1 Ilizwi lakaSomnini lafika kuMikha weMoretjheti lokha nakusabusa uJotamu, u-Arhazi, noHezekhiya, amakhosi wakwaJuda. Wembulelwa ngeSamariya neJerusalema.
Kwathi ngomnyaka wesibili kaPhekharhi umsa kaRemaliya ikosi yakwa-Israyeli, uJotamu umsa ka-Uziya ikosi yakwaJuda wathoma ukubusa.
UZimu wabetha u-Azariya ngekhwekhwe bekwaba lilanga ahlongakala ngalo. Wajanyiswa ekwenzeni imisebenzakhe yangamalanga. UJotamu indodanakhe watlhogomela isigodlo bewabusa nesizwe.
Ngomnyaka wetjhumi nalikhomba kaPhekharhi umsa kaRemaliya, u-Arhazi umsa kaJotamu ikosi yakwaJuda wathoma ukubusa.
Ngomnyaka wesithathu kaHosiya umsa ka-Ela ikosi yakwa-Israyeli, uHezekhiya umsa ka-Arhazi ikosi yakwaJuda wathoma ukubusa.
U-Arhazi gade aneminyaka ematjhumi amabili lokha naba yikosi. Wabusa eJerusalema iminyaka elitjhumi namithandathu. Azange afuze uyisemkhulu uDavida, wenza ubumbi phambi kwakaSomnini.
UHezekhiya gade aneminyaka ematjhumi amabili nahlanu lokha naba yikosi. Wabusa eJerusalema iminyaka ematjhumi amabili nethoba. Ibizo lakanina gade kungu-Abiya indodakazi kaZakariya.
Lo, mbono owabonwa ngu-Isaya umsa ka-Amotsi ngoJuda neJerusalema, ngeenkhathi zokubusa kwaka-Uziya, uJotamu, u-Arhazi noHezekhiya amakhosi wakwaJuda.
Lalelani nina mazulu! Ubeke indlebe nawe phasi ngombana uSomnini ukhulumile wathi: “Ngikhulise abantwana ngabondla, kodwana bangihlubukile.
Ngesikhathi saka-Arhazi, umsa kaJotamu omsa ka-Uziya ikosi yakwaJuda, uRetsini ikosi ye-Aramu noPhekharhi umsa kaRemaliya, ikosi yakwa-Israyeli, bajokola bakhuphuka bona balwe neJerusalema, kodwana akhange bakghone ukuyisahlela.
Ihloko ye-Efrayimu seyiSamariya nehloko yeSamariya seyindodana kaRemaliya kwaphela. Nawungajami uqine ekukholweni kwakho, vele awusoze wajama.’ ”
“UMika weMoretjheti waphorofida emihleni kaHezekhiya ikosi yakwaJuda, watjela boke abantu bakwaJuda bonyana uSomnini uMninimandlawoke uthi, “ ‘IZiyoni izakulinywa njengesimu, iJerusalema lizakuba liqubi leququ, kuthi intatjana yethempeli ibe lihlathi.’
Ilizwi lakaSomnini elafika kuHosiya umsa kaBheri, ngeenkhathi zokubusa kwaka-Uziya, uJotamu, u-Arhazi noHezekhiya amakhosi wakwaJuda nangeenkhathi zokubusa kwakaJerobhowamu umsa kaJowatjhi ikosi yakwa-Israyeli.
kanye neengwadla. Nina, ma-Israyeli, nawe Juda ningaziboni umlandu. Ningayi eGiligali, ningenyukeli eBhethe-Aveni. Ningafungi nihle nithi: ‘Sifunga uSomnini ophilako’.”
U-Israyeli ukhohlwe uMdalakhe, wazakhela iingodlo. UJuda ubiyele amadorobho amanengi. Kodwana uSomnini uzokuthumela umlilo emadorobhenabo bese urhayila iingodlo zabo.
La mamezwi waka-Amosi ogade angumelusi wezimvu eTekhowa. Wembulelwa iimphorofidezwi ngo-Israyeli eminyakeni emibili ngaphambi kokuhlengezela kwephasi, lokha u-Uziya asese yikosi yakwaJuda begodu noJerobhowamu umsa kaJowatjhi asese yikosi kwa-Israyeli.
Nizazizwa nina enihlezi nathabalala eZiyoni, nani enizizwela nivikelekile entabeni yeSamariya; ngitjho nina madoda, aqakathekileko esizweni esikhulu, lapha abantu bakwa-Israyeli bagijimela khona nabanemiraro.
Koke lokhu kubangelwa mitjhapho kaJakopo, kubangwa zizono zekumba ka-Israyeli. Kungaba ngubani-ke otjhaphisa uJakopo nakungasiyo iSamariya? Iinduli zakaJuda zingaba ngubani nakungasiyo iJerusalema?
Lalelani kuhle-ke nina baphathi bekumba kaJakopo, nani babusi bekumba ka-Israyeli, nina eninyenya ukulunga niphambanise koke okuhle:
Isimemezelo sakaZimu esambulelwa uRhabakhukhu umphorofidi.
ngombana asikho isiphorofido esakhe seza ngentando yomuntu; kodwana abantu bakhuluma okungekwakaZimu, basunduzwa nguMoya oCwengileko.