, bese nifaka luswayi ekhatsi kuso.” Ngako babe sebakuletsa kuye loko.
Bahamba baze bafika endzaweni lekutsiwa yiMara, lapho bawakhandza khona emanti. Kodvwa behluleka kuwanatsa, ngobe abebaba. Ngiko nje lendzawo yabitwa ngekutsi yiMara.
Kute umfati lotawuphunyelwa sisu nalotawuba yinyumba eveni lenu, ngitanipha imphilo lendze.
Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi: “Khuluma ku-Aroni utsi: ‘Tsatsa indvuku yakho uyengamise yonkhe imifula, nemisele yayo, netitiba tayo, netitiba tekwakhiwa la eGibhithe. Lamanti atawugucuka abe yingati, lonkhe live laseGibhithe, ngisho nasetitjeni letentiwe ngetigodvo naletentiwe ngematje.’ ”
Simakadze, banike! Kodvwa utabanikani? Banike titalo letingabambi, ubanike nemabele late lubisi.
Aroni watsi kuMosi: “Hhawu, nkhosi, mane ungasijezisi ngalesono setfu lesisente ngebulima.
Simakadze uyawunipha inala yemnotfo lomkhulu nibe nebantfwana, andzise nemihlambi yetifuyo tenu kanye netitselo temhlaba wenu kulelo live lafunga ngalo kubokhokho benu kutsi utanipha lona.
Babonisi belibandla labaphetse kahle bafanele kubongwa ngalokuphindziwe, ikakhulu labo labasebenta ngekushumayela nangekufundzisa.
Lidolobha kanye nako konkhe lokukulo kufanele kunikelwe kuSimakadze kubhujiswe. NguRahabi kuphela, ingwadla, lotawusindza kanye nabo bonkhe labanaye endlini kakhe, ngobe watifihla tinhloli lesasititfumile.
Ngaso leso sikhatsi Joshuwa wakhipha sifungo lesimatima, watsi: “Wonkhe lowetama kuvusa lelidolobha, iJerikho, uyawucalekiswa embikwaSimakadze: “ ‘Uyawufelwa yindvodzana lelitubulo lakhe, nakabeka leto tisekelo talo; afelwe ngumntfwanakhe losemncane, nakafaka emasango alo.’ ”