16 Abantu abahlezi ebumnyameni babone umkhanyo omkhulu, nakilabo abahlezi enarheni yethunzi lokufa ukukhanya kufikile.”
iye, inarha enethunzi elinzima nesiyaluyalu, lapha umkhanyo wakhona inga bumnyama.’ ”
Alembathwe bumnyama, iye, ubumnyama obunzima tshu; amafu aligubuzese, lisatjiswe lithunzi elinzima lesiwuruwuru.
Akunandawo emnyama, ngitjho nobumnyama obunzima tshu, lapha abenza okumbi bangabhaca khona.
Ihliziywethu akhange ihlanuke namagadangwethu akhange asuke endlelenakho,
Akuzokuba nokuphunyurha kilabo ababambeke ebumnyameni ngesikhatheso. Eenkathini ezadlulako wathobisa inarha yakwaZebuloni neyakwaNafthali, kodwana esikhathini esizako uzakuhlonipha iGalile labezizwe endleleni eya elwandle ngaphetjheya kweJordani.
Abantu abakhamba ebumnyameni babone ukukhanya okukhulu, kilabo abahlala enarheni yethunzi elesabekako ukukhanya kwakhanya phezu kwabo.
Nikelani uSomnini uZimenu idumo ngaphambi kobana alethe ubumnyama, iye, ngaphambi kobana nizithareje emibundwini ebumnyameni. Nizakulinda umkhanyo, kodwana uzawenza ube lithunzi elesabekako iye, ubumnyama obumabhombo.
Ongumenzi wekwekwezi yesiLimela nekwekwezi yesiRuthwana; ophendula ubumnyama bube yitathakusa, kuthi imini ibe busuku; ubiza amanzi welwandle awaphalazele ebusweni benarha. Ibizo lakhe nguSomnini.
Ungabukisi ngami wena sitha sami! Nanyana ngiwile nje, kodwana ngizakuvuka. Nanyana ngihlezi ebumnyameni nje, kodwana uSomnini uzakuba kukhanya kwami.
Umkhanyo wesambulo sabatjhili nephazimulo ebantwini bakho u-Israyeli.”