12 Thabani nithokoze ngombana umvuzo wenu mkhulu ezulwini. Nabaphorofidi ababakhona ngaphambi kwenu babazuma ngayo indlela le.”
Emva kwesikhathi esithileko ilizwi lakaSomnini lafika ku-Abramu ngesambulo lathi: “Ungesabi Abramu. Ngisihlangu sakho, nomvuzwakho uzaba mkhulu.”
Ikosami ayikezwa bonyana ngenzani lokha u-Izebeli nabulala abaphorofidi bakaSomnini? Ngafihla ikhulu labaphorofidi bakaSomnini emarholweni amabili, kwaba matjhumi amahlanu erholweni ngalinye, ngabondla ngokudla nangamanzi.
Kwathi lokha u-Izebeli nabulala abaphorofidi bakaSomnini, u-Obadiya wathatha abalikhulu wabafihla emarholweni amabili, kwaba matjhumi amahlanu erholweni ngalinye, wabapha ukudla namanzi.
U-Izebeli wathumela isithunywa ku-Eliya bonyana sithi: “Ngiyafunga ngithi abozimu abangikghame nange kusasa ngeenkhathezi ngingenzi ipilwakho ifane neyomunye wabaphorofidaba.”
Kuthe u-Arhabi nabona u-Eliya wathi: “Sewungifumene-ke njalo sitha sami ndina!” Waphendula wathi: “Vele ngikufumene ngombana uzithengisile ngokwenza okumbi phambi kwakaSomnini.
Ikosi yakwa-Israyeli yathi: “Awa, usekhona yena ongasibuzela kuZimu, into nje mina uyangikghabhudlha ngombana akunanto ehle akhe ayiphorofide ngami, uhlala angikhuluma kumbi njalo. Batjho nguMikaya umsa kaYimla.” UJehotjhafathi wathi: “Akusikuhle bonyana ikosi ikhulume njalo.”
Yeke yathumela induna nesiqhema sayo sabantu abamatjhumi amahlanu ku-Eliya. Induna yakhuphukela ku-Eliya ogade ahlezi esiqongolweni sombundu yafese yathi kuye: “Muntu kaZimu, ikosi ithi, ‘Yewehle!’ ”
U-Asa wathukuthelela umboni ngebanga lamezwi la. Wasilingeka kangangobana wamfaka esikhungweni. Kanti-ke ngesikhatheso, wagandelela nabanye babantu.
Kodwana bahlekisa ngeenthunywa zakaZimu, banyaza amezwakhe bakokomeja nabaphorofidi bakhe kufikela lapha bavusa khona itukuthelo kaSomnini ebantwini bakhe bekwatlhogeka nentatha.
“Nanyana kunjalo baba mahlongandlebe, bakuhlubuka, baphayela imithethwakho ngeqadi. Babulala abaphorofidi bakho egade babayelelisa kobana babuyisane nawe Zimu. Ngalokho bakuhlambalaza khulu.
Koke lokho kuthandeka ukudlula igolide, iye, ukudlula igolidembala elinengi. Kunandipha ukudlula iinyosi, iye, ukudlula iliju lesihlaka.
Abalungileko bazakuthaba nababona ukubuyiselela, bahlanze iinyawo zabo eengazini zeenkhohlakali.
Okhohlakeleko uzuza umvuzo owonakeleko, kodwana otjala ukulunga uvuna umvuzo weqiniso.
“Babusisiwe abalungileko ngombana kuzabakhambela kuhle. Mbala, bazakudla iinthelo zezenzo zabo.
“Ngimadlhe phasi abantwabenu ngelize, azange bamukele ukusolwa. Isabulenu irhiribidele abaphorofidi benu njengebhubezi elidabudabulako.”
Nasele uJoromiya aqedile ukukhuluma koke uSomnini amyale kobana akukhulume kibo boke abantu, abaphristi nabaphorofidi kanye nabantwabo bambhudungela bathi: “Uzokufa kokufa!
UJoromiya wathi: “Mamala lokho! Angihlubukeli kumaKasidi.” Kodwana uJiriya azange amlalele. Wambamba wamletha eenduneni.
Ngambala iNdodana yoMuntu izokuza ngephazimulo kaYise neengilozi zayo, yeke izakuvuza omunye nomunye umuntu ngokwemisebenzakhe.
