24 Wagucuka wababuka; wamemeta, abacalekisa ngelibito laSimakadze. Kwabe sekuchamuka emabhele lamabili aphuma ehlatsini, adladlabula lababengema-42 balabo bafana.
Watsi: “Akacalekiswe Khenani, abe sigcili setigcili kubomnakabo.”
Uyamati uyihlo kanye nalamadvodza akakhe kutsi tingwazi, besabeka njengelibhele lesiganga nalemukwe emazinyane alo. Ngaphandle nje kwaloko, babe wakho ngunsukuwansuku, ngukadzebona, angeke alale emkhatsini walamabutfo akhe ebusuku.
Watsi asahamba endleleni, wahlangana nelibhubesi, lambamba lambulala, sidvumbu sakhe sadzilikela phansi emgwacweni, lembongolo nalelibhubesi kwema eceleni kwesidvumbu.
Wonkhe lobalekela inkemba yaHazayeli uyakubulawa nguJehu, nalowo loyawubalekela inkemba yaJehu uyawubulawa ngu-Elisha.
Ngako lomphrofethi watsi: “Njengobe ungakamlaleli Simakadze, utawutsi nawusuka lapha, libhubesi likubulale.” Yatsi lendvodza nayisuka ihamba, yakhandvwa libhubesi lelayibulala.
Elisha wachubeka waya eNtsabeni iKhameli; wesuka lapho wancandzeka wabuyela eSamariya.
Ungasikhotsameli nome usikhonte, ngobe mine Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wakho, nginguNkulunkulu lonesikhwele. Labo labangitondzako sijeziso sami ngesono saboyise ngisehlisela ngisho nakubantfwana babo besitukulwane sesitsatfu nesesine.
Kuncono kubhekana nelibhele lelitfukutseliswe kwemukwa bantfwabalo, kunekubhekana nesilima lesiphishaneke ngebulima baso.
Kujeziswa kwemiselwa baphukuti; nekubhanjabulwa kwemiselwa imihlane yetilima.
Njengelibhubesi lelibhodlako nelibhele lelihhongako, unjalo umbusi lomubi lobusa bantfu labeswele.
Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: ‘Sekusondzele kutsi ngikukhweshise emhlabeni. Kuwo nje lomnyaka lona utakufa, ngobe ushumayele kuhlubuka Simakadze.’ ”
Mbonya tinhlitiyo tato ngendvwangu, shangatsi sicalekiso sakho singaba setikwato!
Njengelibhele nalemukwe bantfwabalo, ngiyawubesukela ngibadladlabule. Njengelibhubesi ngiyawubashwabudzela, silwane sesiganga siyawubadzabudzabula.
Ngiyawunitfumelela tilwane tesiganga, tidle bantfwabenu netinkhomo tenu, nize nibe mbalwa, kangangekutsi ngisho nemigwaco yenu iyawubate bantfu.
“Ngako-ke naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze: “ ‘Umfati wakho uyawuba yingwadla yelidolobha; emadvodzana nemadvodzakati akho ayakufa ngenkemba. Emasimi akho atawulinganiswa, abelwe labanye; wena utakufa, ufele eveni lemahedeni. Israyeli, vele, yena utawutfunjwa, esuswe eveni lakhe lekutalwa.’ ”
Watsi kulesihlahla: “Sale kubate muntfu loyakudla emakhiwa la kuwe nanini.” Bafundzi bakhe bamuva nakasho njalo.
Phetro wayikhumbula indzaba yangayitolo, wase utsi: “Mfundzisi, buka lesa sihlahla losicalekise itolo, sesomile.”
Watsi nakeva lamavi Ananiyase washayeka phansi wafa; bonkhe labeva ngalesehlo besaba kakhulu.
Phetro watsi kuye: “Hhawu, nitimiseleleni nalendvodza yakho ngekulinga Moya weNkhosi? Lamajaha labengcwaba indvodza yakho asalapha emnyango, lo ngikhuluma nje nawe, atakutfwala akukhiphele ngephandle.”
Kodvwa Phetro waphendvula watsi: “Wena nemali yakho hamba uyekufa; ucabanga kutsi ungatsenga sipho saNkulunkulu ngemali?
Nangabe senitimisele kulalela ngalokuphelele, sikulungele kujezisa konkhe kungalaleli.
Kodvwa nakungenjalo, akuphume umlilo ku-Abimeleki unidle, nine takhamiti taseShekhemu netaseBhethi Milo; akuphume umlilo nakini, nine takhamiti taseShekhemu netaseBhethi Milo, udle Abimeleki!”
Nkulunkulu wawajezisa nalamadvodza aseShekhemu ngalobo bubi bawo. Sicalekiso lesakhulunywa nguJothamu, umsa waJerubhali, sagcina sibehlele.