2 IZikhronike 18:14-27

Esefikile enkosini, inkosi yathi kuye: “Mikhaya, sihambe yini ukuyokulwa neRamothi Gileyadi, noma ngiliyeke na?” Wathi: “Khuphukani, nibe nempumelelo; bayakunikelwa esandleni senu.” Inkosi yayisithi kuye: “Ngiyakukufungisa kuze kube kangaki ukuba ungakhulumi lutho kimi ngaphandle kweqiniso egameni likaSimakade na?” Wayesethi: “Ngabona wonke u-Israyeli ehlakazekile ezintabeni njengezimvu ezingenamelusi. USimakade wathi: ‘Laba abasenawo amakhosi, mabaphindele emuva ngokuthula, kube yilowo nalowo endlini yakhe.’ ” Inkosi yakwa-Israyeli yayisithi kuJehoshafathi: “Angishongo-ke kuwe ukuthi akaphrofethi lutho oluhle ngami; okubi kuphela na?” UMikhaya wathi: “Ngakho-ke yizwani izwi likaSimakade: ngambona uSimakade ehleli esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi, ibandla lonke lasezulwini limi ngakwesokunene nangakwesokhohlo sakhe. USimakade wathi: ‘Ngubani oyakuyenga u-Ahabi, inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, ukuba ikhuphuke ifele eRamothi Gileyadi na?’ “Omunye washo lokhu nomunye washo lokhuya. “Kwase kuvela umoya, wema phambi kukaSimakade wathi: ‘Mina ngiyakumyenga.’ “USimakade wathi kuye: ‘Kanjani na?’ “Wathi: ‘Ngiyakuphuma ngibe ngumoya wamanga emilonyeni yabaphrofethi bakhe bonke.’ “Wathi: ‘Uyakumyenga, futhi umehlule, ngakho hamba wenze kanjalo.’ “Ngakho-ke uSimakade ufake umoya wamanga emilonyeni yalaba baphrofethi bakho. NguSimakade okhulume okubi ngawe.” UZedekiya, indodana kaKhenahama, wasondela wamshaya esihlathini uMikhaya, wathi: “UMoya kaSimakade wasuka nini kimi ukuba akhulume kuwe na?” Wathi uMikhaya: “Uyakukubona lokho ngosuku oyongena uphuma ngalo emakamelweni ngamakamelo, ucasha.” Inkosi yakwa-Israyeli yathi: “Mthatheni uMikhaya, nimbuyisele ku-Amoni, umbusi womuzi, nakuJowashi, indodana yenkosi, uyakuthi kubo: ‘Isho kanje inkosi, ithi: “Fakani lona ejele, nimuphe isinkwa sokuhlupheka namanzi okuhlupheka, ngize ngibuye ngiphephile.” ’ ” Wayesethi uMikhaya: “Uma uyobuya ngempela uphephile, uyakube engakhulumanga ngami uSimakade.” Wathi futhi: “Yizwani nina bantu bonke.”