2 Abe abacabangi bonyana yoke ikohlakalwabo ngiyayikhumbula; izenzo zabo ziyabalandela, azikafihleki kimi.
Amehlwakhe aseendleleni zabantu, ubona amagadangwabo woke.
nanyana kunjalo sithi ehliziywenaso: “UZimu ukhohliwe, ubuso bakhe ubusithezile, yeke akasoze akubone lokhu.”
Ungakhumbuli izono zobutjha bami namkha iimphambeko zami; ngikhumbule ngokwethembeka kwakho ngebanga lezenzo zakho ezihle.
“Yelelani indaba le, nina enikhohlwa uZimu, nakungasinjalo ngizanidabula, kutlhogeke nomenyeli.
Bezizwe bawele ngemgodini abazembele wona, inyawo labo libanjwe esifwini abasithiyileko.
Wena ubeke amacalethu phambi kwakho, iye, okufihliweko phambi kwakho emkhanyweni.
Ikomo iyamazi umniniyo, nodumbana igebhezi lomnikazalo, kodwana u-Israyeli akazi ilitho, abantu bami abazwisisi.
Somnini, eensizini zabo bafune ubuso bakho, bazethula kuwe ngemithandazwabo, lokha ubukhali bakho nabuphezu kwabo.
Akakho namunye ocabangisisako, akakho olemukako nonomkhumbulo wokuthi: “Tjhephana ingcenye yazo ngabasa ngayo umlilo, godu bengapheka isikwa ngamalahle wakhona, ngabasa nenyama ngadla. Alo-ke ngingenza njani isinyenyiso ngokuseleko, ngikhothamele isigodo sakogodo na?”
Eminyanyenabo kukhona imihlobohlobo yamaharibha, abosotjherere, iinghwani kanye newayini; kodwana izenzo zakaSomnini abaziyeleli nemisebenzi yezandla zakhe abayitjheji.
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.
“Amehlwami ahlezi kizo zoke iindlela zabo, azikasitheki kimi namacalabo akakafihleki emehlwenami.
“Isono sakwaJuda sitlolwe ngesikhonkhwani sesimbi, iye, sagobhodlhwa ngetlobo yedayimani, emiqebethwini yeenhliziyo zabo neempondweni zama-aldarabo.
Ubukhohlakali bakho buzakuhlunguphaza, ukuhlubuka kwakho kukukhalime. Yelela-ke ulemuke kobana kumbi begodu kumunyu nawuhlubuka uSomnini uZimakho, iye, nangingasakwenzi kobana ungesabe.” Kutjho uSomnini uSomandla onguMninimandlawoke.
iye, umkhulu ekwelulekeni begodu unamandla ngokwezenzo. Amehlwakho abona zoke iindlela zabantu, uvuza omunye nomunye ngokuziphatha kwakhe nanjengokwemisebenzakhe.
Ukuziphatha kwakho kanye nezenzo zakho, wena Juda, kulethe lokhu phezu kwakho. Lokhu kumphumela wobukhohlakali bakho. Yizwa bona kumunyu kangangani nabuhlaba ehliziyweni!
“USomnini azange akhumbule itjhwalo ebenilitjhisa emizini yakwaJuda neendledlaneni zeJerusalema nina naboyihlo, amakhosenu neenduna zenu kanye nabantu benarha na? Azange akufake ehliziyweni lokho na?
Nanyana kunombono wamanga ngawe sabula, iye, nokuthukula kwekohliso ngawe, uzakubekwa eentanyeni zeenkhohlakali ezisilapheleko; ilanga lazo sele lifikile, iye, isikhathi sesibetho samaphelelo.
USomnini umangalela uJuda; uzokuhlunguphaza uJakopo ukuya ngeendlela zakhe, ambethe ngeentonga zakhe.
Kuzose kufane, okwenzeka ebantwini kuzakwenzeka nebaphristini. Ngizokuhlunguphaza abaphristi ngebanga leendlela zabo. Ngibabethe ngentongabo:
Ngemva kwamalanga amabili uzasivuselela, elangeni lesithathu asibuyisele esigeni, bonyana siphile ebusweni bakhe.
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 uthi: “Boke ubukhohlakali babo bathoma eGiligali. Lapho-ke ngabalandula ngebanga lezenzo zabo. Ngizobaqotjha endlinami, angisazobathanda. Boke ababusi babo bamaphikakani.
benzele umphorofidi umlindi ozikileko. Njengemalangeni weGibeya uSomnini uzobalalamela ngokukhohlakala kwabo bese ubahlunguphaza ngebanga lezono zabo.
USomnini ufunge ngeDumo lakaJakopo wathi: “Nanyana yini abayenzileko angeze ngayikhohlwa.
“Khuphuka uye edorobheni elikhulu iNiniva, ufike ubakhalime ngombana ubukhohlakali babo sele benyuke bebafika phambi kwami.”
Kodwana nangabe angeze nenza njalo, nizabe nonile phambi kwakaSomnini. Nje-ke yazini bonyana isono senu sizanibamba.
Akukho okugutjuziweko okungeze kwagutjululwa namkha okufihliweko okungeze kwaziwa.
Ngalokho-ke ningagwebi ilitho kungakafiki isikhathi, lindani bekufike iKosi. Yona izokuveza emkhanyweni koke okufihlwe ebumnyameni beyembule neenhloso zeenhliziyo zabantu. Ngesikhatheso uZimu uzokwamukelisa omunye nomunye ukuthokozwa okumfaneleko.
Nangathana bebahlakaniphile, bebazakghona ukuzwisisa lokhu, bahlole bona siyini isiphetho sabo.
Akukho nokukodwa okubunjiweko okusithekileko phambi kwakaZimu. Koke kwambuliwe phambi kobuso bakhe, kusemtarini emehlweni waloyo esizaziphendulela kuye.