29 Nangabe abarhalaba bafa ukufa kwabantu boke, behlelwe ngokwehlela abantu boke, khona-ke uSomnini uzabe angakangithumi.
Kuthe nakufika isikhathi sokwenza umnikelo, umphorofidi u-Eliya watjhidela ngaphambili wathandaza wathi: “Maye Somnini, Zimu ka-Abrahamu, ka-Isaka no-Israyeli, akwazeke namhlanjesi bonyana unguZimu kwa-Israyeli nokobana ngiyincekwakho begodu koke lokhu engikwenzileko ngikwenze ngokulayelwa nguwe.
UMikaya wathi: “Nange ngambala ungabuya uphephile, uZimu uzabe angakakhulumi ngami.” (Umphorofidi lo ufaniswa nowathi: “Yizwani noke nina bantu!”)
UMikaya wathi: “Nange ngambala ungabuya uphephile, uZimu uzabe angakakhulumi ngami.” (Umphorofidi lo ufaniswa nowathi: “Yizwani noke nina bantu!” )
Nawungenzi njalo, itukuthelwakhe izakwehlela; yena akayeleli umuntu oqoqomako.
Ungazikhothameli izintwezo, ungazilotjhi ngombana mina Somnini nginguZimakho. NginguZimu onesikhwele owehlisela isibetho sezono zaboyise phezu kwabantwababo besizukulwana sesithathu nesesine salabo abangenzi intandwami.
Gadesi-ke khamba uyokhokhela abantu ubase endaweni engikutjele ngayo. Qala, ingilozami izakhamba phambi kwakho. Kuzakuba nesikhathi lapha ngizabahlunguphaza khona ngezono zabo.”
Okwehlela iinlwana kwehlela nabantu. Iye, behlelwa sisehlo esifanako: Njengombana iinlwana zifa nabantu bayafa. Koke kunomphefumulo ofanako; umuntu akasingcono kunesilwana ngombana koke kulilize.
Nizokwenzani ngelanga lokuhlunguphazwa, lokha kuza isiwuruwuru sivela kude na? Uzokubalekela kubani mayelana nokusizeka, umnothwenu nizowutjhiya nobani?
Kumele ngingabahlunguphazi ngalokhu na? Kumele ngingazibuyiseleli esizweni esinjalo na?” Kubuza uSomnini.
Ndodakazi yeZiyoni, isibetho secala lakho siphelele; uSomnini akasazokwembula. Kodwana wena ndodakazi ye-Edomu, uSomnini uzakuhlunguphaza ngecala lakho, embule isono sakho.
Nakukhona ofuna ukubakhubaza, kuphuma umlilo emilonyeni yabo iqothule amanaba wabo; ngileyo-ke indlela ekuthi loyo olinga ukubalimaza ekufuze abulawe ngayo.