6 Lokha nabatlhetlha nezimvu nomhlambi wabo bathi bafuna uSomnini, abazomfunyana ngombana uSomnini uzihlukanisile nabo.
UMosi wathi: “Sizokukhamba nabo boke abadala nabancani, amadodana namadodakazethu, izimvu neembuzi kanye neenkomo zethu ngombana siyokugidinga imbedla yomnyanya kuSomnini.”
“Yeke bazangibiza, ngingabaphenduli, bangifunisise, bangangifumani.
Umhlabelo weenkhohlakali usinyenyiso kuSomnini, kodwana uthokoziswa mthandazo wabaqotho.
Umhlabelo weenkhohlakali usinyenyiso, kangangani-ke nawulethwa ngehloso embi!
Ngavulela isithandwa sami, kodwana besele sikhambile, sinyamalele. Umphefumulwami bewukhanukela ukukhuluma kwaso. Ngasifuna, kodwana azange ngisifumane; ngasibiza, kodwana azange sisabele.
Kodwana ongihlabela ikomo ubulala nomuntu, owenza umhlabelo ngemvana wephula nenja intamo, oletha umnikelo weenthoro unikela ngeengazi zewotji, otjhisa isabelo sesikhumbuzo setjhwalo udumisa nosingazimu! Kunjalo-nje bazikhethele iindlela zabo nomphefumulwabo uthokozela iinyenyiso;
Ngalokho nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini, ‘Qalani, sele ngizobehlisela ihlekelele abangeze baphunyurha kiyo. Nanyana bangalila kimi, angizobalalela.
“Ngalokho wena Joromiya, ungabathandazeli abantwaba, ungabalileli namkha ubakhulumele ngombana angeze bengilalele lokha nabangibiza ngebanga lehlekelelabo.
Nanyana bazila ukudla, angizukulalela isililo sabo, nanyana bangenza imihlabelo yokutjhiswa neminikelo yeenthoro, angizubamukela, kodwana ngizobaqeda ngesabula, ngendlala nangezifo.”
Ningathembeli emazwini adurhisako athi: “Nanti-ke ithempeli lakaSomnini! Nanti-ke ithempeli lakaSomnini! Nanti-ke ithempeli lakaSomnini!
Uzembese ngelifu kobana ungafikelelwa mthandazo.
Ngalokho, nami ngizokuphendula ngelaka. Amehlwami angeze ababalela begodu angeze ngaba nezwelo. Nanyana bangapongoloza ngesililo esikhulu phambi kwami, angekhe ngibalalele.”
Wathi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu, uyayibona into abayenzako na? Indlu yakwa-Israyeli yenza iinkghabhudlho ezikulu lapha. Ngalokho ingidedisela kude nendawami ecwengileko. Nokho usazokubona iinkghabhudlho ezikulu.”
Benza imihlabelo eyanelisa izisu zabo, bazidlela inyama nje. USomnini akayamukeli imihlabelo enjalo. Nje-ke uSomnini uzobalalamela ngokukhohlakala kwabo, bese ubahlunguphaza ngebanga lezono zabo: Bazakubuyela eGibhide.
Abantu bazokuyerayera kusukela elwandle bekube selwandle, bayemayeme kusukela etlhagwini bekube sepumalanga, babhenyegula ilizwi lakaSomnini, kodwana abazolifumana.
Kuzakufika isikhathi lapha nizakubiza khona uSomnini, nokho akazoniphendula; uzanifulathela ngebanga lekohlakalo yenu.
USomnini uSomandla uthi: “Sengathi omunye wenu angavala amasango wethempeli ukuze ningawuphembeli ilize umlilo e-aldarini lami! Angithokozi ngani. Nomnikelo ophuma ezandleni zenu angisazuwamukela.” Kutjho uSomnini uSomandla.
Kodwana begade aphele atsomuka aye emmangweni ayokuthandaza.
Nizangifuna ningangifumani, nalapha ngikhona angekhe nifike.”