2 Isibandana engasibonako besifana nengwe, iinyawo zaso zifana nezebhere, umlomo ufana newebhubezi. Nje-ke unomrhaso wasinikela amandla nesihlalo sakhe sobukhosi kanye negunya.
Wajika wayiqala emehlweni wakhuluma amanikelela ebizweni lakaSomnini. Nje-ke kwaphuma amabhere amabili ehlathini, adabula amatjhumi amane nababili wabesanabo.
Sindisa umphefumulwami ekembeni, ipilwami eligugu emandleni wezinja.
Kungcono ukuqalana nonomrhaso othathelwe abantwana, kunokuqalana nesidlhadlha esiduda ebudlhayeleni baso.
Njengebhubezi elibhodlako namkha ibhere elibhozomelako, unjalo nokhohlakeleko nabusa phezu kwabadududu.
Umdumaso unjengokubhodla kwebhubezi, sirora njengamabhubezana, sirhonga bese sibamba inyamazana, siyithwale kusweleke nomenyeli.
UmKutjhe angazitjhugulula umbala nengwe amabala na? Nakunjalo, nani ningakghona ukwenza okuhle, nina enithuweleleko ekwenzeni okumbi.
Ngalokho ibhubezi elivela ngehlathini lizazibhozomela, ipisi yerhalawumbeni iziqede. Ingwe izazilalela eduze namadorobhazo, kobana idabule iinquqwana nanyana ngubani ophumako ngombana ukuhlubuka kwazo kukhulu nokuhlehla kwazo kwandile.
Bazakulandela uSomnini; abhodle njengengwenyama. Iye, lokha nabhodlako abantwabakhe bazakuza, bathuthumela bavela etjingalanga.
Nakhu okwatjhiwo nguSomnini: “Njengomelusi nakabutha imisalela yemvu, ekumilenze emibili namkha isiqunjwana sendlebe ekutjhiywe yingwenyama, kuzakuba njalo ngama-Israyeli ahlala eSamariya: Amasalela azakufunyanwa lapho kuzase sekube lihlangotjhana lombhede nenyawana lesitulo.”
Kuzakuba ngathi mumuntu othe ubaleka ingwenyama wazithela phezu kwebhere; naphunyurha ebhereni wangena kwakhe, wabeka isandla ebodeni walunywa yinyoka.
Iinjomani zabo zigijima ukudlula izingwe, zidlhaduma ukudlula iimpisi ebusuku. Abakhweli bakhona beza bafuthekile; abakhweli bakhona bavela kude. Batheleka njengedlanga nalibhudungela ukudla kwalo;
Kodwana iKosi yaba nami yangipha amandla ukuze kumenyezelwe ngami umlayezo ngokupheleleko nabatjhili boke bawuzwe. Ngalokho ngephulwa emlonyeni webhubezi.
Zikhalimeni nihlale niqaphile; isitha senu uSathana utjhagala hlangana nani njengengwenyama ebhodlako, efuna ezomrhiribidela.
Kuthe bona unomrhaso abone bonyana upharwe phasi ephasini, wazuma umfazi osanda ukubeletha umntwana womsana.
Nje-ke kwabhubhudlha amanzi aphuma ngemlonyeni wenyoka kwaba inga mlambo ngemva komfazi kobana akhukhulwe.
Ngalokho waphoswa phasi unomrhaso omkhulu, inyoka endala ekuthiwa nguMtjoli noSathana, umkhohlisi wephasi loke; iye, waphoselwa ephasini neengilozi zakhe zalahlwa naye.
Besisebenzisa loke igunya lesibandana sokuthoma, siqalile. Sakatelela iphasi nabo boke abahlala kilo bona balotjhe isibandana sokuthoma, leso inceba laso lokufa ebesele lipholile.
Abantu balotjha unomrhaso ngombana bekathwese isibandana igunya, begodu balotjha isibandana bathi: “Ngubani ofana nesibandana, ngubani ongalwa naso na?”
Ingilozi yesihlanu yathululela isitja sayo phezu kwesihlalo sobukhosi sesibandana, umbuso waso wabhijwa lilifu elinzima; abantu baziluma amalimu ngebanga lobuhlungu.
“Iimpondo ezilitjhumi ozibonileko zimakhosi alitjhumi agade angakanikelwa ubukhosi bonyana abuse, kodwana asazokunikelwa ilungelo lokobana abe makhosi abuse isikhathi esifitjhani kanye nesibanda.
Sabanjwa isibandanasabotjhwa kanye nomphorofidi wamanga ogade agila iimangaliso phambi kwaso alutha ngazo labo ebebamukele iphawu lesibandana nalabo ebebalotjha umfanekiso waso. Labo bobabili baphoswa basaphila ngelitsheni lomlilo ovutha isibabuli.
Ngiyakwazi lapho uhlala khona, iye, lapha uSathana ajamise khona isihlalo sakhe sobukhosi. Nokho ubambelele ebizweni lami begodu azange uphike ukukholwa kimi ngitjho nemihleni ka-Antiphasi, ufakazi wami othembekileko, owabulawelwa hlangana nani lapha uSathana aphila khona.
Yabamba unomrhaso okutjho inyoka endala (godu ebizwe bona nguDeveli noSathana) yambopha ikulungwana yeminyaka,