31 Ngambala, uSomandla akalahleli safuthi.
Woke umuntu uzokufa. Njengamanzi athulukileko angasoze awolwa, unjalo nohlongakeleko, angeze asabuya. UZimu akameqisi amehlo obuleleko, nokho uyayenza indlela bona olahlekileko abuyele emndenini kaZimu.
Ngizakululaza iinzukulwana zakaDavida ngebangeli, nokho kube ngokwesikhatjhana.’ ”
Ebusuku ngikhumbula iinodo zami; ngibubule ngehliziywami bengiwurubajeke, ummoyami uguduze, ngizibuze:
Ngambala, uSomnini angeze abatjhiye abantu bakhe, angeze alilahla ilifa lakhe.
Wena Zimu, walungisa icala nabo ngokudunga idorobho nangokubaqotjhela kude; iye, ngelanga lesiwuruwuru sepumalanga uSomnini wabaphephetha ngommoyakhe onamandla.
Yeke angeze ngalwa mndundu, namkha ngihlale ngitjhuqile, ngombana ummoya womuntu uvela kimi, uzakunyefa, khisibe ngimi owanikela ipilo emuntwini.
Iye, uSomnini uthi: “Nange amazulu ngaphezulu angalinganiseka neensekelo zephasi ngaphasi zihlolisiswe, khona-ke nami ngizakulahla iinzukulwana zakwa-Israyeli ngebanga lakho koke ezikwenzileko.” Kutjho uSomnini.
Ngizakwenza isivumelwano sanini nanini nabo. Angeze ngalisa ukwenza ubuhle kibo begodu ngizabakhuthaza kobana bangesabe ukuze bangasangihlubuki.
“Awukatjheji bonyana abantwaba bathini na? Bathi, ‘Le, mindeni emibili ekhethwe nguSomnini godu wabuye wayilahla!’ Nje-ke banyaza labo ekubabantu bami begodu abasabathathi njengesizwe.
Ngubani uZimu onjengawe, othethelela isono, ongayeleli imitjhapho yeendlalifa zakhe, nonganamavunda kodwana othabela ukwethembeka,
Watjho nje uSomnini: “Nanyana baphelele babanengi ngaleyondlela, bazokukghedlhwa bokanyana njalo baphele nya. Nanyana ngikuthobisile nje wena Juda, nokho angeze bengisakuthobisa godu.
Ngebanga lebizo lakhe elikhulu uSomnini akazukubalahla abantu bakhe ngombana wakuthabela ukunenza bona nibe ngebakhe.