11 Zathi nazingena ngekumbeni, zabona umntwana anonina uMariya, yeke zakhothama zamlotjha. Zavula amagugwazo zamkhunga ngezipho: igolide, itjhwalo nemire.
Yeke uyisabo u-Israyeli wathi kibo: “Nakube kunjalo, khona-ke yenzani lokhu: Thathani imikhiqizo ephambili yenarha le niyifake emithwalwenenu nehle nayo nifese niyiphe indoda leyo. Ninghwathe kancani imihlobohlobo yeenthako zokwenza amakha, iliju, amapistatjhiyo kanye nama-alimondi.
Yanikela ikosi igolide elimakhilogremu angaphezu kweenkulungwana ezine, umhlumba weenungo namatje aligugu. Godu azange khekube neenungo ezinengi kangako njengalezo indlovukazi yeTjheba eyazipha ikosi uSolomoni.
Yafika eJerusalema nedwendwe elikhulu, ikhamba namakamela athwele iinungo, umhlumba wegolide namatje aligugu. Yakhuluma noSolomoni ngakho koke eyayikucabanga.
Ncwangani iinyawo zendodanayo, nakungasinjalo uZimu uzakuthukuthela bese niyabhubha endleleni. Mbala, ilaka lakhe livutha masinyana. Babusisiwe boke abaphephela kuye.
uthanda ukulunga, uzonda okumbi. Ngalokho Ngwenyama, uZimakho ukuzese ngamafutha wokwenama ngaphezu kwabangani bakho.
Kwanga amakhosi weTharatjhitjhi neweligwini angaletha kuye umthelo; amakhosi weTjheba neSeba amlethele izipho;
Kwanga angasiphilela! Inga angaphiwa igolide leTjheba, athandazelwe njalonjalo, ahlale abusisekile ilanga loke.
Yizani simlotjhe simkhothamele, siguqe phambi kwakaSomnini umenzethu!
“Zithathele iinthako eziphambili zalokhu: amakhilogremu asithandathu wemire emagiqana, isinamoni nomgaba okuzizinto ezinuka kamnandi, zibe makhilogremu amathathu ngayinye,
USomnini godu wathi kuMosi: “Zithathele iinthako ezilinganako zamakha alandelako: uburegu bomuthi webhalisamu, inovu enuka kamnandi ye-onikha neyegalibhanumu kanye noburegu obutsengileko bomuthi welebhona.
Ngubani lo owenyuka avela erhalawumbeni, njengesikhatha sentuthu elifini lemire neletjhwalo, okukhethwe kizo zoke iimputjhana zabathengisi na?
Umhlambi wamakamela uzakumumela, amakamedlana weMidiyani ne-Efa. Boke abantu beTjheba bazakuza, bathwele igolide netjhwalo, bamemezele iindumiso zakaSomnini.
Umphristi uzakunghwatha isandla seflowuru esefiweko enamafutha we-oliva kanye namakha woke aphezu komnikelo weenthoro. Koke uzakutjhisa e-aldarini kube sisabelo sesikhumbuzo. Lokho kumnikelo owamukeleka kuSomnini.
“Ngambala ibizo lami likhulu ephasini loke hlangana nezizwe. Eendaweni ngokuhlukahluka kwazo, kulethwa imihlatjelo; iye, imihlatjelo enganaburhole ngombana ibizo lami likhulu ezizweni.” Kutjho uSomnini uSomandla.
Godu waletha nesitja segolide esinobudisi bamagremu alikhulu netjhumi, sigcwele amakha,
Izitja zegolide ezilitjhumi nambili ezigcwele amakha bezinobudisi obumagremu alikhulu netjhumi ngokuya ngesilinganiso sendawo ecwengileko. Ubudisi begolide lezitjezo zoke bebungaba likhilogremu nesiquntu.
Ukubelethwa kwakaJesu Krestu kwaba nje: Unina uMariya bekabonwe nguJosefa, kodwana ngaphambi kobana bahlangane, wazifumana asidisi ngoMoya oCwengileko.
Kwathi uJesu asakhuluma nesiqubuthu, kwafika unina nabafowabo bajama ngaphandle, bafuna ukukhuluma naye.
Labo ebegade bangemkhunjini bathandaza uJesu bathi: “Kwamambala uyiNdodana kaZimu!”
Kwathi lokha nazibona ikwekwezi, zajabula khulu.
Zabuza zathi: “Uphi obelethwe bona abe yikosi yamaJuda na? Sibone ikwekwezakhe lokha nayiphuma ngepumalanga, nje-ke size bona sizomkhothamela.”
Yeke barhaba, bafumana uMariya noJosefa kanye nomntwana alele ngekerebheni.
Khonapho naye weza, waphakamisa uZimu bewakhuluma ngomntwana kibo boke ebebalindele ukuhlengwa kweJerusalema.
Bekaphekelelwa nguNikhodemusi, umuntu owakhe weza azokubona uJesu ebusuku. UNikhodemusi lo, gade eze aphethe amakhilogramu amatjhumi amathathu weenthako zamakha wemire nomarobazibukhali.
Ngalokho ngaguqa eenyaweni ngayilotjha kodwana yona yathi kimi: “Ungakwenzi lokho! Ngiyinceku kanye nawe nabazalwane bakho ababambelele ebufakazini bakaJesu. Lotjha uZimu ngombana ubufakazi bakaJesu bumumoya wokuphorofida.”
Kuthe bona iwuthathe, iimbunjwa ezine eziphilako nabaphathi abamatjhumi amabili nane baguqa phambi kweMvana, omunye nomunye aphethe iharibha nezitja zegolide zizele itjhwalo, okumithandazo yabacwengileko.
Kodwana abanye abaphehli benturhu bathi: “Umrhali lo angasisindisa njani?” Bamnyaza bebamdima amalotjhiso. Kodwana uSawula wavala phetjheya.