32 Nanyana ahlunguphaza, uzakuba nesirhawu ukuya ngokwethembeka kwakhe okukhulu
Kodwana uSomnini uZimu waba nomusa ku-Israyeli, waba nezwelo bewatjengisa isirhawu kuye ngenca yesivumelwano sakhe no-Abrahamu, u-Isaka noJakopo. Kwabe kwaba sikhatheso angavumi ukubabhubhisa namkha ukubaphelisa phambi kwakhe.
Njengokuphakama kwezulu ngehla kwephasi, kungako ukwethembeka kwakhe kwabamesabako.
Khalelani nidumise uSomnini nina bathembekileko bayo, thokozani ibizo layo elicwengileko
Phezu kwalokho yena waba nomusa, wacolela ubumenemene babo; iye, akhange ababhubhise, wazibamba kanengi elakeni lakhe, azange aveze boke ubukhali bakhe.
Ngemva kwesikhathi eside ikosi yeGibhide yahlongakala. Kodwana ama-Israyeli bekasoloko anghunanghuna ngobukhoboka bawo. Abalabala njalo ngobukhoboka bawo isililo sawo sabe safika kuZimu.
Godu uSomnini wathi: “Ngambala ngibonile amatlhuwiso wabantu bami eGibhide. Ngisizwile isililo sabo ngebanga labatjhotjhozeli. Iye, ngiyalazi isizi labo.
Wena Zimu, walungisa icala nabo ngokudunga idorobho nangokubaqotjhela kude; iye, ngelanga lesiwuruwuru sepumalanga uSomnini wabaphephetha ngommoyakhe onamandla.
“Ngakhe ngakulahla kwesikhatjhana esincani, kodwana ngesirhawu esikhulu ngiyakwamukela.
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.
Kungebanga lokwethembeka kwakaSomnini kobana singabhujiswa, iye, kungenca yesirhawu sakhe esingapheliko.
“Ngizokuliselela njani, wena Efrayimu? Ngikulahleleni, wena Israyeli? Ngizokuphatha njani njenge-Adima? Ngikwenze njani ufane neTseboyimu? Ihliziywami ingiphendukele, isirhawu sami siyavutha.
Watjho nje uSomnini: “Nanyana baphelele babanengi ngaleyondlela, bazokukghedlhwa bokanyana njalo baphele nya. Nanyana ngikuthobisile nje wena Juda, nokho angeze bengisakuthobisa godu.
Yasuka-ke yaya kuyise. “Kodwana kuthe isesekude, uyise wayibona, wayirhawukela, wayigijimela wafese wayigona, wayincwanga emhlathini.
Nje-ke alahla abosingazimu abaphakathi kwawo, athoma ukulotjha uSomnini. USomnini waba nesirhawu ngesizi lama-Israyeli.