8 Ungabukisi ngami wena sitha sami! Nanyana ngiwile nje, kodwana ngizakuvuka. Nanyana ngihlezi ebumnyameni nje, kodwana uSomnini uzakuba kukhanya kwami.
Ngiyafunga bona akhange ngithabele ihlekelele eyehlela ongizondako, namkha ngibukise ngobumbi obumehleleko.
Umuntu loyo ufana nomkhanyo ebumnyameni kilabo abaqotho: unomusa, isirhawu nokulunga.
Mbala, isitha sizumene nami, sagandelela phasi ipilwami, sangihlalisa ebumnyameni njengalabo esele bahlongakala kade.
Abanye baqina ngeenkarana zepi, abanye ngeenjomani, kodwana thina siqina ngebizo lakaSomnini uZimethu.
Irhubo lakaDavida. USomnini ukukhanya nesindiswami, ngizakwesaba bani na? USomnini ubuphephelo bokuphila kwami; alo, ngizakuba nevalo ngobani na?
Ungavumeli izitha zami, iye, abakhohlisi bajabule ngami nabangizonda kunganasizathu bona bangikhwinyisele.
Isikhohlakali siyaboleka, singasabuyiseli, kodwana olungileko unesirhawu, uyaphana.
Nanyana akhutjhwa, akasoze awele phasi ngombana uSomnini uhlala ambambe ngesandla sakhe.
Kodwana ngiqalelele kuwe Somnini, nguwe Somandla Zimami ozangiphendula.
Kwamambala, ilanga ngesirhodlweni sakho lihle kunamalanga ayikulungwana kenye indawo. Kungcono ngibe sembunjwaneni wendlu kaZimami, kunokuhlala ematendeni weenkhohlakali
Umkhanyo usabalele kwabalungileko nokwenama kungokwabaqotho ngehliziyo.
Yewize wena kumba kaJakopo, namba sikhambe ekukhanyeni kwakaSomnini.
ngokuthi kubathunjwa, ‘Phumani’, bese kilabo abasebumnyameni uthi, ‘Velani!’ “Bazakukarula magegana neendlela nakizo zoke iindunduma eziligagadu babe namadlelo.
Ngubani phakathi kwenu owesaba uSomnini alalele ilizwi lencekwakhe, ozilungiselele ukukhamba ebumnyameni, kunganamkhanyo; nokho athembele ebizweni lakaSomnini abe adzimelele kuZimakhe na?
Abantu abakhamba ebumnyameni babone ukukhanya okukhulu, kilabo abahlala enarheni yethunzi elesabekako ukukhanya kwakhanya phezu kwabo.
U-Israyeli azange abe sisiga sokuhlekwa kuwe na? Ingabe wabanjwa hlangana namasela kobana ungabeze uthintithe ihloko njalo lokha nawukhuluma ngaye na?
Ngebanga lokobana nina maKasidi niyajekezela benithabile, nina baphangi belifa lami, nituna njengethole nalibhula ikoroyi, nilile njengeenjomani eziduna,
“Wena Joromiya, yithi kibo uSomnini uthe: “Umuntu nawako azakhe avuke na? Umuntu naphambukako azakhe abuye na?
Mbala, nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uSomandla: “Njengombana uwahle izandla wagida ngeenyawo zakho bewazinikela ebumenemeneni bewathakasa ngokwenzeke enarheni yakwa-Israyeli,
Njengombana uzithabise ngelifa lendlu yakwa-Israyeli ngombana libe libhudu, ngendlela enjalo ngizokusebenza ngawe: Uzakuba libhudu wena ntaba Seyiri no-Edomu woke, iye, woke ngonina. Nje-ke bazakwazi bonyana nginguSomnini.”
Iye, yizwani ilizwi lakaSomnini uSomandla elithi: Mbala ngikhulume ngesikhwele sami esivuthako ngokujamelana nemisalela yezizwe nangokujamelana ne-Edomu yoke eyahlosa ngehliziyo enamileko nangokunyaza bonyana inarhami ibe lilifa layo begodu izithathele idlelo layo njengepango.’
“Mhlokho ngizakuvuselela itende lakaDavida eliwileko. Ngilungise iindawo zalo ezonakeleko, ngibuyisele isithunzi salo, ngilakhe libe njengombana gade linjalo phambilini;
Bewungakameli ukarwe kubukela umfowenu mhlana asematjhweni, namkha uthabe mhlana kurhayilwa amaJuda, nanyana ube nomlomo omude mhlana kunamahlungu.
Yewuzibinyabinye urhuwelele njengomfazi obelethako wena ndodakazi yeZiyoni ngombana ngambala uzakuphuma ngedorobhenapha ukhambe uhloma umtlhatlhana emmangweni bewuyokufika eBhabheli. Lapho uzakwenyulwa; khonapho uSomnini uzakuhlenga esandleni sezitha zakho.
Yeke isitha sami sizakubona lokhu bese siphathwa ziinhloni, njengombana sathi kimi: “Uphi-ke uSomnini uZimakho?” Ngizasiqalela phasi; yeke sizakugadangwa njengedaka eendledlaneni.
Mhlokho uSomnini uzakuvikela abantu beJerusalema, norholopheleko hlangana nabo uzakuba nesibindi njengoDavida, kuthi indlu kaDavida ibe njengeendalwa zezulu, iye ibe njengengilozi kaSomnini, irhole abantu beJerusalema.
“Kodwana kini enesaba ibizo lami, kuzakuphuma ilanga lokulunga linokuphilisa emisebenalo. Nizakuphuma nitune njengamathole nakaphuma egoqweni.
Abantu abahlezi ebumnyameni babone umkhanyo omkhulu, nakilabo abahlezi enarheni yethunzi lokufa ukukhanya kufikile.”
Kwamambala ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Nizakulila nibibitheke, kodwana iphasi lizakuthaba. Nina nizakuba lisizi kodwana isizi lenu lizakuphenduka ukuthaba.
UJesu wakhuluma ebaFarisini godu wathi: “Mina ngikukhanya kwephasi. Loyo ongilandelako angekhe akhamba ebumnyameni kodwana uzakuba nokukhanya kokuphila.”
bona uvule amehlwabo khona bazakusuka ebumnyameni beze ekukhanyeni; basuke emandleni kaSathana beze kuZimu ukuze bamukele ukulitjalelwa kwezono, babe nesabelo phakathi kwabacwengisiweko ngokukholwa.’
Yeke uZimu owathi: “Umkhanyo awukhanye ebumnyameni,” nguye owakhanyisa eenhliziyweni zethu ukusinikela umkhanyo welwazi lephazimulo kaZimu ebusweni bakaJesu Krestu.
Siyazunywa kodwana asilahlwa, simadlhwa phasi kodwana asibhujiswa.
Umuzi lo awudingi ilanga namkha inyezi bona kuyikhanyisele ngombana iphazimulo kaZimu imkhanyo wawo neMvana isibani sawo.
Angeze kusabakhona ubusuku, abasadingi ukukhanya kwesibani nanyana kwelanga ngombana uZimu uSomnini uzokuba kukhanya kwabo, bazakubusa naye nini nanini.