UZimu ukhulumile
1Yenilalele ilizwi nanti elikhulunywe nguSomnini ngokujamelana nani, nina bantu bakwa-Israyeli, ngokujamelana nomndeni woke awukhipha eGibhide:
2“Ngini kwaphela enganikhetha
phakathi kwemindeni yoke yephaseli;
yeke ngizanihlunguphaza
ngebanga lazo zoke izono zenu.”
3Abantu ababili bangakhamba ndawonye
bangakavumelani na?
4Ingwenyama kheyibhodle emahlathini
kungananyamazana na?
Ingwenyamana iyalizwakalisa ilizwi layo
emphandwinayo kunganalitho na?
5Nabonaphi inyoni ibanjwa sisifu
singakathiywa na?
Kghani isifu vane sithankghuluke
kungananto esithankghululako na?
6Nakulila ipalapala edorobheni,
abantu abathuthumeli na?
Lokha idorobho nalivelelwa yihlekelele,
vane kungasi nguSomnini olinikeleleko na?
7Ngambala uSomnini uSomandla akenzi izinto
angakembuli ifihlo eencekwini zakhe, okubaphorofidi.
8Ingwenyama ibhodlile-ke!
Ngubani ozakuhlala akwakwalale?
USomnini uSomandla ukhulumile!
Ngubani-ke ozakuhlala angaphorofidi na?
9Memezelani esigodlweni se-Atjhidodi
nesigodlweni seGibhide nithi:
“Buthanani nihlangane eentabeni zeSamariya;
nibone ukutjharagana okulapho
nangendlela kunegandelelo ngakhona ebantwini.”
10USomnini wathi:
“Abantwaba abakwazi ukwenza okulungileko,
bazalisa iingodlo zabo ngepahla abayigongodileko
nebayizuze ngenturhu.”
11Nje-ke, nakhu okwatjhiwo nguSomnini uSomandla:
“Inaba lizakuzombeleza inarhenu,
litsomule iinsika beligongode neengodlo zenu.”
12Nakhu okwatjhiwo nguSomnini:
“Njengomelusi nakabutha imisalela yemvu,
ekumilenze emibili namkha isiqunjwana sendlebe
ekutjhiywe yingwenyama,
kuzakuba njalo ngama-Israyeli ahlala eSamariya:
Amasalela azakufunyanwa lapho kuzase sekube
lihlangotjhana lombhede nenyawana lesitulo.”
13“Lalelani lapha,
nifakaze ngokujamelana nekumba kaJakopo.”
Kutjho uSomnini uSomandla, uZimu uMninimandlawoke.
14“Mhlana ngihlunguphaza u-Israyeli
ngebanga lokona kwakhe,
ngizokona ama-aldari weBhethe-Eli;
iimpondo ze-aldari zizakwephulwa
bezikhithikele ehlabathini.
15Ngizakubhuruza iinkumba zebusika nezehlobo;
iinkumba ezikghatjiswe
ngamazinyo wendlovu zizakugirizwa
nabobhazabhaza beenkumba barhirizwe.”
Kutjho uSomnini.
