4 Wathi: “Ngonile ngokukhaphela iingazi ezinganamlandu.” Bamphendula bathi: “Kusitjhisa ngani-ke thina lokho? Ziimbonwa nguwe lezo.”
Lokha u-Arhabi nezwa amagama lawo, wadabula izambatho zakhe, wembatha inzilo bewazila nokudla. Walala ngazo wazulazula athobekile.
kanye nokuthulula kwakhe iingazi ezinganamlandu. Ngenca yokobana uManase gade azalise iJerusalema ngeengazi ezinganamlandu, uSomnini uZimu bekangakazimiseli bona athethelele.
Nakungini khona, ningininda ngamanga, niziinyanga ezingazisiko nokanyana nje.
“Ngizwe izinto ezinengi ezinjalo; nibaduduzi abambi nokanyana njalo.
Baluka ilisu ngepilo yolungileko, balahle onganacala ngesigwebo sokufa.
UFaro wabiza uMosi no-Aroni ngobusukobo wathi kibo: “Ayigubhe! Hlukanani nabantu bami nina nama-Israyelenu la! Khambani niyokulotjha uSomnini njengombana nikhombele.
UFaro wathumela ilizwi bona kubizwe uMosi no-Aroni, wathi kibo: “Awa kwanje khona ngonile. USomnini uqinisile, mina nabantu bami sinephoso.
Umuntu udunyiswa ukuya ngokuhlakanipha kwakhe, kodwana onomkhumbulo ophambeneko uyanyazeka.
Kodwana nazi-ke bonyana naningibulalako, nizazehlisela umlandu weengazi ezimsulwa phezu kwenu naphezu kwedorobheli kanye nakubahlali balo ngombana kuliqiniso bonyana uSomnini nguye ongithume kini kobana ngikhulume woke amezwi la eendlebeni zenu.”
Athoma alilela uSomnini athi: “Siyakubawa Somnini, asingafi ngebanga lendoda le. Ungasivumeli ukubulala indoda le ngaphandle komlandu ngombana wena Somnini wenza njengombana uthanda.”
Kwathi uPilatu asahlezi esihlalweni sokugweba, umkakhe wamthumela umlayezo othi: “Ungabi nesandla endabeni yomuntu omsulwa loyo ngombana ngihlukumezeke khulu ebhudangweni ngaye.”
Kwathi lokha umphathimabutho nalabo ebebanaye ebebaqaphe uJesu nababona ukusikinyeka kwephasi nakho koke okwenzakeleko, besaba bebathi: “Kwamambala bekayiNdodana kaZimu!”
Wakhuluma nabo ihlandla lesithathu wathi: “Kubayini? Ngibuphi ubelelesi abenzileko na? Azange ngifunyane kuye iinzathu zokumgweba isigwebo sokufa! Yeke ngizakuthi akabethwe bese ngimtjhaphulule.”
Thina sibethwa ngokusifaneleko ngokwezenzo zethu. Kodwana indoda le ayikenzi ilitho elimbi.”
Umphathimabutho wathi nabona okwenzekileko, wadumisa uZimu, wathi: “Kwamambala umuntu lo bekalungile!”
AmaJuda amphendula athi: “Sinomthetho thina, nje-ke ngokuya ngomthetho lowo, kufanele afe ngombana uthe uyiNdodana kaZimu.”
Nanyana bangazange bafunyane isizathu sokumgwebela ukufa, babawa uPilatu bona abulawe.
Gadesi sele sisazi bona nanyana yini etjhiwo mthetho, imalungana nalabo abangaphasi komthetho ukuze yoke imilomo ithuliswe, nephasi loke libe nokuziphendulela kuZimu.
Iimfundiso ezinjalo zifafazwa bazenzisi bamala abanesazelo esomeleliswe ngesimbi etjhisako.
Bazitjhaya sengathi bayamazi uZimu kodwana ngezenzo zabo bayamlandula. Bayanyenyisa, abezwa, abakalungeli ukwenza nanyana yini elungileko.
Nje-ke mbala kwasifanela thina bona sibe nomphristi omkhulu onje, ocwengileko, ongasolekiko, onganamphambo, owahlukaniswe kwabazizoni bewaphakanyiswa ngaphezu kwamazulu.
kodwana ngeengazi eziligugu zakaKrestu, iye, njengezemvana enganamphambo namkha isibazi.
Singafani noKayini ogade angewakaSathana ngokubulala umfowabo. Enjephana wambulalelani na? Kungombana izenzo zakhe bezizimbi kodwana zomfowabo zilungile.
Abantu bephasi bazakucanasa ngabo bebagidinge ngokuphana izipho. Lokho bazakwenza ngombana abaphorofidi ababilabo babe lihlupho ebantwini abahlala ephasini.
USawula wathi kuSamyela: “Maye mina ngonile. Nginyaze umyalo kaSomnini namezwakho. Ngesabe abantu, ngenza intandwabo.
USawula waphendula wathi: “Iye, kazi ngonile. Kodwana ngiyakubawa bonyana khese ungihloniphe eemphathimandleni zabantu bami naphambi ko-Israyeli, jika nami ukuze ngiyoguqa phambi kwakaSomnini uZimakho.”
Ipilwakhe beyisengozini lokha nabulala umFilista. USomnini wasindisa woke u-Israyeli ngokuhlula okukhulu begodu ubaba wakubona lokho bewathaba. UDavida umsulwa. Alo, kubayini-ke ubaba afune ukuphalaza iingazi ezinganamlandu ngokumbulala na?”