10 USomnini uthi: “Ababusi bakwaJuda batjhidisa iinkhonkhwani. Ngizabadlhuwelela ngobukhali bami njengeenrhurhula zamanzi.
Ngebangelo woke othembekileko uthandaza kuwe. Ngesikhathi sokugcwala komlambo, iye, lokha nahlangana nesikhukhula, amanzi angeze amfikelela.
Amehlwabo akaphophale ukuze bangaboni; wenze amadinabo ahlale agedla.
Ubukhali bakho bungehlele; ukwesabeka kwakho kungiqedile.
Ukuthoma inturhu, kufana nokubhoboza amanzi, yeke, lisa indaba ngaphambi kobana kuthome ukulwa.
Ungatjhidisi isikhonkhwani sekadeni esabekwa boyihlomkhulu.
Ababusi bakho bamahlubuka begodu babangani bamasela. Omunye nomunye uthanda ukufunjathiswa, ugijima ngemva kwezipho. Abasajameli iintandani nendaba yabahlolokazi ayisafiki kibo.
Iye, njengombana isiliva lincithika ekehleni, ngendlela enjalo nani nizakuncithika phakathi kwalo. Nje-ke nizakwazi bonyana mina Somnini ngithululele ilaka lami phezu kwenu.’ ”
Nje-ke masinyana, ngizokuthululela itukuthelwami phezu kwakho narha, ngivuthele ilaka lami phezu kwakho. Ngizakugweba ngokufanele iindlela zakho, ngibeke zoke iinkghabhudlho zakho phezu kwakho.
Izulu lawuluka, imilambo yaphuphuma, ummoya waphephetha ngamandla phezu kwendlu leyo, nje-ke yawa. Kwaba kukhulu ukuwa kwayo!”
Kodwana ozwa amezwami angawenzi, unjengendoda eyakha ikumbayo equlwanini ngaphandle kwesisekelo. Kwathi nakufika iinkhukhula zayimadlha, yabhusuka, begodu kwaba kukhulu ukonakala kwayo.”
Ningatjhidisi isikhonkhwani sakamakhelwana esabekwa ngabadala elifeni eliyinarha enayabelwa nguSomnini uZimenu kobana ibe ngeyenu.
“Akanikelelwe otjhidisa isikhonkhwani sakamakhelwana.” Boke abantu bazakuthi: “Amen!”