5 “Yenithi endodakazini yeZiyoni: “Naso ikosakho iza kuwe, ngokuzithoba beyikhwele udumbana, iye, udumbanyana olithole lakadumbana.”
Intonga yobukhosi angeze yasuka kuJuda, nentonga yombusi hlangana neenyawo zakhe, bekulethwe isibiko kuye, nezizwe zoke zitjengise ukumlalela.
UDavida wabuza uTsiba wathi: “Uzisa kwanabani izintwezi?” UTsiba waphendula wathi: “Abodumbanaba ngebekosini, kobanyana bekosini babe nento ekhwelwako; izikwa neenthelo ngezamadoda wekosini kobana agome; iwayini ngelokwehlisa ithuli kilabo abazakubulawa mrhawu erhalawumbeni.”
yathi kibo: “Thathani iinsebenzi zami bese nithatha indodanami uSolomoni niyikhweze phezu kwemeyila niyehlisele eGihoni.
USolomoni wabuthelela iinkarana zepi neenjomani. Gade anamakhulu alitjhumi nane weenkarana zepi neenkulungwana ezilitjhumi nambili zeenjomani agade azibeke emadorobheni weenkarana zepi nendawenakhe eJerusalema.
Yiba nomusa kimi, Somnini! Yelela isizi lami engilibangelwe ngabangizondako! Nguwe ongihlenga emasangweni wokufa,
Hlokomani, nililizele nina zakhamuzi zeZiyoni, ngombana mkhulu hlangana nani oCwengileko wakwa-Israyeli.”
Yenyukela phezulu entabeni ephakamileko wena Ziyoni, sithunywa seendaba ezihle! Phakamisa ilizwi lakho ngamandla wena Jerusalema, sithunywa seendaba ezihle! Rhuwelela, ungesabi! Yithi emadorobheni wakwaJuda: “Qalani, nango uZimenu!
Qala wena Jerusalema, uSomnini wenze isimemezelo epelazwe uthi: “Yithini endodakazini yeZiyoni, ‘Qala, nangu umSindisakho asiza! Qala, uphethe umvuzwakhe, ipangwakhe iphambi kwakhe.’ ”
Nje-ke, mina Somnini, ngizokuba nguZimazo, uDavida incekwami abe yikosana hlangana nazo. Ngikhulumile mina Somnini.’
“Incekwami uDavida uzakuba yikosabo begodu boke bazakuba nomelusi munye. Bazakulandela imithethwami bebalonde iimiso zami, bazenze.
Nakuyindlu kaJuda ngizayirhawukela; ngiyisindise. Ngingayisindisi ngeenhlabano, ngepi nanyana ngeenjomani nabakhweli bazo, kodwana ngiyisindise ngokwami mina Somnini uZimayo.”
Nje-ke uSomnini uzakunikela abantu beJerusalema ezandleni zezitha; kufikela lapha kubelethwa khona othileko, bese abafowabo abasekuthunjweni babuye bazihlanganise namanye ama-Israyeli.
lokha loyo ovela kuJakopo nakabusako. Uzakubhubhisa abasindileko emadorobheni.”
Thwalani ijogi lami, nifunde kimi ngombana ngimnene begodu ngithobile ngehliziyo, imimoya yenu izakufumana ukuphumula
Zabuza zathi: “Uphi obelethwe bona abe yikosi yamaJuda na? Sibone ikwekwezakhe lokha nayiphuma ngepumalanga, nje-ke size bona sizomkhothamela.”
“ ‘Wena Bhethelehema esenarheni yakwaJuda, awusingomncancani hlangana nababusi bakwaJuda ngombana kuwe kuzokuvela umbusi ozokuba ngumelusi wabantu bami u-Israyeli.’ ”
Yeke abafundi bakhamba bayokwenza njengombana uJesu abayalile.
Yeke uJesu wabahlathululela bona kwathiwani ngaye kiyo yoke imitlolo ecwengileko, kusukela emthethweni kaMosi nakiyo yoke imitlolo yabaphorofidi.
UNathaniyeli wamphendula wathi: “Mfundisi, uyiNdodana kaZimu! UyiKosi yakwa-Israyeli!”
Mina Powula ngenyama, ngiyanincenga ngobumnene nangokuthobeka kwakaKrestu, iye, mina engizithobako lokha nangiphambi kwenu, kodwana nginesibindi lokha nangingekho kini!
Kwaphela yena-ke akukameli azandisele iinjomani namkha abangele bona ibutho lakhe libuyele eGibhide kobana kwandiswe iinjomani njengombana uSomnini bekathe kini: “Ningasalibeka eGibhide.”
Gade anamadodana amatjhumi amane neenzukulwana eziduna ezimatjhumi amathathu. Labo-ke gade bakhwela abodumbana abamatjhumi alikhomba. Yena wakhokhela ama-Israyeli iminyaka ebunane.
Dembani, nina enikhwele abodumbana abanzotho, enibakhwele ngesala esifotjhozelako, nina enikhamba ngendlela.