Ithando lakaSomnini ku-Israyeli
1Isiphorofido. Ilizwi lakaSomnini ku-Israyeli ngoMalaki.
2“Nginithandile”, kutjho uSomnini, “nokho niyabuza nithi, ‘Usithande ngani?’
“Lalelani-ke: U-Esewu akusimnakwabo kaJakopo na? Nokho ngamthanda uJakopo, 3kodwana u-Esewu yena ngamlahla. Ngizakuphendula iintaba zakhe zibe libhudu; ilifa lakhe ngilinikelele ngabophagana berhalawumba.”
4Lokha u-Edomu nakathi, “Nomana sirhayiliwe, sizoyivuselela iququ,” kodwana uSomnini uSomandla uthi: “Iye, bangakha bona, kodwana mina ngizakubhuruza ukuze babizwe bona bayinarha elahliweko, isizwe esithuweleliswe nguSomnini isiphelani. 5Nizazibonela ngamehlwenu benithi, ‘Ngambala mkhulu uSomnini nangaphetjheya kwemikhawulo yakwa-Israyeli.’ ”
Ukuba sidondi ekulotjheni uZimu
6USomnini wathi: “Indodana yazisa uyise nenceku ikosayo. Nakube nginguyihlo, kuphi ukuhlonitjhwa kwami? Nakube nginguSomnini, kuphi ukwesatjwa kwami?”
Uthi uSomnini uSomandla kini baphristi: “Nidelela ibizo lami. Nibeka ukudla okusilapheleko phezu kwe-aldari lami.
“Kodwana niyabuza nithi, ‘Silidelele njani ibizo lakho? Sikusilaphaze ngani?’
7“Ngokuzitjela nithi ‘I-aldari lakaSomnini lidelelekile.’
8“Lokha naninikela ngefuyo ephopheleko, akusikumbi lokho na? Lokha naninikela ngefuyo erholopheleko negulako, akusikumbi lokho na? Akhe ulinge unikele ngefuyo leyo kumbusakho ubone bonyana uzakukuthabela akwamukele na?”
9Nje-ke nina baphristi, akhe nilinge-ke nibawe uZimu bona abe nomusa kithi! Uzanamukela nenza okunje na?
10USomnini uSomandla uthi: “Sengathi omunye wenu angavala amasango wethempeli ukuze ningawuphembeli ilize umlilo e-aldarini lami! Angithokozi ngani. Nomnikelo ophuma ezandleni zenu angisazuwamukela.” Kutjho uSomnini uSomandla. 11“Ngambala ibizo lami likhulu ephasini loke hlangana nezizwe. Eendaweni ngokuhlukahluka kwazo, kulethwa imihlatjelo; iye, imihlatjelo enganaburhole ngombana ibizo lami likhulu ezizweni.” Kutjho uSomnini uSomandla.
12“Kodwana nina ninyaza ibizo lami ngokuthi, ‘Itafula loMninimandlawoke lisilaphele nokudla kwalo kuyanyenyisa.’ 13Begodu nithi, ‘Njekhona umhlatjelo lowo usisiza ngani?’ Nikhwinyisela itafula lami.” Kutjho uSomnini uSomandla.
“Lokha naniletha ifuyo elimeleko, erholopheleko namkha egulako, ninikele ngayo njengomhlabelo; nitjho bona ngiyamukele ezandleni zenu na?” Kutjho uSomnini.
14“Akanikelelwe loyo ozenza umahlakaniphana, othi kukhona emhlambinakhe iduna, athembise ukunikela ngalo kodwana anikele kuSomnini ngefuyo enoburhole. Ngombana mina ngiyikosi ekulu nebizo lami kufanele lesatjwe ezizweni.” Kutjho uSomnini uSomandla.
