9 Zaphuma zarhwanta zidabula iphasi zazombeleza indawo yabacwengileko kanye nomuzi othandekako. Kodwana kwehla umlilo ezulwini wabaqothula.
Nje-ke uSomnini wanisa isibabuli esivuthako phezu kwedorobho leSodoma neGomora. Umlilo lowo bewehla uvela ezulwini.
Inceku yomuntu kaZimu yavuka ekuseni yaphumela ngaphandle. Qala nanto ibutho lizombeleze idorobho ngeenjomani nangeenkarana. Inceku yathi ku-Elitjha: “Maye kosami! Kazi sizokwenzani-ke nakunje?”
Uyalemuka bonyana kwenzakalani phezu kwephasi na? Yitjho nakube unelwazi ngawo woke!
Hlangana nejimelo kwaqubuka nomlilo; iinkhohlakalezo zadliwa malangabi.
USomnini uthanda amasango weZiyoni ukwedlula zoke iindawo zokuhlala zakaJakopo.
Phambi kwakhe kukhamba umlilo oqothula amanabakhe mazombe.
ngombana iziko lalungiselelwa kade; iye, lahlelelwa ikosawo. USomnini wenza umgodi weziko watjhinga begodu waba banzi. Kunamalahle avuthako neenkuni ezinengi, nje-ke ukuphefumula kwakaSomnini sele kuvuthela njengomlandelande wesibabuli.
Ingilozi kaSomnini yaphuma yasahlela ekampeni yama-Asiriya abantu abaziinkulungwana ezilikhulu namatjhumi abunane nahlanu. Kwathi abantu nabavukako ekuseni ngakusasa, iindumbu bezilele ubujadajada!
Kwamambala uzakurhwanta ujamelene nabantu bami u-Israyeli, iye, njengelifu elembese inarha. Esikhathini esizako ngizakwenza uqalane nenarhami ukuze izizwe zingazi lokha nangizibonakalisa ngani phambi kwazo bona mina ngicwengile’.
“IGogi ngizayigweba ngezifo nangokuthuluka kweengazi. Ngizakunisela izulu eliwulukako, isinanja esikhulu, umlilo nesibabuli phezu kwayo, phezu kwebutho layo naphezu kwezizwe ezinengi ezikanye nayo.
Wena uzakurhwanta, uze njengesiwuruwuru, ube njengelifu elembese inarha; iye, wena nebutho lakho loke nezizwe ezinengi kanye nawe.’
Ngizokuthumela umlilo phezu kweMagogi naphezu kwalabo abahlezi baphepha eenarheni eziseligwini. Yeke bazakwazi bonyana nginguSomnini.
Begodu bathi: “Loyo oliVulandlela uzabarhola. Bazakufahla baphume esangweni; batjhaphuluke. Ikosabo izabakhomba indlela, ibe yihlokwabo.”
Iye, ngizakuvusa amaBhabheli, abantu abamarhamaru nabanganasisa, abatjharhatha iphasi loke, bakhambe bahluthula izindlu okungasi ngezabo.
Abantu bakwa-Israyeli bakhola uSomnini ngokumbalabalela ngobudisi abanabo. Kwathi lokha uSomnini nabezwako wavutha khulu ngelaka lakhe. Nje-ke kwaqubuka umlilo kaSomnini hlangana nabantwabo watjhisa amahlangothi wekampa.
Kwehla umlilo uvela kuSomnini, waqothula amakhulu amabili namatjhumi amahlanu wabantu abagade banikela itjhwalo.
Kodwana ngelanga uLothi asuka ngalo eSodoma, kwehla umlilo nesibabuli ezulwini, kwabaqothula boke.
Uzakufikelwa malanga lapho izitha zakho zizakwakhela khona isiqabo, zikuzombeleze bezikuvimbezele mahlangothi woke.
“Lokha nanibona iJerusalema iragelelwe mabutho, nizakwazi bona ukubhujiswa kwayo sekutjhidele.
Kwathi lokha abafundi bakhe, uJakopo noJwanisi, nababona lokhu bathi kuye: “Kosi, ufuna bona sibize umlilo ezulwini wehle ubaqothule na?”
ngombana uSomnini uZimenu ukhamba phakathi kwenu ekampeni kobana anisindise abe anikele izitha zenu phambi kwenu. Ngalokho ikampenu kumele ihlanzeke ukuze uSomnini angakhambi abona ameswe wenu bese uyanifulathela.
isiza ngomlilo wamalangabi. Izokuhlunguphaza labo abangamaziko uZimu nalabo abangalaleli ivangeli leKosethu uJesu.
Ngalokho asiye kuye ngaphandle komuzi, sifese sithwale ihlazo alinyamezelelako!
Nakukhona ofuna ukubakhubaza, kuphuma umlilo emilonyeni yabo iqothule amanaba wabo; ngileyo-ke indlela ekuthi loyo olinga ukubalimaza ekufuze abulawe ngayo.
Sagila iimbonakaliso ezikulu sabe senza nomlilo ophuma ezulwini, wehlele ephasini phambi kwabantu baqalile.