Isimemo sokuphenduka
1Lalela ilizweli wena kumba yakwa-Israyeli, ingoma yesililo ngiyikhalelela wena:
2“Liwile itlawu elingu-Israyeli,
angekhe belisavuka godu,
lilahliwe enarheni yekhabo,
abe akunamuntu noyedwa olibuthako.”
3Iye, nakhu okwatjhiwo nguSomnini uSomandla:
“Idorobho lakwa-Israyeli
elithumela amajoni ayikulungwana epini,
kubuya ikhulu kwaphela;
elithumela amajoni alikhulu,
kubuya itjhumi kwaphela.”
4Ngambala nakhu okwatjhiwo nguSomnini ekumbeni ka-Israyeli:
“Ngifunani; yeke nizakuphila.
5Musani ukuya eBhethe-Eli,
ningayi eGiligali,
ningayameli eBheritjheba.
Ngiqinisile ngithi iGiligali izakuthunjwa,
kuthi iBhethe-Eli yenziwe ilize lakolize.”
6Funani uSomnini ukuze niphile,
nakungasi njalo uzakubhebhedlha
phakathi kwekumba kaJosefa njengomlilo;
uzakurubha eBhethe-Eli,
uqothule kutlhogeke umuntu ongawucima.
7Yelelani nina
eniphendula ukulunga nakwenza umhlonyani,
nina enikghurumejela umthetho eqadi:
8Ongumenzi wekwekwezi yesiLimela
nekwekwezi yesiRuthwana;
ophendula ubumnyama bube yitathakusa,
kuthi imini ibe busuku;
ubiza amanzi welwandle
awaphalazele ebusweni benarha.
Ibizo lakhe nguSomnini.
9Nguye orhadla isika ngombani,
agirize isisekelo sedorobho.
10USomnini wathi:
“Nizonda umuntu okhalimako ekhotho,
okhuluma iqiniso niyamnyaza.
11Kungebangelo nigandelela okhwahlileko
benimkatelele bona aniphe amabele.
Nakhe abobhazabhazakazi beenkumba zamatje nje,
kodwana anizozihlala;
nitjele iindiribe,
kodwana anizolisela iwayini lakhonelo.
12Ngombana ngikwazi koke ukona kwenu okunengi
nokuthi izono zenu zikulu kangangani.
Nigandelele omsulwa ngokufunjathiswa,
nemuke odududu ilungelo lakhe ekhotho.
13Eenkhathini ezinje umuntu ohlakaniphileko
uvala phetjheya,
ngombana lezi ziinkhathi ezimbi.”
14Funani ukulunga,
nilise ubukhohlakali, nizakuphila!
Yeke uSomnini uZimu uMninimandlawoke
uzakuba nani,
njengombana nani nisitjho.
15Zondani ubukhohlakali,
nithande ukulunga,
nithembeke emakhotho.
Mhlamunye uSomnini uZimu uMninimandlawoke
angaba nomusa kumisalela kaJosefa.
16Nakhu-ke okwatjhiwo uSomnini uSomandla, uZimu uMninimandlawoke uthi:
“Kuzakurhahlawulwa ematatawini woke,
kulilwe isimayemaye kizo zoke iindledlana.
Abalimi bazakubizwa bona bazokulila
nabafazi besililo kuthiwe barhahlawule.
17Kuzakurhahlawulwa eendiribeni zoke
ngombanyana ngiyeza,
ngizokudlula phakathi kwenu.”
Kutjho uSomnini.
Ilanga lakaSomnini
18Nizazizwa nina enihlulukela ilanga lakaSomnini!
Nilihlulukelelani ilanga lakaSomnini na?
Ngambala, kuzokuba lilanga elimnyama,
kungabi nokukhanya.
19Kuzakuba ngathi mumuntu
othe ubaleka ingwenyama
wazithela phezu kwebhere;
naphunyurha ebhereni wangena kwakhe,
wabeka isandla ebodeni walunywa yinyoka.
20Ilanga lakaSomnini lizokuba mnyama;
kutlhogeke umkhanyo kube lilanga lamatlhuwo.
21USomnini wathi:
“Ngiyayizonda
begodu ngiyayinyenya iminyanya yekolo yenu;
imihlangano yenu ayinyamezeleleki.
22Nanyana ningangilethela imihlabelo yokutjhiswa
neminikelo yamabele,
angeze ngiyamukele;
iminikelo yetjhebiswano yamanoni angizoyitjheja.
23Sukelani le, ngetjhadakazi leengoma zenwezo!
Angifuni nokuzizwa iinodo zamaharibhenu.
24Kodwana ukulunga akugeleze njengamanzi,
ukwethembeka kugeleze njengomlambo ongatjhiko!
25“Ngakhe nganiyala bonyana ningilethele imihlabelo neminikelo eminyakeni ematjhumi amane eniyihlezi erhalawumbeni nina bantu bakwa-Israyeli na? 26Ngebangelo uSikuti ikosenu noKiyuni uzimenu wekwekwezi, okumifanekiso yabosingazimu benu enazenzela yona, 27nizoyithwala lokha nanginiqotjhela ekuthunjweni ngaphetjheya kweDamaseku.”
Kutjho uSomnini; ibizo lakhe nguZimu uMninimandlawoke.
