10 Phambi kwabo kudengezela iphasi, isibhakabhaka sihlengezele. Ilanga nenyanga kufiphale, iinkwekwezi zingasakhanyi.
Wena phasi, thuthumela phambi kobukhona bakaSomandla, iye, phambi kwakaZimu wakaJokopo,
Ematlhuwenami ngalilela uSomnini, ngarhuwelela uZimami. Wezwa ilizwi lami asesigodlweni sakhe, ukulila kwami kuye kwafika eendlebeni zakhe.
Iinkwekwezi zesibhakabhaka, ngitjho nezesiRuthwana nemithala yazo azizukukhupha umkhanywazo; ilanga lizakufiphala lisaphuma nenyezi ingavezi umkhanywayo.
Woke umkhambathi womkayi uzakuncithika nesibhakabhaka sisongwe njengomsongo. Iye, woke umkhambathi wakhona uzakukokorana, njengekari elitjhwaba esidiribeni, namkha isithelo esikhuna emkhiwaneni.
Mhlokho sizakurora ngaphezu kwayo njengokubhodla kwelwandle. Lokha umuntu naqala enarheni abone ubumnyama namatlhuwo; ukukhanya kuzakuphiphazwa mamafu.
Ngabona inarha, qala, beyinganabubono, inganabuphilo ngabona umkayi, qala, bewunganakukhanya.
Lilanga elimnyama nelifipheleko, ilanga lamafu nesigayegaye. Njengokusa kugubuzesa iintaba, kuza ibutho elikhulu; elingazange khelibekhona elinjalo nekadeni, nelingasoze labakhona eenkhathini ezizako.
Lokhu kuzakwenzeka ngebanga lokuza kwelanga lakaSomnini elikhulu nelesabekako; ilanga lizakuphenduka libe nzima nenyezi ibe ziingazi.”
“Alo-ke, wena Tirosi neTsidoni, nani noke mfunda zeFilista: Ningifunani na? Nifuna ukuzibuyiselela na? Nangabe nifuna ukuzibuyiselela ngizakurhaba, nginibethe ngeentonga zenu.
Ongumenzi wekwekwezi yesiLimela nekwekwezi yesiRuthwana; ophendula ubumnyama bube yitathakusa, kuthi imini ibe busuku; ubiza amanzi welwandle awaphalazele ebusweni benarha. Ibizo lakhe nguSomnini.
Iintaba ziyahlengezela, imibundu incibilike phambi kwakhe. Iphasi liyahlengezela phambi kwakhe nelizwe nabo boke abahlala kilo.
“Khonokho ngemva kweenhlupheko zemihleni leyo, “ilanga lizakufiphala, inyezi ingakhanyisi, iinkwekwezi zizakuwa emkayini, amandla wezulwini asikinywe.
Khonokho irharideni lethempeli latlebhuka phakathi, ukuthoma phezulu ukuya phasi. Iphasi lasikinyeka, kwaphadlhuka amadwala.
Ilanga lizakuphenduka libe nzima nenyezi ibe ziingazi ngaphambi kokuza kwelanga lakaSomnini elikhulu nelesabekako.
Ngabona isihlalo sobukhosi esikhulu nesimhlophe naloyo ohlezi kiso. Iphasi nesibhakabhaka kwabaleka phambi kwakhe, kwanyamalala.
Lokha iMvana nayinamulula iphawu lesithandathu, ngaqala, qala bekunokusikinyeka kwephasi okukhulu: Ilanga lafiphala laba nzima njengomsizi, inyanga yaba njengeengazi;
Ingilozi yesine yavuthela iporompita yayo, kwathi ingcenye yesithathu yelanga, ingcenye yesithathu yenyezi nengcenye yesithathu yeenkwekwezi, iye, koke kwengcenye yesithathu yomkhanyo wakhona kwafiphala; azange kusaba khona ukukhanya engcenyeni yesithathu yemini, ngokunjalo nobusuku.
Yavula umgodi onganamkhawulo kwaphuma intuthu ngesiwulwini kwanga intuthu yekehla yomlilo; ilanga nesibanga kwafiphala ngebanga lentuthu ephuma ngesiwulwini.