16 Zoke izitha zakho zikhuluma khulu ngawe. Ziyababaza, zihline, zirhuwelele zithi: “Siyirhiribidele! Ngambala leli lilanga ebesililindile, sesifikile kilo, sekunjalo-ke!”
ngombana imilomo ekhohlisako ivulekile ngokujamelana nami, ikhuluma amanga ngami.
Isikhohlakali sibona lokho, sitjhibe, sigugude amazinyo, siphele amandla; isifiso seenkhohlakali siyanyelela.
bebazasiginya siphila, lokha ilaka labo nalivutha ngathi.
Iinkunzi ezinengi zingizombelezile, iye, iinkunzi ezinamandla zeBhatjhani zingibungelele.
Ekuhluzeni kwami abaphoqi bangiphoqa, bangigugudela amazinyo.
Bangikhamisela imilonyanabo bathi: “Arha! Arha! Sizibonele ngawethu.”
Ungabavumeli bathi eenhliziyweni zabo: “Arha, nakho-ke ebesikufisa!” Ungabavumeli bathi: “Simginyile.”
Isikhohlakali sisongela olungileko, simgugudela amazinyo,
Boke abangizondako bahleba ngami; bangihlolozela okumbi, bathi:
Ngirhawukele Zimu ngombana abantu bayangibhozomela. Ilanga loke bangigandelela ngokulwa.
Ngilila kuZimu ongoPhezulu, iye, kuZimu ongenyelako.
Mbala, iindawo ezimarubhi nezoniweko, iye, inarha ehlakaziweko izakuminyana ngokuhlalwa, khisibe labo abakuginyileko bakude.
khona-ke ngizakwenza ikumba le ifane neTjhilo. Iye, ngizakwenza idorobheli libe sithuko sazo zoke izizwe zephasi.’ ”
Ngizabagijimisa ngesabula, ngendlala nangamatshwenyeko bengibenze babe sisethuso kiyo yoke imibuso yephasi bebabe sithuko nesimanga, iye, into yokurarekelwa neyokurhubutjhwa hlangana nazo zoke izizwe lapha ngizabaqotjhela khona
U-Israyeli bekayimvu ebalekako egijinyiswe mabhubezi. Owathoma ukuyirhiribidela kwaba yikosi ye-Asiriya, wokugcina owaphohloza amathambayo nguNebukadiretsari ikosi yeBhabheli.
Nanyana ngubani ozifunyanako uzidlela zona. Izitha zazo zathi, ‘Asinamlandu ngombana bonile kuSomnini olidlelo lamambala, iye, uSomnini olithemba laboyise.’
“UNebukadiretsari ikosi yeBhabheli ungirhiribidele wangiminyelela ngoma kere, wangifuthela phasi njengomjeka onganalitho. Ungiginye njengenyoka, wazalisa isisu sakhe ngomhlosi wami, wagcina ngokungikhafula.
Somnini, yizwa ukububula kwami ngombana anginamduduzi. Zoke izitha zami zezwa ngamatshwenyekwami, zajabula kobana nguwe owangehlisela wona. Ilanga owalimemezelako ulilethile. Nazo azibe njengami.
“Zoke izitha zethu zikhulume khulu ngathi.
Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uSomandla: “Uzakusela ikapho kadadwenu etjhingileko nebanzi; uzakuhlekwa bewuphoqwe ngombana imumethe okunengi.
Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uSomandla: “Njengombana amaFilista azibuyiselele, iye, njengombana azibuyiselele ngokuzinikela ebumenemeneni ukuze arhayile ngebanga lobutha obungapheliko,
Iye, khuluma kuma-Amoni uthi akalalele ilizwi lakaSomnini uSomandla, ‘Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uSomandla: Njengombana wena Amoni uthe “Arha!” ngendawami ecwengileko lokha nayisilaphazwako, nenarheni yakwa-Israyeli lokha nayitjhabalaliswako, nendlini yakwaJuda lokha nayithunjwako,
Mbala, nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uSomandla: “Njengombana uwahle izandla wagida ngeenyawo zakho bewazinikela ebumenemeneni bewathakasa ngokwenzeke enarheni yakwa-Israyeli,
“Nje-ke, wena ndodana yomuntu phorofida bonyana uSomnini uSomandla uthi, ‘Isitha sinenze umonakalo nina ntaba zakwa-Israyeli begodu sinilumalume mahlangothi woke ukuze nibe lilifa lemisalela yezizwe; iye, nibe yihlebo namahlebezi wabantu.
Uzakuba siphoqo nenyazo, isiyeleliso nento ethusako ezizweni ezikuzombelezileko lokha nangehlisela iingwebo zami phezu kwakho ngetukuthelo nangelaka, ngesibetho sokufutheka. Ngikhulumile mina Somnini.
U-Israyeli urhiribidelwe; sese afana namawunguwungu hlangana nezizwe ezinye
Ngambala izizwe ezinengi zihlangene ngawe Ziyoni, zithi: “Ayirhubutjhwe iZiyoni le, ukuze siyibone kuhle!”
Kuthe bona bezwe lokho bavutha ngelaka, bamgugudela amazinyo ngokubila.