5 Khona esihlalweni sobukhosi lapho kwabaneka imibani, kwezwakala umdumo neensaba zokuraramba. Phambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi leso kwavutha iimbani ezilikhomba ezimimoya elikhomba yakaZimu.
UZimu wathi ku-Abramu: “NginguSomnini owakukhupha e-Uri lamaKasidi bona ngikuphe inarha le ibe ngeyakho.”
izinti zeembani ezenziwe ngegolide etsengileko kanye neembani zakhona, ezazivutha ngaphambi kwendawo ecwenge khulu njengombana gade kuhleliwe;
Yamukelani amandla kaZimu, yena obukhosi bakhe buphezu kwaka-Israyeli namandlakhe asemafini.
Ngokusa kwelanga lesithathu kwaba nemidumo nemibani, kwaqubuka ilifu elinzima entabeni. Kwaba netjhada elikhulu elizwakala njengelepalapala. Boke abantu egade basekampeni bathuthumela.
Boke abantu bezwa imidumo netjhada lepalapala begodu babona imibani nentuthu ethunya entabeni. Kwathi nababona lokho besaba, bathuthumela. Nje-ke bajamela kujana,
“Lenzele iimbani ezilikhomba. Ubeke isibani phezu kwesiqu nangaphezu kwegatja negatja ukuze zikhanyise esibangeni esingaphambi kwelithi leembani.
Wenza iimbani zakhona ezilikhomba, iincimasibani nezitjana zakhona ngegolidembala.
Isibumbeko seemphili godu besinje: Umfanekiso wazo bewunjengamalahle avuthako, iye, bewunjengeenhlothi ezivuthako. Hlangana neemphilapho bekumekeza umlilo. Umlilo lowo bewunomkhanyo begodu phakathi kwawo kwaphuma imibani.
USomnini uzakubhodla aseZiyoni, athuthumbise ngombani aseJerusalema; izulu nephasi zizakuthuthumela. Nokho uSomnini uzakuba lirholo labantu bakhe, abe siphephelo sabantu bakwa-Israyeli.
Sangibuza sathi: “Ubonani?” Ngaphendula ngathi: “Ngibona ilithi leembani eliyigolide koke, phezukwalo kunomakupuru onamazikwana alikhomba, izikwana ngalinye linamathudze alikhomba.
“Ngesikhatheso umbuso wezulu uzakufana namatlawu alitjhumi athatha iimbani zawo ayokuhlangabeza umyeni.
Nginibhabhadisa ngamanzi malungana nokuphenduka, kodwana emva kwami kuzokuza onamandla khulu kunami, engingasililitho bonyana ngingathinta amapatlagwanakhe. Yena-ke uzonibhabhadisa ngoMoya oCwengileko nangomlilo.
Babona amalangabu anjengamalimu ahlukeneko ehlela phezu kwaloyo naloyo wabo.
UJwanisi, kiwo amabandla alikhomba we-Asiya: Kini akube mumusa nokuthula okuvela kuye okhona nogade avele akhona nozako, nakiyo imimoya elikhomba ephambi kwesihlalo sakhe sobukhosi
Yarhuwelela ngelizwi elikhulu elizwakala njengokubhodla kwebhubezi. Kuthe nayirhuwelelako, kwezwakala imidumo elikhomba.
Ithempeli lakaZimu ezulwini lavuleka petle, kwabonakala i-aldari lesivumelwano lingethempelinapho; begodu bekukhona ukubaneka kwemibani, ukuraramba, ukutletlebula kokuduma kwezulu, ukusikinyeka kwephasi kanye namagidija wesinanja.
“Kiyo ingilozi yebandla leSardisi tlola uthi: Naka amezwi waloyo ophethe imimoya elikhomba yakaZimu kanye neenkwekwezi ezilikhomba, uthi ngiyayazi imisebenzakho begodu udume ngelokuthi uyaphila kanti ufile.
Nje-ke ngabona iMvana ijame kwanga ihlatjiwe, iphakathi kwesihlalo sobukhosi naphakathi kwezinye iimbunjwa eziphilako kanye nahlangana nabaphathi. Beyineempondo ezilikhomba namehlo alikhomba okumimoya elikhomba yakaZimu ethunyelwe kilo loke iphasi.
Nje-ke ingilozi yathatha idengela yalizalisa ngomlilo we-aldarini, yawurhatjha ephasini; kwaba khona ukuduma nokuraramba, ukuphazima kombani nokusikinyeka kwephasi.