4 Woke umuntu uzazigedla ngaphasi kwesidiribe sakhe, nanyana ngaphasi komuthakhe wamakhiwani. Yeke akunamuntu ozabethusa. Ngambala uSomnini uSomandla ukhulumile.
Ngesikhathi sokuphila kwakaSolomoni, uJuda no-Israyeli baphila ngokuphepha ukusuka eDani etlhagwini ukuya eBheritjheba esewula, enye nenye indoda beyizigedla ngaphasi komthunzi wakwayo wesidiribe nomuthi wamakhiwani.
Yeke, ngiyabhinca ngifuna ukwakhela uSomnini uZimami ithempeli njengombana uSomnini watjela ubaba uDavida wathi, ‘Indodanakho engizayibeka esihlalweni sobukhosi endawenakho izangakhela ithempeli.’
Uzakulala uzigedle, kunganamuntu okusabisako. Abanengi bazazincengela kuwe,
Kwanga iintaba zingakhiqiza ukuthula ebantwini nemibundu ithele ukulunga.
Ungabi nevalo ngehlekelele yamsinya nangamatshwenyeko lokha nehlela abakhohlakeleko,
kodwana naninghanghabalako nihlubuka, nizakudliwa yisabula.” Iye, umlomo kaSomnini ukhulumile.
Imizi yomHlangulwa itjhiyiwe; seyingeyemihlambi elala lapho, kungabi nomuntu oyethusako.
“ ‘Mhlokho,’ kutjho uSomnini uMninimandlawoke, ‘isikhonkhwani esasibethelwe endaweni efaneleko sizakugobana, sephuke, siwe bese koke ebegade kukiso kutjhabalale.’ ” Mbala, uSomnini uMninimandlawoke ukhulumile.
Somnini, eensizini zabo bafune ubuso bakho, bazethula kuwe ngemithandazwabo, lokha ubukhali bakho nabuphezu kwabo.
Iinthelo zokulunga zizakuletha ukuthula, iye, umphumela wokulunga ube kuzotha nokuvikeleka nini nanini.
“Ningamlaleli uHezekhiya ngombana nakhu ekutjhoko ikosi ye-Asiriya ithi, ‘Zinikeleni! Niphume edorobheni nize kimi! Omunye nomunye kini uzazidlela esidiribeni sakhe nemakhiwanenakhe bese uziselela amanzi womgodi azenzele wona.
Iphazimulo kaSomnini izakwembulwa; boke abantu bazayibona ngombana umlomo kaSomnini ukhulumile.”
Uzakunzinziswa ngokulunga: Uzakuba kude negandelelo, iye, awuzukwesaba begodu uzakuba kude nokwethusako, iye, angeze kwakutjhidela.
khona-ke uzakufumana ithabo kuSomnini. Ngizakwenza bona ulawule inarha bewuzitike ngelifa lakayihlo uJakopo.” Mbala, watjho njalo-ke uSomnini ngomlomakhe!
Ngizakubeka abelusi phezu komhlambami baweluse, angeze bewusesaba namkha wesatjiswe, godu angeze usalahleka.” Kutjho uSomnini.
USomnini uthi: “Wena ncekwami Jakopo, ungabi nevalo; ungapheli amandla wena Israyeli. Qala, sele ngizokusindisa ukude neenzukulwana zakho enarheni ezithunjwe kiyo. UJakopo uzakubuya abe nokuthula, azigedle; kungabi nomuntu ozamethusela.”
“Ngizokwenza isivumelwano sokuthula nazo begodu ngiphelise iimbandana zommango enarheni ukuze zihlale ziphephile edleweni bezilale ehlathini.
Angeze zisaba yipango yezizwe namkha zidliwe ziimbandana zenarha. Zizakuhlala ziphephile begodu akakho ozazethusa.
Uzazitjela bonyana uzakwenyuka ujamelane nenarha enemizana enganamithangala, iye, uzakwehlela phezu kwabantu abanokuthula nabahlezi ngokuphepha, boke abahlala lapha kunganamithangala khona nangaphandle kweenqabo namkha amasango.
Bazalikhohlwa ihlazo labo nakho koke ukungathembeki kwabo kimi, lokha nabebazihlalele enarhenabo baphephile begodu kungekho ozabethusa.
Inarhenu ngizayipha ukuthula, nilale nitjhaphulukile kungabi nalitho eliniphazamisako. Ngizakususa neembandana eziyingozi enarheni, ngenze kungabi nezipi enarhenenu.
Uzakujama begodu eluse abantu bakhe emandleni kaSomnini, ebizweni eliphakamileko lakaSomnini uZimakhe. Abantu bakhe bazakuhlala bavikelekile; ngambala uzakuduma iphasi loke.
“Imisalela yakwa-Israyeli angeze isenza ubumbi nanyana ileye amala nekulumo ekhohlisako angeze yafunyanwa emilonyenayo. Ngambala izakukarula yetjise begodu kungabi nomuntu ozayethusa.”
“Mhlokho kuzakwanda ukuthula kangangobana nizakuhlala ndawonye ngaphasi kwesidiribe namakhiwani.” Kutjho uSomnini uMninimandlawoke.