1“Joromiya kufuze uthi kibo,
‘Lokha indoda nayitlhala umkayo,
bese uyayitjhiya, ende kenye indoda,
kumele indoda leya ibuyele kuye godu na?
Inarha ayizukusilaphala khulu ngalokho na?
Wena ungwadle neenthandwa ezinengi.
Alo, ufuna ukubuyela kimi ije unjalo na?’ ”
Kutjho uSomnini.
2“Akhe uqale emidzwilini yemilandelande:
Kunendawo lapha ungazange uqatjhazwe khona na?
Wahlala eqadi kwendlela ulindele iinthandwa zakho,
iye, wahlala njengomArabhu erhalawumbeni.
Usilaphaze inarha ngobungwadla
nangobukhohlakali bakho.
3Ngalokho-ke izulu elikhukhulako lagodlwa
nezulu langaphambi kwesivuno alikani.
Khonapho usese netshwayo lengwadla,
awufuni ukuba neenhloni.
4Akusuwe osanda ukungibiza wathi,
‘Baba, mlingani wobutjha bami!’
5Bewathi, ‘UZimu uzakuhlala athukuthele na?
Ilaka lakhe lizakuba ngelesiphelani na?’
Ukhuluma ngaleyondlela,
khibe wenza woke amanyala owakghonako.”
U-Israyeli noJuda bayafana
6Ngesikhathi sokubusa kwekosi uJosiya, uSomnini wathi kimi: “Ubonile lokho u-Israyeli oqoqomako akwenzileko na? Ukhuphukele komunye nomunye umbundu nangaphasi komunye nomunye umuthi ohlaza wayokungwadlela lapho. 7Ngadlumbana ngathi, ‘Uzakuthi angaqeda ukwenza koke lokho, abuyele kimi.’ Kodwana azange enze njalo nodadwabo, uJuda ongathembekiko, ukubonile lokho. 8Yeke u-Israyeli oqoqomako lo ngiyomthokoza kwabo, ngimhlome ngencwadi yokumtlhala ngebanga lokuhlobonga kwakhe. Kodwana ngabona bonyana udadwabo, uJuda ongathembekiko lo akanavalo, naye ngokwakhe ukhambile wayokungwadla. 9Ngebanga lendaba yokungwadla kwaka-Israyeli, inarha yasilaphala, nje-ke abantu bahlobonga nelitje kanye nesigodo. 10Phezu kwakho koke lokhu, udadwabo uJuda ongathembekiko lo, azange aphendukele kimi ngehliziywakhe yoke, kodwana ngekohliso.” Kutjho uSomnini.
11USomnini wathi kimi: “U-Israyeli oqoqomako lo, icala lakhe lingcono kunelakaJuda ongathembekiko. 12Nje-ke, khamba ufese umemezele umlayezo lo ngehlangothini langetlhagwini ngokuthi,
“ ‘USomnini uthi:
Yewubuye wena Israyeli oqoqomako!
Iye, uSomnini uthi:
Angeze bengisakubuthela iinhlonze
ngombana ngithembekile.
Mbala, uSomnini uthi:
Angeze ngathukuthela mlibe.
13Kwaphela vuma icala lakho
bonyana uhlubuke uSomnini uZimakho,
ukhambe wehla wenyuka nabatjhili
ngaphasi kwayo yoke imithi ehlaza,
azange ulalele ilizwi lami.
14Nina ma-Israyeli, uSomnini uthi:
Yenibuye nina bantwana abaqoqomako
ngombana mina ngimphathenu.
Ngizanithatha kube ngoyedwa edorobheni
nababili ekorweni
nginise eZiyoni.
15“ ‘Ngizanipha abelusi engibanyulako abazanifunza ngelwazi nangokuzwisisa. 16Emihleni leyo lokha nasele isibalo senu senyukile enarheni, abantu angeze basathi: Umfaji wesivumelwano sakaSomnini!
“ ‘Angeze bekusaba semikhumbulwenabo, iye, angeze bacabanga ngawo. Angeze bawuhlulukela begodu angeze benza omunye, kutjho uSomnini. 17Ngesikhatheso abantu bakaSomnini bazakubiza iJerusalema bona isihlalo sakhe. Bazakusuka kizo zoke izizwe babuthanele kilo, iye eJerusalema ngebanga lebizo lakaSomnini. Angeze basalandela ubulikhuni beenhliziyo zabo ezikhohlakeleko. 18Emihleni leyo ikumba kaJuda izakuya ekumbeni ka-Israyeli, zizakuvela ndawonye ngenarheni yangetlhagwini zingene enarheni engayabela aboyihlo.’ ”
UZimu uzakuba nomusa kuma-Israyeli
19“Mina ngokwami ngadlumbana ngathi,
“ ‘Ngingenza njani bonyana ngikuthathe wena Israyeli
ube mntwanami
ngikuphe inarha ethandekako,
iye, ilifa elihle neledlula lazo zoke izizwe na?’
Godu ngadlumbana bonyana uzangibiza uthi, ‘Baba’,
ungahlubuki ekungilandeleni.
20Kodwana njengomfazi ongathembekiko endodenakhe,
ngokunjalo nawe azange uthembeke kimi,
wena kumba ka-Israyeli.”
Kutjho uSomnini.
21“Kuzwakele ukurhuwelela emizileni yemilandelande,
ukulila nokuncenga kwabantu bakwa-Israyeli
ngombana balahle iindlela zabo,
bakhohlwa uSomnini uZimabo.
22Buyani, nina bantwana abaqoqomako,
ngizanelapha ekuqoqomeni kwenu.”
Ama-Israyeli athi:
“Iye, sizakubuyela kuwe
ngombana unguSomnini uZimethu.
23Ngambala, ukulotjha eendundumeni
netjhada eentabeni kuyikohliso.
Mbala, uSomnini uZimethu
uyisindiso ka-Israyeli.
24Kusukela ebutjheni bethu,
uzinyana osinyenyiso,
urhiribidele isithukuthuku sabobaba,
iye, izimvu, iimbuzi neenkomo zabo,
ngitjho namadodana namadodakazabo.
25Asilaleni ekunyenyiseni kwethu,
ihlazo lethu lisembese.
Sonile kuSomnini uZimethu,
iye, thina nabobaba,
kusukela ebutjheni bethu bekube namhlanjesi
azange silalele ilizwi lakaSomnini uZimethu.”
