18 Maye ukubongolela kweenkomo! Imihlambi ihlakazekile ngombana ayinamadlelo; ngitjho nemihlambi yezimvu isesonweni.
U-Arhabi wathi ku-Obadiya: “Khamba udabule inarha uye kiyo yoke imithombo nemilanjana. Mhlamunye kungaba notjanyana bokulonda iinjomani neemeyila zethu bona zingafi ukuze singabulali ezithileko zazo.”
Ikosi uSolomoni nabo boke abantu bakwa-Israyeli bahlangana phambi komfaji benza umhlabelo ngezimvu nangeenkomo ezingangobaba.
Kuzabe kube nini inarha iqeqebuka, kutjhwabe utjani kiyo yoke imirhula ngebanga lobukhohlakali babahlali benarha na? Ngitjho iinlwana neenyoni kuyatjhabalala khisibe abantwaba bathi: “UJoromiya akazukubona isiphetho sethu.”
Ngebanga lalokhu inarha iyomelela. Zoke izakhamuzi ziyadana, neembandana zommango neenyoni zezulu; ngitjho neenhlambi zitjhelwa mamanzi.”
Ngitjho neembandana zommango zilila kuwe Somnini ngombana imilambo yamanzi yomile. Umlilo utjhise amadlelo emrhuleni.
U-Amosi wathi: “USomnini ubhodla aseZiyoni; uzwakalisa ilizwi lakhe aseJerusalema. Amasiso wabelusi ayatjhwaba; kuthi isiqongolo seKarameli somelele.”
Nanyana umuthi wamakhiwani ungatlhurhi, kutlhogeka namadiribe esidiribeni; nanyana isivuno se-oliva singahlomi kutlhogeka nokudla emasimini; nanyana kunganazimvu ngesibayeni kutlhogeka neenkomo ngesibayeni;
Nje-ke, ngebanga lenu, amazulu agugudlhele izulu lawo, nephasi lagugudlhela isivuno salo.
Siyazi bona yoke indalo beyiquma inemirhelo bekube kunjesi;