21 USomnini uthi: “Mhlokho ngizakuphendula; Ngiphendule izulu, izulu liphendule iphasi.
Njengezulu neliqhwa kwehla kuvela phezulu, akubuyeli emuva kungakasezeli iphasi, kulenze lihlume belithele kobana linikele umtjali imbewu nogomako isikwa,
Angeze bewusabizwa “ngolahliwe” namkha inarhakho ithiwe “ingudududu”. Kodwana sele uzakubizwa “othandiweko wami”, inarhakho ithiwe “ngeyendileko” ngombana uSomnini uzakukareka ngawe nenarhakho izakuba nomphathi.
Njengesokana nalithatha intombi, ngokunjalo amadodanakho azakuba baphathi bakho, njengomyeni nathabele umlobokazakhe, ngokunjalo uZimakho uzakuthaba ngawe.
Ngaphambi kobana babize, ngizaphendula, kuthi basakhuluma, mina ngizwe.
Ngizanihlenga kikho koke ukusilaphala kwenu, ngiyale amabele abe khona ngiwenze abe linala nendlala ngingasayehliseli kini.
Abantu ebebahlala emthunzinakhe bazakubuya godu batjale ikoroyi. Bazakutlhurha banabe njengesidiribe. Idumo laka-Israyeli libe njengewayini leLibhanoni.
USomnini waphendula wathi ebantwini bakhe: “Nginithumelela amabele, isitjhidela sewayini namafutha we-oliva bona kunisuthise. Angeze ngisavuma bona babe siphoqo ezizweni.
Isithathwesi ngizasidlulisa emlilweni; ngisicwengisise njengocwengisisa isiliva negolide. Sizakubiza ibizo lami, nje-ke ngizasiphendula, ngithi, ‘Bababantu bami,’ bese sona sithi, ‘USomnini nguZimethu.’ ”
“Iye, imbewu abayitjalileko izakuhluma kuhle, iindiribe zihlome iinthelo zazo namasimu aveze isivuno sawo kuthi izulu line ngesikhathi esifaneleko. Koke lokhu ngizakwenza bonyana kuhlale kukhona njalo kumisalela yabantwaba.
ngibabuyise bona bazokuhlala eJerusalema. Bazakuba babantu bami, mina ngibe nguZimabo ngeqiniso nangokulunga.”
Lethani koke kwetjhumi ngesilulwini, ukuze kube nokudla endlinami. Ngilingani ngalokhu.” Kutjho uSomnini uSomandla. “Nibone nangingazukunivulela izulu liwuluke, nginithululele iimbusiso ezizakuba mhlumba.
Ngizakukhalimela intethe bona ingadli iintjalo zenu ukuze iindiribe emasiminenu zingabhalelwa kuhloma.” Kutjho uSomnini uSomandla.
Kodwana funani qangi umbuswakhe nakho koke ukulunga kwakhe, nje-ke koke lokhu nakho nizakuphiwa khona.
Yena ongazange agodle iNdodanakhe, kodwana wayinikela ngebanga lethu soke, akazukusinikela koke ngayo na?