UJOROMIYA 48

“Maye kiyo iNebo ngombana iyabhuruzwa.

IKhiriyatayimu ihlaziswa beyithunjwe;

iye, isiphephelo sihlaziswa besitjhabalaliswe.

₂UMowabi angeze asabukwa godu:

ERhetjhibhoni izitha zihlele ihlekelele ngaye,

zathi, ‘Yizani simpheliseni angasaba sisizwe.’

Nawe Madimeni uzakuqedwa nya,

isabula isemva kwakho!

₃Lalela umkhosi ovela eRhoronayimu uthi,

‘Ukonakala nokubhubhisa kukhulu!

₄IMowabi iyachithwa!’

Abalile bafune isizo ukuyela ngeTsowari.

₅Mbala, emkhuphukeni weLurhithi

benyuka barhahlawula kabuhlungu;

iye, nendleleni eya eRhoronayimu

kuzwakala isizi lesililo sokurhayilwa.

₆Yenibaleke! Balekani nizisindise,

yibani njengodumbana wommango erhalawumbeni.

₇Nina maMowabi,

njengombana nethembela ezenzweni nemnothwenenu,

nani nizokuthunjwa

noKemotjhi uzakuya ekuthunjweni,

nabaphristi kanye neenduna zakhe.”

₈Umrhayili uza komunye nomunye umuzi

akukho namunye ozakusinda.

Umrhoba uzakonakaliswa

nommango upheliswe

ngombana uSomnini ukhulumile.

₉UMowabi akabaleke

ngombana uba lirubhi,

imizakhe iyatjhiywa,

ingabi nomhlali,

₁₀ngombana kuthiwe:

“Akanikelelwe odonda

ukwenza umsebenzi kaSomnini!

Akanikelelwe nogodla isabulakhe

ekuthululeni iingazi!”

₁₁“UMowabi bekaseze azigedlile

kusukela ebutjheni bakhe;

iye, azange akhe aye ekuthunjweni.

Wathula njengewayini elizike ehlameni,

lingakatsengelwa komunye umjeka.

Nje-ke lisanandipha njengokuba

nephunga lalo lisesenjalo.

₁₂Kodwana isikhathi siyeza

lapha ngizakuthumela khona abavubeli.

Bazathulula imijeka bebayiphahlaze.”

Kutjho uSomnini.

₁₃Nje-ke uMowabi uzakuba neenhloni ngeKemotjhi,

njengombana ikumba ka-Israyeli yayineenhloni

lokha nayethembela eBhethe-Eli.

₁₄“Ungatjho njani uthi,

‘Thina siziingorho,

simadoda anesibindi epini’ na?

₁₅Umrhayili weMowabi nemizayo ukhuphukile,

amasokana wakhona akhethekileko azakubulawa

nakehla kobana ahlangabezane nomrhayili.”

Kutjho uSomnini oyiKosi, ibizo lakhe elinguMninimandlawoke.

₁₆“Ukuwa kwakaMowabi sele kufikile,

ihlekelelakhe imsinyana.

₁₇Zwelanani naye noke enimbhodileko,

iye, nina noke eninesikhozi naye,

nithi, ‘Maye, yephukile intonga enamandla!

Maye, yephukile intonga ehle!’

₁₈Yehla ephazimulwenakho

bese uhlala equlwanini egazukileko,

wena tlawu leDibhoni elisesihlalweni sobukhosi

ngombana umrhayili weMowabi

ukhuphukile kobana ajamelane nawe,

wonakalise amadorobhenu anemithangala.

₁₉Jamani eqadi kwendlela nibukele,

nina enihlala e-Aroweri.

Buzani indoda ebalekako

kanye nomfazi ophunyurhako,

babuzeni nithi, ‘Kwenzekeni na?’

₂₀IMowabi ihlazisiwe ngombana itjhabalaliswe.

Rhahlawulani nirhuwelele!

Memezelani emlanjaneni i-Arinoni

kobana iMowabi ibhujisiwe.

₂₁Isigwebo sehlele emrhuleni,

eRholoni, eJatsi neMefathi,

₂₂eDibhoni, eNebo neBhethe-Dibilatayimu,

₂₃eKhiriyatayimu, eBhethe-Gamulu neBhethe-Mewoni,

₂₄eKheriyothi neBotsira

nakiyo yoke imizi yakwaMowabi

eseduze nekude.

₂₅Iphondo leMowabi liquntiwe,

umkhonwayo wephuliwe.”

Kutjho uSomnini.

₂₆“Idakise ngombana idelele uSomnini.

IMowabi ayigonyuluke ngamahlanzayo,

nayo ayibe sisiga sokuhlekwa.

