4 Bakhuluma umonyani, bafunga amanga lokha nabenza iimvumelwano. Kodwana ukulunga kuzakuqubuka njengekhula elimila esimini elinyiweko.
Isidiribe sakaSomnini uMninimandlawoke siyindlu ka-Israyeli, nabantu bakwaJuda basitjalo sakhe esikhethekileko. Walindela ubulungiswa, kodwana qala, kwaba kukwephulwa komthetho walindela ukulunga, kodwana qala, kwaba sililo sesizi.
sekwande ukunikelelana, amanga nokubulala, ukweba nobungwadla. Baphalaza iingazi phezu kweengazi.
USomnini uthi: “Abantwaba bephule isivumelwano njengebe-Adamu, azange bathembeke kimi lapho.
Yelelani nina eniphendula ukulunga nakwenza umhlonyani, nina enikghurumejela umthetho eqadi:
Nakhe nabona iinjomani zirholobha phezu kwamadwala na? Umuntu yena wakhe walima khonapho ngeenkabi na? Kodwana nina niphendule umthetho waba sihlungu; najika isithelo sokulunga nasenza saba mhlonyani.
ngombana ngiyabona bonyana usenyongweni ebabako nemakhamandeleni wesono.”
iye, baziindlhadlha, abakholwa, abananhliziyo begodu bafe ivalo.
Mhlamunye kungaba khona phakathi kwenu indoda, umfazi, umndeni namkha ikoro enehliziyo esele ihlanuke uSomnini uZimethu bona idlhemadlheme ngemva kwabosingazimu bezizwezo. Nakube kunjalo kuzakumila umrabhu onobuthi neenthelo ezimunyu:
USomnini wathi kuMosi: “Qala, sele uzokuhlongakala. Abantwaba bazakusuka badlhemadlheme ngemva kwabosingazimu benarha abayokuhlala kiyo, bazangitjhiya bebephule isivumelwano sami engasenza nabo.
Yeke itukuthelwami izakuvutha phezu kwabo mhlokho, ngifihle ubuso bami kibo. Bazakuba yinyamana kakatsu, behlelwe bubumbi obunengi namatshwenyeko. Mhlokho bazakuthi, ‘Uthi akusingebanga lokobana uZimethu angasinathi ukuze sehlelwe bubumbobu na?’
abanganathando, abangavumi ukubuyisana, abahlebako, abangazigobiko, abakhohlakeleko, abahloye okuhle,
Tjhejani bona kungabikhona osalelako ekufunyaneni umusa kaZimu ukuze kungamili umrabhu obabako obanga ukonakala begodu kusilaphale abanengi ngawo.