11 Ibizo lekwekwezi leyo kwathiwa liNghana. Ingcenye yesithathu yamanzi yaphenduka yababa, kwafa abanengi ngamanzi lawo ngombana besele ababa.
Kuthe lokha nabafika eMara, azange bakghone ukusela amanzi wakhona ngombana gade amunyu. Ngalokho athiywa bona yiMara.
Kodwana ekugcineni unondindwa loyo ubaba njengomrhalagani, ubukhali ukudlula isabula ebukhali mahlangothi woke.
Ngalokho-ke, nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uMninimandlawoke mayelana nabaphorofidi: “Ngizabadlisa ukugoma okumunyu basele amanzi anobuthi ngombana ukusukela ebaphorofidini beJerusalema ummoya wokusilaphala warhatjheka inarha yoke.”
Ngalokho-ke nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uMninimandlawoke, uZimu wakwa-Israyeli uthi: “Qalani, sele ngizokwenza abantwaba bagome iinthelo ezimunyu, basele amanzi anobuthi.
Somnini, khumbula isizi nokuzula kwami, iye, isibharha nobuthi.
Ungivimbezele ngeenqabo, wangizombeleza ngobuthi nangobudisi.
Yelelani nina eniphendula ukulunga nakwenza umhlonyani, nina enikghurumejela umthetho eqadi:
Nakhe nabona iinjomani zirholobha phezu kwamadwala na? Umuntu yena wakhe walima khonapho ngeenkabi na? Kodwana nina niphendule umthetho waba sihlungu; najika isithelo sokulunga nasenza saba mhlonyani.
“USomnini uthi: “Enarheni yoke, iingcenye ezimbili kezintathu zizakurhayilwa bezitjhabalale; nokho isithathu sizakusinda.
Isithathwesi ngizasidlulisa emlilweni; ngisicwengisise njengocwengisisa isiliva negolide. Sizakubiza ibizo lami, nje-ke ngizasiphendula, ngithi, ‘Bababantu bami,’ bese sona sithi, ‘USomnini nguZimethu.’ ”
Mhlamunye kungaba khona phakathi kwenu indoda, umfazi, umndeni namkha ikoro enehliziyo esele ihlanuke uSomnini uZimethu bona idlhemadlheme ngemva kwabosingazimu bezizwezo. Nakube kunjalo kuzakumila umrabhu onobuthi neenthelo ezimunyu:
Tjhejani bona kungabikhona osalelako ekufunyaneni umusa kaZimu ukuze kungamili umrabhu obabako obanga ukonakala begodu kusilaphale abanengi ngawo.
Umsila wakhe wawola ingcenye yesithathu yeenkwekwezi zezulu, waziwululela ephasini. Nje-ke unomrhaso wajama phambi komfazi obekasele azokubeletha ukuze azokudla umntwanakhe loyo emva kobana abelethiwe.
Ingilozi yokuthoma yavuthela iporompita yayo, kwaba khona isinanja nomlilo kuvangene neengazi, kwathululelwa phezu kwephasi. Ingcenye yesithathu yephasi yatjhiswa; godu nengcenye yesithathu yemithi nakho koke okubutjani kwatjha kwalotha.
Ngokunjalo-ke, zatjhatjhululwa iingilozi ezine ebegade sele zilungiselelwe i-awara, ilanga, inyanga nomnyaka kobana zibhubhise okwesithathu kwabantu.
Ngeenhluphekwezo kwabhujiswa isithathu sabantu, okutjho ngomlilo, ngentuthu nangesibabuli okwaphuma emlonyeni weenjomani.
Yena wathi kibo: “Ningangibizi ngoNawomi, ngibizani nithi Mara, ngombana uSomandla wenze ipilwami yaba munyu khulu.