U-Ahabi waba nabaprofethi abangama-400 endlini yakhe abesexhasayo, kodwa laba abaprofethi ababemenzela uNkulunkulu. Esikhundleni salokho, babengabaprofethi ababezuza ohlelweni lwakhe; Babengeke bakhuze noma bamlungise ngoba babenezinzuzo naye lapho bekhona kuleso sikhundla sezepolitiki. Ngokuphambene, uDaniel wabuza umthenwa ukuba abanikeze ukudla okukhethekile ngoba wayengafuni ukonakaliswa yitafula lenkosi.

Kungenzeka ube yisikhonzi, ukuma phambi kwamakhosi, futhi ungawonakaliswe yitafula lenkosi. Abaningi abangena endaweni yezepolitiki, babizelwe ukumkhonza osopolitiki, omongameli kanye nabantu abanethonya, bangadukiswa yi-Allure of Power. Ibhayibheli likhuluma ngalokhu kuzAga 23: 1-2: "Lapho uhlala udle nombusi, cabanga ngokucophelela okuphambi kwakho, bese ubeka ummese emqaleni wakho uma unesifiso esikhulu." Enye yezinto ezinzima kakhulu ukubekezelela ukuzibamba lapho umi phambi kwabantu abanethonya ngoba isifiso sakho sokudla singashayela izinqumo zakho.

UDaniel wenqaba ukonakaliswa ngokudla kwetafula lenkosi. Uma uNkulunkulu ekubiza ukuba ukhulume nabantu abanethonya, ingabe uzokuma uqine ezinkolelweni zakho futhi umelane nezilingo zetafula lenkosi? Enye yezinto eziyinselele kakhulu ukuba ngumuntu kaNkulunkulu uyisiyalo esidingekayo ukuze singadonswa ngokunethezeka okuza namandla. Abaningi bonakalisiwe ngoba behluleka ukuzifundisa.

Sidinga abaprofethi njengoMika, ababemi ngeqiniso ngisho nalapho bekunzima. Inkosi yathi: "Angimthandi uMika ngoba akakaze akhulume engifuna ukukuzwa." Namuhla, abantu abaningi bayabuza, "Uphi uMika?" Ngoba balangazelela abaprofethi abamele iqiniso futhi banake labo abahamba ngokungalungi.

IZaga zisitshela nathi, "Lapho abalungileyo bephethe igunya, abantu bayajabula." Lapho uNkulunkulu ekuthumela ukuthi uxhumane futhi ukhulume namakhosi, isifiso sakhe ukuthi ubasize babe abaholi abalungile ukuze abantu bajabule. Inkosi eyesabayo futhi yazi uNkulunkulu iqhutshwa isifiso sokubona iZwi likaNkulunkulu lagcwaliseka ngesizwe sabo.

Ubuholi buthwala isisindo esikhulu, futhi kulula ukwahlulela umholi lapho ungeyena ophethe. Kepha njengabantu bakaNkulunkulu, lapho benikezwa ithuba lokuma phambi kwamakhosi, masingafanelani njengabaprofethi baka-Ahabi abangama-400 abanikezwe izifiso zenyama yabo. Masibe njengoMika, ngoba uNkulunkulu ufuna ukukhulisa amakhosi amesaba uNkulunkulu ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane zethu - amakhosi angasabi nje kuphela kodwa nazi uNkulunkulu. Lapho inkosi elungile ihlala esihlalweni sobukhosi, abantu bayajabula.

Umthandazo wethu kule sizini kufanele kube: "Nkulunkulu, yenza amakhosi ethu alungile ukuze sijabule njengesizwe." Enye yezinto ezinhle kakhulu ukuba nenkosi eyesaba uNkulunkulu, yazini uNkulunkulu, futhi ivumela abantu bakaNkulunkulu ukuba bahlangane emndenini wakhe. Isizwe esinjalo sinendawo yesibusiso sikaNkulunkulu. Kepha bekungeke kube nzima ukube amakhosi nabapristi bahlangana, kepha abapristi bonakaliswe kuphela ngokudla etafuleni lenkosi.

Isikhathi sokuma emthandazweni futhi sithandazela abaholi bethu, bahambe ngokulunga ukuze abantu bathokoze. Noma ngabe ufunda isizwe noma yisiphi isizwe, thandazela ukuba uNkulunkulu avuke futhi azenze abaholi bakho abe ngukulunga ukuze abantu bathokoze. Inkosi ikubusise.