Ingoma yesililo ngeGibhide
1Ilizwi lakaSomnini lafika kimi lathi: 2“Ndodana yomuntu, phorofida, ukhulume bonyana nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uSomandla,
“ ‘Lilani nithi: Maye mhlokho!
3Mbala, ilanga litjhidele,
iye, ilanga lakaSomnini litjhidele,
kuzokuba lilanga lamafu anzima,
kube sikhathi sesizi ezizweni:
4Isabula izokungena eGibhide!
Kuzokuba nokuthuthumela eKutjhe,
lokha nakuwa abalinyaziweko eGibhide,
iye, lokha nakuthathwa umnothwayo
nalokha iinsekelo zayo nazidilizwako.
5IKutjhe, iPuthi, iLudi,
boke abantu abayicubevange
iLibhiya nabantu benarha enesivumelwano nayo
bazakuwa ngesabula kanye neGibhide.’
6“Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini,
“ ‘Abasekela iGibhide bazokuwa,
namandlayo wokuzikhakhazisa azokuphela.
Ukusuka eMigidoli ukufika eSiyene
bazakuwa ngesabula ngaphakathi kwayo.’
Kutjho uSomnini uSomandla.
7‘IGibhide izakuba libhudu
phakathi kweenarha ezimarubhi
namadorobhayo azakuba
hlangana namadorobho adilizweko.
8Bazakwazi bonyana nginguSomnini
lokha nangithungelela umlilo eGibhide,
nalokha nakwephulwa boke abasizi bayo.’
9“Mhlokho kuzakuphuma iinthunywa kimi ngemikhumbi kobana ziyokwethusela amaKutjhe asazigedlile. Isizi lizawehlela ngelanga leGibhide. Mbala, ilangelo liyeza.
10“Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uSomandla,
“ ‘Ngizokuphelisa ukuphuphuma kweGibhide
ngesandla sakaNebukadinetsari ikosi yeBhabheli.
11Yena nebutho lakhe,
ekuzizizwe ezinelunya ngokudluleleko,
bazakulethwa bonyana babhubhise inarha.
Bazakurhwatjha iinsabula zabo
ngokujamelana neGibhide,
bazalise inarha ngabalinyaziweko.
12Ngizokomisa imisele yeNayili,
ngithengise inarha ezandleni zeenkhohlakali;
iye, ngezandla zemiqhamuka
ngizokubhubhisa inarha nakho koke okukiyo.
Mina Somnini ngikhulumile.’
13“Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uSomandla,
“ ‘Ngizokubhubhisa amanyala okubosingazimu
bengiphelise abozinyana eMemfisi.
Nje-ke, angeze kusabakhona ikosana
enarheni yeGibhide;
iye, ngizokusabalalisa ukwesaba
enarheni yeGibhide.
14Ngizokwenza iPatrosi ibe libhudu,
ngithungelele umlilo eTsowani
bengehlisele iingwebo eThebe.
15Ngizokuthululela ilaka lami phezu kweSini,
okusiphephelo seGibhide,
ngiphelisa ukuphuphuma kweThebe.
16Ngizokuthungelela umlilo eGibhide;
iSini libe sebuhlungwini obukhulu.
IThebe lizakufohlwa,
iMemfisi lizakuhlalela evalweni.
17Amasokana we-Aweni newePhi-Besethi
azakuwa ngesabula nemizalo ithunjwe.
18ETarhipanirhesi imini izakuba bumnyama
lokha nangephula iinkeyi zeGibhide;
amandla weGibhide wokuzikhakhazisa
azakuphelela lapho.
Idorbhelo lizakwembeswa mamafu
nemizanalo isiwe ekuthunjweni.
19Iye, ngizokwehlisela iingwebo eGibhide;
ngalokho bazakwazi bonyana nginguSomnini.’ ”
20Ngomnyaka wetjhumi nanye lokha inyanga yokuthoma inamalanga alikhomba, ilizwi lakaSomnini lafika kimi lathi: 21“Ndodana yomuntu, ingalo kaFaro ikosi yeGibhide ngiyephulile. Nje-ke qala-ke, ayikabi ukubotjhwa kobana iphole namkha isekelwe ngokuyibopha ngeqolo ukuze iqine bonyana ikwazi ukubamba isabula. 22Ngalokho nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uSomandla, ‘Qala, ngijamelene noFaro ikosi yeGibhide. Nje-ke ngizozephula zomibili iingalo zakhe, yona leyo eqinileko naleyo eyephukileko; ngenze isabula iziwele esandleni sakhe. 23Ngizokuhlakazela amaGibhide hlangana nezizwe ngiwasabalalisele eenarheni. 24Ngizokuqinisa iingalo zekosi yeBhabheli, ngibeke isabulami esandleni sayo. Kodwana iingalo zakaFaro zona ngizozephula, abe aqume ukuquma komuntu olinyaziweko phambi kwekosi yeBhabheli. 25Ngizokuqinisa iingalo zekosi yeBhabheli, kodwana zakaFaro zona zizokuhlepha. Bazakwazi bonyana nginguSomnini lokha nangibeka isabulami esandleni sekosi yeBhabheli; izayelula enarheni yeGibhide. 26Ngizokuhlakazela amaGibhide hlangana nezizwe ngiwasabalalisele eenarheni. Ngalokho azakwazi bonyana nginguSomnini.’ ”