7 Yarhuwelela yathi: “Mesabeni uZimu nimphazimulise ngombana isikhathi sakhe sokugweba sesifikile! Mlotjheni loyo owenza izulu nephasi, ilwandle nemithombo yamanzi.”
USomnini wathi: “Ungabeki isandla sakho phezu komsana! Ungasamenzi litho! Nje-ke sengiyazi bona uyamesaba uZimu ngombana ungakhange ungigodlele indodanakho okukuphela kwayo.”
Wena wedwa unguSomnini. Nguwe owenze izulu, iye, izulu lamazulu kanye nazo zoke iinkhanyisi zalo. Wenze iphasi nakho koke okukilo, amalwandle kanye nakho koke okukiwo. Nguwe ophilisa koke lokho, kanti-ke neendalwa zezulu zikhothamela wena.
Inga ningabusiswa nguSomnini owenza izulu nephasi!
Isizo lethu lisebizweni lakaSomnini owenze izulu nephasi.
Ngelizwi lakaSomnini, kwadaleka umkayi, iye, ngokukhuluma kwakhe kwenzeka koke okukiwo.
Kumkhaleli; irhubo lakaDavida, inceku kaSomnini.
ngombana hlangana nabaphezulu ngubani ongalinganiswa noSomnini? Iye, ngubani ongafaniswa noSomnini phakathi kwabozinyana?
Ilwandle lingelakhe ngombana walenza nezandla zakhe zabumba indawo eyomileko.
ngombana emalangeni asithandathu uSomnini wenza izulu nephasi, ilwandle nakho koke okudaliweko, waphumula ngelanga lekhomba. Ngalokho uSomnini wabusisa ilanga leSabatha, wathi licwengile.
Ilizwi larhuwelela lathi: “Lungiselelani uSomnini indlela erhalawumbeni; nivule indlela enqophileko yakaZimethu ebhudwini.
Ilizwi lathi: “Rhuwelela!” Ngabuza ngathi: “Ngirhuwelele ngithini? Mbala, boke abantu bafana notjani nedumo labo loke lifana nelikhwa lommango:
Yenyukela phezulu entabeni ephakamileko wena Ziyoni, sithunywa seendaba ezihle! Phakamisa ilizwi lakho ngamandla wena Jerusalema, sithunywa seendaba ezihle! Rhuwelela, ungesabi! Yithi emadorobheni wakwaJuda: “Qalani, nango uZimenu!
Akunikelwe uSomnini idumo kumenyezelwe ukuhlonitjhwa kwakhe eenhlengeleni.
Hlokomani, nina mazulu ngombana lokho kwenziwe nguSomnini; rhuwelelani nani nsika zephasi. Thakasani ngengoma nina ntaba, nani mahlathi nayo yoke imithenu ngombana uSomnini umhlengile uJakopo, ngalokho waziphazimulisa kwa-Israyeli.
USomnini uthi: “Rhuwelela, ungazibambi! Phakamisa ilizwi lakho njengepalapala. Memezela ebantwini bami iimphambeko zabo nekumbeni kaJakopo izono zayo.
Kodwana uSomnini unguZimu wamambala; unguZimu ophilako, iKosi yanini nanini. Lokha nathukutheleko, iphasi liyadengezela; izizwe azikwazi ukubhesela ilaka lakhe.
“Wena ndodana yomuntu, nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uSomandla enarheni yakwa-Israyeli, “ ‘Kusiphetho! Mbala isiphetho sifikile emajikeni amane wenarha.
Isiphetho sifikile! Iye, isiphetho sifikile! Sivukile ngokujamelana nawe narha! Qala sifikile!
Wathi: “Qala la, ngizokwazisa lokho okuzokubakhona emihleni yokuphela yesibetho ngombana lokho kusikhathi sokuphela esijanyisiweko.
