9 Into nje masani ukuhlubuka uSomnini begodu ningabesabi abantu benarha leyo ngombana bakukudla kwethu. Ukuvikeleka kwabo kususiwe kibo begodu uSomnini ujame nathi; nje-ke ningabesabi.”
U-Israyeli wathi kuJosefa: “Sengiyahlongakala, kodwana uZimu uzakuba nani anibuyisele enarheni yaboyihlomkhulu.
“Yelelani la, uZimu umrholethu unathi. Abaphristi bakhe bazakuhlaba umkhosi weemporompita zepi ngokujamelana nani. Madoda wakwa-Israyeli, kahleni ngokulinga ukulwa noSomnini uZimu waboyihlomkhulu ngombana angeze naphumelela.”
waphuma wayokuhlangabeza u-Asa wathi kuye: “Lalela lapha wena Asa nani noke bantu bakwaJuda nebakwaBhenjamini. USomnini uzakuba nani nanizibandakanya naye. Nanifuna ubuso bakhe, uzanitjheja. Kodwana nanimfulathelako, naye uzanifulathela.
Akusikho kwenu ukulwa epini le. Zihleleni kuhle, nibukele isindiso uSomnini azaninikela yona, wena Juda nawe Jerusalema. Yeke masani ukwesaba, ningapheli amandla. Phumani niyokuqalana nabo kusasa, uSomnini uzakuba nani.’ ”
Yena uhlome ngeenkhwepha zenyama kodwana thina siqine ngoSomnini uZimethu ozosisiza abe alwe izipi zethu.” Abantu baqina isibindi ngamezwi kaHezekhiya ikosi yakwaJuda.
Kwathi sele ngihlole koke, ngasikima ngakhuluma nabosaziwako, iinkhulu kanye nabantu boke ngathi: “Ningabi nevalo ngabantwabo. Khumbulani uSomnini onamandla nowesabekako. Nje-ke lwelani abafowenu, amadodanenu, amadodakazenu, abomkenu kanye nemizenu.”
Godu banyaza nenarha ekhangako, akhange bakholwe iinthembiso zakaSomnini.
USomnini ungumlondakho. USomnini umthunzi ngesidleni sakho.
Kanti boke abenzi bobumbi abalemuki na? Labo abatla abantu bami inga badla isikwa, abambizi uSomnini.
Uthi: “Thulani! Yazini bona nginguZimu, ngimkhulu phezu kwezizwe, ngimkhulu phezu kwephasi.”
Izizwe ziyavungama, imibuso iyazamazama; uZimu nazwakalisa ilizwi lakhe, iphasi liyancibilika.
USomnini uMninimandlawoke, unathi; uZimu kaJakopo ubuphephelo bethu.
Iye, nguwe owaphihliza iinhloko zakanomrhaso welwandle, wamenza bona abe kukudla kweendalwa zerhalawumba.
Umuntu ohlezi ekusithekeni kongoPhezulu nokhosele emthunzini woSabekako,
UMosi wathi ebantwini: “Ningesabi benidlhamazele. Lindani nibone isindiso kaSomnini azanenzela yona namhlanjesi. Ngiyanitjela ngithi amaGibhide eniwabona namhlanjesi la, angeze benisawabona godu.
Kuzakwazeka njani bonyana ngifumene umusa emehlweni kaSomnini, mina nesizwe sakhesi? Angithi kuzakubonakala lokha uSomnini nakhamba nathi bonyana mina nabantu bakhe sikhethekile kibo boke abantu ephasini.”
Lalelani nina mazulu! Ubeke indlebe nawe phasi ngombana uSomnini ukhulumile wathi: “Ngikhulise abantwana ngabondla, kodwana bangihlubukile.
Omunye nomunye wabo uzakuba njengobuphephelo emmoyeni nesiviko esiwuruwurwini; iye, njengomlambo endaweni eyomileko nomthunzi wedwala elikhulu enarheni edambileko.
Nje-ke ungesabi ngombana nginawe, ungethuki ngombana nginguZimakho. Ngiyakuqinisa bengiyakusiza, ngikugugudlhele ngesidla sami sokuphumelela.
Ungesabi, wena pethu, Jakopo, wena Israyeli olidlanzana, ngimi ngokwami okusizako. Utjho njalo uSomnini, umhlengakho ongoCwengileko wakwa-Israyeli.
Kodwana bona bahlubuka bebakhubekisa uMoyakhe oCwengileko. Yena-ke waphenduka isitha sabo, yena ngokwakhe walwa nabo.
