6 ngombana ngilulukela ukwethembeka, ingasi umhlabelo; nokwazi ngoZimu kuneminikelo yokutjhiswa.”
Wena ndodanami Solomoni, thembeka kuZimu kayihlo, umlotjhe ngehliziyo epheleleko nangomkhumbulo ovumako ngombana uSomnini uZimu uhlolisisa ihliziyo enye nenye begodu wazi yoke ihloso yemicabango. Nawumfunako uzamfunyana; kodwana nawumfulathelako naye uzakuliselela isiphelani.
Angikukhalimi ngebanga lemihlabelwakho, Israyeli. Imihlabelwakho yokutjhiswa ihlala iphambi kwami njalo.
Ukwenza okuhle nokulungileko, kwamukeleke khulu kuSomnini ukudlula imihlabelo.
Tjheja amagadangwakho nawuya ekumbeni kaZimu. Ukuya kiyo kobana uyokulalela kungcono kunokunikela umhlabelo weendlhadlha ngombana azilemuki bonyana ziyona.
USomnini uthi: “Ubunengi bemihlabelwenu buyini kimi na? Ngidinekile ngemihlabelo yokutjhiswa yamaqama namafutha weembandana! Angithokozi ngeengazi zeenkunzi, zeemvana nezeempongo!
Nakhu ukuzila ukudla engikukhethileko: Kunyefisa amakhamandela wobukhohlakali, ukuqhusula imitja yejogi, ukutjhaphulula abagandelelweko nokuqoba woke amajogi.
Watjheja indaba yabadududu nabaswelako, ngalokho koke kwakhamba kuhle. Leyo akusiyo indlela yokungilandela na?” Kutjho uSomnini.
Mbala, lokha nangikhuluma naboyihlo ngesikhathi ngibakhupha eGibhide, azange sengibanikele nje kwaphela imiyalo emalungana nemihlabelo yokutjhiswa neyetjhebiswano,
Ngalokho kosi, kwanga iseluleko sami singamukeleka kuwe. Nje-ke tjhiya izono zakho ngokwenza ukulunga nobukhohlakali bakho ngokuba nesirhawu kwabagandelelekileko. Mhlamunye kungenzeka bonyana ukuphumelela kwakho kungaragela phambili.”
Buyelani kuSomnini, nivume izono zenu nithi: “Somnini, silibalela zoke izono zethu, wamukele ukuvuma kwethu. Sithanda ukunikela ngeenthelo zomlomethu.
Ngikuthathe ube mkami weenkomo, ube netjhebiswano noSomnini.”
Lalelani ilizwi lakaSomnini nina ma-Israyeli ngombana uSomnini unesililo ngezakhamuzi zenarha le: “Ngebanga lokobana akusenakwethembeka, neqiniso, nelwazi ngoZimu enarheni,
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.
USomnini wathi: “Ngiyayizonda begodu ngiyayinyenya iminyanya yekolo yenu; imihlangano yenu ayinyamezeleleki.
Ngizakulethani kuSomnini nangikhothamela uZimu ophakamileko? Kghani ngizakuletha phambi kwakhe umnikelo wokutjhiswa, ngizibike ngeenkunzana?
USomnini ukwazisile wena muntu lokho okulungileko. Yini-ke okhunye uSomnini akulindele kuwe ngaphandle kokwenza akutjhwileko nokwethembeka esivumelwaneni sakhe bewukhambe noZimakho ngokutjhejisisa na?
Nabegade nisazi bonyana atjho ukuthini amezwi la, ‘Ngilulukela ukwethembeka, ingasi umhlabelo.’ beningekhe nabalahla abamsulwa
Babusisiwe abanesirhawu ngombana bazakurhawukelwa.
Kodwana khambani niyokufunisisa bona umtlolo lo uthini lokha usithi, ‘Ngilulukela ukwethembeka, ingasi umhlabelo.’ Angikazeli ukuzokubiza abantu abalungileko, kodwana ngizele ukuzokubiza izoni.”
Ukumthanda ngehliziyo yoke, ngomkhumbulo woke nangamandla woke nokuthanda umakhelwana njengombana sizithanda thina, kuqakatheke khulu ukwedlula yoke imihlabelo yokutjhiswa neminikelo.”
Iye, boke abaduna abaphuma eGibhide bebasokiwe, kodwana boke labo ababelethelwa endleleni erhalawumbeni ngemva kokuphuma kwabo, bebangakasokwa.
Nje-ke ngalokhu siqinisekile bona siyamazi yena nakube silonda imiyalwakhe.
Loyo ohlala kuye akoni; yeke owonako akakamboni begodu akamazi.
Kodwana uSamyela wathi: “USomnini uthabiswa mihlabelo yokutjhiswa neminikelo kunokuthobela ilizwi lakhe na? Ukulalela kungcono kunemihlabelo, begodu nokuyelela kungcono kunamafutha wamaqama.