UZimu uhlunguphaza abangamethembiko
1USomnini wathi kimi: “Thatha isithetjhelele esikhulu utlole kiso ngokunghwara okujayelekileko bunje: Hlangula masinyana, uphange ngokurhaba. 2Ngibize u-Uriya umphristi noZakariya umsa kaYebherekiya bonyana bangifakazele ngokuthembekileko.”
3Yeke ngangena umphorofidikazi, wazithwala wabeletha umsana. USomnini wathi kimi: “Mthiye ibizo bona nguMhlangulimsinyana-Mphangingokurhaba. 4Phambi kobana umsanyana akwazi ukuthi ‘Babami’ namkha ‘Mmami’, umnotho weDamaseku nepango yeSamariya kuzakusiwa ekosini ye-Asiriya.”
5USomnini wakhuluma nami godu wathi: 6“Abantwaba bale amanzi weTjhilowarhi ageleza kabuthaka ngombana baphela amandla ngebanga lakaRetsini nomsa kaRemaliya, 7ngalokho-ke uSomandla sele azobehlisela iinkhukhula ezinamandla zeYufrathe, okutjho ikosi ye-Asiriya nabahloniphekileko bayo boke. Izakuphakama ngaphezu kwawo woke amasebayo, iphuphume ngehla kwawo woke amadongayo. 8Izakukhiphizela iphalalele kwaJuda, irhurhule ukufikela entanyeni. Ngambala, amaphethelo wamanzi azakunaba agcwale ububanzi benarhakho, wena Imanuweli!” 9Abantu bathi:
“Lokha nanirhahlawulako nina zizwe, nizokukhena!
Lalelani nina bantu abasemaphethelweni wenarha:
Nanizilungiselela ipi, nizokukhena!
Iye, nanizilungiselela ipi,
nizokukhena ngiyanitjela!
10Ningalumbisana amano,
kodwana azakufeleliswa!
Nanyana ningathiyisana amaqhinga,
anizukuphumelela
ngombana uZimu unathi.”
11Kodwana nakhu okwatjhiwo nguSomnini kimi lokha isandla sakhe esinamandla nasingivimba kobana ngingalandeli imikghwa yabantwaba: 12“Ningase senivume isivumelwano njalo nje lokha abantwaba nabathi, ‘Asenzeni isivumelwano!’ Abakwesabako ningakwesabi, ningabi nevalo ngakho. 13USomnini uMninimandlawoke, akabe nguye yedwa ocwengileko kini. Yena akabe kukwesaba kwenu nevalo lenu. 14Iye, uSomnini uzakuba yindawo ecwengileko yokuphephela, kodwana kizo zombili izindlu zakwa-Israyeli uzakuba lilitje elikhubako nedwala elibawisako. Ebantwini beJerusalema uzakuba sisifu nesithiyo. 15Abanengi babo bazokukhutjwa, bawe bebaphuke; bazagadanga isithiyo babanjwe. 16Songa ubufakazi obutlolilekobo, unamathelise isifundweso phambi kwabafundi bami.”
17Ngizakulindela uSomnini ositheza ubuso bakhe endlini kaJakopo. Ngizakwethembela kuye. 18Qala, ngilapha mina nabantwana uSomnini angiphe bona kobana babe matshwayo neembonakaliso kwa-Israyeli. Koke lokhu kubuya kuSomnini uMninimandlawoke ohlala entabeni iZiyoni 19-20ngombana abantu bazakuthi kini: “Phengulani ezangomeni nakilabo abanemimoya abahlebahlebako nabamumuruzako. Angithi abantu kufuze babuze ebezimini babo; iye, babuze isifundo nesiqiniseko kabafileko malungana nabaphilako.”
Nakube abantu abakhulumi okukhambisana nesiphorofidwesi esingeze saqedwa amandla ngomlingo 21bazakuzulazula ngedorobheni badanile begodu balambile. Lokha nasele banephango, bazakubhoka ngobukhali bathuke ikosabo nabezimu babo. Bazakuthalaza phezulu 22bafunafune phasi, kodwana kuzakuba kukhungatheka nobumnyama bodwa phezu kwabo. Bazakuqotjhwa basakhungathekile begodu basemnyameni, ngaphandle komkhanyo.