Bazakulwa nawe kodwana angeze bakuhlule ngombana nginawe kobana ngikwenyele.” Kutjho uSomnini.
Ningayesabi ikosi yeBhabheli eniyesabako le gadesi. Iye, ningayesabi ngombana nginani begodu ngizanisindisa benginitjhaphulule esandleni sayo. Kutjho uSomnini.
“Emthunzini ngaphandle kweRhetjhibhoni, ababaleki bajamile, baqobekile ngombana kuqubuke umlilo eRhetjhibhoni, iye, amalangabi edorobheni lakaSirhoni aqothula ihlafunyo kaMowabi kanye nekhakhayi labanetjhada lokuzitjhaya.
Sonile, senza ubumbi besakhamba ngekohlakalo begodu sahlubuka; iye, sitjhidile emiyalwenakho nemithethwenakho.
USomandla uZimethu unesirhawu nokucolela, ngitjho nanyana thina sihlubukile nje kuye,
UKalebi wathulisa amadoda lawo phambi kwakaMosi wathi: “Asikhuphukeni khona nje sithumbeni inarha ngombana vele singaphumelela ukukwenza lokho.”
UMosi wakhuluma nama-Israyeli, nje-ke omunye nomunye umrholi wamnikela intonga, zaba litjhumi nambili. Kwaba mrholi nomrholi intonga ngokuya ngokweenkoro zawo. Intonga ka-Aroni beyihlangana nazo.
Nje-ke lapho umkhambathi bewunganamanzi wokusela. Abantu bakghuthana ndawonye bajamelana noMosi no-Aroni.
UZimu wabakhupha eGibhide, kibo unjengeempondo zekukhama. Bazakuginya izizwe ezizizitha zabo bephule amathambazo abe ziinquqwana, baphihlize ababagandelelako.
“Qala, itlawu lizakuba sidisi, libelethe indodana; izakubizwa bona ngu-Imanuweli.” Nakutjhugululwako lokhu kutjho bona “uZimu unathi”.
Alo sizakuthini ngezintwezi na? Nakube uZimu ujame ngakithi, ngubani-ke ongajamelana nathi na?
Arha-ke, uSomnini uZimenu ubeke inarha phambi kwenu; khuphukani niyithumbe njengombana uSomnini uZimu waboyihlomkhulu anitjelile. Ningesabi namkha niphele amandla.”
Khonapho nakhunyalala azange nenyuke, nalwa nomyalo kaZimenu,
Nje-ke ngathi kini: “Ningabi nevalo begodu ningesabi ngabantwabo.
Qinani nibe nesibindi, ningesabi nibe nevalo ngazo ngombana nguSomnini uZimenu okhamba nani, angeze anitjhiya namkha anilahle.”
NguSomnini okhamba phambi kwakho, nguye ozakuba nawe, angeze akutjhiya namkha akulahle. Ungesabi bewuphele amandla.”
Ngizakucwilisa imisubelami eengazini zababuleweko nabathunjiweko; khibe isabulami irhiribidela inyama yabosaziwako bezitha.’ ”
Ningazesabi, kodwana khumbulani kuhle lokho uSomnini uZimenu akwenza ngoFaro nabo boke eGibhide:
Ningabi nevalo ngabo ngombana uSomnini uZimenu uphakathi kwenu, uZimu omkhulu nosabekako.
Khumbulani begodu ningakhohlwa bona nimthukuthelise njani uSomnini uZimenu naniserhalawumbeni ukusuka mhlana niphuma enarheni yeGibhide bekube kumhlana nifika endaweni le, nilokhu nilwa noSomnini.
Kwaphela philani ngendlela efanele ivangeli lakaKrestu ukuze kuthi nanyana ngiyabuya ngizonibona namkha ngingekho phakathi kwenu, nangizwa ngani, ngizakwazi bonyana nijamile begodu nidzimelele nimunye, nilwela ukukholwa kwevangeli nibambisene ngomkhumbulo owodwa.
Imihla yoke yokuphila kwakho akunamuntu ozakujama phambi kwakho. Ngizakuba nawe njengombana nganginoMosi. Angeze ngakulahla namkha ngikutjhiye.
Yeke nginikela inarha yeentabezi uSomnini akhuluma ngayo mhlokho. Iye, mbala nawe wezwa mhlokho bona ama-Anakhi ahlala lapho anamadorobho amakhulu anemithangala. Nakube uSomnini uzakuba nami, ngiwaqotjhe lapho njengombana athembisa.”
Ikumba kaJosefa nayo yenyuka, yasahlela iBhethe-Eli. USomnini waba nayo.