2 Buyelani kuSomnini, nivume izono zenu nithi: “Somnini, silibalela zoke izono zethu, wamukele ukuvuma kwethu. Sithanda ukunikela ngeenthelo zomlomethu.
UDavida wathi kuNathani: “Ngonile kuSomninini.” UNathani wathi: “USomnini usihlangulile isigwebo sakho sokufa.
Ngemva kwalokho uDavida wathoma ukuzisola ehliziyweni ngokubala kwakhe amadoda wepi, wathi kuSomnini: “Maye mina, ngonile ngesenzo samesi. Ngiyabawa Somnini, libalela umlandu wencekwakho. Ubudlhadlha abelatjhwa.”
Alo, kubayini ungacoleli isiphambeko sami, ususe isono sami na? Qala, sele ngizaziyela kwamhlaba, uzangifuna kodwana ngizabe ngingasekho.”
Somnini, yamukela iminikelo yesihle yomlomami, ungifundise imithethwakho.
Yenzani ukuthokoza kwenu kube mhlabelo kuZimu, niphethe iinthembiso zenu kongoPhezulu.
Zimu, ngephule ecaleni leengazi, iye, wena Zimu wesindiswami, khona ilimu lami lizakukhalela ngokulunga kwakho.
Somandla, vula iimbhena zami ukuze umlomami umemezele idumo lakho.
Iimphambeko zakho ngizithanyele njengelifu nezono zakho njengekungu. Buyela kimi ngombana ngikuhlengile.”
Lafese lathinta umlomami ngelahlelo lathi: “Qala, njengombana lokhu sekuthinte iimbhena zakho, umlandwakho sewususiwe nezono zakho sezithethelelwe.”
Nje-ke, khamba ufese umemezele umlayezo lo ngehlangothini langetlhagwini ngokuthi, “ ‘USomnini uthi: Yewubuye wena Israyeli oqoqomako! Iye, uSomnini uthi: Angeze bengisakubuthela iinhlonze ngombana ngithembekile. Mbala, uSomnini uthi: Angeze ngathukuthela mlibe.
U-Efrayimu unjengomthengisi osebenzisa isilinganiso samanga, uthanda tle ukudlelezela.
Ukuzikhukhumeza kuka-Israyeli kujamelene naye. Ama-Israyeli ngitjho no-Efrayimu bararejwa zizono zabo; uJuda unyandanye nabo:
ngombana ngilulukela ukwethembeka, ingasi umhlabelo; nokwazi ngoZimu kuneminikelo yokutjhiswa.”
Abaphristi abalotjha phambi kwakaSomnini, abalile hlangana namathuri wethempeli ne-aldari, bathi: “Hawu Somnini! Rhawukela abantu bakho. Ungavumi bona ilifa lakho lirhubutjhwe libe sisiga hlangana nezizwe. Kubayini abantu bebathi ezizweni: ‘Njekhona uphi uZimabo loyo?’ ”
Kodwana mina ngizokuletha umhlatjelo kuwe, ngikubabaze ngesihlabelelo sokudumisa. Engikufungeleko ngizakuphumelelisa, isindiso ivela kuSomnini.”
Isithunywa sathi eengilozini ezijame phambi kwaso: “Mhlubuliseni iindwedwekazi azembethekwezi.” Sase sithi kuJotjhuwa: “Qala, ngisuse isono sakho, nje-ke ngizakwembathisa izambatho zakanokutjho.”
Nakube-ke nina, ngitjho nanyana nikhohlakele kangaka nje, nikwazi ukupha abantwabenu izipho ezihle, kangangani-ke uYihlo osezulwini! Uzabapha izipho ezihle khulu labo abambawako.
Nakube nina-ke, ngitjho nanyana nibambi kangaka nje, niyakwazi ukupha abantwana benu izipho ezihle, kangangani-ke uYihlo osezulwini, uzakuphana ngoMoya oCwengileko kilabo abamkhombelako.”
“Kodwana umthelisi wajamela kudanyana. Wahlulwa ngitjho nakuqala ezulwini, kodwana wabetha isandla phezu kwesinye wathi, ‘Zimu, ngirhawukele, mina soni!’ ”
Ngomuso uJwanisi wabona uJesu asiza kuye, wathi: “Qalani nasiya iMvana kaZimu, esusa isono sephasi!
Lesi-ke sivumelwano sami nabo, lokha nangisusa izono zabo.”
owasisindisa bewasibiza ngebizo elicwengileko, kungasi ngemisebenzi yethu kodwana ukuya ngokwehloso nomusa wakhe. Umusa lo sanikelwa wona ngoKrestu zingakabi ukuba khona iinkhathi,
owazinikela ngebanga lethu ukuze asihlenge ekukhohlakaleni koke, azihlambululele abantu bakhe abatjhisekela imisebenzi emihle.
ngombana akwenzeki bona iingazi zeenkunzi nezeembuzi zisuse izono.
Nje-ke ngaye, asinikeleni umhlabelo wokudumisa kuZimu, okutjho iinthelo zeembhena ezivuma ibizo lakaJesu.
nani-ke njengamatje aphilako, nakhelwe endlini yokommoya kobana nibe buphristi obucwengileko, ninikele imihlabelo yokommoya eyamukelekako kuZimu ngoJesu Krestu.
Kodwana nina nisisizwe esikhethiweko, ubuphristi bobukhosi, isizwe esicwengileko, abantu ekungebakaZimu kobana nitjhumayele imisebenzi yamandla yaloyo owanibiza bona niphume ebumnyameni nize ekukhanyeni kwakhe okukarisako.
Kodwana nangabe sikhamba ekukhanyeni njengombana naye asekukhanyeni, sinobudlelwano omunye nomunye neengazi zakaJesu iNdodanakhe zisihlanza ezonweni zoke.
Niyazi bona wabonakaliswa kobana azokuhlangula izono begodu kuye akukho sono.