3 Iinkhulu zakhona zamukela umlandu ngokukhongozela; abagwebi bakhupha iingwebo ngokufunjathiswa; ngitjho nomgwebi omkhulu akanabulilelo ugweba umathanda.
Oncinza ilihlo ngobukhohlakali ugila umkhuba, noluma umlomakhe ufukamele ubumbi.
Isikhohlakali sizithathela isifumbathiso ngencilini ukuphambanisa iindlela zomthetho.
Ababusi bakho bamahlubuka begodu babangani bamasela. Omunye nomunye uthanda ukufunjathiswa, ugijima ngemva kwezipho. Abasajameli iintandani nendaba yabahlolokazi ayisafiki kibo.
Qalani, uSomnini sele azokuphuma endawenakhe, kobana ahlunguphaze abahlali bephasi ngebanga lezono zabo. Iphasi lizakwembula iingazi ezithululwe kilo, angeze lisabafihla ababuleweko balo.
Abantu bazakugandelelana: umuntu ajamelane nomuntu, iye, umuntu ajamelane nomnganakhe. Ilutjha lizakuvukela abadala, abangazisiko bavukele abahlonitjhwa.
Indlela yomgulukudu ikukhohlakala: Uhlela amaqhinga wokonakala ukuze ubhubhise abachakileko ngamanga ngitjho nanyana isibawo sodududu sifanelekile.
labo abatjhaphulula onomlandu ngokufunjathiswa bagodle ilungelo labalungileko.
Bewathi, ‘UZimu uzakuhlala athukuthele na? Ilaka lakhe lizakuba ngelesiphelani na?’ Ukhuluma ngaleyondlela, khibe wenza woke amanyala owakghonako.”
USomnini uthi: “Lokhu kwenzeka ngombana abantu bami ziindlhadlha, abangazi. Babantwana abanganangqondo begodu abanalemuko. Banekghono lokwenza ubumbi, kodwana abakwazi ukwenza okulungileko.”
Ngalokho abafazi babo ngizabapha amanye amadoda, amasimabo ngiwanikele abahluli. Mbala, kusukela kabancani ukuya kabakhulu, boke banehliziyo ede ngenzuzo; ukusukela ebaphorofidini ukuya ebaphristini, boke benza ikohliso.
Ngaphakathi kwakho abantu bamukela ukufunjathiswa ukuze bathulule iingazi. Wena uzithathele inzuzo nenzalo bese uzenzela umvuzo ngokugandelela abantu bekhenu. Kodwana mina ungikhohliwe.’ ” Kutjho uSomnini uSomandla.
Iinkhulu enarheni zinjengeempisi ezidabula inyamazana; zithulula iingazi bezibhubhise ukuze zizifunyanele inzuzo embi.
“ ‘Qala-ke, enye nenye ikosana yakwa-Israyeli ekuwe, iphumele ukuthulula iingazi ngendlela engakghona ngayo.
Ngebanga lokobana nisunduza ngehlangothi nangehlombe, nikofuze ezibuthakathaka ngeempondo kufikela lapha nizisabalalisa khona kude ngaphetjheya,
Wabuye wathi kimi: “Icala lendlu yakwa-Israyeli neyakwaJuda selidlulele khulu. Inarha igcwele iingazi nedorobho lizele ukungalungi ngombana bathi, ‘USomnini utjhiye inarha begodu uSomnini akaboni.’
Nasele basele, balala nengwadla. Bathokozela ikohlakalo yayo.
Ikosabo iyabathabela ngokuyibeka kwabo ngekohlakalo; nababusi bayo bayathokoza ngamangabo.
Ngombana ngikwazi koke ukona kwenu okunengi nokuthi izono zenu zikulu kangangani. Nigandelele omsulwa ngokufunjathiswa, nemuke odududu ilungelo lakhe ekhotho.
Kodwana nina nibe sisitha sabantu bekhethu najamelana nabathanda ukuthula. Niwunawune abantu abazidlulela ngendlela abangananturhu namuntu benabahlubulisa, nathatha izambatho zabo.
Abaphathi bakhona bagweba ngokudizelwa, abaphristi bakhona bafundisa ngokubhadelwa, nabaphorofidi bakhona baphorofidela imali. Bazisama ngoSomnini bathi: “Ngambala uSomnini uphakathi kwethu. Akunamatlhuwo angasehlela.”
Kodwana nihloya ukulunga, nithanda ikohlakalo. Nirathula abantu bekhethu isikhumba nidabula inyamabo emathanjenabo.
wababuza wathi: “Nizangipha ini nangimnikela ezandleni zenu na?” Babala amatjhumi amathathu weempaparwana zesiliva bamnikela zona.
Ngalokho-ke ningagwebi ilitho kungakafiki isikhathi, lindani bekufike iKosi. Yona izokuveza emkhanyweni koke okufihlwe ebumnyameni beyembule neenhloso zeenhliziyo zabantu. Ngesikhatheso uZimu uzokwamukelisa omunye nomunye ukuthokozwa okumfaneleko.