₂₇U-Israyeli azange abe sisiga

sokuhlekwa kuwe na?

Ingabe wabanjwa hlangana namasela

kobana ungabeze uthintithe ihloko

njalo lokha nawukhuluma ngaye na?

₂₈Tjhiyani imizi niyokuhlala emadwaleni

nina bahlali beMowabi.

Yibani njengezuba elakha indlwanalo

emlonyeni weliwa.”

₂₉Sizwile ngokuzikhukhumeza kwakaMowabi:

Ukuzazi kwakhe kukhulu.

Iye, sizwile ngokuzikhakhazisa,

ukuzikhukhumeza nokudelela kwakhe,

ngitjho nokuziphakamisa kwehliziywakhe.

₃₀USomnini wathi:

“Mina ngiyakwazi ukuzitjhaya kwakhe;

ikulumakhe yokuzigqaja imamala

nezenzo zakhe zimumoya.”

Kutjho uSomnini.

₃₁“Ngalokho ngiyamlilela uMowabi,

iye, ngililela boke bakwaMowabi,

ngirhahlawulela abantu beKhiri-Rharesethi.

₃₂Ngikulilela ukudlula isililo ngeJazeri,

wena sidiribe seSibhima.

Imilibe yakho inabela ngaphetjheya kwelwandle,

ifika ngitjho emanzini weJazeri.

Kodwana umrhayili uthelekele

phezu kweenthelo zehlobo neendiribe zakho.

₃₃Itokozo nethabo kususiwe esivandeni seenthelo,

iye, enarheni yakwaMowabi.

Ngivimbe ukugeleza kwewayini ebutlhodlhelweni,

akasekho owatlhodlha ngetjhada lethabo,

iye, akasahlokomi ngetokozo.

₃₄Umkhosi weRhetjhibhoni uzwakele e-Elale,

ngitjho ukuya eJahatsi.

Bazwakalisa ilizwi labo ukusuka eTsowari

ukuya eRhoronayimu ne-Egilathi-Tjhelitjhiya

ngombana ngitjho namanzi weNimrimi atjhile.

₃₅KwaMowabi ngizakuphelisa

labo abenza imihlabelo eendundumeni,

abatjhisela abosingazimu babo itjhwalo.”

Kutjho uSomnini.

₃₆“Ihliziywami ililela uMowabi njengamanghwani,

iye, ililela abantu beKhiri-Rharesethi njengamanghwani.

Inzuzo abayizuzileko inyelele.

₃₇Mbala, yoke ihloko igudiwe

neendevu zirhuniwe,

izandla zoke zirhayiwe

nemadinini kunesizilo.

₃₈Emaphahleni woke wakwaMowabi

nematatawini sililo sodwa

ngombana ngephule iMowabi

njengomjeka ongafunwa mumuntu.”

Kutjho uSomnini.

₃₉“Maye, uMowabi uqobekile!

Abantu bayarhahlawula!

Maye uMowabi ufulathela ngeenhloni!

Iye, sese ayinto yokuhlekwa

neyesabekako kibo boke abamzombileko.”

“Qalani, isitha sizakutheleka njengedlanga

eliphapha lizulazule ngehla kweMowabi.

₄₁Imizi izakuthunjwa

neemphephelo zithathwe.

Mhlokho iinhliziyo zamabutho wakwaMowabi

zizakuba njengeyomfazi obelethako.

₄₂UMowabi uzakupheliswa angasaba sisizwe

ngombana udelele uSomnini.

₄₃Ukwesabeka, umgodi nesifu

kunilindele nina bahlali beMowabi.”

Kutjho uSomnini.

₄₄“Nanyana ngubani obalekela ukwesaba

uzakuwela ngemgodini,

nanyana ngubani ophuma ngemgodinapho,

uzakubanjwa sisifu

ngombana ngizakwehlisela phezu kweMowabi

umnyaka wokuhlunguphazwa kwayo.”

Kutjho uSomnini.

₄₅“Emthunzini ngaphandle kweRhetjhibhoni,

ababaleki bajamile, baqobekile

ngombana kuqubuke umlilo eRhetjhibhoni,

iye, amalangabi edorobheni lakaSirhoni

aqothula ihlafunyo kaMowabi

kanye nekhakhayi labanetjhada lokuzitjhaya.

₄₆“Maye kuwe wena Mowabi!

Abantu beKemotjhi baphelile

ngombana amadodanakho asiwe ekuthunjweni

namadodakazakho ekudingisweni.

₄₇“Kodwana emalangeni ezako

ngizokutjhugulula ubujamo bakwaMowabi.”

Kutjho uSomnini.