Umphorofidi ubiza u-Israyeli bonyana azoziphendulela
1Akhese nilalele okutjhiwo nguSomnini. Uthe kimi:
“Sikima, umangalele iintaba;
imibundu ayizwe ubufakazi bakho.
2Yizwani nina ntaba ukumangala kwakaSomnini,
lalelani nina nsekelo zephasi ezinini nanini.
Ngambala uSomnini umangalela abantu bakhe,
ubiza u-Israyeli bona azoziphendulela:
3‘Bantu bami, nginone ngani?
Kghani nginidisibeze ngani na?
Fakazani ngami-ke!
4Iye, nganikhupha eGibhide;
nganihlenga enarheni yobukhoboka.
Nganithumela uMosi, u-Aroni noMeriyamu
kobana banirhole.
5Bantu bami, akhese nikhumbule
bona uBhalakhi, ikosi yakwaMowabi,
gade arerani ngani;
nokobana uBhiliyamu, indodana kaBhewori,
wamphendula wathini.
Khumbulani bona kwenzekani ngani
phakhathi kweTjhitimu neGiligali
ukuze namukele imisebenzi elungileko
eyenziwa nguSomnini.’ ”
Ipendulo yabantu
6Ngizakulethani kuSomnini
nangikhothamela uZimu ophakamileko?
Kghani ngizakuletha phambi kwakhe
umnikelo wokutjhiswa,
ngizibike ngeenkunzana?
7USomnini angathabela ikulungwana yamaqama
neenkulungwana ezilitjhumi zemilambo yamafutha na?
Kghani ngizakunikela ngezibulo lami
bona ngihlawule imitjhapho yami,
ngithathe indodanami
ngihlawule ngayo izono zehliziywami?
Ipendulo yomphorofidi
8USomnini ukwazisile wena muntu
lokho okulungileko.
Yini-ke okhunye uSomnini akulindele kuwe
ngaphandle kokwenza akutjhwileko
nokwethembeka esivumelwaneni sakhe
bewukhambe noZimakho ngokutjhejisisa na?
Isigwebo seSamariya
9Ilizwi lakaSomnini likhuluma nedorobho;
kukuhlakanipha ukwesaba ibizo lakhe.
USomnini wathi:
“Lalela wena sephulamthetho ndina, mdlelezeli!
10Wenandlu yokonakala
benginganyamezelela isilinganiso sakho sobukhohlakali;
nginyamezelele isilinganiso segagogo
odlelezela ngaso na?
11Ngingathethelela umuntu
okala imilandu yabantu ngesikala samanga
nangomgodla onobudisi obuzele ikohliso na?
12Ngambala, iingwili zedorobho zinenturhu,
izakhamuzi zakhona zibomalakazi
namalimazo azele ikohliso.
13Ngebangelo-ke sebengithomile ukukumukula
wena dorobho,
nokukurhayila ngebanga lezono zakho.
14Uzakudla, kodwana ungasuthi;
(Lokha naniya emabhayini
imbewakho ayizukuba nepilo,
nakungenzeka ibe nepilo
ngizayinikelela ngekemba.)
15Uzakutjala ungavuni litho,
uminye ama-oliva,
kodwana ungazizesi ngamafuthawo,
nizakutlhodlha amadiribe
kodwana ningarhamuli iwayini lakhona.
16Neenthombe zabosingazimu baka-Omri zizakususwa,
kuthi yoke imisebenzi yezandla yendlu ka-Ahabi isiphulwe
ngombana ulandele iinluleko zabo.
Ngebangelo-ke mina Somnini ngizakwenza amarubhi,
izakhamuzi zakho ngizenze isiga;
uzakuthwala isiphoqo esinqophiswe ebantwini bami.”
