Isiphorofido nge-Amoni
1Mayelana nama-Amoni. Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini:
“U-Israyeli akanamadodana na?
UGadi bekangasi yindlalifakhe na?
Alo, kubayini-ke uMilikomu athumbe iGadi?
Kubayini abantu bakhe bahlala emizinayo na?”
2USomnini uthi:
“Qalani isikhathi siyeza
lapha ngizokubangela khona
kobana kuzwakale umkhosi wepi
phezu kweRabha yama-Amoni.
Lizakuba yintundu yeququ
nemizi elibhodileko itjhiswe ngomlilo.
Nje-ke, u-Israyeli uzakuqotjha
labo abamqotjhako.”
Kutjho uSomnini.
3“Lila wena Rhetjhibhoni
ngombana i-Ayi itjhabalalisiwe!
Rhahlawulani nina madodakazi weRabha!
Yembathani iinzilo nilile,
ziritheni ngesibejana esirhayako
ngombana uMilikomu uzakuya ekuthunjweni
kanye nabaphristi neenduna zakhe.
4Wena ndodakazi eqoqomako,
kubayini uzikhakhazise ngemirhobakho,
iye, ngomrhobakho ogeleza amanzi na?
Wena uthembela emagugwinakho
bese uthi, ‘Ngubani ongangisahlela na?’
5Qala, sele ngizokwehlisela phezu kwakho
ukwesaba okuvela kibo boke abakuzombileko.”
Kutjho uSomnini uSomandla onguMninimandlawoke.
“Nina bantu beRabha, nizakuqotjhwa
omunye nomunye abaleke ngendlelakhe.
Akuzukuba khona obutha abaphadlhaleleko.
6“Kodwana ngemva kwalokho,
ngizakutjhugulula ubujamo bama-Amoni.”
Kutjho uSomnini.
Isiphorofido nge-Edomu
7Mayelana ne-Edomu. Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uMninimandlawoke:
“Akusenabuhlakani eTemana na?
Abahlakaniphileko abasenazeluleko na?
Ukuhlakanipha kwabo kubunile na?
8Fulathelani nibaleke, nizifihle ekusithekeni
nina bahlali beDedani
ngombana ngizakwehlisela ihlekelele
phezu kwaka-Esewu
lokha nangimhlunguphazako.
9Abavuni bamadiribe nabeza kuwe,
abazokutjhiyela amaburujo na?
Amasela nafika phakathi kobusuku,
akazukweba ngokuzanelisa na?
10Nakungimi, ngizamhlangula u-Esewu,
ngizakwembula iindawo zakhe zokubhaca,
ukuze angasakghona ukuzifihla.
Iinzukulwana zakhe, abafowabo
nabomakhelwana bakhe bazakubhujiswa;
yena angeze asabakhona.
11Nawutjhiya iintandani zakho,
kumele mina ngizivikele na?
Abahlolokazi bakho
kufanele bathembele kimi na?”
12Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini: “Qalani, labo abangakafaneli ukusela ikapho, ngambala bayayisela. Alo, wena ngabe umsulwa na? Awusimsulwa nakancani; nakukuyisela uzayisela!” 13USomnini uthi: “Ngafunga ngathi iBotsira lizakuba lirubhi, into yokurhubutjhwa, yokukakamalelwa neyokunikelelwa begodu yoke imizanalo izakuba marubhi unomphela.”
14Ngizwe umlayezo obuya kuSomnini uthi:
“Kwathunywa isithunywa ezizweni kobana sithi,
‘Buthanani nilisahlele!
Zilungiseleleni ipi!’
15Mbala, wena Edomu,
ngizokwenza ube mncani ezizweni,
unyazeke ebantwini.
16Ukuzitjhaya kwakho kobudlhadlha
nokuzazi kwehliziywakho kukuyengile,
wena ohlala emipharwini yamadwala,
olawula iintaba eziphakemeko.
Nanyana wakha indlwanakho
phezulu njengedlanga,
ngizakususa lapho ngikwehlisele phasi.”
Kutjho uSomnini.
17“I-Edomu izakuba libhudu.
Woke odlula kiyo uzakumangala
abe akhuze ngebanga lazo zoke
iingemegeme zayo.
18Njengombana iSodoma neGomora zaketulwa
kanye nemizana yakhona,
ngokunjalo akakho ozakuhlala lapho,
akunamuntu ozakhonza kiyo.”
Kutjho uSomnini.
19“Qalani, njengebhubezi livela
ehlathini eliminyeneko elihlanu kweJordani
liya edlelweni esebeni lomlanjana,
ngizakugijimisa i-Edomu endawenayo msinyana.
