Isithembiso sokuvuselelwa
1Ilizwi lakaSomnini lafika kuJoromiya kwesibili lokha nasese ngesirhodlweni sabalindi: 2“Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini, yena owadala iphasi, uSomnini owalenza bewalinzinzisa, ibizo lakhe okunguSomnini, 3‘Nawungibizako, ngizakuphendula bengikutjele izinto ezikulu nezifihlakeleko ongazaziko.’ 4Iye, nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini, uZimu wakwa-Israyeli ngeenkumba ezingedorobheneli nangemakhiwo yamakhosi wakwaJuda ebhuruzwa kobana isetjenziswe njengesiviko sokujamelana neenqhubo abasahlelwa ngazo kanye nesabula, 5‘AmaKasidi ayangena kobana alwe nalabo abhuruza iinkumba. Azakuzalisa iinkumbezo ngeendumbu zabantu engibarhayile ekuthukutheleni nekusilingekeni kwami. Ngifulathele idorobheli ngebanga labo boke ubukhohlakali babo.
6“ ‘Nokho ngizakubuyisa ikhokho nokupholiswa encebeni ledorobheli; iye, ngizakupholisa abantu bami. Ngizabakhela isibaya esiphephileko nesibukhoselo. 7Ngizakutjhugulula ubujamo bakwaJuda nebakwa-Israyeli bengibakhe njengekuthomeni. 8Ngizabahlambulula kilo loke icala lesono abasenze kimi; iye, ngicolele woke amacala wezono neemphambeko abazenze kimi. 9Idorobheli lizakuba ligugu kimi nethabo lami; iye idumo nephazimulo ezizweni zoke zephasi ezizakuzwa ngabo boke ubuhle engizabenzela abantu bami lapho. Zizakwesaba bezithuthumele ngabo boke ubuhle nepumelelo engizayenzela idorobheli.’
10“Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini, ‘Enarheni le eniyibiza bona ilibhudu begodu ayinabantu neenlwana, iye, enarheni le, okutjho emadorobheni wakwaJuda atjhiyiweko neendledlaneni zeJerusalema, lapha kunganabahlali, abantu neenlwana kuzakubuye godu kuzwakale 11itjhada lokujabula nokuthaba, iphimbo lomkhwenyana nelomlobokazi kanye namaphimbo walabo abeza ngeengoma zokudumisa ethempelini lakaSomnini basithi,
“ ‘Thokozani uSomnini uMninimandlawoke,
ngombana uSomnini ulungile,
ukwethembeka kwakhe kujame isiphelani.
“ ‘Ngambala ngizakutjhugulula ubujamo benarha njengombana bebunjalo phambilini.’ Kutjho uSomnini.
12“Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini, ‘Enarheni le elibhudu nenganamuntu namkha iinlwana, kuzakuba namadlelo kiwo woke amadorobhayo lapha abelusi bazakudlisa khona imihlambabo. 13Emizini esenarheni yeentaba, emizini yeTjhefela, emizini yangesewula, esifundeni sakwaBhenjamini, eendaweni ezimagegana neJerusalema nemadorobheni wakwaJuda, kuzakudlula godu imihlambi, izakudlula phambi kwaloyo oyibalako.’ Kutjho uSomnini.
14“USomnini uthi, ‘Qala isikhathi siyeza, lapha ngizakuzalisa khona isithembiso somusa ngekumba ka-Israyeli neyakaJuda.
15“ ‘Emihleni leyo nangesikhatheso,
ngizakwenza ingala yangokomthetho ihlume emndenini kaDavida,
izakwenza okulungileko nokufaneleko enarheni.
16Emihleni leyo uJuda uzakusindiswa,
iJerusalema lizakuphila ngokuphepha.
Nanti ibizo elizakubizwa ngalo:
USomnini ukulunga kwethu.’
17“Ngambala, nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini, ‘UDavida angeze atlhoga umuntu ongahlala esihlalweni sobukhosi sekumba ka-Israyeli 18nabaphristi abamaLevi angeze bahlulwa kukuba nomuntu ozakujama phambi kwami ngeenkhathi zoke kobana enze imihlabelo yokutjhiswa, atjhise iminikelo yeenthoro abe anikele nemihlabelo yetjhebiswano.’ ”
19Ilizwi lakaSomnini lafika kuJoromiya lathi: 20“Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini, ‘Nange ningephula isivumelwano sami ngemini nangobusuku ukuze imini nobusuku bungasafiki ngesikhathi esibekiweko, 21khona-ke isivumelwano sami noDavida incekwami, nesivumelwano sami namaLevi okubaphristi abangisebenzelako, singephuka naso bese uDavida angasabi nesizukulwana esizakubusa esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi. 22Ngizakwandisa iinzukulwana zakaDavida incekwami nezamaLevi abangisebenzelako kobana zingabaleki njengeenkwekwezi zomsehla begodu zingalinganiseki njengetjhwabatjhwaba yeligu.’ ”
23Godu ilizwi lakaSomnini lafika kuJoromiya lathi: 24“Awukatjheji bonyana abantwaba bathini na? Bathi, ‘Le, mindeni emibili ekhethwe nguSomnini godu wabuye wayilahla!’ Nje-ke banyaza labo ekubabantu bami begodu abasabathathi njengesizwe. 25Nakhu okutjhiwo nguSomnini, ‘Nakube isivumelwano sami ngemini nangobusuku asikanzinzi, ngitjho nemiiso zezulu nephasi nazo azikanzinzi, 26khona-ke ngizakulahla iinzukulwana zakaJakopo noDavida incekwami begodu angeze ngakhetha ababusi emadodanenakhe kobana abuse phezu kweenzukulwana zaka-Abrahamu, u-Isaka noJakopo. Ngambala, ngizakutjhugulula ubujamo bazo bese ngiba nomusa kizo.’ ”
