5 Abasigijimisako basihlezi entanyeni sidiniwe begodu asinakuphumula.
Nakhu okwatjhiwo nguSomnini kimi: “Zenzele iindrobho neenkeyi bese ubeka iinkeyi ezimbili nesidrobho entanyenakho.
Nakube kukhona isizwe nanyana umbuso ongafuni ukusebenzela uNebukadinetsari ikosi yeBhabheli, namkha ongafuni ukuthwala ijogi lekosi yeBhabheli, ngizakuhlunguphaza isizweso ngesabula, ngendlala nangamatshwenyeko, kufikela lapha ngisirhayila khona ngesandla sakhe. Kutjho uSomnini.
Mbala, nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uMninimandlawoke, uZimu wakwa-Israyeli, ‘Ngizakubeka ijogi lesimbi eentanyeni zazo zoke izizwezi ukuze zisebenzele uNebukadinetsari ikosi yeBhabheli, iye, zizamsebenzela begodu ngizamnikela ngitjho neenlwana zommango.’ ”
Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uMninimandlawoke: “Umthangala obanzi weBhabheli uzakufadalaliswa, amasangwalo aphakemeko athungelelwe ngomlilo. Iye, abantu basebenzela ilize nezizwe iimvuthiso zomlilo, lokho kwaba mtjhikatjhika wazo.”
Wangibophelela ijogi leemphambeko zami, iye, ngesandla sakhe bezibotjhelelwe ndawonye. Zabekwa entanyenami ngaphelelwa mamandla. USomandla wanginikela kilabo engingeze ngajamelana nabo.
UJuda uye ekuthunjweni ngeenhlungu nangokusebenza nzima. Gadesi uhlala hlangana nezizwe, angafunyani indawo yokuphumula; boke abamgijimisako bamthelekela aseensizini zakhe.
Abasigijimisako bebanebelo kunamakhozi emkayini, basilandelela basikhweza iintaba, basilalela erhalawumbeni.
Yeke uSomnini wathi: “Qala, nginitlamela ikohlakalo nina sigungu ndina. Kuzakuphela ukukhambela phezulu ngombana nizabe nibotjhelelwe ejogini isiphelani. Ngambala kuzabe kusikhathi esimasikizi kini.”
Thwalani ijogi lami, nifunde kimi ngombana ngimnene begodu ngithobile ngehliziyo, imimoya yenu izakufumana ukuphumula
Alo-ke kungani nifuna ukulinga uZimu ngokuthwesa abafundi umthwalo esingakghoni ukuwuthwala thina namkha abokhokho bethu na?
ngalokho nizakusebenzela izitha zenu uSomnini azazithumela bona zijamelane nani. Zizanibulalisa ngendlala, zinibangele umrhawu, zinihlubulise nibe bhunubhunu niswele koke. USomnini uzakubeka ijogi lesimbi eentanyeni zenu abe anibhubhise nya.