12 Nje-ke, ngebanga lenu, iZiyoni izakulinywa njengesimu, iJerusalema izakuba liqubi leququ, kuthi intatjana yethempela ibe lihlathi.
inarha enothileko ibe libhudu ngenca yobukhohlakali babahlali bayo.
Irhubo laka-Asafa. Awu Zimu, izizwe ziza elifeni lakho, zisilaphaze ithempeli lakho elicwengileko, zenze iJerusalema yaba marubhi.
Isigodlo sizakulahlwa, idorobho eliyaluzelako litjhiywe, i-Ofeli nesithala sabalindi, zizakuba mrhula kuya kuyile, ithabo labodumbana bommango namadlelo wemihlambi.
Kodwana naningalaleli imiyalo le, ngiyafunga ngithi isigodlwesi sizakuba yiququ.’ ” Kutjho uSomnini.
Mbala, nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini ngesigodlo sekosi yakwaJuda: “Nanyana wena sigodlo ufana neGiliyadi kimi, unjengesiqongolo seLibhanoni, ngiyafunga ngithi ngizakwenza ube lirhalawumba, iye, iqubi leququ elingahlalwako.
“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.’
“ ‘Ngalokho nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uMninimandlawoke, uZimu wakwa-Israyeli: Lalelani, sele ngizokwehlisela uJuda nabo boke abahlala eJerusalema yoke ihlekelele engayikhuluma phezu kwabo ngombana ngakhuluma nabo kodwana azange bangilalele, ngababiza kodwana azange basabele.’ ”
“Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uMninimandlawoke, uZimu wakwa-Israyeli, ‘Nizibonele ngokwenu ihlekelele ekulu engiyehlisele phezu kweJerusalema nakiyo yoke imizi yakwaJuda. Qalani, namhlanje sele imarubhi begodu ayinabahlali
wafese wathungelela ithempeli lakaSomnini, isigodlo nezindlu zoke zeJerusalema ngomlilo. Waqothula nezakhiwo zoke eziqakathekileko.
Ngizakuthoma ingoma yokukhihla isililo ngililele imibundu; ngizile mayelana namadlelo werhalawumba ngombana sele alifusi. Akusenamuntu odlula lapho; ukulila kweenkomo akusezwakali, iinyoni ngitjho neenlwana sele kumukile.
USomnini uthi: “IJerusalema ngizayenza isiqorho samatje, idzaba leempungutjha; ngenze amadorobho wakwaJuda abe libhudu, ukuze kungabi nomuntu ohlala kiwo.”
ngentaba yeZiyoni esele ingasenamuntu; iimpungutjha sele zitanasa lapho!
USomnini wathi: “Yeke ngizakwenza iSamariya ibe liqubi, ngisunduzele amatje emirhobeni, ngivumbulule iinsekelo zayo, ngiyenze umrhula nendawo yokutjala isidiribe.
Wathi kibo: “Niyazibona zoke izintwezi na? Ngiqinisile ngiyanitjela bona akunalitje nalinye lapha elizakusala liphezu kwelinye, elinye nelinye lawo lizokugirika.”