64 Bavuze njengokubafaneleko, Somnini, ngokuya ngemisebenzi yezandla zabo.
Bavuze njengokwemisebenzabo, iye, njengobumbi bezenzo zabo; bakhokhele njengokomphumela wezandla zabo, ubabuyisele umvuzwabo, obafaneleko.
Kodwana wena Somnini, Mninimandlawoke, wena ogweba ngokulunga, ohlola ihliziyo neziso, yewungibonise ukuzibuyiselela kwakho phezu kwabo ngombana indabami ngiyinikele kuwe.
Lokho uyakwazi wena Joromiya!” Somnini, yewungikhumbule, ungitjheje! Ngibuyiselela kabangizumako. Ungangisusi ngebanga lokubabekezelela kwakho. Yazi bonyana ngithwele ihlamba ngenca yakho.
“Bizelani abosomsebe eBhabheli, iye, boke abacupha umsebe! Livimbezeleni mahlangothi woke, akungabikho namunye ophunyurhako! Libuyiseleleni ngezenzo zalo, nenze kilo lokho elakwenza kabanye ngombana lazikhukhumezela uSomnini, oCwengileko ka-Israyeli.
“Ngizakubuyiselela iBhabheli nabo boke abahlali benarha yamaKasidi ngebanga lakho koke okumbi abakwenze phambi kwenu eZiyoni.” Kutjho uSomnini.
Umrhayili uthelekela iBhabheli, iye umrhayili ujamelana nalo. Iingorho zalo ziyathunjwa, imisebe yazo iyaphohlozwa ngombana uSomnini unguZimu wokubuyiselela; mbala, nakukubuyiselela, uyabuyiselela.
“Balekani niphume eBhabheli! Omunye nomunye asindise ipilwakhe. Ningabhujiswa ngebanga lezono zalo. Sele kusikhathi sokuzibuyiselela kwakaSomnini; uzalikhokhela lokho okulifaneleko.
Kambe u-Alekzandra, umkhandi wedzila wangenzela phasi; iKosi iyombuyisela ngemisebenzakhe.
Liphatheni njengombana nalo lenzile; libuyiseleleni ngokubuyelelweko kilokho elikwenzileko; niqarhe ngokubuyelelweko ekatjheni elayiqarhako.
Barhuwelela bathi: “Somnini Somandla, wena ocwengileko noqinisileko, kuzabe kube nini ngaphambi kobana ugwebe begodu usibuyiselele ngeengazi zethu na?”