3 Ngebanga lalokhu inarha iyomelela. Zoke izakhamuzi ziyadana, neembandana zommango neenyoni zezulu; ngitjho neenhlambi zitjhelwa mamanzi.”
Inarha iyalila begodu iyabundana; iLibhanoni iphela amandla begodu iyabuna, iTjharoni sese ifana nerhalawumba, iBhatjhani neKarameli ziwohloka amakari.
Kuzabe kube nini inarha iqeqebuka, kutjhwabe utjani kiyo yoke imirhula ngebanga lobukhohlakali babahlali benarha na? Ngitjho iinlwana neenyoni kuyatjhabalala khisibe abantwaba bathi: “UJoromiya akazukubona isiphetho sethu.”
Inarha izele ngeenhlobongi, ngebanga lesithuko iyalila namadlelo erhalawumbeni atjhwabile. Abaphorofidi bajabajabela okumbi, basebenzisa amandlabo ngokungakalungi.
Ngaqala, yelela bekunganamuntu neenyoni zoke zibalekile.
Ngizakuthoma ingoma yokukhihla isililo ngililele imibundu; ngizile mayelana namadlelo werhalawumba ngombana sele alifusi. Akusenamuntu odlula lapho; ukulila kweenkomo akusezwakali, iinyoni ngitjho neenlwana sele kumukile.
Kumele ngingabahlunguphazi ngalokhu na? Ngingazibuyiseleli phezu kwesizwe esinjengalesi na?” Kutjho uSomnini.
Ngebanga lobukhona bami iinhlambi zelwandle, iinyoni zomkayi, koke okukhakhaba phezu kwehlabathi kanye nabo boke abantu enarheni bazakuthuthumela phambi kwami. Iintaba zizakuphoselwa phasi, amawa awe, omunye nomunye umthangala udilikele phasi.
Maye ukubongolela kweenkomo! Imihlambi ihlakazekile ngombana ayinamadlelo; ngitjho nemihlambi yezimvu isesonweni.
U-Amosi wathi: “USomnini ubhodla aseZiyoni; uzwakalisa ilizwi lakhe aseJerusalema. Amasiso wabelusi ayatjhwaba; kuthi isiqongolo seKarameli somelele.”
Nakhu-ke okwatjhiwo uSomnini uSomandla, uZimu uMninimandlawoke uthi: “Kuzakurhahlawulwa ematatawini woke, kulilwe isimayemaye kizo zoke iindledlana. Abalimi bazakubizwa bona bazokulila nabafazi besililo kuthiwe barhahlawule.
Inarha ayizukusikinyeka ngebangeli na, abantu abahlala khona bazile ngomzana? Inarha yoke izakuphuphuma njengomlambo iNayili; izakuzamaziswa, ibohle njengomlambo weGibhide.”
Ukhalimela ilwandle lome kere; enze nemilambo itjhe thokgho. Amasiso weBhatjhani ayoma, amahlathi weKarameli arhabuke, kutjhwabe namakhwa weLibhanoni.
“Ngizakurhayila kwasamuntu neembandana; ngisizile iinyoni zezulu neenhlambi zelwandle. Ngiketule iinkhohlakali nangiphelisa abantu ebusweni bephasi.” Kutjho uSomnini.
USomnini uMninimandlawoke uthi, “ ‘Ngizakuthumela amanikelela angene ngendlini yesela nakofunga ibizo lami ngamanga. Azakuhlala ngendlinapho beyigirike.’ ”