Nanyana ngubani engimkhethako
ngizambeka kiyo.
Ngubani onjengami nongangitjhijila na?
Ngimuphi umelusi ongajama
phambi kwami na?
20Ngalokho, yizwani lokho uSomnini
akuhlele phezu kwe-Edomu,
lokho akuhlose ngalabo
abahlala eTemana:
Kwamambala abesana abelusa imihlambi
bazazithathela imihlambi leyo.
Iye, uSomnini uzakubangela
bonyana amadlelo we-Edomu atjhiywe.
21Ngetjhada lokuwa kwabantu be-Edomu,
iphasi lizokuthuthumela,
isililo sabo sizakuzwakala elwandle lomGaba.
22Qalani, isitha sizakutjhinga phezulu
njengedlanga eliphapha
lizulazule ngehla kweBotsira.
Mhlokho iinhliziyo zeengorho ze-Edomu
zizakuba njengeyomfazi obelethako.”
Isiphorofido ngeDamaseku
23Mayelana neDamaseku.
“IRhamathi ne-Aripadi zikakamele
ngombana zizwe iindaba ezimbi.
Zehla zenyuka njengelwandle elikhephuzelako,
azinakuthula.
24IDamaseku liyabogaboga,
lifulathele kobana libaleke
libanjwe livalo,
liphethwe lisizi neenhlabi
njengomfazi obelethako.
25Kubayini idorobho elidumileko,
iye, umuzi wethabo ungakasindiswa?
26Ngambala amasokanawo azakufela ematatawinawo,
woke amajoni wakhona azakuthuliswa mhlokho.”
Kutjho uSomnini uMninimandlawoke.
27Ngizakuthungelela umlilo
emithangaleni yeDamaseku,
uzakuqothula ubuphephelo beBheni-Hadadi.
Isiphorofido ngeKhedari neRhatsori
28Mayelana neKhedari nemibuso yeRhatsori yasahlelwa nguNebukadiretsari ikosi yeBhabheli. Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini:
“Zilungiseleni nisahlele iKhedari,
nibhubhise abantu bepumalanga.
29Amatendabo nemihlambabo izakuthathwa
namatjhila wakhona azakuthwalwa
kanye nayo yoke ipahlabo namakamela.
Abantu bazakurhuwelela bathi,
‘Ukwesabeka mahlangothi woke!’ ”
30USomnini uthi:
“Balekani, nizulazule!
Zifihleni ekusithekeni nina bahlali beRhatsori
ngombana uNebukadiretsari ikosi yeBhabheli
ahlelile,
wenze ubukhwebetjhana ngani.
31Zilungiseleni, nisahlele isizwe esizigedlileko,
esihlezi ngokuphepha;
iye, isizwe esinganamasango namkha iinqabo,
abantu baso bazihlalela bodwa.”
Kutjho uSomnini.
32“Amakamelaso azakuba yipango
nemihlambaso emikhulu ihlangulwe.
Labo abagude iinhloko zabo eenhlafunyweni;
ngizabahlakazela emmoyeni wamagumbi woke
begodu ngibehlisele ihlekelele mahlangothi woke.”
Kutjho uSomnini.
33IRhatsori lizokuba lidzaba leempungutjha,
indawo elibhudu nini nanini.
Akunamuntu ozakuhlala lapho,
namkha umuntu ozakukhonza khona.
Isiphorofido nge-Elamu
34Ilizwi lakaSomnini elafika kuJoromiya umphorofidi mayelana ne-Elamu ekuthomeni kokubusa kwakaTsedekhiya ikosi yakwaJuda. 35Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini:
“Qalani, sele ngizokwephula umsebe we-Elamu,
iye, igugu lamandlayo wepi.
36Ngizokwehlisela imimoya emine phezu kwe-Elamu,
kusukela emagumbini womane wephasi.
Ngizobasabalalisa mahlangothi woke wemimoya leyo.
Abaqotjhiweko be-Elamu
bazakufunyanwa ezizweni zoke.
37Ngizokuhlakaza ama-Elamu phambi kwezitha zawo,
iye, phambi kwalabo abazumana nepilwawo;
ngizokwehlisela ihlekelele phezu kwawo,
okutjho itukuthelwami evuthako.”
Kutjho uSomnini.
“Ngizowagijimisa ngesabula
bengiwaqede nya.
38Ngizokubeka isihlalo sobukhosi bami e-Elamu,
ngibhubhise ikosi yakhona neenduna zakhona.”
Kutjho uSomnini.
39“Kodwana emalangeni ezako
ngizokutjhugulula ubujamo be-Elamu.”
Kutjho uSomnini.
