Amalanga wokubuyiselela afikile
1Ilizwi lakaSomnini lafika kimi lathi: 2“Ungathathi umfazi endaweni le bewube namadodana namadodakazi naye 3ngombana nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini ngamadodana namadodakazi abelethelwe endaweni le nangabafazi namadoda ababelethi bawo enarheni le, 4‘Bazakufa kabuhlungu. Angeze balilelwa begodu abazokungcwatjwa, kodwana bazakufana nomsuqwa emasimini. Bazakurhayilwa ngesabula nangendlala, iindumbu zabo zibe kukudla kweenyoni zomkayi neembandana zommango.’ ”
5Ngambala, nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini: “Ungangeni ngekumbeni yombuthano, ungayi ukuyokulila namkha uyokuzwelana nabo ngombana ngisusile ukuthula nokwethembeka kwami kanye nesirhawu sami ebantwinaba.” Kutjho uSomnini. 6“Abakhulu nabancani bazakufa enarheni le. Abazukungcwatjwa nabantu abazukubalilela. Akunamuntu ozazirhaya namkha agude ehloko ngebanga labo. 7Akunamuntu ozakuhlephula isikwa abelane nozilileko kobana amtjhiriye ngohlongakeleko. Akunamuntu ozababela ikapho yokududuza ngitjho nanyana kungaba ngubaba namkha umma ohlongakeleko.
8“Ungangeni ekumbeni lapha kunomnyanya khona bese uhlala phasi kobana ugome bewusele. 9Ngambala nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini, uMninimandlawoke, uZimu wakwa-Israyeli, ‘Emihlenenu, iye phambi kwenu, ngizakuphelisa amatjhada wethabo nokujabula kanye namaphimbo wabakhwenyana newabomalukazana endaweni le.’
10“Nawutjela abantwaba koke lokhu bazakubuza bathi, ‘Kubayini uSomnini ahlele ihlekelele engaka phezu kwethu na? Soneni kangaka na? Sisonobani esisenzileko kuSomnini uZimethu na?’ 11Uzakuthi kibo, ‘USomnini wathi: Kungombana aboyihlo bangidela, badlhemadlhema ngemva kwabosingazimu, babalotjha bebabakhothamela. Iye, bangidela, azange balonde umthethwami. 12Kodwana nakungini-ke khona nithuwelele kunaboyihlo. Qalani, omunye nomunye wenu ukhamba ngokukhunyalala kwehliziyo embi ngaphandle kokungilalela. 13Nje-ke ngizaniqotjha enarheni le, niye enarheni eningayaziko ngitjho naboyihlo abangazange khebayibone. Lapho-ke nizakulotjha abosingazimu ubusuku nemini ngombana angeze ngaba nomusa phezu kwenu.’ ”
14Godu uSomnini wathi: “Nokho isikhathi siyeza lapha abantu bangasoze basathi, ‘Ngifunga uSomnini owakhupha ama-Israyeli eGibhide’, 15kodwana bazakuthi, ‘Ngifunga uSomnini owakhupha ama-Israyeli enarheni yangetlhagwini nakizo zoke iinarha lapha gade abaqotjhele kizo.’ Ngambala ngizababuyisela endaweni engayipha aboyise.
16“Kodwana sele ngizokubiza abathiyi beenhlambi abanengi, bona-ke bazababamba. Ngemva kwalapho ngibize abazumi abanengi, bababuthe eentabeni nemibundwini kanye nemipharwini yamadwala.” Kutjho uSomnini. 17“Amehlwami ahlezi kizo zoke iindlela zabo, azikasitheki kimi namacalabo akakafihleki emehlwenami. 18Ngizababuyiselela ngokubuyelelweko mayelana namacala nesono sabo ngombana basilaphaze inarhami ngeenyenyiso zabo ezifileko begodu bazalise ilifa lami ngeenkghabhudlho zabo.”
19Somnini, mandlami nesiphephelo sami,
iye, ubuphephelo bami ngeenkhathi zesizi,
kuwe izizwe zizakuza
zivela epelazwe zithi:
“Abobaba azange basitjhiyele litho
ngaphandle kwabosingazimu abayikohliso,
iye, akakho phakathi kwabo onobubhadekelo.”
20Abantu bangazenzela njani iinthombe bebazilotjhe
khisibe azisuye uZimu na?
21USomnini wathi:
“Kwanjesi khona ngizabafundisa,
iye, ngizabafundisa amandlami nesiphanga sami.
Yeke bazakwazi
bonyana ibizo lami nguSomnini.”
