3 Uzakujama begodu eluse abantu bakhe emandleni kaSomnini, ebizweni eliphakamileko lakaSomnini uZimakhe. Abantu bakhe bazakuhlala bavikelekile; ngambala uzakuduma iphasi loke.
USomnini uzakulahla u-Israyeli ngebanga lezono ezenziwe nguJerobhowamu abangela ngazo bonyana u-Israyeli one.”
Ningafani naboyihlo nabomnakwenu abangazange bathembeke kuSomnini uZimu waboyisemkhulu, okwabangela bonyana enze indawo yabo ibe marubhi njengombana nani nizibonela.
Kwanga indlelakho ingaziwa ephasini nesindiswakho kibo boke bezizwe.
Mhlokho uSomandla uzakwelula isandla sakhe kwesibili ukuhlenga imisalela yabantu bakhe abaseleko, abasuse e-Asiriya, eGibhide, ePatrosi, eKutjhe, e-Elamu, eTjhinari, eRhamathi neenhlengeleni zelwandle.
uthe: “Ingcenye elula khulu kuwe ekubeni yincekwami kuvusa iinkoro zakaJakopo nokubuyisa abasindileko bakwa-Israyeli. Godu ngikubeka bona ube mkhanyo ezizweni ukuze isindiswami ifikelele emikhawulweni yephasi.”
USomnini uthi: “Qalani, isikhathi siyeza lapha ngizakuvusela khona uDavida ingala yangokomthetho, izakubusa njengekosi iphathe ngokuhlakanipha beyenze okulungileko nokufaneleko enarheni.
USomnini uthi: “Ngesikhatheso ngizakuba nguZimu emindeni yoke yakwa-Israyeli begodu izakuba babantu bami.”
‘Ngizakufuna ezilahlekileko, ngibuyise ezidurhileko ngibophe ezilimeleko, ngiqinise ezigulako, kodwana ezinonileko neziqinileko ngizazirhayila. Ngizakwelusa umhlambi ngokulunga.’
“Ngizokuliselela njani, wena Efrayimu? Ngikulahleleni, wena Israyeli? Ngizokuphatha njani njenge-Adima? Ngikwenze njani ufane neTseboyimu? Ihliziywami ingiphendukele, isirhawu sami siyavutha.
“Nakanjani ngizamsomasoma, ngimdosele erhalawumbeni, ngikhulume naye kuhle.
Nje-ke, ngiseqhingeni lokobana ikoroyi newayini abaseze ayifunyana kimi nakuvunwako le, ngimdime kwanjesi. Nezambatho zoboya nezelineni ebengimupha zonezi, ngizamemuka akhambe bhunubhunu.”
Zondani ubukhohlakali, nithande ukulunga, nithembeke emakhotho. Mhlamunye uSomnini uZimu uMninimandlawoke angaba nomusa kumisalela kaJosefa.
Woke umuntu uzazigedla ngaphasi kwesidiribe sakhe, nanyana ngaphasi komuthakhe wamakhiwani. Yeke akunamuntu ozabethusa. Ngambala uSomnini uSomandla ukhulumile.
Abatshinyekileko ngizabenza isizwe esikhulu, abaqotjhiweko ngibenze isizwe esinamandla. USomnini uzakubusa phezu kwabo entabeni yeZiyoni kusuka mhlokho bekube nini nanini.
Awa, iinzukulwana zakaJakopo phakathi kwezizwe zizakufana nengwenyama phakathi kweenyamazana, njengebhubezana hlangana nomhlambi wezimvu. Zizakukhamba zigadanga, zirathula kungabi nosindisako.
Yewuphakamise isandla sakho wena muntu kaJakopo ujamelane nezitha zakho ukuze zirhayileke zoke.
Uzakudla, kodwana ungasuthi; (Lokha naniya emabhayini imbewakho ayizukuba nepilo, nakungenzeka ibe nepilo ngizayinikelela ngekemba.)
Inarha izakuba libhudu ngebanga lezenzo zabahlali bayo.
USomnini wathi: “Njengombana ngiqinise indlu kaJuda, njalo-ke ngizakusindisa indlu kaJosefa. Ngizakubuyisa indlu kaJosefa, ngibe nezwelo kiyo. Izakuba ngathi azange khengiyilahlele izandla. Ngebanga lokobana nginguSomnini uZimabo, ngizabaphendula.
UMariya uzakubeletha indodana, uyithiye ibizo bona nguJesu ngombana izakusindisa abantu bayo ezonweni zabo.”
Loyo owenza okufunwa nguBaba osezulwini ungumfowethu, ungudadwethu begodu ungumma.”
IKosi izakuphendula ithi, ‘Ngiqinisile ngiyanitjela bona lokha nanenzela oyedwa wabafowethu abancancanaba, nenzele mina.’
Labo uZimu abazi ngaphambilini, wabakhethela bona bafane nesibumbeko seNdodanakhe ukuze ibe lizibulo emndenini omkhulu.