“Nanizila ukudla, ningatjhitjhibalisi ubuso njengabazenzisi ngombana banyukubalisa ubuso babo ukubonisa abantu bonyana bazile ukudla. Ngiqinisile ngiyanitjela bona sele bamukele umvuzwabo ngokupheleleko.
“Maye Jerusalema, Jerusalema! Wena obulala abaphorofidi bewukhande ngamatje labo abathunyelwe kuwe. Kukangaki ngiseze ngikhanukela ukubuthelela abantwabakho ndawonye njengesikhukhukazi sibuthelela amadzinyanaso ngaphasi kwamaphikwaso! Kodwana azange uthande.
“Thabani mhlokho neqayeqe ngetokozo ngombana mkhulu umvuzo wenu ezulwini. Naboyisemkhulu babaphatha ngayo indlela le abaphorofidi.
Nje-ke nina thandani izitha zenu nizenzele okulungileko, zibolekeni ningafuni imbuyiselo. Yeke umvuzo wenu uzakuba mkhulu bese niba madodana wongoPhezulu ngombana yena ulungile kilabo abangathokoziko nabakhohlakeleko.
Phakathi kobusuku uPowula noSilasi bebathandaza bavuma iingoma badumisa uZimu, ezinye iimbotjhwa zibalalele.
Abapostoli basitjhiya isigungu sabarholi bamaJuda, bakhamba ngombana bazibona bafanele ukuhlunguphazwa ngebanga lebizwelo.
Akusikho lokho kwaphela, kodwana godu siyazigqaja ekuhluphekeni kwethu, sisazi bonyana ukuhlupheka kuveza ukubekezela,
Umuntu otjalako nosezelako banomnqopho munye, omunye nomunye uzokuvuzwa ukuya ngokomsebenzakhe.
Iinhlupheko zethu ezilula nezesikhatjhana zisilungiselela isilinganiso esikhulu sephazimulo engaphezu kokulinganiswa
Yena uniphe ithuba ingasi lokulotjha uKrestu kwaphela kodwana nelokuhlupheka ngebanga lakhe,
Kodwana nanyana ngingathululwa njengomnikelo wokuselwako phezu komhlabelo kanye nomnikelo wokukholwa kwenu, ngithokoza bengithabe nani noke,
Nje-ke ngiyathaba ekuhluphekeni kwami ngenca yenu, begodu emzimbenami ngiphelelisa lokho okutlhayeleko ekuhluphekeni kwakaKrestu ngebanga lomzimbakhe, okutjho ibandla.
njengombana nisazi bonyana eKosini nizakwamukeliswa ilifa njengomvuzo wenu. Khumbulani bona nilotjha iKosi.
abulala iKosi uJesu kanye nabaphorofidi, nathi asiqotjha lapha. Azange athabise uZimu begodu anelunya kibo boke abantu,
Nazwelana nalabo ababotjhiweko; nakhonapho navuma ukumukwa ipahla yenu ngokwazi bona nina ninepahla engcono ehlala unomphelo.
Bekasithi ukuthukwa ngebanga lakaKrestu kumnono omkhulu kunamafa weGibhide ngombana gade aqale umvuzo ozako ngaphambili.
okwathi ngokukholwa bahlula imibuso, benza ukulunga, bamukela iinthembiso bavala imilomo yamabhubezi,
Kodwana ngaphandle kokukholwa akwenzeki ukumthokozisa uZimu ngombana loyo otjhidela kuZimu kufanele akholwe bona ukhona nokobanyana uyabavuza labo abamfunako.
Bazalwana, lokha nanehlelwa mihlobohlobo yeenlingo, nikuthathe ngokuthi lithabo lodwa,
Thathani ukunyamezela nokuhlupheka kwabaphorofidi abakhuluma ebizweni lakaSomnini njengesibonelo.
Kodwana thokozani njengabahlanganyele noKrestu eenhlungwini ukuze nani nisase mhlana iphazimulwakhe yembulwako.
Kwanga uSomnini angakwandisela ngalokho okwenze kwabanye. Inga ungafumana umvuzo ophuphumako kuSomnini uZimu wakwa-Israyeli okhosele ngaphasi kwamaphikwakhe.”