35 Ungayitfuma yini imibane kutsi ibaneke? Yona ingakuphendvula yini itsi: ‘Naku sesikhona’?
Elija wayiphendvula, watsi: “Nangabe ngingumuntfu waNkulunkulu, akwehle umlilo ezulwini ukubhubhise wena nalamadvodza langema-50 lohamba nawo!” Ngako umlilo waNkulunkulu wehla ezulwini, wabhubhisa lendvuna kanye nalamadvodza langema-50 leyayihamba nawo.
Buka la, kwehle umlilo ezulwini wabhubhisa indvuna yekucala neyesibili kanye nalamadvodza betihamba nawo. Kodvwa ngicela umane uphephise imphilo yami!”
Ugcwalisa tandla takhe ngembane, bese uyawutjela kutsi awubaneke.
Ujikijela imibane yakhe ngaphansi kwemazulu, ayitfumele emikhawulweni yonkhe yemhlaba.
Mosi wakhuluma kuye watsi: “Ngitawutsi ngingaphuma la edolobheni, bese ngiphakamisa tandla tami ngithandaze kuSimakadze; lokudvuma kutawukhawula nalesangcotfo siphele, kuze wati kutsi umhlaba ngewaSimakadze.
Ngase ngiva livi laSimakadze litsi: “Ngitawutfuma bani? Ngubani lotasiyela?” Ngase ngitsi: “Nangu mine, tfuma mine!”
Simakadze utsi: “Ngatembula kulabo lababengazange bangicele, ngatfolwa ngulabo lababengazange sebangifune. Esiveni lesingazange silibite Libito lami, ngatsi: ‘Ngilapha, ngilapha.’
Masinyane kwachamuka umlilo kuSimakadze wabadla, bafela khona lapho, ebukhoneni bakhe Simakadze.
Sive sacala sasola Simakadze ngenca yetinhlupheko taso; watsi kube asive, lulaka lwakhe lwabavutsela. Watfumela umlilo lowavutsa emkhatsini wabo, waze washisa nalababesemaphetselweni enkambu.
Umlilo lowaphuma kuSimakadze wadla onkhe lamadvodza labengema-250 labekashisa imphepho.
Sawula wakhuluma ku-Ahimeleki, watsi: “Lalela-ke, msa wa-Ahitubi.” Waphendvula watsi: “Yebo, nkhosi yami.”