22 Kungebanga lokwethembeka kwakaSomnini kobana singabhujiswa, iye, kungenca yesirhawu sakhe esingapheliko.
UDavida wathi kuGadi: “Ngisenyakanyakeni nanginje. Kungcono siwele ezandleni zakaSomnini ngombana yena umusakhe mkhulu; ngingaba yini ezandleni zabantu.”
Noma kunjalo, ngomusakho omkhulu azange ubaphelise namkha ubatjhiye ngombana unguZimu onomusa nesirhawu.
Akasiphathi njengokufanele izono zethu; akasibuyiseleli ngokulingene amacalethu.
Wakhumbula isivumelwano sakhe ngenca yabo, waba nomusa ngokwethembeka kwakhe okukhulu.
Ngiphendule Somnini ngombana ukwethembeka kwakho kukhulu; phendukela kimi ngesirhawu sakho esikhulu,
USomandla ulahlela safuthi, angasabi nomusa godu na?
Phezu kwalokho yena waba nomusa, wacolela ubumenemene babo; iye, akhange ababhubhise, wazibamba kanengi elakeni lakhe, azange aveze boke ubukhali bakhe.
Kodwana wena Somandla, unguZimu onomusa nesirhawu, ubuthaka ekusilingekeni, uzele ukwethembeka neqiniso.
Nje-ke, khamba ufese umemezele umlayezo lo ngehlangothini langetlhagwini ngokuthi, “ ‘USomnini uthi: Yewubuye wena Israyeli oqoqomako! Iye, uSomnini uthi: Angeze bengisakubuthela iinhlonze ngombana ngithembekile. Mbala, uSomnini uthi: Angeze ngathukuthela mlibe.
USomnini uthi: “Mbala, nginawe Jakopo kobana ngikusindise. Ngizakuphelisa izizwe zoke engikuhlakazele phakathi kwazo, kodwana wena angisoze ngakuphelisa. Angeze ngahlala ngingakubethi, kodwana ngizakukhalima ngeswazi elincani.”
U-Efrayimu yindodanami ethandekako kimi, iye, umntwana othokozelwa nguyise: Njengombana vane ngikhulume ngaye, ngihlala ngimkhumbula. Ngebanga lalokho ihliziywami ibethela eduze ngaye. Mbala, ngizakuba nesisa kuye.” Kutjho uSomnini.
USomandla uZimethu unesirhawu nokucolela, ngitjho nanyana thina sihlubukile nje kuye,
“Mina Somnini angiphenduki, nani nzukulwana zakaJakopo anikatjhuguluki.
Umusakhe ungowabamesabako, iinzukulwana ngeenzukulwana.