13 “Bazazizwa ngombana bangihlanukile! Bazakurhayilwa ngombana balwa nami! Ngesingami bengikhanukela ukubahlenga, kodwana bayangirhwayela.
Ama-Israyeli aziinceku nabantu bakho owabahlenga ngamandlakho amakhulu nangesandla sakho esiqinileko.
Ngibo abathi kuZimu, ‘Hlukana nathi!’ Godu bathi, ‘Yini engenziwa ngoSabekako kithi na?’
Wabasindisa esandleni sabanezondo, wabahlenga esandleni sezitha.
USomnini wathi: “Bazazizwa abantwana abanekani, abenza amano kodwana kungasiwo wami, benze isivumelwano ngaphandle kwentandwami, bangezelele isono phezu kwesono.
Ngaphandle kokukhombela indlela kimi bayaphuma, behlele eGibhide, kobana bayokukhosela ebuphephelweni bakaFaro, baphephele emthunzini weGibhide.
Bazazizwa abehlela eGibhide kobana bayokufuna isizo. Bathembele eenjomanini, iye, bathembela eenkaraneni zepi nebakhwelini bazo ngombana zizinengi khulu, kodwana bangaqaleleli koCwengileko ka-Israyeli, namkha bafune uSomnini!
Ungesabi, wena pethu, Jakopo, wena Israyeli olidlanzana, ngimi ngokwami okusizako. Utjho njalo uSomnini, umhlengakho ongoCwengileko wakwa-Israyeli.
Nje-ke nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini owakudalako, wena Jakopo, owakubumbako, wena Israyeli, uthi: “Ungesabi ngombana ngizakuhlenga. Ngakubiza ngebizo; wena ungowami.
okutjho ukuphambuka nokudela uSomnini, ukufulathela uZimethu, ukukhuluma igandelelo nokuhlubuka, ukumitha amala esiwahumuza ngeenhliziyo.
Wathi: “Ngambala bababantu bami, babantwana abangeze baba mahlongandlebe.” Ngalokho waba msindisabo.
Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini ngabantu bakhe: “Iye, ngiphakathi kwabo, kodwana bakuthanda khulu ukunyariya, ababambi iinyawo zabo.” Ngalokho uSomnini akabamukeli; yeke uzakukhumbula ubukhohlakali babo abahlunguphazele izono zabo.
Nizidurhise nina! Ngini eningithume kuSomnini uZimenu nathi, ‘Yewusithandazele kuSomnini uZimethu, sitjela koke uSomnini uZimethu akutjhoko, yeke thina sizakwenza.’
Abakhozi balo bathi: “Besizalelapha iBhabheli, kodwana angeze lelapheka. Asilisukeleni! Omunye nomunye wethu aziyele enarhenakhe ngombana isigwebo salo sifikelela emkayini, siphakeme njengamafu.”
Ngizaniqotjha ebukhoneni bami njengombana ngaqotjha boke abafowenu, iye, zoke iinzukulwana zakwa-Efrayimu.
Isihlohlo siwile eenhloko zethu. Maye thina ngombana sonile!
“USomnini uSomandla uthi, ‘Maye! Iye maye kuwe ngombana emva kwabo boke ubukhohlakali bakho
“Vane nitjho ukuthini lokha nanidzubhula isagesi ngenarha yakwa-Israyeli, nisithi, “ ‘Abobaba bagome amadiribe angakavuthwa, nje-ke amazinyo wabantwana ayatjhelela’?
“Kodwana nithi, ‘Indlela kaSomandla ayikalungi.’ Nje-ke, lalelani lapha nina ndlu yakwa-Israyeli: Indlelami ayikalungi na? Ngezenu iindlela ezingakalungi!
Izimvu zami zazulazula kizo zoke iintaba naphezu kwemibundu ephakamileko. Iye, izimvu zami zahlakazeka ebusweni bephasi kungekho ozizumako namkha afunane nazo.
USomnini uthi: “U-Efrayimu ungiphara ngamanga koke nje; indlu ka-Israyeli ingininda ngekohliso. UJuda akanaqiniso phambi koZimu, iye, ngitjho nakoCwengileko ongothembekileko.
Kodwana lokha aboBhali nabababizako bangifulathela, benzela aboBhali imihlabelo, batjhisela neenthombe ezibaziweko itjhwalo.
Abathembeki phambi kwakaSomnini, babeletha amavezandlebe. Nje-ke, uSomnini uzobatjhabalalisa ngenyanga eyodwa nje; kuzabe kungasenalitho emasiminabo.
iye, nangithi ngipholisa u-Israyeli, izono zaka-Efrayimu zivela emtarini, kwembuleke ikohlakalo yeSamariya: Bayakhohlisana, amasela ayagqekeza angene ebe; imigulukudu idlelezela eendledlaneni!
Ikosabo iyabathabela ngokuyibeka kwabo ngekohlakalo; nababusi bayo bayathokoza ngamangabo.
Iye, nabantwana ababakhulisako ngizobamuka bona kungasali ngitjho noyedwa. Bazazizwa mhlana ngibafulathelako.
UZimu wesivumelwano uzobafulathela ngombana akhange bamlalele. Bazoba bozulani hlangana nezizwe.
Amadoda ethukwa khulu abuza athi: “Alo-ke, woneni na?” Abuza nje, begade selasazi bonyana umrhali lo ubalekela uSomnini ngombana ukhe wawadembela.
Kodwana uJona wabalekela uSomnini wanqomba eTharatjhitjhi. Wehlela eJopha lapha afunyana khona isithayamanzi siya eTharatjhitjhi. Selakhokhe imali yekhambo, wehlela ngaphakathi kwesithayamanzi wakhamba nabathayi eTharatjhitjhi abalekela uSomnini.
Ngambala, iingwili zedorobho zinenturhu, izakhamuzi zakhona zibomalakazi namalimazo azele ikohliso.
Iye, nganikhupha eGibhide; nganihlenga enarheni yobukhoboka. Nganithumela uMosi, u-Aroni noMeriyamu kobana banirhole.
“Jerusalema, Jerusalema, wena obulele abaphorofidi, godu wakhanda ngamatje labo abathunywe kuwe, kukangaki ngifuna ukubuthelela abantwabakho njengesikhukhukazi sibuthelela amadzinyanaso ngaphasi kweempiko zaso, kodwana azange ungivumele.
Khumbula bonyana benimakhoboka enarheni yeGibhide, nje-ke uSomnini uZimenu wanihlenga, ngalokho ngiyakuyala-ke ngamezwi la namhlanje.
Nangabe sithi azange khesone, simenza onamanga nelizwi lakhe alikho kithi.
Ngisaqalile njalo, ngezwa ikhozi liphapha hlangana nesibanga lilila ngelizwi elikhulu lithi: “Maye! Maye! Maye kibo abakhileko ephasini! Bazozizwa ngokuzwakala kwezinye zeempporompita ezisazokuvuthelwa ziingilozi ezintathu.”