1 Akhese nilalele okutjhiwo nguSomnini. Uthe kimi: “Sikima, umangalele iintaba; imibundu ayizwe ubufakazi bakho.
Irhubo laka-Asafa. UZimu ongaphezu kwabosingazimu okutjho uSomnini, uyakhuluma; ubiza iphasi kusukela epumalanga bekube setjingalanga.
Ubiza amazulu phezulu kanye nephasi kobana agwebe abantu bakhe,
Lalelani nina mazulu! Ubeke indlebe nawe phasi ngombana uSomnini ukhulumile wathi: “Ngikhulise abantwana ngabondla, kodwana bangihlubukile.
USomnini selazilungiselele umlandu, selebe asikimile bona agwebe isizwe.
Yizwani nilalelisise, ningacanasi ngombana uSomnini ukhulumile.
Wena narha, narha-ke, narha, lalela ilizwi lakaSomnini!
Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uSomandla: “Wena ndodana yomuntu, phorofida mayelana neentaba zakwa-Israyeli. Iye, yitjho eentabeni zakwa-Israyeli bonyana zilalele ilizwi lakaSomnini elithi, ‘Mayelana nani ntaba zakwa-Israyeli, isitha sathi: Arha! Begodu sathi: Imibundu yekadeni seyibe lilifa lethu!’
“Kodwana nina ntaba zakwa-Israyeli, nizakutlhurha iingala zenu benihlome iinthelo zenu ebantwini bami u-Israyeli ngombana masinyana bazakuba sekhaya.
Wathi kimi: “Phorofida emathanjeni la uthi kiwo, ‘Nina mathambo omileko, lalelani ilizwi lakaSomnini!
uthi, ‘Nina ntaba zakwa-Israyeli, lalelani ilizwi lakaSomnini uSomandla! Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uSomandla eentabeni nemibundwini, emilanjaneni nemirhobeni: Mina ngokwami ngizokwehlisela isabula phezu kwenu, ngibhubhise iindunduma zenu zokulotjha.
Yenilalele ilizwi nanti elikhulunywe nguSomnini ngokujamelana nani, nina bantu bakwa-Israyeli, ngokujamelana nomndeni woke awukhipha eGibhide:
Yizwani noke nina bantu! Lalela nawe phasi nabo boke abakuwe ngombana uSomnini uMninimandlawoke uzanithwesa umlandu; iye, uMninimandlawoke asethempelini lakhe elicwengileko.
Iintaba zincibilika ngaphasi kwakhe njengamafutha nezwa umlilo; kuphadlhuka ilwandle ekuzikeni, kuvele isiwamanzi.
Yizwani nina ntaba ukumangala kwakaSomnini, lalelani nina nsekelo zephasi ezinini nanini. Ngambala uSomnini umangalela abantu bakhe, ubiza u-Israyeli bona azoziphendulela:
UJesu wabaphendula wathi: “Ngiyanitjela bona nabathulako laba, amatje azakurhuwelela.”
Lalelani, nina mazulu ngikhulume, nomhlaba uzwe amezwi womlomami.
yazini bona ngenza izulu nephasi kobana zibe bofakazi bami namhlanje ngokujamelana nani: Ngambala nizakubhubha masinyana enarheni eniya kiyo bona ibe lilifa lenu naniyama iJordani. Angeze naphila ukuyaphi nanifika khona, kodwana nizakurhayilwa nya.
Yeke yizani emlandwini, ngizokufakazela uSomnini ngokutjho koke okuhle akwenza kini naboyihlomkhulu:
USamyela wathi kuSawula: “Thula! Yithi ngikutjele bonyana uSomnini utheni kimi izolo ebusuku ngawe.” USawula wathi: “Yiza nazo.”