IGibhide ifaniswa ne-Asiriya
1Ngomnyaka wetjhumi nanye, lokha inyanga yesithathu inelanga linye, ilizwi lakaSomnini lafika kimi lathi: 2“Ndodana yomuntu, yewuthi kuFaro ikosi yeGibhide nesiqubuthu sakhe, ‘Ufana nobani wena ebukhulwini bakho?
3“ ‘Qala-ke, i-Asiriya bekumsedari eLibhanoni
onamagatja nesitjhutha somthunzi
nophakeme khulu;
isitlhori sawo besihlangana namafu.
4Amanzi awukhulisa,
iye, amanzi wangaphasi awenza ukhule ube mude;
enza bona imilambawo igeleze
magegana nendawo lapha utjalwe khona.
Kodwana kiyo yoke imithi emmangweni
athontelisa imilanjanawo kwaphela.
5Ngalokho ubude bomsedari lowo
baba ngehla kwayo yoke imithi yommango.
Iingala zawo zakhula zanaba,
amaphakgha wakhona aba made;
iye, umsedari lowo wanaba
ngebanga lobunengi bamanzi.
6Zoke iinyoni zomkayi
zenza iindlwana zazo emaphakghenawo;
iimbandana zommango zoke
zazalela ngaphasi kwamatjhwabawo;
iye, nangaphasi komthunzawo
kwahlala zoke izizwe ezikulu.
7Bekukuhle ebukhulwini bawo
nebudeni bamatjhwabawo
ngombana imirabhawo beyisemanzini amanengi.
8Ngitjho nemisedari ngesivandeni sakaZimu
beyingekhe yawusitha;
imithi yemisayipurusi beyingalingana
ngitjho namatjhwabawo
nemithi yamapalatani beyingafani namaphakghawo.
Bekunganamuthi esivandeni sakaZimu
ebewungalinganiswa nobuhle bawo.
9Mina Somnini ngawenza waba muhle
ngobunengi bamatjhwabawo.
Yoke imithi ye-Edeni ngesivandeni sakaZimu
beyiwukhanukela.’
10“Ngalokho nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uSomandla, ‘Njengombana umsedari lowo bewuphakeme umude nokobana ubeke isitlhori sawo hlangana namafu nehliziywawo beyigugekile ngokuphakama kwawo, 11nje-ke ngiwunikele esandleni sonamandla ezizweni. Yena mbala usebenze ngawo njengombana kufanelekile ngobukhohlakali bawo. Nakungimi ngiwulahlile. 12Iye, imiqhamuka, okutjho izizwe ezinelunya ngokudluleleko, iwuqunte beyawutjhiya uwile. Amatjhwabawo awele eentabeni nakiyo yoke imirhoba. Amaphakghawo aphukele emiseleni yephasi loke. Boke abantu bephasi basuke emthunzinawo bawutjhiya. 13Emahlikihlikinawo kuhlala zoke iinyoni zomkayi, emaphakghenawo kube neembandana zommango. 14Lokhu kwenzeka ukuze yoke imithi esemanzini ingabi mide kangako kobana ibeke iintlhori zayo hlangana namafu; iye ukuze yoke imithi esela amanzi aneleko ingabi mide njengawo. Mbala, yoke imithi leyo inikelwe ekufeni, ibekelwe bona yehliselwe elizweni labangaphasi hlangana nabantu nje, iye, kilabo abehlele emgodini wokufa.’
15“Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uSomandla, ‘Mhlana umsedari lowo wehlela endaweni yabafileko ngabanga isililo: Ngavala amanzi wangaphasi ngebanga lawo, ngaphunzisa imilanjanawo; iye, ngavimba amanzi amanengi. Ngembathisa iLibhanoni iinzilo ngebanga lawo, yoke imithi yommango yatsirimezeka ngenca yawo. 16Ngenza izizwe zathuthumela ngomdumo wokuwa kwawo. Lokha nangiwehlisela endaweni yabafileko kilabo abehlele emgodini wokufa, yoke imithi ye-Edeni nemithi yeLibhanoni ekhethekileko nemihle, iye, yoke imithi esele amanzi yatjhiriyeka elizweni elingaphasi. 17Ingalo yawo nalabo hlangana nezizwe ebebahlala emthunzinawo, nabo behlele endaweni yabafileko kanye nomsedari lowo; baya kilabo ababulewe ngesabula.
18“ ‘Alo, ufana nobani wena Faro ephazimulweni nebukhulwini hlangana nemithi ye-Edeni na? Uzakwehliselwa elizweni labangaphasi hlanu kwemithi ye-Edeni. Uzakulala hlangana nabarhedeni iye, kanye nalabo ababulewe ngesabula.’
“Lokho kuzakwenzeka ngoFaro kanye naso soke isiqubuthu sakhe.” Kutjho uSomnini uSomandla.
