18 “Ilizwi lizwakele eRama, ukulila okukhulu nokutlhuwa; uRarheli ulilela abantwabakhe, akafuni nokutjhiriywa ngombana bangasekho.”
Wabuyela kubafowabo wafese wathi kibo: “Umsana loya akasesekho lapha! Maye mina, ngizakuba yini?”
UJakopo uyisabo wathi kibo: “Ningemuke abantwabami. UJosefa akasekho, uSimiyoni naye uthethwe. Gadesi sele nifuna ukungithathela uBhenjamini! Maye mina, iphasi lingijikele!”
Kodwana indoda nayifako, iphela amandla! Umuntu nadlula ephasini, akasabonwa!
Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini: “Ilizwi lizwakele eRama, isililo nokurhahlawula okulisizi. URarheli ulilela abantwabakhe, akafuni ukutjhiriywa ngabo ngombana abasekho.”
Mbala, ngezwa isililo inga ngesomfazi onemirhelo, silisizi njengaloyo obeletha izibulo; iye, isililo sendodakazi yeZiyoni elwela ukuphefumula, yelula izandla isithi: “Maye mina, ngiyatsirimezeka, ipilwami inikelwe esandleni sababulali.”
Sawendlala phambi kwami. Wona bewutlowe ngaphambili nangemuva; utlolwe amezwi wesililo, wokuquma nokububula.
Ngaleyondlela kwazaliseka lokho okwatjhiwo ngomphorofidi uJoromiya nasithi:
Ngesikhatheso boke ebebalapho begade barhahlawula bamlilela. UJesu wathi kibo: “Lisani ukurhahlawula! Akakahlongakali kodwana ulele.”
Ngisaqalile njalo, ngezwa ikhozi liphapha hlangana nesibanga lilila ngelizwi elikhulu lithi: “Maye! Maye! Maye kibo abakhileko ephasini! Bazozizwa ngokuzwakala kwezinye zeempporompita ezisazokuvuthelwa ziingilozi ezintathu.”