11 Boke abantu balo bayabubula nabafunana nesikwa, banana amagugwabo ngokugoma ukuze bavuselele umphefumulo. Qala Somnini, ubone kobana angisenabubhadekelo.
Lokhu kwabangela indlala ekulu eSamariya: Ukuvimbezela kwathatha isikhathi eside khulu ngangobana ihloko kadumbana yathengiswa ngeempaparwana ezimatjhumi abunane wesiliva. Kuthi umsuqwa wamazuba ongagcwala itjhethe ubize iimpaparwana ezihlanu.
“Qala, ngimncani khulu, uSomnini ngizamphendula ngithini? Nje-ke ngivala phetjheya.
Sibe siphoqo sabomakhelwana bethu, isithuko nesinyefulo kilabo abasiphahlileko.
Nje-ke, nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini: “Nakube ubuyela kimi bese ngiyakuvumela bonyana ubuye, khona-ke uzakubuya ube yincekwami godu. Nakube emlonyenakho kuphuma okuvuthiweko, okungasibo ubudlhadlha, khona-ke uzakuba ngusomlomami. Abantwaba ababuyele kuwe, kodwana wena ungabuyeli kibo.
Ngizabenza batle inyama yamadodana namadodakazabo, batlane bona esizini nebudisini abazabubangelwa zizitha zabo nalabo abazumana nepilwabo.’
“Kosi, mphathami, amadoda la enze ubukhohlakali ngakho koke akwenzileko kuJoromiya umphorofidi. Bamfake ngemgodini lapha azakubulawa khona yindlala ngombana akusenasikwa ngedorobheni.”
Indlala beyirhagele khulu ngedorobheni kangangobana abantu bendawo gade bangasenalitho elidliwako. Kwathi ngelanga lethoba lenyanga yesine
IJerusalema lone khulu, nje-ke, sese liphenduke isihlekiso. Boke ebebalihlonipha sele balidelela ngombana balibonele. Nalo ngokwalo liyaquma, lifulathele.
Ukusilaphala kwalo bekuseemvunulweni zalo, lokha nalonako azange licabange ngekusasa lalo. Ukuwa kwalo bekuphazamisa khulu ngombana belinganamduduzi. Lathi: “Maye Somnini, akhe uqale iinhlungu zami ngombana isitha singihlulile!”
Amehlwami afiphala ngeenyembezi, isisu sami siyasika, inyongwami ichithekela equlwanini ngebanga lokuphodlheka kwabantu bami: Amasana nabantwana baphela amandla, eendledlaneni zedorobho.
Balilela abonina, bathi: “Siphi isikwa newayini na?” Baphela amandla njengabahlatjwe ngesabula eendledlaneni zedorobho; bakhuphela imiphefumulwabo eemfubeni zabonina.
Awu, Somnini, akhe uqale bewuyelele! Ukwenze kubani godu lokhu na? Kumele abafazi badle iinthelo zabo, abantwana ababasingathileko na? Kumele abaphristi nabaphorofidi babulawe endaweni ecwengileko kaSomandla na?
Khumbula Somnini, lokho okwenzeke kithi, qala, uyelele ihlazo lethu.