Isomiso esikhulu
1Nanti ilizwi lakaSomnini elafika kuJoromiya malungana nesomiso esikhulu:
2UJuda uyabibitheka,
amadorobhakhe ayawohloka;
abantu bambethe iinzilo, bahlezi phasi,
isililo seJerusalema siyakhuphuka.
3Iinkhulu zithuma iinsebenzi zazo amanzi,
ziya emithonjeni
kodwana zifunyane yomile.
Zibuya nemigqomazo idududu,
zikhene bezidane,
zigubuzese iinhloko.
4Umkhiqizo wequlwani utjhabalalisiwe
ngombana akunazulu enarheni.
Abalimi bakhenile
nabo bagubuzese iinhloko zabo.
5Ngitjho nehlangukazimataka emmangweni,
ihlamuka imbuzanayo esanda ukuzalwa
ngombana akunatjani.
6Abodumbana bommango
bajame emizileni yemilandelande,
barhogela ummoya njengeempungutjha,
amehlwabo afiphele ngombana akunamadlelo.
7Nanyana amacalethu ajamelene nathi,
Somnini, phuma neqhinga
ngebanga lebizo lakho,
iye, nanyana ukuhlubuka kwethu kukunengi.
Ngambala, sikonele!
8Maye, wena themba laka-Israyeli;
msindisakhe ngeenkhathi zesizi,
kubayini ufana nephandle enarheni,
njengesikhambi esiphambukele
ubusuku bunye na?
9Kubayini ufana nomuntu okakameleko,
iye, njengengorho enganamandla wokusindisa na?
Uphakathi kwethu wena Somnini
begodu sibizwa ngawe, ungasilahli!
10Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini ngabantu bakhe:
“Iye, ngiphakathi kwabo,
kodwana bakuthanda khulu ukunyariya,
ababambi iinyawo zabo.”
Ngalokho uSomnini akabamukeli;
yeke uzakukhumbula ubukhohlakali babo
abahlunguphazele izono zabo.
Abaphorofidi bamanga
11Nje-ke uSomnini wathi kimi: “Ungathandazeli abantwaba ubabawele okuhle. 12Nanyana bazila ukudla, angizukulalela isililo sabo, nanyana bangenza imihlabelo yokutjhiswa neminikelo yeenthoro, angizubamukela, kodwana ngizobaqeda ngesabula, ngendlala nangezifo.”
13Nje-ke ngathi: “Awu, Somnini, Somandla, qala abaphorofidi babatjela bathi, ‘Anizukubona isabula nendlala ayizukunithinta, kodwana mina, Somnini ngizanipha ukuthula kwamambala endaweni le.’ ”
14Nje-ke uSomnini wathi kimi: “Abaphorofidi baphorofida amanga ngebizo lami. Angikabathumi, angikabayali begodu azange bengikhulume nabo. Baphorofida kini amanga ngemibono, ngokubhula okungekho nangekohliso yemikhumbulwabo. 15Ngalokho nakhu okutjhiwo ngimi uSomnini ngabaphorofidi abaphorofida ebizweni lami ngingakabathumi kodwana baphorofida bonyana akuzukuba nesabula namkha indlala: Abaphorofidabo bazakuqedwa ngesabula nangendlala. 16Abantu abaphorofida kibabo bona bazakulahlelwa eendledlaneni zeJerusalema ngebanga lendlala nesabula. Akunamuntu ozababulunga, bona nabafazi babo, amadodana namadodakazabo. Ngizokurhutjhulela ubukhohlakali babo phezu kwabo. 17Batjele amezwi lawo.”
Amehlwami akatshege iinyembezi,
ubusuku nemini zingomi
ngombana itlawu elibabantu bami
lineduma elesabekako,
iye, inceba elingalaphekiko.
18Nangiya emmangweni
qala, napo abarhayilwe yisabula,
nangingena ngedorobheni,
qala, napo abaguliswa yindlala!
Abaphorofidi ngitjho nabaphristi
baye enarheni abangayaziko.
19Somnini, ulahle uJuda ngokupheleleko na?
Unyaza iZiyoni na?
Usihlunguphazeleni
kobanyana singasaphola na?
Besirhuluphele ukuthula
nesikhathi sokupholiswa
kodwana akunabuhle obusehleleko,
kwaba ziinkathazo kwaphela.
20Somnini, siyabuvuma ubukhohlakali bethu
kanye necala labobaba:
Ngambala, sonile kuwe.
21Ngebanga lebizo lakho, ungasilahli,
ungadeli isihlalo sakho sobukhosi esidumileko.
Khumbula isivumelwano sakho nathi
ungasephuli.
22Hlangana nabosingazimu bezizwe
ukhona onganisa izulu na?
Umkayi ngokwawo ungehlisa izulu na?
Awa, nguwe kwaphela Somnini, Zimethu
ongakwenza lokho.
Yeke ithemba lethu likuwe kwaphela
ngombana nguwe wedwa owenza koke lokhu.