USomnini uthi: “Vuthelani ipalapala! Nanti idlanga lizulazula ngehla kwendlu kaSomnini ngombana abantu bephule isivumelwano sami, bavukela umyalwami.
Lokha naningalaleliko, nihloniphe ibizo lami ngokuncamileko, ngizokuthumela amanikelela phezu kwenu begodu ngifelelise iimbusiso zenu. Vele, ngizazifelelisa naningancamiko.” Kutjho uSomnini uSomandla.
“Ngalokho hlalani nilindile ngombana ilanga nesikhathi anisazi.”
Azange kufunyanwe namunye obuyako kobana azokudumisa uZimu ngaphandle komqhamuka lo na?”
bathi: “Madoda! Nikwenzelani lokhu na? Nathi sibabantu njengani nje! Silapha ukuzokutjhumayela ivangeli, ukunitjhugulula ezintwenezi ezililize, nitjhugulukele kuZimu ophilako, owadala izulu nephasi nelwandle nakho koke okukilo.
UJotjhuwa wathi ku-Akani: “Ndodanami, nikela idumo kuSomnini uZimu wakwa-Israyeli, uvume kuSomnini, ungitjele koke okwenzileko ungangifihleli litho.”
Ukuphela kwezinto zoke kubandamele, yeke ncamani nizikhuze ukuze nikwazi ukuthandaza.
Khonokho kwaba khona ukusikinyeka kwephasi bekwadilika kwetjhumi komuzi. Kwafa abantu abaziinkulungwana ezilikhomba ekusikinyekeni lokho; inengi lesaba beladumisa uZimu wezulwini.
Izizwe zithukuthele kodwana ilaka lakho lifikile, okusikhathi sokugweba labo abangasekho ukuze uvuze iinceku zakho okubaphorofidi; iye, kuvuzwe nabacwengileko bakho okungilabo abesaba ibizo lakho, abakhulu nabancani begodu kubhujiswe labo ababhubhisa iphasi.”
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.”
batjha ngomtjhiso obukhali kodwana bathuka ibizo lakaZimu okunguye ogade alawula phezu kweenhlupheko lezo; begodu azange baphenduke bona bamdumise.
Azakujama buqamamana ngokwesaba ukuhlunguphazwa kwalo athi: “Maye, maye kuwe, muzi omkhulu, Bhabheli muzi onamandla! Ukugwetjhwa kwakho kukufikele nge-awara linye.”
Mbala woke umnotho lo urhayilwe nge-awara linye.” Boke abaphathi bemikhumbi, abathaya elwandle, abathayi ngemikhumbi nabo boke abarhweba elwandle, bajamela kude,
Bazirhatjha ngethuli eenhloko zabo badazuluka balila bathi: “Maye! Maye kiwo umuzi omkhulu, okwathi boke ebebanemikhombi elwandle, banotha ngebanga lobunjinga bawo! Nge-awara linye sephenduke waba lirubhi.
Kwezwakala ilizwi livela esihlalweni sobukhosi lisithi: “Dumisani uZimethu noke nina nceku zakhe, iye, noke nina enimesabako, abancani nabakhulu!”
“Ufanele wena Somnini Zimethu, ukwamukela idumo, ubukhosi namandla ngombana nguwe owabumba koke begodu koke okukhona kwadalwa ngentando yakho.”
Kwathi lokha iimbunjwa eziphilakwezi nazimdumisa, zimhlonipha begodu zimthokoza loyo ohlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi, iye, yena ophila nini nanini,
Ingilozi yesithathu yavuthela iporompita, ikwekwezi ekulu yawa ezulwini ibaneka njengesihlothi esivuthako; yawela engcenyeni yesithathu yemilambo nemithonjeni yamanzi.
Bumbani imifanekiso yamathumba aniphetheko neyabongozo ababhubhisa inarha, ninikele uZimu wakwa-Israyeli idumo. Mhlamunye uzakususa isandla sakhe phezu kwenu, kibozimenu nenarhenenu.