UJuda uyakhalinyelwa godu
1“Isono sakwaJuda sitlolwe ngesikhonkhwani sesimbi,
iye, sagobhodlhwa ngetlobo yedayimani,
emiqebethwini yeenhliziyo zabo
neempondweni zama-aldarabo.
2-3Bahlubayela ngama-aldarabo
nemifanekiso yabo-Atjhera
emagegana nemithi ehlaza
nemibundwini ephakamileko
neentabeni emmangweni
njengombana bahlubayela ngabantwababo.
Juda, umnothwakho namagugwakho woke
ngizakunikela ngawo njengepango,
ngebanga leendunduma zakho
ezisisono sakho kiyo yoke imikhawulwakho.
4Kumele uhlukane nelifa lakho
engakupha lona
begodu uzakusebenzela izitha zakho
enarheni ongayaziko
ngombana uvuse itukuthelwami
ezakuvutha mlibe.”
5Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini:
“Akanikelelwe umuntu othembela ebantwini,
owenza inyama ibe mamandlakhe
nohliziywakhe ifulathela uSomnini.
6Uzakuba njengomtjhana ebhudwini,
angayiboni ipumelelo nayizako.
Uzakuhlala hlangana nomankwana erhalawumbeni,
iye, enarheni yetswayi
lapha kungahlali muntu khona.
7“Kodwana ubusisiwe umuntu othembela kuSomnini,
othemba lakhe likuye.
8Uzakufana nomuthi otjalwe eduze kwamanzi
onabisela imirabhawo magegana nomlambo.
Awesabi nakufika umtjhiso,
amakarawo ahlala ahlaza.
Awukhathazeki ngesikhathi sesomiso
begodu awubhalelwa kuthela iinthelo.
9“Ihliziyo imkhohlisi ngaphezu kwakho koke
begodu yonakele khulu.
Ngubani ongayilemuka na?
10“Mina Somnini ngihlolisisa ihliziyo
ngizizinye iziso,
kobana ngivuze umuntu ngokweendlela zakhe,
iye, ukuya ngokwemisebenzakhe.”
11Njengekwali eqoqosela amaqanda
engakawabekeli,
unjalo nomuntu ozuza umnotho ngendlela
engakafaneli.
Nasele amalangakhe ayile, uzamtjhiya umnotho lowo,
bese ekugcineni uzakubonakala bonyana usidlhadlha.
12Isihlalo sobukhosi sephazimulo
esaphakanyiswa kusukela ekuthomeni,
siyindawo ecwengileko kithi.
13Wena Somnini, themba laka-Israyeli,
boke abakudelako bazakurhubutjhwa.
Amabizo wabamnyefulako
azakutlolwa endaweni yabafileko
ngombana badele uSomnini,
omthombo wamanzi wokuphila.
14Yewungipholise Somnini, ngizakuphola;
ngisindise, ngizakusinda
ngombana wena uyindumiswami.
15Bahlalele ukuthi kimi:
“Liphi ilizwi lakaSomnini na?
Alizaliseke-ke kwanjesi!”
16Mina azange ngikuhlohloloze
bona uthumele ihlekelele
begodu azange ngifise ilanga lokubhujiswa.
Okwaphuma emlonyenami uyakwazi,
ngakutjho phambi kwakho.
17Ungabi kukwesabeka kimi,
wena usiphephelo sami ngelanga lehlekelele.
18Abazumana nami abahlaziseke
kodwana mina ngingabi sehlazweni;
bona ababe nevalo,
kodwana mina ungenze ngingesabi.
Behlisele ilanga lehlekelele,
ubarhayile ngokubuyelelweko.
Ukugcina iSabatha licwengile
19Nakhu okwatjhiwo nguSomnini kimi: “Khamba uyokujama esangweni iButho, lapha kungena bekuphume khona amakhosi wakwaJuda. Godu jama kiwo woke amanye amasango weJerusalema, 20bese uthi, ‘Lalelani ilizwi lakaSomnini nina makhosi wakwaJuda, nani noke bantu bakwaJuda kanye nani noke bahlali beJerusalema, iye, nina eningena ngamasango la. 21Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini: Yelelani bona ningathwali umthwalo ngelanga leSabatha begodu ningangeni nawo emasangweni weJerusalema. 22Godu ningathwali imithwalo niphume nayo ngeenkumbeni zenu ngelanga leSabatha. Ningasebenzi, kodwana gcinani iSabatha licwengile njengombana ngayala aboyihlo. 23Aboyihlo azange balalele namkha bavule iindlebe zabo; iye, baqinisa iintamo zabo ukuze bangezwa bebamukele ifundiso. 24Kodwana uSomnini wathi: Nina naningilalela kuhle bese aningeni nemithwalo emasangweni wedorobheli ngelanga leSabatha, nigcine iSabatha licwengile ngokungenzi imisebenzi mhlokho, 25khona-ke amakhosi namakhosana ahlala esihlalweni sobukhosi sakaDavida azakungena ngamasango wedorobheli. Azakungena akhwele iinkarana neenjomani, aphekelelwa madoda wakwaJuda nalawo ahlala eJerusalema begodu idorobheli lizakuhlalwa kuya kuyile. 26Abantu bazakuvela ngemadorobheni wakwaJuda neendaweni ezimagegana neJerusalema, emikhawulweni yakwaBhenjamini, emibundwini yeTjhefela, enarheni yeentaba nangesewula, balethe imihlabelo yokutjhiswa neyetjhebiswano, iminikelo yeenthoro neyetjhwalo ngokudumisa ekumbeni kaSomnini. 27Kodwana nakube aningilaleli ngokungagcini iSabatha licwengile, nithwale imithwalo naningena ngamasango weJerusalema ngelanga leSabatha, khona-ke ngizavuthisa umlilo ongasoze wacinywa emasangweni weJerusalema, uqothule imibhotjhongo yakhona.’ ”
