13 Khonokho kwaba khona ukusikinyeka kwephasi bekwadilika kwetjhumi komuzi. Kwafa abantu abaziinkulungwana ezilikhomba ekusikinyekeni lokho; inengi lesaba beladumisa uZimu wezulwini.
Ngeenkhathezo nangemuva kwalokho bekukhona iintsitsirimba ephasini ngombana amadodana kaZimu alalana namadodakazi wabantu abelethelwa abantwana. Labo-ke bekuziingorho zeenkhathi zakade, okubabantu abanedumo.
Uzakukhanjelwa nguSomnini uMninimandlawoke ngomdumo, ukusikinyeka kanye netjhada elikhulu; ngesivunguvungu nangesiwuruwuru kanye namalangabi womlilo oqothulako.
Nikelani uSomnini uZimenu idumo ngaphambi kobana alethe ubumnyama, iye, ngaphambi kobana nizithareje emibundwini ebumnyameni. Nizakulinda umkhanyo, kodwana uzawenza ube lithunzi elesabekako iye, ubumnyama obumabhombo.
Lokha naningalaleliko, nihloniphe ibizo lami ngokuncamileko, ngizokuthumela amanikelela phezu kwenu begodu ngifelelise iimbusiso zenu. Vele, ngizazifelelisa naningancamiko.” Kutjho uSomnini uSomandla.
Kwesibili godu bambiza umuntu owabelethwa asiphofu, bathi kuye: “Funga phambi koZimu bona uzakhuluma iqiniso! Siyazi thina bona umuntu lo sisoni.”
Emihleni leyo uPitrosi wasikima wakhuluma hlangana nabazalwana ebebangaba likhulu namatjhumi amabili,
UJotjhuwa wathi ku-Akani: “Ndodanami, nikela idumo kuSomnini uZimu wakwa-Israyeli, uvume kuSomnini, ungitjele koke okwenzileko ungangifihleli litho.”
Kodwana ngemva kwamalanga amathathu nesiquntu kwangena kibo ummoya ophilisako uvela kuZimu, nje-ke basikima bajama ngeenyawo, kwathi labo abababonako bafikelwa kukwesaba.
Ithempeli lakaZimu ezulwini lavuleka petle, kwabonakala i-aldari lesivumelwano lingethempelinapho; begodu bekukhona ukubaneka kwemibani, ukuraramba, ukutletlebula kokuduma kwezulu, ukusikinyeka kwephasi kanye namagidija wesinanja.
Yarhuwelela yathi: “Mesabeni uZimu nimphazimulise ngombana isikhathi sakhe sokugweba sesifikile! Mlotjheni loyo owenza izulu nephasi, ilwandle nemithombo yamanzi.”
Somnini, ngubani ongekhe akwesaba begodu adumise ibizo lakho na? Lokhu kungebanga lokobana nguwe wedwa ocwengileko. Izizwe zoke ziyokufika zilotjhe phambi kwakho ngombana iingwebo zakho zisepepeneneni.”
Asithokoze sithabe, siphakamise idumo lakhe ngombana ubukhazi beMvana sebufikile, umlobokazi wayo selazilungisile.
Nokho kusesekhona abantu abambalwa eSardisi abangakasilaphazi izambatho zabo; bazokukhamba nami bembethe ezimhlophe ngombana bafanele.
Lokha iMvana nayinamulula iphawu lesithandathu, ngaqala, qala bekunokusikinyeka kwephasi okukhulu: Ilanga lafiphala laba nzima njengomsizi, inyanga yaba njengeengazi;
Nje-ke ingilozi yathatha idengela yalizalisa ngomlilo we-aldarini, yawurhatjha ephasini; kwaba khona ukuduma nokuraramba, ukuphazima kombani nokusikinyeka kwephasi.
Bumbani imifanekiso yamathumba aniphetheko neyabongozo ababhubhisa inarha, ninikele uZimu wakwa-Israyeli idumo. Mhlamunye uzakususa isandla sakhe phezu kwenu, kibozimenu nenarhenenu.