4 Uzokwesula zoke iinyembezi emehlwenabo. Ukufa angekhe kusaba khona, ngitjho nokulila nobuhlungu angekhe kusaba khona ngombana izinto zokuthoma zidlulile.”
Umuntu ufana nomphefumulo nje; imihlakhe ifana nesithunzi esinyamalalako.
Uzakuqeda ukufa unomphela. USomandla onguSomnini uzokusula zoke iinyembezi kibo boke ubuso; asuse ihlazo ebantwini bakhe, kilo loke iphasi. Mbala, uSomnini ukhulumile.
Ngambala, nina bantu beZiyoni, bahlali beJerusalema, anisazukulila. USomnini uzakuba nomusa kini ekuzwakaleni kwesililo senu. Iye, nakasizwako uzasiphendula.
Iye, abahlengiweko bakaSomnini bazakubuya, beze eZiyoni ngokujekezela, ithabo elingapheliko lizakuba sihlohlo sabo; bazakuzuza ithabo nokwenama, isizi nokububula kubaleke.
Kwanga abahlengiweko bakaSomnini bangabuya bafike eZiyoni ngokuhlokoma, bathwele ithabo elingapheliko: Bazuze ithabo nenjabulo, isizi nokububula kubaleke.
Godu ilanga lakho alisazukutjhinga nenyezakho ayisazukuncipha. USomnini uzakuba mkhanyo wesiphelani kuwe namalangakho wesililo azakuphela.
iye, ngibonelele abalilako eZiyoni ngokubapha isihlohlo esikhundleni somlotha, amafutha wokujabula esikhundleni sokulila nengubo yokudumisa esikhundleni sommoya odanileko. Bazakubizwa bona bama-owuku wokulunga nesitjalo sakaSomnini ukuze babonakalise idumo lakhe.
Bazakubuya bahlokome endundumeni yeZiyoni, bawulukele ebuhleni bakaSomnini, bathabele ikoroyi, iwayini namafutha we-oliva, iimbuzana namakonyana. Ipilwabo izakuba njengesivande esisezelweko, angeze basaphodlheka godu.
“Ngesikhatheso amatlawu azakujekezela agide, amasokana nabadala bename ndawonye. Ngizakuphendula isililo sabo sibe lithabo, ngibaduduze, ngibaphe itokozo ngaphezu kwesizi labo.
Ngimsindise emandleni wethuna na? Ngimhlenge ekufeni? Kufa ndina, aphi amanikelelakho? Thuna ndina, kuphi ukubhubhisa kwakho? Angeze ngamrhawukela.
Izulu nephasi kuzakudlula, kodwana amezwami angekhe adlula.”
Isitha sokugcina esizokubhujiswa, kukufa
abasebenzisa izinto zephasi babe njengabangakanamatheli kizo. Ngitjho ngombana iphaseli ngokwesibumbeko salo sanje, liyadlula.
Nje-ke umuntu nasele akuKrestu, sewunesibumbeko esitjha: koke okudala kudlulile, qala, koke sele kwenziwe kwaba kutjha.
Ngalokho-ke: “Phumani phakathi kwabo, nizahlukanise nabo; ningathinti ilitho elisilapheleko, yeke ngizakuza kini. Kutjho uSomnini.
Lokho kokuthi: “Ngizokubuya godu” kuphawula ukususa lokho okusikinywako, okutjho okudaliweko ukuze kuthi lokho okungekhe kwasikinywa kusale kujame njalo.
Kodwana ilanga lakaSomnini lizakufika njengesela, nje-ke amazulu azakudlula ngokukhulu ukuhlokoma, koke kuzakupheliswa ngomlilo, iphasi nemisebenzi ekilo kuzakutjhiswa.
Iphasi neenkanuko zalo kuyadlula; kodwana loyo owenza intando kaZimu unokuphila okungapheliko.
Ilwandle lakhupha boke abafileko ebebakilo. Ukufa nendawo yabafileko kwakhupha abafileko ebebahlezi kikho; boke bagwetjwa ukuya ngokwemisebenzi abayenzileko.
Ukufa nendawo yabafileko kwaphoswa ngelitsheni lomlilo. Lokhu kukukufa kwesibili, ilitsha lomlilo.
Nje-ke ngabona izulu elitjha nephasi elitjha ngombana izulu lokuthoma nephasi lokuthoma besele kudlulile, nelwandle belingasekho.
Angeze kusabakhona ilitho lamanikelela elizakufunyaneka lapho. Isihlalo sobukhosi sakaZimu neMvana sizokuba kiwo neenceku zakhe zizamlotjha.
ngombana iMvana ephakathi kwesihlalo sobukhosi izakuba ngumelusi wabo. Izabadosela emithonjeni yamanzi wokuphila, uZimu abasule zoke iinyembezi emehlweni wabo.”