35 namkha ngephasi ngombana lisinabelo seenyawo zakhe, namkha ngeJerusalema ngombana lilidorobho leKosi ekulu.
Kodwana gadesi ngikhethe iJerusalema kobana iphathe ibizo lami begodu ngakhetha uDavida bonyana abuse abantu bami u-Israyeli.’
Mkhulu uSomnini uZimethu, ubabazeka khulu emzinakhe. Intabakhe ecwengileko,
USomnini uthanda amasango weZiyoni ukwedlula zoke iindawo zokuhlala zakaJakopo.
Phakamisani uSomnini uZimethu; mlotjheni ebunabelweni beenyawo zakhe. Mbala, yena ucwengile!
Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini: “Izulu sihlalo sami sobukhosi, iphasi lisinabelo seenyawo zami. Alo, yikumba bani-ke enizangakhela yona, indawami yokuphumula ibe yini?
“Akanikelelwe loyo ozenza umahlakaniphana, othi kukhona emhlambinakhe iduna, athembise ukunikela ngalo kodwana anikele kuSomnini ngefuyo enoburhole. Ngombana mina ngiyikosi ekulu nebizo lami kufanele lesatjwe ezizweni.” Kutjho uSomnini uSomandla.
Ungafungi ngehlokwakho ngombana angekhe watjhugulula ngitjho nasinye isihlutjhwana sibe mhlophe namkha sibe nzima.
“ ‘Izulu sihlalo sami sobukhosi, iphasi lisinabelo seenyawo zami. Alo, yikumba bani-ke enizangakhela yona, indawami yokuphumula ibe yini?
KuMoya yangithwala yangisa entabeni ekulu nephakamileko, yangitjengisa umuzi ocwengileko okutjho iJerusalema, wehlela phasi uvela ezulwini kuZimu.
Ngabona umuzi ocwengileko, iJerusalema elitjha, lehla livela kuZimu ezulwini, lilungiswe njengomlobokazi aqobotjhelele umyeni wakhe.