Amakhozi amabili nehlumela
1Ilizwi lakaSomnini lafika kimi lathi: 2“Ndodana yomuntu, rareja indlu yakwa-Israyeli ngesirarejo bese uyifanekisele ngomfanekiso 3uthi, ‘Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uSomandla: Ikhozi elikhulu elineempiko ezikulu neentlobo ezide kanye namasiba anemibalabala, leza eLibhanoni. Laruthula isitlhori somsedari, 4lancothula ihloko yehlumela lesitlhori, lalithwala lakhamba nalo enarheni yerhwebo, lafese lalibeka edorobheni labarhwebi. 5Nje-ke lathatha elinye lamaqumbe wenarha lalihloma esimini evundisiweko; iye, lalitjala eduze namanzi amanengi njengemithi yomdubi. 6Lamila laba mumuthi wesidiribe, owakhula wanaba, kodwana wakhakhaba phasi ukuze amagatjawo aphakamele ekhozini nemirabhawo ihlale ngaphasi kwalo. Ngendlela leyo iqumbelo laba mumuthi wesidiribe latlhurha laveza amahlumela neengonwana.
7“ ‘Kodwana kwaba khona elinye ikhozi elikhulu elineempiko ezikulu neensiba ezinengi. Qala-ke, isidiribeso kusukela lapha besihlonywe khona, sanabisela imirabhaso namagatjaso ngakilo kobana lisithelelele. 8Isidiribeso senza lokhu nanyana besitjalwe esimini ehle emanzini amanengi ukuze sibe namagatja, besihlome iinthelo, sibe sidiribe esikarisako.’
9“Yewuthi, ‘Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uSomandla: Isidiribeso sizakuphumelela na? Ikhozi alizukusiphula imirabhaso belincothule neenthelo zaso ukuze ukuhluma kwamakaraso amatjha kubune na? Iye, sizakubuna kodwana akuzukudingeka ingalo enamandla namkha ibutho elikhulu ukusiruthula emirajinaso. 10Qala, nakube isitjalo siyatjalelelwa asizikubuna ngokupheleleko lokha nasiphephethwa mumoya otjhwabisako na? Iye, sizokutjhwabela lapha simile khona!’ ”
11Nje-ke ilizwi lakaSomnini lafika kimi lathi: 12“Yewuthi endlini ehlubukako, ‘Kghani awazi bonyana kutjho ukuthini lokhu na?’ Yewuthi kiyo, ‘Qalani, ikosi yeBhabheli yeza eJerusalema, yafese yathatha ikosi yakhona neenkhulu zakhona yabaletha endawenayo eBhabheli. 13Yathatha elinye lamaqumbe wesigodlo yenza nalo isivumelwano, ngokulifaka ngaphasi kwesifungo. Kodwana yathatha amakhosana wenarha yakhamba nawo 14ukuze umbuso uthotjiswe ungabe usavuka, kwaphela ulonde isivumelwano sayo kobana udzimelele. 15Kodwana ikosi leyo yahlubuka ikosi yeBhabheli ngokuthumela abazenda eGibhide kobana liyinikele iinjomani nebutho elikhulu. Izakuphumelela na? Nitjho bona umuntu owenza izinto ezinje angasinda na? Angephula isivumelwano abuye asinde na? 16Ngiyafunga ngokuphila kwami, ngambala ikosi leyo izakuhlongakalela endaweni lapha kuhlala khona loyo owayibeka bona ibe yikosi ngombana inyaze isifungo sakhe beyephula isivumelwano sakhe; iye izakuhlongakalela eBhabheli.’ Kutjho uSomnini uSomandla. 17‘UFaro angekhe ayisekela epini ngebutho elinamandla nangehlangano ekulu, lokha abantu nabakha iinqabo eziqhube emthangaleni nombhotjhongo wepi edorobheni kobana kupheliswe amaphilo amanengi. 18Mbala, yanyaza isifungo yephula isivumelwano! Qalani-ke, nanyana yaqinisekisa isivumelwaneso kodwana yenza zoke izintwezo. Ngalokho angeze yasinda. 19Yeke nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uSomandla: Ngiyafunga ngokuphila kwami ngithi isifungo sami ikosi leyo eyasinyazako nesivumelwano sami eyasephulako ngizosibiza phezu kwehlokwayo. 20Ngizokweneka inedami phezu kwayo, iye, izakubanjwa ngesifwini sami. Ngizoyiletha eBhabheli ngiyigwebe khonapho ngebanga lokungathembeki kwayo kimi. 21Woke amabuthwayo abalekako azakuwa ngesabula bese kuthi labo abaseleko bahlakazelwe emikhakheni yoke. Ngalokho nizakwazi bonyana mina Somnini ngikhulumile.’ ”
22Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uSomandla: “Mina ngokwami ngizokuthatha ihlumela esitlhorini esiphakamileko somsedari ngilihlome ehlabathini; iye, ngizokuncothula ihloko yehlumela lesitlhori elisathambileko, ngilitjale ngokwami entabeni ephakamileko nedlondlobeleko. 23Iye, ngizolitjala phezu kwentaba ephakamileko yakwa-Israyeli. Lizakuveza amagatja bese lihloma iinthelo kobana libe msedari okarisako. Ngaphasi komsedari loyo kuzakuhlala yoke imihlobohlobo yeenyoni, iye, emthunzini wamagatjawo kuhlale koke okuneempiko. 24Nje-ke yoke imithi yommango izakwazi bonyana mina Somnini ngenza imithi emide ikhulele phasi kuthi emifitjhani ngiyenze ikhulele phezulu. Iye, ngomisa ehlaza kuthi eyomileko ngiyenze ibe lihlaza.
“Mina Somnini ngikhulumile begodu ngizokwenza lokho.”
