12 USomnini uthi: “Izizwe azivuke, zehlele ngemrhobeni kaJehotjhafathi ngombana lapho ngizokuhlala, ngigwebe izizwe zoke mazombe.
Elangeni lesine babuthanela emrhobeni weBheraka lapha badumisa khona uSomnini. Kungebangelo isabizwa bonyana mrhoba weBheraka bekube kunamhlanjesi.
Nakunjalo, vumela isitha sami sizumane nami besingifumane, sigandelele ipilwami phasi, iye, sigadangele isithunzi sami ethulini.
phambi kwakaSomnini ngombana uyeza, iye, uyeza bona azokugweba iphasi. Uzakugweba ilizwe ngokulunga nezizwe ngeqiniso lakhe.
phambi kwakaSomnini ngombana uyeza uzokugweba iphasi; iye, agwebe ilizwe ngokulunga nezizwe ngokufaneleko.
USomnini uzakugweba hlangana nezizwe abe enze kube nokulunga ebantwini abanengi. Bona bazakwenza iinsabula zabo amalembe wokulima nemikhontwabo imikhwa yokuqopha isidiribe. Isizwe angekhe sisaphakamisela esinye iinkhali, iye, ngitjho nokuzibandulela ipi.
Isimemezelo sakaZimu ngomrhoba wombono. Ungenwe yini, wena Jerusalema kobana noke nikhuphukele ephahleni?
USomnini selazilungiselele umlandu, selebe asikimile bona agwebe isizwe.
Mbala, ilanga litjhidele, iye, ilanga lakaSomnini litjhidele, kuzokuba lilanga lamafu anzima, kube sikhathi sesizi ezizweni:
“Mhlokho ngizokunikela iGogi indawo yokuthuna kwa-Israyeli, emrhobeni weenkhambi ngepumalanga yelwandle. Indawo leyo izokuvimba iinkhambi ngombana iGogi nomkhambathakhe bazokuthunwa lapho. Izokubizwa bonyana mrhoba wesiqubuthu seGogi.
Iinqubuthu ngeenqubuthu zisemrhobeni wokugwebela ngombana ilanga lakaSomnini litjhidele ngemrhobeni lowo.
ngizakubutha izizwe zoke, ngizilethe emrhobeni kaJehotjhafathi. Lapho-ke ngizazimangalela ngebanga labantu bami, abalilifa lami, u-Israyeli ngombana zibasabalalise hlangana nezizwe, zabahlukanisa nenarhami.
USomnini uzakugweba izizwe zoke begodu ararulule imiraro yezizwe ezinengi eziseduze nezikude. Zizakuthatha iinsabula zazo zenze ngazo amalembe wokulima; zithathe nemikhonto yazo zenze imikhwa yokuqopha imithi. Izizwe angeze zisaphakamiselana iinkhali, namkha zizibandulele ipi.
Mhlokho uSomnini uzakubeka iinyawo zakhe phezu kweNtaba ye-Oliva, ngepumalanga yeJerusalema, iNtaba ye-Oliva izakuphadlhuka kabili ukusuka epumalanga ukuya etjingalanga. Ingcenye yentaba izakuya ngetlhagwini bese enye iya ngesewula, yenze umrhoba omkhulu.
Ngabona izulu livulekile, kwaba khona injomani emhlophe. Umkhweli wayo ubizwa bona nguThembekile noQiniso begodu ngokulunga ugweba asuse ipi.