16 Ngambala, ama-Israyeli anekani kadumbana. Alo-ke, uSomnini angawelusa njani njengezimvu nazidla emrhuleni?
Bangabi njengaboyisemkhulu ebekusizukulwana esikhunyaleleko nesihlubukako; iye, isizukulwana ebesinehliziyo enganaqiniso nebesinommoya ongakathembeki kuZimu.
iye, ubuthane njengendulungu yoboya ngikujikijele emajukujukwini. Uzakufela lapho neenkarana zakho zedumo nazo zizakusala khonapho, wena olihlazo ekumbeni yomphathakho!
UZimu uzakunisa izulu phezu kwembewu oyitjalileko esimini, akunikela ikoroyi okumkhiqizo wequlwani. Umkhiqizo lowo uzakuhloma bewunone. Mhlokho ifuywakho izakukarula emadlelweni abanzi;
Iimvana zizakudla emadlelwenazo, izimvu ezinonisiweko zizidlele umathanda hlangana namarubhi.
Nanyana amacalethu ajamelene nathi, Somnini, phuma neqhinga ngebanga lebizo lakho, iye, nanyana ukuhlubuka kwethu kukunengi. Ngambala, sikonele!
USomnini wathi kimi: “U-Israyeli oqoqomako lo, icala lakhe lingcono kunelakaJuda ongathembekiko.
Ngesikhathi sokubusa kwekosi uJosiya, uSomnini wathi kimi: “Ubonile lokho u-Israyeli oqoqomako akwenzileko na? Ukhuphukele komunye nomunye umbundu nangaphasi komunye nomunye umuthi ohlaza wayokungwadlela lapho.
Yeke u-Israyeli oqoqomako lo ngiyomthokoza kwabo, ngimhlome ngencwadi yokumtlhala ngebanga lokuhlobonga kwakhe. Kodwana ngabona bonyana udadwabo, uJuda ongathembekiko lo akanavalo, naye ngokwakhe ukhambile wayokungwadla.
“Mbala, ngizwe u-Efrayimu azitlhuwela athi, ‘Ungibethile, ngamukela isibetho njengekunzana engakajayeli ukubotjhelwa. Yewungibuyise, ngizakubuya ngombana wena unguSomnini uZimami.
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.
Kodwana aboyihlo azange balalele bebayelele, esikhundleni salokho balandela iindlela zokukhunyalala kweenhliziyokazi zabo ezimbi. Badedela emuva kunobana baye phambili.
Alo, kubayini-ke abantwaba bahlala baqoqoma? IJerusalema iphila ngokuhlubuka. Banamathela ekohlisweni, abafuni ukubuya.
“U-Efrayimu lithodlana elibanduliweko nelithanda ukubhula amabele. Yeke ngaqeda ngokuthi angibeke ijogi phezu kwentanyanakhe ehle le. Ngizakubophela u-Efrayimu, uJuda alime, bese uJakopo uphadlha amagade.
Ngebangelo-ke zizokubenya emadorobhenabo, iinqabo zamasangwabo zipheliswe namaqhingabo atjhabalaliswe.
Abantu bami bazakuhlonywa esigodweni ngombana bangifulathele. Abanye bazakuthwala ijogi lobukhoboka – ijogi elingasoze lasuswa.
“Nina-ke ngizonihlakazela hlangana nezinye izizwe nesabula ihlale irhwatjhiwe ngemuva kwenu. Iye, inarhenu izakuba libhudu namadorobhenu abe marubhi.
Kodwana baqinisa iinhloko bebathundubaza neendlebe zabo.
“Ngiyazisola kobana ngambekelani uSawula njengekosi ngombana ungitlhanamele begodu azange aphethe ilizwi lami.” USamyela wakhathazeka; walila ubusuku boke bamhlokho phambi kwakaSomnini.