3 athi kilo: “Lalela Israyeli, namhlanje uze epini ukuzokulwa nezitha zakho. Ihliziywakho ayingadani, ungesabi ubaleke ngebanga levalo ngazo
Yena uhlome ngeenkhwepha zenyama kodwana thina siqine ngoSomnini uZimethu ozosisiza abe alwe izipi zethu.” Abantu baqina isibindi ngamezwi kaHezekhiya ikosi yakwaJuda.
UZimu unyamise ihliziywami, oSabekako ungithuthumelisile.
Lokha nangilalako, ngizunywe buthongo; ngivuka ngombana uSomnini ungisingathile.
UMosi wathi ebantwini: “Ningesabi benidlhamazele. Lindani nibone isindiso kaSomnini azanenzela yona namhlanjesi. Ngiyanitjela ngithi amaGibhide eniwabona namhlanjesi la, angeze benisawabona godu.
Ngalokho nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uSomandla: “Qala, nginguloyo obeke ilitje lesisekelo eZiyoni, iye, ilitje elizizinyiweko, ilitje eliqakathekileko lejika elinzinzileko. Onethemba akasoze atatazela.”
Ufese uthi kuye, ‘Yelela, wehlise ummoya, ungesabi begodu ungadani ngenca yemitshwinya emibili yeenkuni nangebanga lobukhali obuvuthako bakaRetsini we-Aramu nomsakaRemaliya.
Into nje masani ukuhlubuka uSomnini begodu ningabesabi abantu benarha leyo ngombana bakukudla kwethu. Ukuvikeleka kwabo kususiwe kibo begodu uSomnini ujame nathi; nje-ke ningabesabi.”
“Qalani, nginithuma njengezimvu hlangana neempisi. Ngalokho hlakaniphani njengeenyoka, nibe msulwa njengamazuba.
Ningabesabi labo ababulala umzimba babhalelwe mphefumulo. Kungcono nesabe loyo okghona ukubhubhisa umphefumulo nomzimba esirhogweni.
Yeke ningesabi; niqakatheke khulu kuneenyoni ezinengi!”
UJesu wabaphendula wathi: “Kubayini nesabe nina bokukholwa okuncani na?” Yeke wavuka wakhalimela isiwuruwuru namaza, kwaba khona ukuthula okukhulu.
bazakudobha iinyoka ngezandla zabo, nabasela okubulalako, abazokwenzeka ilitho; bazakubeka izandla phezu kwabagulako, baphole.”
Lathi kibo: “Ningethuki. Nifuna uJesu weNazaretha obekabethelwe esiphambanweni na? Awa, uvukile, akakho lapha! Qalani indawo lapha bekabekwe khona.
yathi, ‘Ungesabi, Powula ngombana kufanele ujame phambi kombusi omkhulu; begodu qala, uZimu ukuphephisele boke othaya nabo.’
Arha-ke, uSomnini uZimenu ubeke inarha phambi kwenu; khuphukani niyithumbe njengombana uSomnini uZimu waboyihlomkhulu anitjelile. Ningesabi namkha niphele amandla.”
Lokha naniya epini niyokulwa nezitha zenu bese nibona iinjomani neenkarana nebutho elikhulu kunelenu, ningesabi ngombana uSomnini uZimenu owanikhupha enarheni yeGibhide unani.
Nasele nitjhidele epini, umphristi uzakuza ngaphambili akhulume nebutho
Qinisekisani bonyana kungabikho phakathi kwenu obuyisela ubumbi ngobumbi, kodwana hlalani njalo nirhuluphela ukwenza okuhle omunye komunye nakibo boke abantu.
Yilwa ukulwa okuhle kokukholwa, ubambelele ekuphileni okungapheliko owabizelwa kikho nowenza ngakho isivumo esihle phambi kwabofakazi abanengi.
Ngalokho singatjho ngesibindi sithi: “USomnini umsizi wami, angeze ngesaba; umuntu angangenzani na?”
Umuntu munye kini ukghona ukugijimisa amadoda ayikulungwana ngombana nguSomnini uZimenu nguye onilwelako njengombana anithembisa.
Ungesabi lokho ozakuhlupheka ngakho. Yelela, uSathana usazokudlhunya abanye benu ngesikhungweni ukuze nizizinywe, nibe nobudisi amalanga alitjhumi. Thembeka bekube sekufeni, ngizakupha isihlohlo sokuphila.
UDavida wathi kuSawula: “Akungabi nomuntu onyamako ngebanga lomFilista lo; incekwakho izakwehla iyokulwa naye.”