12 “ ‘Ngelanga letjhumi nahlanu enyangeni yekhomba nizakuba nomhlangano okhethekileko. Mhlokho ningawuthinti umsebenzi, kodwana nigidinge umnyanya kaSomnini amalanga alikhomba.
Wasungula umnyanya elangeni letjhumi nahlanu lenyanga yobumnane, okumnyanya ofana nowawuphele ubanjwe kwaJuda, wenza imihlabelo e-aldarini. Lokhu wakwenza eBhethe-Eli, wenzela namathole awenzileko imihlatjelo. NeBhethe-Elapho wabeka abaphristi ethempelini alenze emibundwini.
Bagidinga umnyanya wemiTlhatlhana njengombana kubekiwe: imihla ngemihla banikela imihlabelo yokutjhiswa ukuya ngenani lesidingo samhlokho.
Bafunyana iimiswezo zitlolwe emthethweni uSomnini agade ayale ngazo ngoMosi kobana ama-Israyeli kufuze ahlale emitlhatlhaneni nakusikhathi somnyanya wenyanga yekhomba,
Imihla ngemihla ukusukela elangeni lokuthoma bekube kelokugcina, uNerhemiya wafunda encwadini yomthetho kaZimu. Bagidinga umnyanya amalanga alikhomba. Kwathi ngelanga lobunane kwaba khona umgidi omkhulu ukuya ngomyalo.
Gidingani umnyanya wesiVuno okumnyanya womkhiqizo womsebenzenu walokho enikutjele emasimini. Nigidinge umnyanya wokuButhelela ekupheleni komnyaka lokha nanibuthelela iinthelo zomsebenzenu emasimini.
Nenze umnyanya weemVeke lokha nanivuna ikoroyi yokuthoma. Godu nenze umnyanya wokuButhelela ekupheleni komnyaka.
Emalangeni alikhomba womnyanya othoma enyangeni yekhomba ngelanga letjhumi nahlanu, kumele ihlinzeke ngokufanako imihlabelo yehlambululo neyokutjhiswa, iminikelo yeenthoro neyamafutha we-oliva.”
Elangeni lokuthoma lomnyanya lowo nibe nomhlangano okhethekileko, nje-ke ningawuphathi umsebenzenu wangemihla.
“ ‘Ngelanga lokuthoma enyangeni yekhomba nizakuba nehlangano ekhethekileko, nje-ke mhlokho ningawuthinti umsebenzi. Lelo kulilanga lokuvuthela iimporompita.
Ninikele umhlabelo wokutjhiswa okumnikelo okhethekileko, owamukelekako kuSomnini: iinkunzana ezilitjhumi nanthathu, amaqama amabili namaqamanyana alitjhumi nane anomnyaka munye; koke kube msulwa.
“ ‘Ngelanga lobunane nizakuba nomgidi omkhulu, nje-ke mhlokho ningawuthinti umsebenzi.
ULizwi waba yinyama, wakha phakathi kwethu azele umusa neqiniso. Sabona iphazimulwakhe, iphazimulo ayamukela kuYise njengeNdodanakhe eyodwa tere.