Umrhoba wamathambo omileko
1Isandla sakaSomnini besiphezu kwami, nje-ke ngoMoyakhe wangikhuphela ngaphandle, wangehlisela phasi wangibeka hlangana nomrhoba ogcwele amathambo. 2Wangirhola ngadabula indawo yoke hlangana nawo; nje-ke qala, bekamanengi khulu hlangana nomrhobapho begodu ome kere. 3Wangibuza wathi: “Ndodana yomuntu, amathambo la angaphila na?” Ngaphendula ngathi: “Awu, Somnini Somandla, nguwe owaziko.” 4Wathi kimi: “Phorofida emathanjeni la uthi kiwo, ‘Nina mathambo omileko, lalelani ilizwi lakaSomnini! 5Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uSomandla emathanjeni la: Ngizakufaka ummoya kini mathambo, nginenze niphile. 6Ngizakubeka imisipha phezu kwenu, ngenze kuvele nenyama kini nginembese ngesikhumba bengifake nomphefumulo niphile. Nje-ke nizakwazi bonyana nginguSomnini.’ ”
7Ngalokho ngaphorofida njengombana bengiyaliwe. Kwathi ngisaphorofida, kwabakhona itjhada; qala-ke, bekubukhehlekhehle. Amathambo ahlangana, ithambo lalumbana nelinye lekhabo. 8Ngathi ngisaqalile njalo, ngabona imisipha phezu kwawo, inyama beyiphezu kwawo nesikhumba siwembesile; kodwana bekungekho umphefumulo kiwo. 9Nje-ke uSomnini wathi kimi: “Phorofida emphefumulweni, iye, phorofida ndodana yomuntu, uthi emphefumulweni, ‘Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uSomandla: Wena mphefumulo, yewize ubuya emagumbini amane wephasi bese uphefumulela emizimbeni engaphiliko ukuze iphile.’ ” 10Yeke ngaphorofida njengombana bengiyaliwe, umphefumulo wangena emizimbenapho, yaphila yasikima yajama ngeenyawo, kwaba libutho elikhulukhulu.
11Nje-ke uSomnini wathi kimi: “Ndodana yomuntu, amathambo la angiyo yoke indlu yakwa-Israyeli. Ihlalele ukuthi, ‘Amathambethu omile nethemba lethu liphelile begodu siquntiwe.’ 12Yeke phorofida uthi kiyo, ‘Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uSomandla: Qalani, sele ngizokuvula amathunenu, iye, nginivuse emalibenenu, nina bantu bami. Ngizoniletha enarheni yakwa-Israyeli. 13Nje-ke nizakwazi bonyana nginguSomnini lokha nangivula amathunenu nginivuse emalibenenu, nina bantu bami. 14Ngizokufaka uMoyami phakathi kwenu ukuze niphile begodu ngizanibeka enarheni ekungeyenu. Ngalokho nizakwazi bonyana nginguSomnini. Ngikhulumile begodu ngizokwenza lokho.’ ” Kutjho uSomnini.
15Ilizwi lakaSomnini lafika kimi lathi: 16“Ndodana yomuntu, thatha ilithi bese utlola kilo bunje, ‘NgelakaJuda kanye nama-Israyeli ayingcenye yakhe.’ Godu thatha elinye ilithi malungana no-Efrayimu, utlole kilo bunje, ‘NgelakaJosefa nayo yoke indlu ka-Israyeli eyingcenye yakhe.’
17“Nje-ke, ahlanganise ndawonye ukuze abe lilithi linye, iye, abe lilithi linye esandleni sakho. 18Lokha abantu bekhenu nabathi kuwe, ‘Awuzositjela bona utjho ukuthini ngalokhu na?’ 19Yewuthi kibo, ‘Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uSomandla: Qalani, sele ngizokuthatha ilithi lakaJosefa, elisesandleni saka-Efrayimu, neenkoro zakwa-Israyeli ekungezika-Efrayimu begodu ngizobahlanganisa nelithi lakaJuda, ngibenze babe lilithi linye ukuze babe munye esandleni sami.’ 20Akuthi lokha amalithi otlole kiwo nasele asesandleni sakho phambi kwabo, 21uthi kibo, ‘Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uSomandla: Qalani, sele ngizokuthatha ama-Israyeli hlangana nezizwe aye kizo, ngiwabuthe kiwo woke amahlangothi, ngiwalethe enarheni ekungeyawo. 22Ngizokwenza u-Israyeli noJuda babe sisizwe sinye enarheni, eentabeni zakwa-Israyeli. Ikosi yinye izakubusa phezu kwabo boke. Yeke angeze kusaba zizizwe ezimbili ezahlukene zaba mibuso emibili godu. 23Angeze basazisilaphaza ngamanyalabo okubosingazimu neenyenyiso zabo nangeemphambeko zabo zoke. Ngizabahlenga kikho koke ukuhlubuka kokona kwabo, ngibahlambulule. Bazakuba babantu bami nami ngibe nguZimabo.’
24“Incekwami uDavida uzakuba yikosabo begodu boke bazakuba nomelusi munye. Bazakulandela imithethwami bebalonde iimiso zami, bazenze. 25Bazakuhlala enarheni lapha kwahlala khona aboyihlomkhulu, iye, inarha engayinikela incekwami uJakopo. Bona nabantwababo kanye neenzukulwana zabo bazakuhlala lapho nini nanini; incekwami uDavida izakuba yikosabo ngokungapheliko. 26Ngizakwenza nabo isivumelwano sokuthula, kube sivumelwano esingapheliko. Ngizabanzizisa bengibandise, ngibeke indawami ecwengileko phakathi kwabo nini nanini. 27Indawami yokuhlala izakuba kibo, ngibe nguZimabo bona babe babantu bami. 28Nje-ke izizwe zizakwazi bonyana mina Somnini ngicwengisa u-Israyeli lokha indawami ecwengileko iphakathi kwabo nini nanini.”
