4 “Ngizakupholisa ukuhlubuka kwabo, ngibathande ngomusa. Njengombana ukusilingeka kwami kungasekho kibo,
Kodwana wena Somnini, uyabona! Wena ngokwakho uyelela umonakalo nesizi ukuze lokho kube sesandleni sakho. Yeke ungazimbi uzinikela kuwe, iye, wena umsizi wentandani.
Abanye baqina ngeenkarana zepi, abanye ngeenjomani, kodwana thina siqina ngebizo lakaSomnini uZimethu.
Phezu kwalokho yena waba nomusa, wacolela ubumenemene babo; iye, akhange ababhubhise, wazibamba kanengi elakeni lakhe, azange aveze boke ubukhali bakhe.
USomnini wathi: “Nakube nizakulalela ngokuzimisela ilizwi lami, mina Somnini uZimenu, nenze okuhle phambi kwami, niphethe imiyalwami bese nigcina zoke iimiso zami, angeze nganehlisela nasinye isifo kilezo engazehlisela amaGibhide ngombana mina Somnini ngimlaphi wenu.”
Mhlokho wena Israyeli uzakuthi: “Somnini, ngizakukudumisa. Nanyana bewungisilingakalele, ilaka lakho lisukile wabuye wangiduduza.
USomnini uthi: “Nina noke enomileko, yenize emanzini! Nani eninganasiliva yizani nithenge, nigome! Yenize nithenge iwayini nebisi, ngaphandle kwesiliva nezinye iindleko.
Ngizibonile iindlela zabo, nokho ngizabelapha, ngibahlahle, ngibavuze ngenduduzo. Kilabo abalilako
Nanyana amacalethu ajamelene nathi, Somnini, phuma neqhinga ngebanga lebizo lakho, iye, nanyana ukuhlubuka kwethu kukunengi. Ngambala, sikonele!
Yewungipholise Somnini, ngizakuphola; ngisindise, ngizakusinda ngombana wena uyindumiswami.
Buyani, nina bantwana abaqoqomako, ngizanelapha ekuqoqomeni kwenu.” Ama-Israyeli athi: “Iye, sizakubuyela kuwe ngombana unguSomnini uZimethu.
U-Efrayimu yindodanami ethandekako kimi, iye, umntwana othokozelwa nguyise: Njengombana vane ngikhulume ngaye, ngihlala ngimkhumbula. Ngebanga lalokho ihliziywami ibethela eduze ngaye. Mbala, ngizakuba nesisa kuye.” Kutjho uSomnini.
“ ‘Nokho ngizakubuyisa ikhokho nokupholiswa encebeni ledorobheli; iye, ngizakupholisa abantu bami. Ngizabakhela isibaya esiphephileko nesibukhoselo.
Ngalokho ibhubezi elivela ngehlathini lizazibhozomela, ipisi yerhalawumbeni iziqede. Ingwe izazilalela eduze namadorobhazo, kobana idabule iinquqwana nanyana ngubani ophumako ngombana ukuhlubuka kwazo kukhulu nokuhlehla kwazo kwandile.
Akunantatha kwaGiliyadi na? Akunanyanga lapho na? Alo, kubayini kungabi nokwelapheka kwenceba labantu bekhethu na?
Godu lokha nangitjela isikhohlakali bona sizakufa kokufa, siphenduke esonweni saso, senze okulungileko nokufaneleko
Nje-ke, izizwe mazombe eziseleko zizakwazi bonyana mina Somnini ngiyakhile imizi egade ibhuruziwe, ngatjala lapha bekungasenalitho khona. Iye, mina Somnini ngikhulumile begodu ngizokwenza lokho.”
Abantu bami bazakuhlonywa esigodweni ngombana bangifulathele. Abanye bazakuthwala ijogi lobukhoboka – ijogi elingasoze lasuswa.
“Ngizakuthatha ube mkami isikhathi soke. Ngikuthathe ube mkami ngikusize, ngikuvikele; ngithembeke bengikurhawukele kube sisipho sami kuwe.
Abantu bathi: “Nambani sibuyele kuSomnini, Nanyana asirathulile nje, kodwana uzosipholisa; nanyana asikhubazile nje, kodwana uzakubopha amancebethu.
USomnini uZimakho ungesirhodlweni sakho, unamandla wokusindisa. USomnini uzakukarekela ngethabo elikhulu; akuthande ngesirhawu, akuthakasele
“UFiniyasi umsa ka-Elazara omsa ka-Aroni umphristi, urhobhise ilaka lami kuma-Israyeli ngombana yena ube netjisakalo ngami. Ngalokho akhange ngiwabhubhise ama-Israyeli ngesikhwele enginaso.
bewathi kuMosi: “Thatha boke abarholi babantwaba bese ubaphanyeka babe selangeni phambi kwakaSomnini ukuze ilaka lakaSomnini lizokwazi ukusuka kuma-Israyeli.”
Kodwana kwanjesi sele balungisiswa ngomusakhe njengesipho ngokuhlengwa okukuKrestu Jesu,
kiyo indumiso yomusa wakhe ophazimulako asinikele wona ngesihle ngaloyo amthandako!
owasisindisa bewasibiza ngebizo elicwengileko, kungasi ngemisebenzi yethu kodwana ukuya ngokwehloso nomusa wakhe. Umusa lo sanikelwa wona ngoKrestu zingakabi ukuba khona iinkhathi,
Kodwana lokha ukulunga nethando lakaZimu uMsindisethu nalibonakaliswako,