10 Qala bona uSomnini uZimu unandise kangangani: Namhlanje sese nifana neenkwekwezi zomkayi ngobunengi.
Ngalokho uSomnini wamthatha wamusa ngaphandle kwetende wathi kuye: “Qala phezulu emkayini, ubale iinkwekwezi nakube mbala ungakghona ukuzibala. Sizakuba njalo-ke isizukulwana sakho.”
ngiqinisile ngizokubusisa ngenze iinzukulwana zakho zibe njengeenkwekwezi emkayini nanjengetjhwabatjhwaba magegana nelwandle. Iinzukulwana zakho zizakuthumba amadorobho wezitha zazo.
Iinzukulwana zakho zizakuba zinengi njengethuli lehlabathi. Uzakwanda unabele ngetjingalanga, ngepumalanga, ngetlhagwini nangesewula. Zoke iinkoro zephasi zikhanukele ukubusiswa njengawe nanjengeenzukulwana zakho.
UDavida akhange abale amadoda aneminyaka ematjhumi amabili namkha ngaphasi kwaleyo ngombana uSomnini uZimu gade athembise bona uzakwenza u-Israyeli abe mnengi njengeenkwekwezi zomkayi.
Njengombana wakhuluma naboyisemkhulu, wandisa iinzukulwana zabo zaba njengeenkwekwezi zesibhakabhaka. Godu wabangenisa enarheni kobana ibe lilifa labo.
Lokha nababusisako, banda khulu, akhange avume bona ifuywabo iphunguke.
Ama-Israyeli akhamba asuka eRamesese anqomba eSukothi. Kwakungaba ziinkulungwana ezimakhulu asithandathu zamadoda akhamba ngeenyawo ngaphandle kwabafazi, abantwana nababuthakathaka.
USomnini akakhumbule u-Abrahamu, u-Isaka no-Israyeli iinceku zakhe afunga kizo ngebizo lakhe wathi, ‘Ngizakwandisa iinzukulwana zenu zibe njengeenkwekwezi zomkayi, nginikele iinzukulwana zenu yoke inarha enginithembise yona le kobana ibe lilifa lazo isiphelani.’ ”
iye, rhuluphelani uyihlo u-Abrahama, nonyoko uSara owanibelethako: Bekamunye lokha nangimbizako kobana ngimbusise bengimandise.
Wakhula njengesitjalo sommango. Iye, wakhula wadlondlobala ukufikela lapha uba khona mumuntu okarisako. Wathoma ukuphuhla, wamila amatjhitjhi kodwana bewusese bulanzi, iye, ubhunubhunu.
bebaziinkulungwana ezimakhulu asithandathu nantathu namakhulu amahlanu namatjhumi amahlanu.
Kuthi lokha nawubekwa phasi athi: “Somnini, buyela ku-Israyeli, iye, kumatjhumitjhumi weenkulungwana!”
Bengifisa inga uSomnini uZimu waboyihlomkhulu bekanganandisa kayikulungwana ngobunengi abe anibusise njengombana anithembisile,
Aboyihlomkhulu behlela eGibhide bamatjhumi alikhomba wabantu. Nje-ke gadesi uSomnini uZimenu unenze naba banengi njengeenkwekwezi zomkayi.
Uzakuvuma phambi kwakaSomnini uZimakho uthi: “Ubaba gade amAramiya onguzulani, wehlela eGibhide waba sikhonzi lapho, umndenakhe ulidlanzana. Lapho wanda waba sisizwe esikhulu, okutjho esinamandla nesinengi ngesibalo.
Nizakusala niyikereketjhana phezu kobana beniliwoma njengeenkwekwezi zomkayi ngombana azange nilalele ilizwi lakaSomnini uZimenu.
USomnini akakabeki ihliziywakhe kini bewanikhetha ngebanga lokobana nibanengi ngesibalo kunabanye (emanyeni benilidlanzana khulu kibo boke abantu),