9 Bayakhothama bazigedagede phasi njengebhubezi nanjengebhubezikazi; akakho ongalinga ukubavusa! Abanibusisako bazakubusiswa, nabaninikelelako bazakunikelelwa.”
Ngizokubusisa abakubusisako, nabakunyazako ngizabanikelela; zoke iinkoro zephasi zikhanukele ukubusiswa njengawe.”
Izizwe zikusebenzele, abantu bakukhothamele. Ube yikosana yabafowenu namadodana kanyoko akukhothamele. Abakunikelelako banikelelwe, nabakubusisako babusiswe.”
UJuda umntwana webhubezi, indodanami ifana nebhubezi elisuthiko: Liyakhothama lizigedagede phasi, akakho ongalinga ukulivusa!
Kwakujame amabhubezi alitjhumi nambili eentepisini ezithandathu, kujame linye ngapha nangapha komqoqo wesitepisi. Akunabukhosi obakhe benzelwa into efana nale.
Isihlalo sobukhosi gade sineentepisi ezisithandathu nesinabelo seenyawo segolide esasinamatheliswe lapho. Ngemaqadi kwesihlalo gade kuneemphumuzamkhono, ngapha nangapha kwakhona kujame ibhubezi.
Nje-ke watjela boke abangani bakhe kanye nomkakhe uZeretjhi yoke into emehleleko. Yeke abeluleki bakhe nomkakhe uZeretjhi bathi kuye: “Nangabe uMoridekayi osele asungule ukukuguqisa phambi kwakhe ungowesizwe samaJuda, angeze usalunga phambi kwakhe kodwana mbala uzomgobela.”
Akakho noyedwa onesibindi sokuyiphaphamisa, abuye ajame phambi kwayo!
Bawani ukuthula kweJerusalema nithi: “Kwanga abakuthandako bangaba ngabavikelekileko.
Ncwangani iinyawo zendodanayo, nakungasinjalo uZimu uzakuthukuthela bese niyabhubha endleleni. Mbala, ilaka lakhe livutha masinyana. Babusisiwe boke abaphephela kuye.
“Kodwana lokha naniyilalelisisa kuhle bese nenza koke engithi nikwenze, khona-ke ngizakuba sisitha sezitha zenu ngibe mjamelani ebajamelanini benu.
Nakhu okwatjhiwo nguSomnini kimi: “Njengebhubezi namkha ibhubezana elirorako nalibambe inyamazanalo, nanyana iwoma labelusi lijamelana nalo, alesatjiswa kurhuwelela kwabo, namkha lihlehle etjhadeni labo; ngokunjalo uSomnini uMninimandlawoke uzokwehla, kobana avikele intaba yeZiyoni, nemibundu yalo.
Yewuphakamise isandla sakho wena muntu kaJakopo ujamelane nezitha zakho ukuze zirhayileke zoke.
UZimu wathi kuBhiliyamu: “Ungakhambi nawo. Begodu unganikeleli abantwabo ngombana bangababusisiweko.”
Nje-ke yewize, uzonginikelelela abantwaba ngamanikelela ngombana banamandla khulu kunami. Mhlamunye kungahle kwenzeke bona ngibahlule bengibaqotjhe enarheni. Iye, ngiyazi bona obusiswa nguwe, ubusisiwe nonikelelwa nguwe unikelelwe.”
Isizwesi sifana nengwenyamakazi esikimako, iye, sifana nengwenyama ezisikimisako; ayilali phasi ingakadli inyamazana, ikhothe iingazi zesibandana esidabulileko.”
Ilaka lakaBhalakhi lavutha kuBhiliyamu, wathintitha izandla wathi: “Ngikubizele bona uzongithiyela izitha zami ngemilingo! Qala-ke wena uzibusise bekwaba kathathu!
IKosi izakuphendula ithi, ‘Ngiqinisile ngiyanitjela bona lokha nanenzela oyedwa wabafowethu abancancanaba, nenzele mina.’
IKosi izakuphendula ithi, ‘Ngiqinisile ngiyanitjela bona nanyana yini eningazange niyenzele ngitjho noyedwa walaba, nami semlunga ningakangenzeli ilitho.’
Wabuza wathi: “Ungubani wena, Kosi, na?” Ilizwi lathi: “NginguJesu ozumana naye.
USomnini uZimenu uzakubeka woke amanikelela la phezu kwezitha zenu naphezu kwabanizondako banigijimise.