11 USomnini uphelelise itukuthelwakhe, uthulule ilaka lakhe elivuthako: Uvuthise umlilo eZiyoni oqothule iinsekelo zalo.
Abantabakho batsirimezeka, barabhalala emajikeni wazo zoke iindledlana, kwanga yinyamazana ebanjwe enedeni, bagubuzeswa bukhali bakaSomnini nokukhalima kwakaZimakho.
Ngizabaphahlaza omunye phezu komunye, aboyise nabantwana ngokufanako. Angeze ngabancenekela, ngibaqale ngesisa namkha ngibarhawukele kobana ngingabatjhabalalisi.’ ”Kutjho uSomnini.
Kodwana nakube aningilaleli ngokungagcini iSabatha licwengile, nithwale imithwalo naningena ngamasango weJerusalema ngelanga leSabatha, khona-ke ngizavuthisa umlilo ongasoze wacinywa emasangweni weJerusalema, uqothule imibhotjhongo yakhona.’ ”
Ngizanihlunguphaza ngokufanelene nezenzo zenu, kutjho uSomnini. Ngizakuthungelela umlilo emahlathini wedzaba lenu uqothule koke okulizombileko.”
Mhlamunye bangendlala iinghonghoyilo zabo kuSomnini; iye, mhlamunye omunye nomunye wabo angatjhuguluka endlelenakhe yobukhohlakali ngombana itukuthelo nokusilingeka uSomnini akhuluma ngakho phezu kwabantwaba, kukhulukhulu.”
Ngalokho-ke nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uSomandla, ‘Itukuthelwami nelaka lami lizokuthulukela phezu kwenarha le, phezu kwabantu neenlwana, phezu kwemithi yesivande naphezu kwesithelo semasimini. Izakuvutha ingacimi.’ ”
Maye etukuthelwenakhe uSomandla uyibhibeze kangangani indodakazi yeZiyoni! Kuthe ubuphaziphazi bakwa-Israyeli busemkayini, wabuphosela phasi. Azange akhumbule isenabelo seenyawo zakhe ngelanga letukuthelwakhe.
USomnini wenze akuhlosileko, uphumelelise ilizwi lakhe njengombana alijamisa kade. Ugirizile ngaphandle kwesirhawu; wajabulisa isitha ngawe, waphakamisa iphondo lamanabakho.
Ngetukuthelo evuthako uqunte zoke iimpondo zaka-Israyeli. Ususe isidla sakhe lokha isitha nasizako. Uvuthe njengamalangabi kwaJakopo, waqothula yoke indawo.
Ucuphe umsebakhe njengesitha, ngesidla sakhe wawuthiya njengenaba. Ubulele koke okukara amehlo ngetendeni lendodakazi yeZiyoni; Uthulule ilaka lakhe njengomlilo.
USomnini wazimisela ukubhuruza umthangala wendodakazi yeZiyoni: Welula umuda, azange agodle isandla sakhe ekutjhabalaliseni, wabanga bonyana umbundu nomthangala kuzile, kwaphela amandla ndawonye.
Ndodakazi yeZiyoni, isibetho secala lakho siphelele; uSomnini akasazokwembula. Kodwana wena ndodakazi ye-Edomu, uSomnini uzakuhlunguphaza ngecala lakho, embule isono sakho.
Ngalokho ngehlisela amanikelela phezu kwabo; ngibaqothule ngomlilo welaka lami; ngibabethe ngeentonga zabo.” Kutjho uSomnini uSomandla.
Yeke ngathululela ilaka lami phezu kwabo ngebanga leengazi abazithulula enarheni nangebanga lamanyala okubosingazimu abasilaphaza ngawo inarha.
Labo abakude bazakufa ngesifo, abaseduze bawe ngesabula. Boke abaseleko nabasindileko bazakufa ngendlala. Leyo-ke, yindlela engizakuvuthela ngayo ilaka lami phezu kwabo.
Wazalisa amezwi awakhulumako ngokujamelana nathi nababusi bethu abasibusako ngokusehlisela iinhlekelele ezesabekako. Mbala, ngaphasi komthunzi welanga azange khekwenzeke okunjengalokho okwenzakalele iJerusalema.
nami ngizokuphambana nani ngivutha ngobukhali. Ngizonibetha ngokubuyelelwe kalikhomba ngebanga lezono zenu:
ngaphambi kobana isikhathi sequnto lakaSomnini sizaliseke, iye, isikhatheso siza ngokurhabileko! Zikhalimele ngaphambi kobana ilaka lakaSomnini elivuthako lehlele phezu kwakho!
Ngambala amezwami nemiyalwami engayithumezela ngeenceku zami, abaphorofidi, yafika kiboyihlomkhulu. Kwafanela bona baphenduke bebavume bathi, ‘USomnini uMninimandlawoke usenzele okufanelana nemikhuba nezenzo zethu njengombana bekathe uzakwenza.’ ”
Ngambala lesi kusikhathi sesibetho nokuzaliseka kwakho koke okutloliweko.