8 UMikha wathi: Ngebangeli ngizakuzila ngilile, ngiphatjhume ngeenzilo. Iye, ngizakulila njengeempungutjha, ngibubule njengeenciliba.
Ngomnyaka wetjhumi nane wokubusa kwekosi uHezekhiya, uSanirheribu ikosi ye-Asiriya wasahlela amadorobho anemithangala wakwaJuda bewawathumba.
Kwathi uMoridekayi sele azwile ngokwenzakeleko, wadabula izambatho zakhe wembatha imigodla wazithela nangomlotha. Waphuma ebandla lesigodlweni waya phakathi kwedorobho wafese wakhihla esibuhlungu isililokazi.
Sese ngimfowabo leempungutjha, umngani weenciliba.
Ngebanga lokuquma kwami sese ngikhehlile, ngimathambo.
Abothurhu berhalawumba bazakulala lapho neenkumba zayo zizale iindalwa ezitlewulako; lapho, kuzakuhlala iinciliba, kweqayeqe iimbandana ezisambuzi.
Iimpisi zizakubetha umule emibhotjhongweni yeBhabheli nabophagana eengodlweni zemikhuba. Isikhathi seBhabheli sitjhidele, amalangayo angekhe elulwe.
Ngalokho ngirhahlawula isililo seJazeri ngebanga leendiribe zeSibhima, ngikuthambisa ngeenyembezi, wena Rhetjhibhoni nawe Eliyale ngombana umkhosi wepi uwele esivunweni seenthelo zakho nesamabelakho.
Ngalokho idini lami liyagedla ngisahlelwe ziinhlungu njengomfazi obelethako; ngiyabinyabinyeka ngebanga lalokho engikuzwako, ngikakamale ngalokho engikubonako.
Ngalokho-ke ngithi: “Ningazikhathazi ngami lokha nangilila ngibibitheka. Ningalingi ningiduduze ngokurhayilwa kwebekhethu.”
Hlengezelani nina bafazi abazigedlileko, yesabani nina enizethembako; hlubulani izambatho zangaphandle nembathe iinzilo emadininenu!
Maye iinsizi zami, iinsizi zami! Ngisebuhlungwini! Maye, ukubethela eduze kwehliziywami! Iye, ihliziywami iyathukuza angikwazi ukuthula. Ngizwile ukulila kwepalapala, ngezwa nengoma yepi.
Maye, thana ihlokwami beyisiyalu samanzi namehlwami amthombo weenyembezi! Bengizakulila ubusuku nemini ngenca yabantu bekhethu abarhayiliweko.
Ngizakuthoma ingoma yokukhihla isililo ngililele imibundu; ngizile mayelana namadlelo werhalawumba ngombana sele alifusi. Akusenamuntu odlula lapho; ukulila kweenkomo akusezwakali, iinyoni ngitjho neenlwana sele kumukile.
Mbala, sele kuzwakele isililo eZiyoni sithi, ‘Maye, sirhayilwe kangangani! Sihlaziswe khulu ngombana bekumele sisukele inarhethu imizethu yaba marubhi!’
“Ndodana yomuntu, rhahlawula ngesiqubuthu seGibhide. Wena namadodakazi wezizwe ezinamandla sehliseleni elizweni labangaphasi, kilabo abehlele emgodini wokufa.
Mhlokho, abantu bazaniphoqa, babhine ingoma yesililo ngani bathi: “Siyavuma, sirhurhutjhiwe! USomnini uhlukanisa ilifa labantu bekhethu. Maye, ulihluthule kangangani kithi! Wabela abadududu inarhethu.”
Naye wahlubula izambatho zakhe waba semmoyeni phambi kwakaSamyela. Walala ahlubule imini leyo yoke nobusuku bakhona. Kungebangelo isiga sithi: “Kanti uSawula naye uhlangana nabaphorofidi na?”