7 Nakuyindlu kaJuda ngizayirhawukela; ngiyisindise. Ngingayisindisi ngeenhlabano, ngepi nanyana ngeenjomani nabakhweli bazo, kodwana ngiyisindise ngokwami mina Somnini uZimayo.”
“Nakhu okuzakuba litshwayo kuwe, Hezekhiya: “Nonyaka uzazidlela amakhakhazela, ngomnyaka wesibili udle okuzimilelako. Kodwana ngomnyaka wesithathu uzakutjala uvune, uzakuhloma iindiribe bewudle iinthelo zazo.
Ngizolivikela idorobheli bengilisindise ngenca yami nangenca kaDavida incekwami.” Kutjho uSomnini.
Ngobusukobo ingilozi kaSomnini yasahlela ekampeni yama-Asiriya yabulala abantu abalikhulu namatjhumi abunane nahlanu weenkulungwana. Kwathi abantu nabavuka ekuseni ngakusasa, iindumbu bezilele ubujadajada!
Kuthe lokha ama-Aramu nabandamela kuye wathandaza wathi: “Somnini, betha abantwaba ngobuphofu.” Mbala uSomnini wabaphophaza kanjengombana u-Elitjha gade abawile.
Amakhosi akahluli ngobunengi bebutho lawo neengorho azisindi ngobukhulu bamandlazo.
Angithembeli emsebenami nesabulami angeze yangisindisa.
UMosi wathi ebantwini: “Ningesabi benidlhamazele. Lindani nibone isindiso kaSomnini azanenzela yona namhlanjesi. Ngiyanitjela ngithi amaGibhide eniwabona namhlanjesi la, angeze benisawabona godu.
Ngaleyondlela uSomnini wasindisa ama-Israyeli mhlokho esandleni samaGibhide. Ama-Israyeli abona iindumbu zamaGibhide zitutumele magegana nelwandle.
Ngambala uZimu uyisindiswami, ngizamethemba ngingesabi. USomnini, iye uSomnini umamandla neenkhwepha zami begodu uyisindiswami.”
Nokho uSomnini ulindele ukuba nomusa kini, yeke, uzakuphakama ube nesisa kini, ngombana uSomnini unguZimu wokulunga. Babusisiwe boke abaqalelela kuye.
uthe: “Ingcenye elula khulu kuwe ekubeni yincekwami kuvusa iinkoro zakaJakopo nokubuyisa abasindileko bakwa-Israyeli. Godu ngikubeka bona ube mkhanyo ezizweni ukuze isindiswami ifikelele emikhawulweni yephasi.”
Ngalokho-ke, uSomandla ngokwakhe uzonenzela isibonakaliso: Qala, iqhakazana lisidisi, lizakubeletha indodana, liyithiye ibizo bona ngu-Imanuweli.
lokha nabathi: “Phendukani khona nje, omunye nomunye wenu, nitjhiye indlelenu embi kanye nezenzo zenu zobukhohlakali, khona nizakuhlala enarheni uSomnini aninikele yona kanye nabokhokho benu kusukela ekadeni bekube nini nanini.
Ningadlhemadlhemi ngemva kwabosingazimu kobana nibalotjhe benibakhothamele. Ningangithukuthelisi ngemisebenzi yezandla zenu. Yeke angeze nganikhubaza.”
khona-ke ngizakulahla iinzukulwana zakaJakopo noDavida incekwami begodu angeze ngakhetha ababusi emadodanenakhe kobana abuse phezu kweenzukulwana zaka-Abrahamu, u-Isaka noJakopo. Ngambala, ngizakutjhugulula ubujamo bazo bese ngiba nomusa kizo.’ ”
UGomere selakhumule uLo-Rurhama ebeleni, wazithwala godu wabeletha umsana.
USomnini uthi: “U-Efrayimu ungiphara ngamanga koke nje; indlu ka-Israyeli ingininda ngekohliso. UJuda akanaqiniso phambi koZimu, iye, ngitjho nakoCwengileko ongothembekileko.
Nje-ke sathi kimi: “Leli lilizwi lakaSomnini elinqotjhiswe kuZerubhabheli, lithi, “ ‘Akuyi ngeenkhwepha nanyana ngamandla womuntu, kodwana kuya ngoMoyami, kuzakufezeka’, kutjho uSomnini uMninimandlawoke.
Woke umuntu olapha namhlanjesi uzakwazi bonyana uSomnini akasindisi ngesabula nomkhonto kwaphela ngombana ipi ngeyakaSomnini. Nje-ke uzoninikela ezandleni zethu nokanyana nje.”