6 USomnini wathi kibo: “Akhese nilalele la: Nakube kukhona umphorofidi hlangana nani, mina-ke Somnini ngizazazisa kuye ngombono, ngikhulume naye ngebhudango.
Emva kwesikhathi esithileko ilizwi lakaSomnini lafika ku-Abramu ngesambulo lathi: “Ungesabi Abramu. Ngisihlangu sakho, nomvuzwakho uzaba mkhulu.”
Nje-ke buyisela umfazi endodenakhe ngombana imuphorofidi begodu izakuthandazela bona uphile. Kodwana nawungambuyiseliko angikutjeli, ngiyakuhlebela uzokufa wena kanye nakho koke kwakho.”
Wabhudanga abona umqaqado usuka phasi uya ezulwini neengilozi zakaZimu zazehla zenyuka emqaqadwenapho.
Kwathi lokha uJakopo nakaphaphamako wadlumbana wathi: “Ngambala uSomnini ukhona endaweni le, awukhuzi bengingazi!”
UJosefa waba nebhudango, kwathi lokha nakatjela abafowabo, bamfela umona ukudlula.
UJosefa waba nelinye ibhudango, watjela abafowabo godu wathi: “Lalelani, ngibe nelinye ibhudango. Ngibone ilanga nenyezi neenkwekwezi ezilitjhumi nanye zingikhothamela.”
UZimu wakhuluma no-Israyeli ebusuku ngombono wathi: “Jakopo! Jakopo!” Yena wathi: “Ungubani?”
Ngobusukobo ilizwi lakaSomnini lafika kuNathani lathi:
USolomoni waphaphama, walemuka bonyana gade abhudanga. Wabuyela eJerusalema, wajama ngaphambi komfaji wesivumelwano sakaSomnini wenza iminikelo yokutjhiswa neyetjhebiswano. Wenzela boke abantu abasesigodlweni sakhe umnyanya.
UZimu waziveza kuSolomoni ebusuku ngebhudango eGibiyoni wathi: “Bawa okufunako ngikuphe.”
Kungaba ngebhudango, umbono webusuku: Lokha abantu nababanjwe buthongo, barhona emikghadinabo,
emizindlweni yemibono yamabhudango, lokha abantu nababanjwe buthongo.
ngokuthi: “Ningathinti abazesiweko bami, ningalimazi abaphorofidi bami.”
Umbusi osihlangu sethu, ungowakaSomnini, iye, ubabethu ungowoCwengileko ka-Israyeli.
Yeke uSomnini wathi kuMosi: “Qala, ngikwenze waba njengoZimu kuFaro, umfowenu u-Aroni uzakuba mphorofidakho.
“Ngizwile kobana abaphorofidi abaphorofida amala ebizweni lami bonyana bathini. Bathi, ‘Ngibe nebhudango! Iye, ngibhudangile uyazi!’
Umphorofidi onebhudango akalitjho ibhudangwelo nonelizwi elibuya kimi akalikhulume ngokwethembeka. Amakhoba ahlangana njani namabele na?” Kutjho uSomnini.
Kwathi ngomnyaka wamatjhumi amathathu, inyanga yesine inamalanga amahlanu, ngangiphakathi kwabathunjwa emlanjeni iKebari, izulu lavuleka ngabona imibono kaZimu.
mina ngasala ngingedwa, ngibona umbono omkhulu lowo. Amandlami besele aphelile nobuso bami buphaphatheke njengombala wesidumbu; iye, amandla angasekho kimi.
Nje-ke kwathi ebusuku, ifihlakalo yembuleka kuDanyela ngombono. Ngalokho uDanyela wadumisa uZimu wezulwini.
Ngomnyaka wokuthoma wokubusa kwakaBhelitjhatsari ikosi yeBhabheli, kwafika engqondweni kaDanyela ibhudango nombono alele emkghadinakhe. Nje-ke watlola ibhudangwelo phasi, wakhuluma iinhloko zalo kwaphela.
Embonweni lowo ngazibona ngiseTjhutjhani, ihlokodorobho esesifundeni se-Elamu. Nje-ke embonwenapho bengizibona ngiseqadi komsele i-Ulayi.
BakwaGiliyadi nabo gade banjingile, kodwana babhujiswa! Abantu benza imihlabelo yeenkunzi eGiligali, nokho akhange kusize litho: ama-aldarabo aba njengesiqotjana samatje magegana nesimu.
