Isithembiso sokubuyiselwa kwaka-Israyeli noJuda
1Nanti ilizwi elafika kuJoromiya livela kuSomnini: 2“Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini, uZimu wakwa-Israyeli, ‘Tlola umsongo ngawo woke amezwi engiwakhulume kuwe 3ngombana isikhathi siyeza lapha ngizakutjhugulula khona ubujamo babantu bami u-Israyeli noJuda bese ngibabuyisela enarheni engayinikela aboyisemkhulu kobana ibe lilifa labo.’ ” Kutjho uSomnini.
4Naka amezwi akhulunywa nguSomnini malungana no-Israyeli noJuda, 5iye, nakhu okwatjhiwo nguSomnini:
“Kuzwakele isililo sokwesaba,
ivalo, ingasi ukuthula.
6Buzani bese niyaqala:
Indoda ingabeletha abantwana na?
Alo, kubayini ngibona enye nenye indoda enamandla
ibeke izandla zayo esiswini inga mfazi onemirhele,
ithe ngobusokazi obuphaphathekileko na?”
7Maye liyasabeka ilangelo!
Alikho elizakufana nalo.
Lizakuba sikhathi sesizi kuJakopo,
kodwana uzakusindiswa kilo
8ngombana uSomnini, uMninimandlawoke uthi:
“Mhlokho ngizakwephula ijogi entanyenakhe,
ngidabule iimbopho zakhe;
amaphandle angeze asamsebenzisa,
9kodwana uJakopo uzakulotjha uSomnini uZimakhe,
asebenzele uDavida ikosakhe
engizamvusela yona.”
10USomnini uthi:
“Wena ncekwami Jakopo, ungabi nevalo;
ungapheli amandla wena Israyeli.
Qala, sele ngizokusindisa ukude
neenzukulwana zakho enarheni ezithunjwe kiyo.
UJakopo uzakubuya abe nokuthula, azigedle;
kungabi nomuntu ozamethusela.”
11USomnini uthi:
“Mbala, nginawe Jakopo kobana ngikusindise.
Ngizakuphelisa izizwe zoke
engikuhlakazele phakathi kwazo,
kodwana wena angisoze ngakuphelisa.
Angeze ngahlala ngingakubethi,
kodwana ngizakukhalima ngeswazi elincani.”
12Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini:
“Ubuhlungu bakho Juda, abupholi,
inceba lakho alelapheki.
13Akakho omela indabakho;
akunasihlahla sokwelapha inceba,
akukho ukupholiswa kwakho.
14Zoke iinthandwa zakho zikukhohliwe,
azikukhathaleli nakancani.
Mbala, ngikubethe iduma lesitha,
iye, isibetho sonelunya
ngombana icala lakho likhulu,
nezono zakho zinengi.
15Maye umkhosi owuhlaba ngokurhayilwa kwakho!
Ubuhlungu bakho abelapheki
ngebanga lobukhulu becala lakho.
Iye, ngebanga lobunengi bezono zakho
ngenze lokhu kuwe.
16Ngalokho-ke boke abakurhiribidelako,
bazakurhiribidelwa;
woke amanabakho,
okutjho elinye nelinye lawo,
azakusiwa ekuthunjweni;
labo abakuphangako bazakuphangwa
nalabo abakudlelezelako bazakudlelezelwa.”
17USomnini uthi:
“Ngizakubuyisa ikhokho encebeni lakho,
ngelaphe amancebakho,
ngombana bakubize ngolahlekileko,
bathi, ‘SeyiZiyoni nje enganamkhathaleli!’ ”
18Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini:
“Qalani, sele ngizokutjhugulula ubujamo
bamatende kaJakopo,
ngibe nezwelo phezu kwamakhayakhe,
idorobho lizakuvuselelwa phezu kwequqwalo
isigodlo sinzinze endawenaso efaneleko.
19Edorobheni nesigodlweni
kuzakuzwakala ukuthokoza
nomkhosi wehlokomo.
Ngizabandisa, abazukuncipha;
ngibenze bahlonitjhwe, bangabi ziinceku.
20Abantwababo bazakuba njengekadeni,
umphakathi wabo unzinziswe phambi kwami.
Ngizakuhlunguphaza boke ababagandelelako.
21-22Umrholabo uzakuba ngomunye wabo,
umbusabo uzakuvela hlangana nabo.
Ngizamtjhideza, yena asondele kimi
ngombana akakho ongagabaza
azibandameze kimi.
Nina nizakuba babantu bami,
mina ngibe nguZimenu.”
Kutjho uSomnini.
23“Qalani, naso isiwuruwuru sakaSomnini!
Sikurhwanta kwetukuthelo kaSomnini,
iye, isivunguvungu esikhukhulako!
Sizakuvunguzela phezu kweenhloko zabakhohlakeleko.
24Itukuthelo evuthako yakaSomnini
angeze yahlehla angakafezi iinhloso zehliziywakhe.
Emalangeni ezako nizakuzwisisa.”
