16 USomnini uzakubhodla aseZiyoni, athuthumbise ngombani aseJerusalema; izulu nephasi zizakuthuthumela. Nokho uSomnini uzakuba lirholo labantu bakhe, abe siphephelo sabantu bakwa-Israyeli.
Wathi: Ngiyakuthanda Somnini, umamandlami.
Kwanga uSomnini anganikela abantu bakhe amandla! Kwanga angababusisa ngokuthula.
Ngilila kuwe ngisepelazwe, lokha ummoyami nawuphasi. Ngirholele edwaleni eliphakemeko kunami
Ibizo lakaSomnini limubhotjhongo oqinileko, olungileko ubalekela kiwo angalalameleki.
yena uzakuhlala ekuphakameni, ubuphephelo bakhe buzakuba lidwala elingafikelelekiko, ukugoma kwakhe kuhlala kukhona namanzakhe aqinisekisiwe.
Ngambala, lapho uSomnini uzakuba ngakithi ngobukhosi bakhe. Kuzakuba yindawo enemilambo, lapha imilanjana inabela khona ngemahlangothini woke. Lapho akuzukuthaya iinthayamanzi zamaphini begodu akuzokudlula imikhumbi enobukhosi.
USomnini uzakutjhagala njengengorho, avuselele itjisakalo njengebutho; uzakurhuwelela, ahlabe umkhosi wepi; azibonakalise amuhluli wezitha zakhe.
Ngikufunza amezwami ngikugubuzese ngesithunzi sesandla sami, iye, mina owanzinzisa amazulu, ngabeka neensekelo zephasi begodu nothi eZiyoni, ‘Nibabantu bami.’ ”
Somnini, mandlami nesiphephelo sami, iye, ubuphephelo bami ngeenkhathi zesizi, kuwe izizwe zizakuza zivela epelazwe zithi: “Abobaba azange basitjhiyele litho ngaphandle kwabosingazimu abayikohliso, iye, akakho phakathi kwabo onobubhadekelo.”
Ungabi kukwesabeka kimi, wena usiphephelo sami ngelanga lehlekelele.
“Ekutjhisakaleni kwami, iye, ekuvutheni kwelaka lami, ngakhuluma ngathi, ‘Mbala, mhlokho kuzakuba nokusikinyeka okukhulu kwephasi enarheni yakwa-Israyeli.
Bazakulandela uSomnini; abhodle njengengwenyama. Iye, lokha nabhodlako abantwabakhe bazakuza, bathuthumela bavela etjingalanga.
U-Amosi wathi: “USomnini ubhodla aseZiyoni; uzwakalisa ilizwi lakhe aseJerusalema. Amasiso wabelusi ayatjhwaba; kuthi isiqongolo seKarameli somelele.”
Ingwenyama ibhodlile-ke! Ngubani ozakuhlala akwakwalale? USomnini uSomandla ukhulumile! Ngubani-ke ozakuhlala angaphorofidi na?
USomnini ulungile kilabo abaphephela kuye ngeenkhathi zamatshwenyeko; Utjheja labo ababalekela kuye ngeenkhathi zeenrhurhula.
“Ngambala, lokhu ngokwatjhiwo nguSomnini uMninimandlawoke, ‘Kuzakuthi msinyazana ngisikinye amazulu nephasi, nelwandle kanye nenarha eyomileko.
Ngizakusikinya zoke izizwe bese kuvela amagugu wezizwe zoke, yeke ngizalise indlu le ngephazimulo,’ kutjho uSomnini uMninimandlawoke.
Ngizakuqinisa u-Efrayimu ukuze abe nobudlelwano obuhle nami.” Kutjho uSomnini.
USomnini wathi: “Njengombana ngiqinise indlu kaJuda, njalo-ke ngizakusindisa indlu kaJosefa. Ngizakubuyisa indlu kaJosefa, ngibe nezwelo kiyo. Izakuba ngathi azange khengiyilahlele izandla. Ngebanga lokobana nginguSomnini uZimabo, ngizabaphendula.
Buyelani erholweni, nina mbotjhwa ngombana kunethemba! Ngambala namhlanje uSomnini umemezela uthi: “Wena Jerusalema, ngizakunikela umvuzo obuyelelweko.
Ngesikhatheso ilizwi lakhe lasikinya iphasi, kodwana kwanjesi uthembisile wathi: “Ngizokubuya godu ngisikinye kungabi liphasi nje kwaphela kodwana nezulu imbala.”
Khonokho kwaba khona ukusikinyeka kwephasi bekwadilika kwetjhumi komuzi. Kwafa abantu abaziinkulungwana ezilikhomba ekusikinyekeni lokho; inengi lesaba beladumisa uZimu wezulwini.
Ithempeli lakaZimu ezulwini lavuleka petle, kwabonakala i-aldari lesivumelwano lingethempelinapho; begodu bekukhona ukubaneka kwemibani, ukuraramba, ukutletlebula kokuduma kwezulu, ukusikinyeka kwephasi kanye namagidija wesinanja.
Kwabonakala imibani, ukuraramba, ukutletlebula kokuduma kwezulu nokusikinyeka okukhulu kwephasi okungazange khekube khona soloko kwaba khona abantu ephasini; mbala kwaba kusikinyeka okukhulu!
OngaTjhugulukiko ka-Israyeli akaleyi amala namkha atjhugulule umkhumbulwakhe ngombana akasinjengomuntu kobana angaloko atjhugulula umkhumbulwakhe.”