USomnini uthi: “Iye, emalangeni lawo nesikhathineso, lokha nangitjhugulula ubujamo bakwaJuda neJerusalema,
Kwathi ebusuku ngehlelwa mbono: Ngabona umuntu akhwele injomani ekofe. Gade ajame hlangana nemithi yemiritlili ngemrhobeni. Ngemva kwakhe kwakujame iinjomani ezinzotho, ezibomvu nezimhlophe.
isitjho somuntu olalela amezwi kaZimu, nobona isambulo soSabekako, obona kuhle nakasemmoyeni:
Kwathi asakhumbula lokho, ingilozi kaSomnini yazibonakalisa kuye ebhudangweni yathi: “Josefa, sizukulwana sakaDavida, ungesabi ukuthatha uMariya abe mkakho ngombana lokho akubambileko kubuya kuMoya oCwengileko.
Ngemva kokuhlongakala kwakaHerode, ingilozi kaSomnini yazibonakalisa kuJosefa ngebhudango eGibhide,
Ngalokho niyafakaza ngokujamelana nani bonyana niziinzukulwana zalabo ababulala abaphorofidi.
Ngalokho nginithumela abaphorofidi, izazi nabafundisi. Abanye babo nizobabulala benibabethele esiphambanweni, abanye nizobaritha ngemasinagogini wenu nibagijimise ukusuka edorobheni ukuya edorobheni.
“Jerusalema, Jerusalema, wena obulele abaphorofidi, godu wakhanda ngamatje labo abathunywe kuwe, kukangaki ngifuna ukubuthelela abantwabakho njengesikhukhukazi sibuthelela amadzinyanaso ngaphasi kweempiko zaso, kodwana azange ungivumele.
Kwathi uPilatu asahlezi esihlalweni sokugweba, umkakhe wamthumela umlayezo othi: “Ungabi nesandla endabeni yomuntu omsulwa loyo ngombana ngihlukumezeke khulu ebhudangweni ngaye.”
Ingilozi kaSomnini yazibonakalisa kuye, ijame ngesigomeni se-aldari letjhwalo.
Wathi naphumako, wabhalelwa kubakhulumisa. Yeke balemuka bona ubone umbono ngethempelini ngombana bekalokhu abenzela amatshwayo kodwana abhalelwa kuphimisela.
Godu sathi, ‘Ebantwini’, abantwaba bazosikhanda ngamatje boke nje ngombana sele bakholwa bonyana uJwanisi bekamphorofidi.”
Wabona izulu livuleka, kwaba nento eyehlako injengetjhila elikhulu lehliselwa phasi ngeentsutsungu zalo zozine.
UPitrosi asararekile bona umbono utjho ukuthini, amadoda athunywe nguKorneliyasi sele afunyene indlu kaSimoni bona ikuphi, ajama esangweni layo.
Nguye owabela abanye bona babe bapostoli, abanye babe baphorofidi, abanye babe bavangeli, abanye babe belusi kanye nabafundisi,
USomnini uZimenu uzanivusela umphorofidi onjengami phakathi kwenu, kubafowenu. Nguye okufanele nimlalele.
Ngizabavusela umphorofidi onjengawe phakathi kwabafowabo, ngibeke amezwami emlonyenakhe, abatjele koke engimyale ngakho.
UZimu wakhuluma ekadeni kibokhokho bethu ngabaphorofidi ngeenkhathi ezinengi nangeendlela ezahlukahlukeneko,
Abantu bephasi bazakucanasa ngabo bebagidinge ngokuphana izipho. Lokho bazakwenza ngombana abaphorofidi ababilabo babe lihlupho ebantwini abahlala ephasini.
Ngizokunikela abofakazi bami ababili amandla wokuphorofida amalanga ayikulungwana enamakhulu amabili namatjhumi asithandathu.”
Wabuza kuSomnini, kodwana uSomnini akhange amphendule ngitjho ngamabhudango nanyana nge-urimi nangabaphorofidi.
USamyela waphilelwa bekwasa. Ngomuso wavuka wavula iminyango yethempeli lakaSomnini. Wesaba ukutjela u-Eli umbono.
USomnini waragela phambili ngokuziveza eTjhilo. Iye, waziveza ngelizwi lakhe kuSamyela.