Isiphorofido ngabelusi nezimvu
1Ilizwi lakaSomnini lafika kimi lathi: 2“Ndodana yomuntu, phorofida ngokujamelana nabelusi bakwa-Israyeli, iye, phorofida ebalusinabo uthi, ‘Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uSomandla: Maye kini belusi bakwa-Israyeli enizondla nina kwaphela! Kanti akukameli bona umelusi ondle izimvu na? 3Nina nidla amanoni, nizembathisa ngezinoboya begodu nizihlabela ezinonileko emhlambini, kodwana anondli izimvu. 4Ezibuthakathaka akhange niziqinise namkha nelaphe ezigulako. Ezephukileko azange nizibophe namkha nibuyise ezidurhileko begodu azange nifune ezilahlekileko. Kunalokho nibuse phezu kwazo ngelunya nangesihluku. 5Nje-ke, zahlakazeka ngombana bezinganamelusi begodu zaphenduka ukudla kwazo zoke iimbandana zommango lokha nazihlakazekako. 6Izimvu zami zazulazula kizo zoke iintaba naphezu kwemibundu ephakamileko. Iye, izimvu zami zahlakazeka ebusweni bephasi kungekho ozizumako namkha afunane nazo.
7“ ‘Yeke nina belusi, lalelani ilizwi lakaSomnini elithi: 8Ngiyafunga ngokuphila kwami bonyana ngebanga lokobana izimvu zami ziphenduke abongazimbi bezaba kukudla kwazo zoke iimbandana zommango ngokuswela abelusi; nokobana abelusi bazisuthise bona akhange bondle izimvu zami.
9“ ‘Ngalokho nina belusi lalelani bona ilizwi lakaSomnini lithini, 10iye, nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uSomandla: Qalani, ngijamelene nabelusi begodu izimvu zami ngizozifuna ezandleni zabo bengibasuse ekuzeluseni ukuze bangasasuthisa izisu zabo. Izimvu zami ngizozisindisa emilonyenabo ukuze zingabi kukudla kwabo.
11“ ‘Mbala, uSomnini uSomandla wathi: Qalani, mina ngokwami ngizokufuna izimvu zami, ngizelusele zona. 12Njengomelusi owelusa umhlambakhe lokha nawufunyana uhlakazekile, ngokunjalo ngizakwelusa umhlambami bengiwusindise eendaweni zoke lapha bewuhlakazelwe khona elangeni lamafu nesigayegaye. 13Iye, izimvu zami ngizazikhupha ezizweni, ngizibuthe eenarheni, ngizilethe enarhenazo. Ngizazelusela phezu kweentaba zakwa-Israyeli, iye, emilanjaneni neendaweni zoke zokuhlala elizweni. 14Ngizazidlisela emadlelweni amahle, iye emadlelwenazo lapho zizakutlaba khona phezu kwemibundu yeentaba zakwa-Israyeli. 15Mina ngokwami ngizakuba ngumelusi wezimvu zami, ngizenze zilale ziphumule.’ Kutjho uSomnini uSomandla. 16‘Ngizakufuna ezilahlekileko, ngibuyise ezidurhileko ngibophe ezilimeleko, ngiqinise ezigulako, kodwana ezinonileko neziqinileko ngizazirhayila. Ngizakwelusa umhlambi ngokulunga.’
17“Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uSomandla, ‘Nakungini mhlambami, qalani, sele ngizogweba phakathi kwezimvu nezimvu naphakathi kwamaqama neempongo. 18Akukaneli kini nina eninamandla bona nitlabe emadlelweni amahle na? Kubayini nitlhifirije ubunengi bamadlelo ngeenyawo na? Nanisela amanzi atsengileko, kufuze nidunge amanye amanzi ngeenyawo zenu na? 19Nitjho bona izimvu zami kufuze zidle enikugadange ngeenyawo zenu bezisele nenikudunge ngeenyawo zenu na?’
20“Nje-ke nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini uSomandla kabanamandla, ‘Qalani, ngimi ngokwami ozokugweba phakathi kwemvu enonileko neyondileko. 21Ngebanga lokobana nisunduza ngehlangothi nangehlombe, nikofuze ezibuthakathaka ngeempondo kufikela lapha nizisabalalisa khona kude ngaphetjheya, 22ngizowusindisa umhlambami, angeze usaba ngungazimbi weembandana. Iye, ngizokugweba phakathi kwezimvu nezimvu. 23Ngizokubeka phezu kwazo umelusi munye oyincekwami uDavida, yena-ke uzozondla; iye, yena uzozondla abuye abe ngumelusazo. 24Nje-ke, mina Somnini, ngizokuba nguZimazo, uDavida incekwami abe yikosana hlangana nazo. Ngikhulumile mina Somnini.’
25“Ngizokwenza isivumelwano sokuthula nazo begodu ngiphelise iimbandana zommango enarheni ukuze zihlale ziphephile edleweni bezilale ehlathini. 26Ngizazenza zinothe zona kanye neendawo ezizombeleze umbundwami. Ngizakwehlisa izulu ngesikhathi sakhona, kube lizulu lomnotho. 27Imithi emmangweni izakuhloma iinthelo zayo, ihlabathi ikhiqize umkhiqizo wayo. Zona-ke zibe ngeziphephileko endawenazo enonileko. Zizakwazi bona nginguSomnini lokha nangephula iinkeyi zamajogi wazo, ngizitjhaphulule ezandleni zalabo abazenza makhoboka. 28Angeze zisaba yipango yezizwe namkha zidliwe ziimbandana zenarha. Zizakuhlala ziphephile begodu akakho ozazethusa. 29Ngizazihlumisela iimila zekhethelo ukuze zingasabulawa yindlala enarheni. Azisazukurhubutjhwa zizizwe godu. 30Zizakwazi bonyana mina Somnini, uZimazo, nginazo nokobana indlu ka-Israyeli ibabantu bami.” Kutjho uSomnini uSomandla. 31“Nina-ke nizizimvu zami, iye, izimvu zedlelo lami. Nibabantu nje, mina nginguZimenu.” Kutjho uSomnini uSomandla.
