Izono zeJerusalema
1Ilizwi lakaSomnini lafika kimi lathi: 2“Wena ndodana yomuntu uzakugweba na? Ingabe uzakugweba idorobho leengazi? Nje-ke memezela kilo zoke iinkghabhudlho zalo, 3uthi, ‘Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uSomandla edorobheni elithulula iingazi ngaphakathi kwalo ukuze isikhathi salo sifike, lenze amanyala okubosingazimu kobana lizisilaphaze: 4Ngeengazi ozithululileko, sewunecala begodu ngamanyala owenzileko wasilaphazeka. Nje-ke utjhideze amangakho wokubhujiswa, iye, sewufike esikhathini sokuphela kwamalangakho. Ngalokho ngikwenze ihlamba ezizweni nesiphoqo kiwo woke amazwe. 5Abaseduze nalabo abakude nawe, bazakuphoqa wena owaziwa ngokusilaphala nozele ukuphithizela.
6“ ‘Qala-ke, enye nenye ikosana yakwa-Israyeli ekuwe, iphumele ukuthulula iingazi ngendlela engakghona ngayo. 7Abobaba nabomma bayanyazwa ngaphakathi kwakho. Isikhonzi naso siyagandelelwa ngaphakathi kwakho. Iintandani nabahlolokazi baphathwa ngobudlova ngaphakathi kwakho. 8Udelele okucwengileko kwami, wasilaphaza namaSabatha wami. 9Ngaphakathi kwakho kuneenrhwirirhwiri ezithulula iingazi; kunabadlela phezu kweentaba, kanye nabaziphatha ngameswe. 10Ngaphakathi kwakho abantu bembula ubuze baboyise; iye, ngaphakathi kwakho bahlukumeza besifazana abangakabi ukuhlwenga eenkhathini zabo. 11Umuntu wenza ubuhlola nomfazi wenye indoda; kuthi omunye aziphathe ngameswe nomalukazanakhe bese omunye ahlukumeze udadwabo oyindodakazi kayise ngaphakathi kwakho. 12Ngaphakathi kwakho abantu bamukela ukufunjathiswa ukuze bathulule iingazi. Wena uzithathele inzuzo nenzalo bese uzenzela umvuzo ngokugandelela abantu bekhenu. Kodwana mina ungikhohliwe.’ ” Kutjho uSomnini uSomandla.
13“ ‘Nje-ke qala, ngizokuthintitha izandla ngomvuzo wokungathembeki owenzileko neengazi oziphalaze ngaphakathi kwakho. 14Uzakuba nesibindi, izandla zakho beziqine emalangeni lokha nangibambana nawe ngawo na? Mina Somnini ngikhulumile begodu ngizokwenza lokho. 15Ngizokuhlakazela hlangana nezizwe bengikusabalalisele emazweni, ngiqothule nokusilaphala kwakho ngaphakathi kwakho. 16Uzozirhubutjha ngokwakho emehlweni wezizwe. Nje-ke wena Jerusalema uzakwazi bonyana nginguSomnini.’ ”
17Ilizwi lakaSomnini lafika kimi lathi: 18“Ndodana yomuntu, indlu yakwa-Israyeli sele imanyela kimi. Koke, ngitjho ikoporo, isinjana, isimbi nomthofi sekuphenduke amanyela anombala wesiliva ekehleni yomlilo. 19Ngalokho nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uSomandla, ‘Njengombana noke seniphenduke amanyela nje, qalani-ke, ngizonibuthelela ngaphakathi kweJerusalema. 20Njengomuntu nabuthelelela ekehleni yomlilo isiliva namkha ikoporo, isimbi, umthofi nesinjana ukuze akuvuthelele emlilweni kobana kuncithike; ngendlela enjalo ngizonibuthelela nani ngelaka lami nangetukuthelwami nginiliselele ngaphakathi kwedorobho kobana nginincithikise. 21Ngizonikghubelela, nginivuthele ngomlilo wobukhali bami benincithike ngaphakathi kwalo. 22Iye, njengombana isiliva lincithika ekehleni, ngendlela enjalo nani nizakuncithika phakathi kwalo. Nje-ke nizakwazi bonyana mina Somnini ngithululele ilaka lami phezu kwenu.’ ”
Izono zakwaJuda
23Ilizwi lakaSomnini lafika kimi lathi: 24“Ndodana yomuntu, yewuthi kiyo inarha, ‘Uyinarha engakahlambuluki nenelwe lizulu ngelanga lokunikelelwa!’ 25Kunobukhwebetjhana hlangana namakhosana enarheni leyo: Afana namabhubezi abhodlako nadabula inyamazana. Wona-ke sele arhiribidele iimpilo zabantu; athethe umnotho nezinto ezimagugu. Iye, amakhosana lawo abange abahlolokazi abanengi ngaphakathi kwayo. 26Abaphristi bayo bayawona umthethwami begodu basilaphaza ipahlami ecwengileko. Akhange benze umahluko phakathi kokucwengileko nokujayelekileko begodu akhange bafundise umehluko phakathi kokuhlanzekileko nokusilapheleko, badelele namaSabatha wami ukuze ngirhubutjhwe phakathi kwabo. 27Iinkhulu enarheni zinjengeempisi ezidabula inyamazana; zithulula iingazi bezibhubhise ukuze zizifunyanele inzuzo embi. 28Abaphorofidi enarheni leyo basitha iinkhulu ngokubona imibono engekho bebathukule ngamanga bathi, ‘Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uSomandla’, khisibe uSomnini akhange akhulume. 29Abantu benarha bazileme ngokugandelela nangokudlelezela. Bagandelele abachakileko nabadududu begodu baphatha kumbi iinkhonzi ngokungemthetho. 30Nje-ke ngafuna phakathi kwabo boke umuntu obekangakha umthangala abe ajame esikhaleni phakathi kwami nenarha ukuze ngingayibhubhisi. Kodwana akhange ngifunyane muntu. 31Ngalokho ngehlisela amanikelela phezu kwabo; ngibaqothule ngomlilo welaka lami; ngibabethe ngeentonga zabo.” Kutjho uSomnini uSomandla.
