15 Kodvwa letsa lapha umdlali welihabhu.” Watsi umdlali welihabhu asadlala, sandla saSimakadze sehlela ku-Elisha,
Emandla aSimakadze ehlela ku-Elija, wakhwicela ingubo yakhe ebhandeni lelaliselukhalo yacina, wagijima washiya Ahabi yonkhe indlela leya eJezreyeli.
wabe sewutsi: “Naku-ke Simakadze lakushoko: ‘Yenta lesihosha sigcwale tikhilikitsi.’
Ngiyawubeka indlebe yami ngilalele inkhulumo lenenhlakanipho, ngiphenye imfihlakalo ngekudlala lugubhu lwetintsambo.
kwefika livi laSimakadze kumphristi Hezekeli, umsa waBuzi, ngasemfuleni iKhebari eveni lemaBhabhulona. Ngulapho-ke lapho sandla saSimakadze sasisetikwakhe khona.
Moya wangiphakamisela etulu wangisusa, ngahamba ngibuhlungu, umoya wami umunyu; ngobe sandla lesimatima saSimakadze sasisetikwami.
Sandla saSimakadze sasisetikwami lapho, wakhuluma kimi, watsi: “Sukuma, uhambe uye etsafeni, ngitawakhuluma nawe lapho.”
Ngemnyaka wesitfupha, enyangeni yesitfupha, ngelilanga lesihlanu, ngisahleti endlini yami ngikanye nebaholi bakaJuda bahleti embikwami, sandla seNkhosi Simakadze sehlela etikwami khona lapho.
Sandla seNkhosi sasinabo, bantfu labanyenti bakholwa baphendvukela eNkhosini.
“Nawusuka lapho, ubokhuphukela eGibeya yaNkulunkulu, lapho kunenkambu yemaFilisti khona. Utawutsi nawuyawungena kulelidolobha, uhlangane neludvwendvwe lwebaphrofethi lwehla lubuya endzaweni lephakeme, luphetse emahabhu, netingitali, netingubhu, nemintjingozi, luhambe lushaya, luphrofetha.
Shangatsi inkhosi yetfu ngabe itfumela tinceku tayo letikhona lapha embikwayo kutsi tiyeyifunela umuntfu lonelikhono lekudlala ihabhu. Kutawutsi umoya lomubi lovela kuSimakadze nawufika etikwakho, lomuntfu utawube sewudlala lehabhu, nawe utawube sewuba ncono.”
Kwakutsi njalo nje Sawula nakahlushwa ngumoya lomubi lovela kuSimakadze, Davide bese utsatsa ihabhu yakhe uyayidlala. Abetsi angayidlala, bese kuba nebuncono kuSawula, ative asancono, nemoya lomubi usuke kuye.
Ngakusasa umoya lomubi lowawuvela kuNkulunkulu wahlasela Sawula ngemandla. Kungatsi abehlanya endlini yakhe ngesikhatsi Davide amdlalela ihabhu, njengobe abevamise kwenta. Sawula abephetse sikhali esandleni sakhe.