5 Ithole lakho, Samariya, liyangikghabhudlha! Ubukhali bami buyavutha phezu kwabantwaba. Kuzabe kube nini soloko babhalelwa kuphila msulwa
Nje-ke nicabanga bona ningajamelana nombuso kaZimu osezandleni zeenzukulwana zakaDavida ngombana nilibutho elikhulukazi nokobana nineenkunzana zegolide enizenzelwe nguJerobhowamu njengabozimu benu na?
Akakho noyedwa owazi imitjhapho efihlakeleko; nje-ke, Somnini, ungangibethi ngebanga lemitjhapho leyo!
“Kuzabe kube nini nina eninganalwazi nithanda ukungabi nelwazi na? Kuzabe kube nini iinyefuli zijajuliswa kukokomeja neendlhadlha zizonda ilwazi na?
Buthanani ndawonye nize, khulumisanani nina bantu bezizwe ezisindileko! Labo abathwala iinthombembazwa zabo zeengodo abanangqondo; iye, labo abathandaza abosingazimu abangasindisiko.
iinkanuko zakho zokuhlobonga nokurhuwelela kwakho njengengwadla, iye, ubungwadla bakho obulihlazo phezu kwemibundu yemmangweni. Ngibone izenzo zakho ezinyenyisako! Uzazizwa wena Jerusalema! Kuzabe kube nini ulokhu usilaphele na?”
Wena Jerusalema, hlamba ubumbi obusehliziywenakho bese uyasinda. Kuzabe kube nini imizindlo emimbi ihlezi kuwe na?
Nje-ke uMowabi uzakuba neenhloni ngeKemotjhi, njengombana ikumba ka-Israyeli yayineenhloni lokha nayethembela eBhethe-Eli.
Abantu beSamariya bagugunwa yindaba yethole leBhethe-Aveni. Abalotjhi balo bayalililela, nabaphristi ababalotjhi balo bayabubula – babubula ngomnothwalo ngombana lisiwe ekuthunjweni.
Iindunduma zobukhohlakali, okusisono saka-Israyeli, zizakubhidlizwa. Kuzakumila ameva nabosotokolo bathi talala phezu kwama-aldarabo. Yeke bazokuthi eentabeni: “Sigubuzesani!” bese bathi emibundwini: “Sigirikelani!”
Khonapho abantu bathuwelela ngokona: Bazenzela iinthombe, abosingazimu ababazwe ngesiliva labo okumsebenzi nje owenziwe sithakgha! Ngeenthombezi bathi: “Abantu abenza umhlabelo bamele bancwange amathole la.”
nayibe bangu-Israyeli? Itholeli libunjwe sithakgha, senguzimu nje. Yeke lizokwephulwa libe ziinquqwana ithole leSamariyelo.
Labo abafunga ngabosingazimu beSamariya nanyana bathi, ‘Ngozimakho uDani, ngiqinisile ngithi,’ nanyana bathi, ‘Ngozimu weBheritjheba, ngiqinisile ngithi,’ abantwabo bazokuduleka phasi, ngiqinisile ngithi angekhe basavuka.”
Zoke iinthombe ezibaziweko zakhona zizakuphahlazwa; zoke izipho zethempeli lakhona zitjhiswe ngomlilo. Ngizokutjhabalalisa boke abosingazimu bayo. Njengombana izuze izipho zethempeli layo ngobungwadla, bazazithatha bangwadle ngazo phambili.”
Kwaba kulokha nabenza isithombe sekonyana, baletha imihlabelo kiso benama ngemisenzi yezandla zabo.
Lokha itukuthelwami nayivutha umlilo ubabule bekube sekuzikeni kwendawo yabafileko; uzakuqothula iphasi nesivuno salo, ukhothe isisekelo seentaba.