9 Umnikelo wamabele noweenselo awusalethwa endlini kaSomnini. Abaphristi, iinceku zakaSomnini, badanile.
Thina-ke, uSomnini uZimu nguye onguZimethu begodu asikamhlanuki. Nabaphristi bethu abalotjha uSomnini uZimu bamadodana ka-Aroni begodu basizwa maLevi.
USomnini wathi kuMosi: “Umnakwenu u-Aroni namadodanakhe akaphume phakathi kwama-Israyeli. Qala ngimkhethile yena namadodanakhe uNadabi no-Abihu, u-Elazara no-Itamara kobana babe baphristi bangilotjhe.
Nina-ke nizakubizwa bona nibaphristi bakaSomnini, nibizwe bona niziinceku zakaZimethu. Nizazikholisa ngomnotho wezizwe, nizikhakhazise ngomnonwazo.
Ngiyalila ngezintwezi, ilihlo, iye, ilihlo lami liwuluka iinyembezi; mbala, umduduzi ukude nami, okunguye ongavuselela umphefumulo. Abantwabami abanabuyo ngombana isitha sihlulile.
Iindlela eziya eZiyoni ziyalila ngombana akakho oza eminyanyeni; woke amasangwalo akanabantu, abaphristi balo bayaquma, amatlawanalo ayabubula, nalo linobumunyu.
Abantwaba abazokuletha amaqatheko kuSomnini nemihlabelo yabo abazoyiletha kuye. Koke ukudla kwabo kuzakuba ngokuzilwako njengokudla okudliwa esililweni. Lokho kuzakuba kukudla okusuthisa bona; akuzukulethwa endlini kaSomnini.
Baphristi, yembathani iinzilo, nirhahlawule; lilani nina enilotjha phambi kwe-aldari. Yizani nizokulila noke, nina enilotjha phambi koZimu wesivumelwano ngombana iminikelo yamabele neyeenselo ayisalethwa ethempelini lakaZimenu.
Angithi ukudla kurhayiliwe phambi kwamehlwethu? Angithi ukuthokoza nethabo kuphelile ekumbeni kaZimethu?
Ngubani owaziko? Mhlamunye angajika atjhugulule umkhumbulo; anitjhiyele isibusiso: umnikelo wamabele nokuselwako kwakaSomnini uZimenu.
Abaphristi abalotjha phambi kwakaSomnini, abalile hlangana namathuri wethempeli ne-aldari, bathi: “Hawu Somnini! Rhawukela abantu bakho. Ungavumi bona ilifa lakho lirhubutjhwe libe sisiga hlangana nezizwe. Kubayini abantu bebathi ezizweni: ‘Njekhona uphi uZimabo loyo?’ ”